What should we make of a game that can play itself? Or an RPG that drops tactical depth in favour of RSI-invoking touchscreen tapping?
Tap Heroes is both those things.
It's an idle and brainless role-playing revamp that cuts out the lore and exploration in favour of endless battles against goblins and eternal levelling up.
But I can't deny that there's something fun about this treadmill. Something psychologically pleasing about seeing your power constantly rise and rise.
It's like a real RPG in miniature, even if the fun can only sustain itself for a couple of hours.
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Mark Brown
Mark Brown spent several years slaving away at the Steel Media furnace, finally serving as editor at large of Pocket Gamer before moving on to doing some sort of youtube thing.