Raid: Shadow Legends is an online role playing game with turn-based mechanics, found on both PC and mobile. The developer of Raid: Shadow Legends is Plarium Games, where they first released a mobile port of the application in July 2018. In January 2020, the PC port of Raid: Shadow Legends was released. The game is “freemium”, which means it has micro transactions within its economy that allows its player base to buy in-game items like equipment.

The main purpose of the game is to assemble a team made up of champions and participating in in-game content such as quests, mini-quests, player vs. environment or player vs. player combat, dungeon raids, storming castles, and map explorations in several terrains like deserts or temples. The setting of the game is in the fictional universe of Teleria which is controlled by the Dark Lord Siroth. The story of the game starts once the player dies in the hands of a dragon after escaping the enemy territory.

Raid: Shadow Legends is a “freemium” game, also called a gacha game. The etymology of gacha is from the Japanese word gashapon or gachapon which is a capsule toy from vending machines. The same system of acquiring gashapon is applied to gacha games. By purchasing something in small amounts, buyers will also get a little something. While it could be an unlikeable and often displeasing part of some games, for Raid: Shadow Legends, it does not have that a lot of an effect. The creation of strategies and devising of plans is a more relevant part of winning the game.

The two main quite unique game features of Raid: Shadow Legends that separate it from other online role playing games. To begin with, it is a turn-based online role playing game which means players, especially in battle arena scenarios, take turns in executing an action. It can be when compared to old classic such as Pokemon, Final Fantasy 1 and 2, or Civilization. Usually, online role playing games are real time strategies that involve simultaneous actions from its players. In one way or the other, turn based games may also be highly stimulating as they are not like other real time RPGs. The second feature that makes Raid: Shadow Legends unique is its pool of more than 300 playable heroes. In classic RPGs, players can select from a small number of characters which all have specific qualities. In Raid: Shadow Legends, the characters are referred to as champions and they all fall under 13 various tribes, rarities, roles, and affinities.

Raid: Shadow Legends is an example of an online role playing game this is certainly the most effective features of all possible things. MMORPG game has combined classic traits of role playing games, like PvE and PvP, and more recent innovations like assembling particular champions. Raid: Shadow Legends is also commended by a number of game reviewers for its high fantasy and edgy graphics. Indeed, Raid: Shadow Legends found the perfect recipe for a great RPG.