Hello. I’m Delfeir, and on Friday I played a new game. My intention was to sample it for about an hour before writing something unrelated. I did no writing, played for about four hours, delayed my sleep so I could play yet another, and then had dreams about the damn thing. Once I woke up and told people about it somewhat, I intended to write this impressions piece that you’re now reading. Instead, I played more of the game in question for the better part of the whole weekend. I’ve almost completely finished it with 30 hours under my belt in that time. Even now, however, the siren song to finish the tail of the game still calls.
Loop Hero might be the most addictive game I have ever played, ye gods. So let’s talk about it.
Loop Hero is a weird blend of genres right out the gate. The best way to describe it would honestly be to call it an idle game, the genre that Cookie Clicker birthed. It also takes cues from auto battlers like the Dota Auto Chess mod. Wrap that framework with a roguelite deck building game and resource gathering, and you have the bones of Loop Hero.
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