| AFK Journey | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Release Date | Gameplay & Story | Pre-Register & Pre-Order | Review |
| Release Date | |
|---|---|
| March 27, 2024 (PC, Mobile) More Details |
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| Genre | |
| RPG, Adventure | |
| Platforms | Price (MSRP) |
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Free |
| Developer | Publisher |
| FARLIGHT, Lilith Games | FARLIGHT |
| Number of Players | Age Rating |
| 1 | T |
| Time to Finish | Cross Platform Play |
| 0.5h (Dailies) | Yes |
| Official Website | Official Website for AFK Journey |
AFK Journey Latest News
⚫︎ AFK Journey, Eggy Party and Squad Busters win big at the Google Play Awards 2024 (Pocket Gamer)
⚫︎ AFK Journey surpasses $150 million with Asian market dominance (Pocket Gamer)
⚫︎ AFK Journey's homecoming: Asia release sparks tenfold growth in monthly revenue (Sensor Tower)
AFK Journey Overview
AFK Journey, a 2024 release from Farlight and Lilith Games, builds upon the legacy of AFK Arena, blending strategic auto-chess mechanics with a top-down open-world exploration experience. It is set in the fantasy-like world of Esperia where players embark on a journey to banish the Miasma with a team of unique characters. The game retains AFK Arena's vibrant art style but transitions to 3D graphics, creating an immersive storybook-like environment.
The gameplay focuses on strategic teambuilding and character placement, as well as resource management, with battles combining real-time tactics and classic card-based mechanics. Players arrange their heroes on a grid to optimize formations, leveraging diverse abilities and terrain advantages during combat. As expected in gacha games, a wide roster of characters is available for collection, each with distinct skills to experiment with and master.
AFK Journey was officially announced as early as 2022 by Farlight and Lilith Games when they released a trailer for the game's closed beta. Development updates focused on enhancing strategic depth and open-world exploration, along with efforts to retain the charms of its predecessor in a 3D setting. Following playtests and promotional campaigns, the game launched globally in 2024 to notable anticipation from fans of the series.
AFK Journey Gameplay
AFK Journey is a strategy game that combines auto-chess and deckbuilding mechanics to form the core of its combat. There, players assemble teams from a diverse roster of characters, each with unique skills and abilities, and engage in battles that require formation adjustments and adaptation to the terrain.
The game emphasizes strategic teambuilding around characters with varied roles such as tanks, damage dealers, and supports. Success in battles hinges on assembling well-balanced teams that leverage synergy between characters. In addition, players must carefully adapt their formations to counter enemy tactics, using terrain and team positioning to their advantage in every match.
Mechanics like displacement abilities, combos, and status effects that reward strategic play over raw power are essential to each encounter. Each character's effective range also plays a huge part in positioning due to the limitations imposed by terrain. The resulting depth from these considerations allow for a variety of playstyles and fosters creativity in teambuilding, crucial for excelling in PvE challenges and PvP modes.
AFK Journey Reviews
Solid Gameplay, Sour Monetization
MMORPG.com gave AFK Journey an 8/10. They praised its solid blend of gameplay mechanics, engaging combat, and charming visuals, highlighting the game’s robust hero collection system and cooperative guild features as standout aspects. However, they expressed concerns about the heavy monetization tied to its gacha elements, which might discourage some players from playing the game for extensive amounts.
Hardcore iOS rated the game 3.9/5, noting its attractive graphics and engrossing gameplay that appeals to fans of the genre. The review praised the strategic teambuilding, worldbuilding, and battle mechanics. But, they pointed out that the narrative is a slow burn and that every area has an abundance of inaccessible areas despite being "open world." They also noted that the game relies heavily on its gacha mechanics to collect characters.
Lastly, Pocket Gamer gave AFK Journey a 4/5, highlighting the polished gameplay and the strategic depth offered by its battle system. They appreciated the balanced idle mechanics that cater to both casual and dedicated players, as well as its idle rewards that allow players to grow stronger without playing the game at all.
AFK Journey Announcement Trailer
AFK Journey Announcement Trailer
AFK Journey Trivia
⚫︎ AFK Journey features many familiar faces from its predecessor, AFK Arena, such as Lyca and Satrana.
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