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Table of Contents
What is Legion Breaker
Legion Breaker is an active fantasy incremental game out now on Steam. The game features a relaxing, but repetative gameplay that might be worth some investment, if you are a fan of the genre.
Hook
You are a novice wizard with access to only one spell. As you kill enemies, you gain the experience to evolve your magic and turn into a powerful mage. As you gain experience, you also begin to form your own legion to push back the waves of undead. Aim your magic, kill as many undead as you can, and become as powerful as possible. Do you have what it takes to keep the undead scourge at bay, or will you be overrun by their numbers?
Gameplay
Players start the game with access to a weak spell. The spell autocasts, but players need to aim the spell. Killing enemies with the spell earns the player money. Money is used to buy upgrades between each run. Players slowly unlock the expansive tree as they earn more gold and buy more upgrades. There isn’t any variety in builds, all players build from the same tree. This is a game where you will die a lot, and there is a bit of serenity in that. If you like incremental games, it might be worth a look.
Does it work on the Steam Deck?
This game works very well on the steam deck. You can either use the joystick or the touch pad to aim the spell. Both options work great, but I preferred the touch pad because it feels better. Overall, Legion Breaker is a solid Steam Deck game. It runs great (it isn’t very resource intensive), and it is casual enough to pull out anywhere. While I am more accurate with a mouse, being able to play in bed was a relaxing and preferable experience.
Review
I love idle games. I play a lot of CookieRun: Crumble, and appreciate any game that lets me sit back and watch numbers go brr. The problem I have with some idle games, including CookieRun: Crumble, is that there tends to be a bit of busy work. I understand some of you guy won’t understand why someone would play a game that plays itself, but sometimes I want to sit back and worry about the build or (in the case of Gotcha) collect things. Its the reason why I played a lot of Monmusu Girls before it became too much work for the idle genre. Mostly, I am just looking for the game that will replace my beloved Dragalia Lost.
Legion Breaker felt right up my ally. The game has a cool retro aesthetic, interesting fantasy flavor, but it is a little bland. While I got my $7 worth of fun out of it, I don’t think I can bring myself to play it again. It was fine for the few hours of relaxation I got from it, but it isn’t replacing my beloved any time soon. If you are looking for an incremental game and don’t mind the lack of customization, and a bit of repetition, then you should keep reading a bit more.
Aesthetic
There is no denying that Legion Breaker has cool aesthetic. I am a huge fan of pixel art games, and this game has that retro vibes my body craves. The game has a solid soundtrack, but nothing I’ll be putting on my iPod any time soon. In fact, I just replaced the sound with a podcast and kept plugging away.
Gameplay
The game is repetitive, but I don’t mind repetition. I actually found the gameplay loop incredibly soothing. To be fair though, I enjoy the early level grind in WOW, and have done my time in Runescape.
The problem I have with the repetition is that there is no real choice in the upgrades. You get to choose from the skills you can afford, but everyone is building towards the same thing. It would have been nice if there were different types of wizards or different pools of spells to choose from instead of upgrading the same one spell. It would be nice to be able to run a necromancer, or a poison wizard, or simply have the options for a unique build. After a while, it just felt like I was just clicking to keep busy and progress through this short game instead of actually playing a game.
Don’t get me wrong, I liked it better than Humans vs Orcs, but I still find it hard to recommend. Especially Corner Quest simply does this better. I enjoyed my time with it, I think you can get $7 out of it, but it isn’t a title that has a very long shelf life (unless the devs release more content and DLC in the future).
Conclusion
As far as incremental games go, you can certainly do worst. The game is fine, you’ll get your fun out of it, but you will probably forget you own it shortly after. At least it doesn’t have any micro transactions. If you are looking for a good incremental game, Tingus Goose is an addiction that should be in your library. If you like to see numbers go crazy, Trees Inc at least gives you some options in your builds. But if you have $7 bucks, want something with a bit more fantasy and just want to chill for a couple hours, you can pick up Legion Breaker on Steam.