3. Overview
Arknights (Chinese: 明日方舟
; pinyin: Míngrì Fāngzhōu; lit. 'Ark of
Tomorrow') is a free-to-play tactical
RPG/tower defense mobile game
developed by Chinese developer
Hypergryph. It was released in China on 1
May 2019, in other countries on 16 January
2020 and inTaiwan on 29 June
2020.[1] Arknights is available
on Android and iOS platforms and
features gacha game mechanics.
5. Overview
The game is set in the dystopian, post-
apocalyptic future setting of the planet
Terra, where people exhibit kemonomimi
features – characteristics of animals or
mythological races. Natural disasters leave
behind a valuable mineral, originium, which
infects people with a progressive disease,
oripathy, but also allows them to also use
"Arts" (magic). Because oripathy is highly
infectious and invariably fatal, the infected
are shunned and persecuted. In response,
some of them form the Reunion movement,
a militant group waging war on the despotic
governments ofTerra.
6. Overview
The player takes the role of the masked and
amnesiac "Doctor", who commands a team
of "operators" of Rhodes Island, a
pharmaceutical, medical, and self-defense
organization. As oripathy spreads, Rhodes
Island searches for a cure while defending
itself against Reunion and several of the
governments ofTerra.[7]
8. Main Gameplay
The game's mechanics involve
placing operators strategically on a
grid-based map to fend off waves of
enemies.
Players can also upgrade their
operators and buildings, and craft
equipment to improve their combat
effectiveness.
Get units
Play
Combat
Mission
Upgrade
& Farm
Originium
Event
Update +
Gacha
Core loop
16. Summary
Overall, the core loop of Arknights
revolves around balancing resource
management, Operator recruitment
and development, and strategic
tower defense combat to progress
through the game's story and build
a powerful team of Operators.
24. Who is it for?
• Strengths
• Fun gameplay uniqueTOD
• Fun character development add gameplay depth
• Good story and single player experience
• Replayability
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• Weaknesses
• don’t really have “multiplayer” or PVP
• Length per play
• Repetitive grind
