The Popslime battlefield looks rather easy at first. Slimes spawn continually, gold drops from the sky all over the map and the Archer character automatically fires arrows at adversaries. But the more monsters there are, the more important it becomes to decide which improvements to prioritise, which skills to invest in, and how to spend cash. This is a game that blends top-down action and idle RPG principles, with each turn focusing on monster hunting and power growth.
You don’t control the character’s movement with keys, but rather sweep circles on the arena with the mouse to eliminate slimes. The rest is supported by an automated attack system with Archers and defensive towers, as well as unique skills.
This gameplay offers two simultaneous layers of action, as you are actively hunting down targets and eliminating them, while the battle system is always dealing damage. Unique effects of 4 skills:
Gold and goods earned after each combat will be utilised to boost power in the next turns.
The 167 upgrading button mechanism is one of the most interesting things. Not all options are only damage increases. You can increase the time of a combat, change the amount of enemies that spawn, or activate new support mechanics entirely.
To prevent reliance on a particular build style, the game gives a number of additional systems:
Players can also mine ore to make gems and then choose the proper gems for three equipment slots. Tiny tweaks to numbers can have a huge impact on how a monster hunt works.
Popslime breaks the information down into a number of activities, rather than just having you progress through levels in a row. Main campaign contains 40 stages, each stage having harder opponents and better gold prizes.
You can also switch to Boss Runs to fight Slime Overlords, join in Treasure Runs to crack treasure chests, or head back to Stage Runs to gather resources. Once the campaign is over, Endless Mode keeps the hunt going past the 40-stage restriction.
After unlocking enough systems, there comes a point where repeating old searches can take a while. Automator handles this by automatically replaying games and purchasing upgrades for you so you don’t have to manually go through it every time.
There are also daily, weekly, monthly and all-time leaderboards that might provide you other targets to compare your achievements. Rather than only playing through the campaign, you can continually optimise your team and look for ways to increase your standing.
Popslime is a good alternative for idle RPG fans with various advancement paths, an item collection system and long slime combat.
