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Eternium
An old-school action RPG with tap-to-move controls, swipe-to-cast spells and no paywalls.
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- Developer
- Making Fun, Inc.
- Score
- 4.8
- Downloads
- 10K+ ratings
- Age
- Rated 12+
- Genre
- Action
- Price
- Free
Screenshots
About this game
Made by a small team of fans of old-school action RPGs, Eternium has been maintained by the same people since its 2014 launch. Rather than virtual thumbsticks, you tap where you want to go and draw symbols on the screen to cast spells, which is more relaxing than it sounds and closer to the point-and-click originals. You pick a Mage, Warrior or Bounty Hunter, then fight through four hand-built worlds (forests, dungeons, a demon-held castle, snowy peaks, the moon and Mars) or endless generated levels. Companions fill tank, healer and ranger roles and their abilities combine with yours. Loot is the usual flood of armour, weapons, gold and gems. Gems are the main currency and drop from play, there's no stamina or energy system, and the developer stresses it is never pay to win. After the content download, it mostly works offline.
Eternium: the full guide
What the game is
An action RPG from a small team who've maintained it themselves since 2014, and it shows a stubborn streak: no virtual thumbsticks, no energy system, no pay-to-win, and offline play once the content has downloaded. You tap a destination and trace symbols to cast spells, which is closer to the old point-and-click originals than to most mobile ARPGs.
Choose a Mage, Warrior or Bounty Hunter and fight through four hand-built worlds that take in forests, dungeons, a demon-occupied castle, snowbound mountains, the moon and Mars, or go endless in generated levels. Companions cover tank, healer and ranger.
How a session plays
Tap a spot, the character walks there; tap an enemy, they attack it. Spells are drawn: a shape traced on the screen triggers the matching ability, which takes a session to get used to and then feels natural. The result is calmer than a twin-stick game, with more watching and less thumb-mashing.
Loot pours in, as it does in the genre, and sorting it is half the fun. Companions fight alongside you and their abilities stack with yours. Since gems drop from play and there's no stamina gate, a session ends when you choose, not when a meter runs out.
Why people look for it
People search for Eternium after being burned by free RPGs with energy bars and paywalls, because the listing makes a point of refusing both. The tap-and-draw controls are a second reason: anyone who finds virtual thumbsticks miserable has few alternatives. Offline support after the download seals it for travellers.
Look and feel
Classic isometric action RPG: a character in the centre, enemies swarming, loot glittering on the floor, and a spell-drawing overlay that is the one unusual interface element. The five screenshots will show several of the worlds, which range widely from forest to the surface of Mars. The art aims at the old-school look rather than modern mobile polish.
Updates and upkeep
The listing's own claim, that the same team has maintained the game since its 2014 launch, is rarely stated and is the strongest upkeep signal in the batch. A 4.8 rating from over ten thousand reviews supports it. Making Fun, Inc. is small, so the project depends on them staying interested, but a decade is a good sign. The link we have is to the App Store.
