Reviews complaining that this isn't an idle nor a chess game

[justdrop]

People don't understand that this is a take on the Dota2 auto-chess and it's kind of humorous. It's idle in that you do none of the combat and it's chess in that certain classes fair better against others and strategy has to be implemented to ensure progression.

[DieT]

Thanks, makes sense.

[Ceildric]

So, in other words neither idle nor chess. Got it.

[Omega AI]

I dont believe games should be reviewed based on their name. However OP does not understand what is meant by IDLE in the IDLE genre. None of the other auto-chess games (over 7 iterations from mostly different dev groups) mention IDLE.

An IDLE game is not something that stops playing automatically every 30 seconds - minute.
By the most used definition of IDLE games this is not an IDLE game.

Even games such as brown dust that have automode that you can keep up for hours (without interaction) do not refer to themselves as IDLE.

The developer just didnt want to be considered auto-chess spinoff IX.

[alveolate]

yea, i kinda see it from both sides.

1) the word "idle" has a rather established meaning in games, so having "idle" in the name could at best be seen as confused, and at worst deceptive branding trying to get free plays off idle fans.

2) but as a spinoff of dota autochess, 'something'-chess seems like an obvious name to go for. game itself is a fair take on the autochess genre, just not very well-named.