The Mobile Gamer

I have been incredibly lucky in my life time to have seen the birth and growth of certain technologies, the internet when I was a child didn’t exist and I have seen it grow into the necessity it has become, music also changed so much from cassettes and CD to MP3 audio files we have today, and mobile phones were very much a social statement compared to now and as for mobile games pfft, not even a consideration, the first mobile games I saw came from the Nokia 5110 in the form of snake way back in 1998 followed closely by snake 2 on the Nokia 3310, times have changed and thus mobile games have changed and thankfully for the better and that is thanks to talented coders, mobile games are, if not already entering its own golden age.

I cannot for the life of me remember how I found out about icons of Theia but I did and it took me on a short journey to the discord server the developers have set up for the game and have a healthy community going on, most recently they gave members beta access to which I was lucky to take part, I had DM messaged with one of the developers firstly asking if they were happy for me to write this article and secondly to answer a few questions (and yes this is my very first interview so apologies for the crudeness, I promise they will get better with time).

I have had the pleasure of talking to co founder and CMO Guilherme Arten-Meyer aka Bendirmän in discord and asked a few questions regarding the game.

What is the name of the game?

Icons of Theia

What is the genre of the game?

Turn Based Strategy / Tactical RPG

What is the target audience for the game?

Strategy game enthusiasts – however given nature of the game, aimed at a midcore userbase rather than purely hardcore gamers

What are the key features of the game?

Players control teams of four heroes, each with unique attributes and abilities, aiming to control the map and take down the enemy team.

What is the game’s story?

(Copied from Game Lore)

Icons of Theia is set in an alternate world called Theia, affected by the sudden appearance of large crystalline, floating structures around the continent of Aurora, where the story will first take place. Named simply The Crystals, these structures give a few humans that possess the ability to harness their mysterious energy-enhanced abilities and powers, to a point where they are considered to be even demi-gods on their own. These powerful humans are called the Icons.

Since this discovery and the subsequent realization that whoever controls the Crystals controls the fate of the world, dramatic political changes have undergone on Aurora, with new empires and nations being formed, and others vanishing, becoming a mere footmark in history. The result was three main Alliance being formed across the continent, each of them centered on their own views and plans for the Crystals…and the Icons.

The game will start here, with the Alliances setting plans, each vying to dominate, exploit, study, or preserve the Crystals – while keeping them far from their enemies’ reach. A clash between these newly created superpowers seems imminent, and with the Icons holding such extraordinary power, a small spark is maybe all that is needed to engulf the continent in a war of total destruction…

What are the game’s characters?

The Icons – Think question #5 details a lot about them

What are the game’s levels?

Players will be able to progress through ranked levels and leaderboards, unlocking cool prizes in the process

What are the game’s challenges?

It is a PvP first game, meaning you will have to outsmart and outplay human opponents. Our bots shouldn’t be neglected either, they can get very hard the more you win 🙂

What are the game’s rewards?

There will be many rewards systems in the game, starting with the daily wins system, in which you unlock 4 chests (containing different prizes, from game currency to cosmetic items) if you win 4 games every day.

What is the game’s price?

F2P!

Icons of Theia is a fantastic example of a tactical strategy rpg and it is extremely difficult to pick any faults especially as it is currently still in beta and the version of the game isn’t necessarily the version that will get released but I’ll give it a try.

The buttons to complete your turn be it move, attack or special ability for me at least are a bit small and for me personally I would like to see it easier to choose what you’re going to do, maybe in a line above the character for example, maybe some rewards if you loose but obviously not as often as if you win but in ove only, PvP definitely should remain greater rewards on a win, more wins in a row the greater the reward.

The art style is gorgeous! a mixture of league of legends with avatar the last air bender and I can’t wait to see this game progress further and see more systems and icons become available.

Should icons of Theia be worthy of both your time and storage ? Yes ! In short, if implemented properly I could definitely see this being a big hit, even more so with an introduction of a seasonal pass for skins or exclusive icons also I could make an interesting Esport, again if implemented properly, however for now we’ll have to sit back and see what is in future for the team at Theia studios but for now make sure to sign up for beta by joining their discord and clicking the website link and following instructions from there.

If you would like to join their discord, chat with other community members, participate in future beta, see the games development and even enter competitions the developers open up the link is below