Arknights

Excellent game overall. And a surprisingly amount of depth for a tower defense. What can be an issue though is that the mid-game tends to be a drag – too many things to upgrade at once so resources become very sparse. But most of these are only one time investments so it eventually ends. As for the gacha aspect, they are quite generous with free premium currency with enough for around a 10-characters pull per week or so if you collect from all available sources.

I am editing my review after a second year of playing. Playing the game for two years total now and my opinion hasn't changed. They continue to bring out challenging content, and while i steamroll most of it with a much more upgraded team, it remains engaging. The pace of events is high, but there is no feeling of missing out because they typically rerun. New units continue to feel fun and appealing, and the art remains great. I haven't missed a day of playing, rare after two full years.

Thoughtful & challenging game play, fantastic art, huge character catalog, frequent events, and the list goes on. I have been playing for years, on-and-off, and I enjoy it every time I return after a break. F2P friendly (I purchase to support the game but I haven't supported much over the years) if you're patient. If you are considering Arknights I highly recommend you give it a go.

A great game overally. Although i started playing for the lore originally i stayed for the gameplay and the fair gacha system. Honestly, the game is so generous that it makes me want to buy something to support the devs. The events give a lots of rewards and the stages are challenging. The music is awesome. I would love it if they added some more cutscenes in the game like they did in chapter 8. And also fix the game freezes that occur in the first few tutorial stages. And give rosmo a skin pls

This game is a must try for anyone looking for a tower defense game. Every unit is unique and meaningful. It's consistently challenging, and every level has many solutions, and yet not pay to win at all. Literally all of the content (except for occasional event final bosses) is clearable with the starter units they give you. You only use premium currency for skins (the art is worth) and they give you plenty for playing. There's no ads! This is the most underrated game in the app store.

The art, story, and world building is phenomenal. The game is more on the complicated side, so be wary as even with 5 star units, you can be challenged by the scarcity of resources required to get stronger. The story is good, but needs to be broken up more. I finished one level in the event (level 2) and the story text after lasted more than 3 times the time it took to beat the level. And there was even story before that. Even at decent reading speed.

Very fun at first and I love the characters, but the gameplay loop gets boring extremely fast for me (personal gripe), and I just can't muster up the energy to watch my characters play the same stage 15 times in a row for a few materials. However, I still absolutely love the world building, and character's designs, personalities, and the variety of different playstyles.

This game takes the tower defense formula and turn it on its head. Instead of placing a tower/unit in a space and leaving it there, most of the time you would want to redeploy and relocate them somewhere else. Enemy movement are also unique, not entirely linear, they can wait and swerve before reaching base point. The gacha system is very generous and it is very easy to get higher rarity operators, although not necessary to clear all the basic content and their rewards. Artwork, music and storyline are all high quality. There is no single fixed strategy for a stage, so feel free to experiment with existing squad composition.

There's a bug. When the sound is off and I connect my headphones it turns on. But according to the settings it should still be off. I have to turn it on and off again. The same thing happens when I disconnect my headphones. I'm playing from a one plus 8 pro. Dunno about other phones. Edit. Bug was fixed in one of the new updates.

I actually love the main story and all of the side stories thus far seem to be written very well. While not everything going on is explicitly stated, it feels like everything is sort of interconnected. I love it. Good, challenging gameplay that feels incredibly F2P friendly as long as you know how to save resources and when to spend them. Highly recommend

Great graphics, great animation, great gameplay. I don't really fancy reading the story since it takes alot of time but it's also an important of the game. A really strategic game but it's fun in its own way as well. Constant updates and events also keep the game alive, attractive and not boring in the long run. The endless new, unexpected ideas seen in this game keeps me entertained and filled with anticipation all the time. Just hope that in-game chat can be introduced in the near future.

A unique take on tower defense and the maps can be really challenging. F2P friendly and lots of online guides if you're stuck. The main attraction for me is its story, lore and massive world view. Though the prose might be convoluted at times, it has improved a lot over time. The developers also constantly improve the user experience in the game. You can tell that both Devs and publishers really care about this game. Plus awesome music.

I've always wanted to get into tower defense games, but found them too simple for my liking. Arknights is basically the simplicity of that but combined with the strategy of competitive Pokemon battles, sure you can use brute force and get far, but the real enjoyment lies in finding the strategies that work for you in each specific scenario, as no operator is as powerful as your own eye for understanding mechanics. Definitely recommend to those seeking a well-balanced strategy game!

I've enjoyed the game so far. But this recent round of bonus stuff is killing me. It fits like the scale of progression but my dude. Bonus rounds changed each day shouldn't be compared to a sliding scale of main story line. Like your doing to much to soon. At least baseline full squad of elite 1 should be able to meet 1st contingency. 20pts ok. I shouldn't struggle with several almost 2 and half squad 40s elite 1s. Good game but ease up bro.

I love this game to death. Been playing for almost 2 years without missing any daily missions and events. Unfortunately, i encountered a horrendous bug today which made me unable to operate my base, if at all. Operators not resting properly, drones not recovering, none able to work at all. Tried uninstalling the game, relogging my account, still nothing. I've contacted customer support, still havent received any replies yet. Edit: It has been fixed! That was fast! Thank you!!

