Loot Legends is a free roguelite dungeon exploration game with MMO elements, available for web browsers and mobile devices, (currently only available in PRE-ALPHA version for mobile devices and a limited number of players). It provides players with a vast experience featuring hundreds of hours of unique dungeons, boss battles, multiplayer raids, and much more content to explore.
But what is Loot Legends after all? I could summarize it for you to dive into procedurally generated dungeons to collect increasingly better loot and defeat the evil plaguing the land or world where the game takes place. Evolve your character, participate in dungeon raids for equipment, trade items with other players through The Outpost, customize your character with various unique skill trees, craft and enchant equipment, join a guild, participate in raids with friends, build your own base, and engage in thrilling aerial battles on airships.
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My first impressions of the game during my gameplay can be summed up in an easy understanding of what makes the game a roguelite, although this game still may have in the future a primary focus on distributing rewards through its main ecosystem token HYCHAIN $TOPIA, while this token-based economy passing hands $TOPIA is up to the moment of this post, an exchange among players based on their purchases of equipment, upgrades, and other cosmetic products from other players. Maybe you could call this a Peer-to-Peer in the form of actions within the game.
Without much complication for any beginner in the genre, you can understand and execute the game's proposal after a few minutes of a simple tutorial. All mechanics that can be executed in the game are taught to you. There are dungeon divisions in a vast map, and so far, I have verified that there are more than 50 dungeons for you to scour for interesting items and equipment.
In the first image, you can see a demonstration of a "small town", as it is not possible to move openly through it, in this case, only interacting with NPCs and players on the screen. There is some information in the main GUI here, such as the username linked to your HYPLAY account.
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Following some information from its official documentation, Loot Legends' main city is the heart of the game (Yes, it's called Main City), where you will find several essential systems. Composed of 3 distinct areas that can be accessed by dragging the screen up or down, each one offers different buildings and systems for interaction. Some of these require you to reach certain levels or progress in specific dungeons to access them.
The Main City currently includes:
| Location | Description |
|---|---|
| Black Market | Use gold obtained by defeating enemies to buy equipment, consumables, pets, and more. |
| Challenge Arena | Enter the challenge arena for continuous battles against bosses. Defeat as many bosses as possible to earn unique equipment and rewards. |
| Forge | Melt down less powerful equipment found in dungeons to obtain "scraps". Use these scraps to craft new and more powerful equipment. |
| Blacksmith | Upgrade, fuse, and refine your equipment. The blacksmith is essential for strengthening your character. |
| Warehouse | Store items and equipment that you don't want to take into dungeons, freeing up inventory space and preventing losses in case of death. |
| Rune House | Collect runes, fuse them to improve them, and equip them for buffs and permanent improvements to character statistics. |
| Guild Hall | Join a guild or create your own. Improve your guild to gain collective stat upgrades, fight bosses, participate in guild missions, and more. |
| PvP Tournament | Participate in battles against other players in the tournament arena and earn honor medals, which can be spent in the Arena shop. |
In Loot Legends, I level up by defeating enemies, completing daily tasks, clearing dungeons, and more. As I do these things, I earn experience points. Each level my character reaches automatically improves their overall statistics and unlocks the ability to equip higher-level equipment found in dungeons or create stronger equipment. It seems possible to create a vast skill composition due to being a "skill tree", which can be assembled in any way the player wants.
The maximum level a player can reach is 99. Each level they progress, the next one will require more experience points to achieve, following a classic exponential curve of any RPG or MMO. As I defeat stronger enemies and face more difficult missions and tasks, the amount of experience points I can earn also increases significantly.
I can customize my character's equipped skills by selecting up to 4 unique skills to use, I cannot confirm that it will be the same thing in the desktop version, due to not having a screen size limitation like cell phones. These skills can be used in dungeons to defeat enemies and bosses. There are over 25 unique skills that can be unlocked at the moment, and each skill can be upgraded to level 20 - with each level increasing the abilities of the skills.
Additionally, there are also passive skills that do not need to be equipped, but provide additional buffs to my character as I level up these passive skills. I recommend carefully selecting your skills as you progress in Loot Legends. Different combinations of skills will perform better in different dungeon environments and against different enemies.
Pets are unique companions that can accompany me in dungeons. They provide a combination of unique buffs and also passive and active skills. For example, some pets can occasionally heal my character, cast lightning on enemies, and more. In my first pet opening, I got a RED DRAGON, it is a support type, increasing my character's attack. There is a vast list of pets available to become part of your character. It is also mentioned in the Loots Legends documentation something about Pet Adventures, but as I found nothing about it during my gameplay, I cannot share more information about it.
The gameplay seemed quite smooth to me, although I feel at times a lack of some ability or method to defend or reduce the damage received. Although there is still a way to dodge attacks with one skill or another, there are moments when you can only watch all your HP go to zero in a few seconds. Check out some images right below.
Within the Loot Legends universe, there are several currencies, each with specific and crucial uses for advancing and enhancing your in-game character. These currencies play diverse roles in the game's economy, allowing players to access different benefits and resources as they explore the vast world of dungeons and challenges. Below are the details of the currencies in addition to $TOPIA that are present in the game:
| Currency | Description |
|---|---|
| Diamonds | Diamonds are the most coveted and rare currency in Loot Legends. They can be earned by completing daily tasks and dungeons, purchased via in-app purchases, or with a 30% discount using the $TOPIA token on the Loot Legends website. They are used to purchase powerful upgrades, revive your character in dungeons, unlock rare chests locked by diamonds, buy gold, and much more. |
| Gold | Gold can be obtained by completing daily tasks, missions, clearing dungeons, and more. It is used to buy items from merchants, enhance items at the blacksmith, perform fusions, buy consumables like NPC potions, among other purposes. |
| Medals of Honor | Medals of Honor are earned by participating in tournaments and PvP events. They can be used to purchase items in the Arena Shop, providing players with a way to acquire unique rewards through PvP competition in the game. |
| Crystals | Crystals are obtained by completing daily tasks and through your Operations Base. They are used to upgrade your Operations Base, unlock buffs for the base, strengthen your Airship, and more. Additionally, they can be used in the Homeland Shop to purchase unique items and equipment, offering a wide range of improvements and benefits to players who invest in their base development. |
| Contribution Coins | Contribution Coins are earned by participating in guild events and tasks. They can be used to further enhance the guild and provide buffs to all members, promoting cooperation and collective development within the guild community. Additionally, they can be used in the Guild Shop to acquire valuable items and equipment that help players strengthen their strategies and team skills in the game. |
Currently, there is no set date for the official release of the game to the general public, but you can pre-register by clicking here.