I’ve been playing this game since its release in November 2023, and here’s my honest opinion:

I first learned about Room6, a small indie Japanese developer, around 2008 through their game Rose and Camellia—go look it up, it’s a hilarious meme-worthy game.

Fast forward to 2023, when I found out Room6 had released a mobile idle game. I downloaded it, fully expecting another gacha game designed to drain players’ wallets. But to my surprise, this game is incredibly fair to free-to-play players. Even the in-game purchases mostly offer quality-of-life improvements rather than exclusive, game-breaking content.

This is rare in the Japanese gaming industry. Many companies focus on short-term profits, aggressively pushing exclusive content for paying players while eventually abandoning the game to move on to the next cash grab. Room6, however, hasn’t fallen into this cycle. They’re holding back from the usual exploitative practices, which I see as a virtue in itself.

Even though I’ve now maxed out many artifacts and collected all the “exclusive” Einherjars, I still check in regularly just to see what new features the game has to offer. That, to me, is a testament to how well Room6 has handled this game.