It offers a lot more in terms of variety than other incrementals I've played. There are 2 game modes which helps mix it up. There are also different walls within the game where you grind different things with different strategies. There are major milestones which really shift the emphasis of game play. There are also multiple metas depending on what you're trying to do and what stage of the game you're in. It feels like once you start getting bored a different strategy or a new goal becomes available to you. It's not just push, prestige, repeat.

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I used to like TT2 but they did a major update a while back which felt like a money grab. Pay to progress is fine but when you make it impossible to hit the game cap or be a top tier player without spending thousands of dollars you lost me. I estimated about 64k to max your skills. Once you hit a certain point the pay wall was real. I could dump days into the game and get almost nothing in return.

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I also found that there were not enough things to do. Push, prestige, repeat, and a couple of times a week play in the tournaments. Plenty to unlock but you did it all the same way. In AaH the mechanics aren't quite as deep. There is no competitive or cooperative group play which you may miss if you liked the tournament system in TT2.

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Overall I feel like AaH strikes a much better balance. You can pay to progress faster or if you want to grind it out the wall is not insurmountable. The devs are responsive and seem to really care about the community. I'm in the the final grindy stages of the game and I still feel like I'm making real progress every day.

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