By far my favorite mobile/gacha game. Story is really good. Art is nice. Music is always something I look forward to. Gameplay is fun and I enjoy trying to figure out different strategies for the more challenging stages. Not the most f2p friendly game but it's fine if you know how to save and when to pull. Arknights has been my main game for over 2 years and I still enjoy playing during every event.

This game is great, I'm not the best player out there, but if you like strategy games with tough challenges and a good story, then this game is for you. If there was one thing I'd like for the game to implement is being able to grind for materials without having to play the whole battle again, it wastes so much of my time and it would make it easier to raise operators quicker. Other than that, this game is great.

I was hesitant at first because I have a poor opinion when it comes to tower defense games. But boy, I was wrong. This is an awesome tower defense game with tons of characters and each one has different roles to play. Also, the story is way to deep and engaging, the backstory of the characters really are being fleshed out beautifully. The story of Arknights really got me hooked. This game is also F2P Friendly! That's right folks, a gacha game that is F2P Friendly! Highly recommended!

This game is amazing. It doesn't overwhelm you with in app purchases, it helps you use your brain more, also its challenging sometimes which is good. Its even more satisfying when you beat those challenging missions. They also give you great bundles worth spending a little $$. So overall great app recommend it for strategic players who love using their nogging.

I played a lot of games and I am serious when I say this game is among my favorites. The story writing is brilliant, the atmosphere, the lore, the world the characters, the music, the backgrounds, the dialogues... Just perfect. Try it out. And join some the various communities, they are super nice. And to top it all of it can be easily played without spending a single cent. It is single player so no preasure to spend. Play at your own pace. And finally: it will receive an anime adaption!

Very innovative take on tower defense gameplay. Ganeplay is strategic, and timing, skill usage, deployment order, and enemy and map knowledge are important. The gacha is decent, rates are relatively good, and there is a pity system, but getting a specific 6 star can be tough, since only limited banners have spark guarantees. Stages are clearable without owning any 6 stars. The story is good, and the world building is great, but sometimes they use too many words to say something simple.

Even the story scenes is not animated nor it can be played through multiplayer. I'd say this is the best gacha tower defense game I've ever played on this year. It really uses your mind to plan what operators should you use in order to win a level, but it's flaw is that it requires a sanity to play a game and it's limited as you go on higher levels because it cost more sanity as the game progress, their animation on PV and Trailer is really dope that I am really looking forward for their anime.

This is a tower-defense gacha game with some good depth. It definitely isn't perfect, suffering from the massive number of resources theae games require managing to keep you grinding, and unless you bolt through the main story and spend money you won't get to fully experience event stories. And almost no aspect of gameplay actually meshes with the narrative, from combat to levelling to even the base management. But the characters and their stories can shine through if you let them.

I enjoy many aspects of this game, the art, strategy, and the wide range of characters. Though there are some issues with the difficulty ballance from one chapter to another, but they can be solved with some resource grinding. You can play the game without investing any money but you will need to grind a lot more usually to get to the same level as other players that paid money.

Really great game. Requires the player to use their brain to think up of strategies. Whaling can make your life better but it wont help you clear every stage. Stages can be cleared with the lower rarity characters. (Grest for F2Ps) Music n Art in game are amazing as well. Had a payment issue in-game due to connection and asked fir help, the issue was resolved within the day itself! Really great service. A well deserved 5/5!

Game is pretty fun. Been playing since launch. Leveling up your characters makes a big difference when going through the story even if they're 2-3 stars. The story also introduces different maps and layouts with different enemies so you have to update your team accordingly. Events are hosted regularly as well. Some are pretty hard even when you first get into them. Only downside is if you don't have many characters or they're low level you won't be able to progress very far in events.

Great tower defense game that can be extremely challenging yet does not require you to buy anything to successfully clear stages. Power creep is handled pretty well which is usually a good metric for the health of a game. If every new character they create is better than the last, it's clear they are just trying to grab as much cash as they can before the game dies. If there is no escalation in power the game becomes stagnant. Here, they have consistently managed to find the right balance.

Very fun and addicting strategy game, hundreds of operators that can synergize with each other to use, great storyline and world, lots of events, customization and levels to complete. Only real downside is the inevitable gacha aspects, you can get to end-game content as a Free-To-Play, it just takes some time, and the 'Stamina' mechanism for people like me.

The gameplay in this game is great, but the little details make this a game that I'm happy to be obsessed with. It has a lot more heart and depth than most mobile games I've played. It doesn't clog the screen with constant real-$$ offers, it has great soundtracks, wide variety of characters in a fully-fleshed out world, and the strategy aspect makes it much more fun than these auto grindy games.

I've been playing since launch but never got around to review. AK is without a doubt the best 'Tower Defense" style game with a lot of events, healthy banner scheduling and with an extremely f2p mindset behind the team working on this game. If you haven't already tried it and are interested in TD games with banger soundtracks and beautiful artwork; without a doubt the learning curve might be a bit challenging but that makes it all the more satisfying when you clear a stage you couldn't before~