I pre-registered for this game and have been playing since day one. This game is great, but it also depends on you. If you are ultra competitive, be prepared to spend. When I say spend, I mean hundreds if not thousands of dollars a week. Ultra competitive people are getting burned out simply because of the cash grab. The devs do listen and have made suggested changes. The screen clutter has been reduced since day one with collapsing menus. If they would reduce the pop ups it would be even better. This game has great graphics and a good story line. There is a decent balance between PVP and PVE. The people playing the game are the least toxic gamers I have ever played with and make the game great. After reading some of the other comments, I did create two more accounts that are extremely low spend. Although you won’t be able to compete with P2W in PvP events, you can still be very successful in PvE events and enjoy the game. My suggestion is try the game. Start as either F2P or extremely low spend. Learn the game for a couple of weeks, enjoy the other players and see where it goes. Remember this is an idle game.

It’s exactly what you’d expect from a mobile game churned out these days. Lots of microtransactions, gatcha elements, etc. The primary problems with the game is that the UI is absolute dog water. Your screen will be absolutely littered with dozens of “offers” begging for your money, wheels to spend money on, gatcha to spend money on, pop ups for everything that disappear in three seconds, including gameplay elements that you need to read but can’t because they disappear before you can get through the other half dozen pop ups at the same time. The second problem is the gameplay. The game wants to auto play itself. And you can’t turn it off, meaning that while you’re trying to sort your way through the trash UI, the game is throwing pop ups at you, whether it be dialogue windows whose voices don’t match the text or a brand new money spending opportunity, that you constantly have to close or else you can’t do what you want to do. Also, the archer character has a bug during creation that makes their head not have textures so you can’t see what it looks like, but you can change it later for, you guessed it, money. The only saving grace that this game has, is that it doesn’t burn up my phone like many other unoptimized games do, literally the only thing preventing a one star. If you decide to give this game a pass, you aren’t missing much.

I've truly enjoyed playing Athena: Blood Twins—the game is engaging, well-designed, and has kept me coming back daily since its release. The early progression feels balanced and rewarding, which made the first 145 levels particularly enjoyable.However, I’ve noticed that after reaching that point, the game begins to shift noticeably toward a pay-to-progress model. While I understand the need to monetize and support continued development, it would be great to see more affordable options or value-driven packages that make continued advancement more accessible to a wider range of players.For example, despite spending around $100 since launch, my progress is significantly outpaced by players with much higher gear scores, some of whom appear to be spending considerably more. Meanwhile, my two alternate accounts, with minimal investment (~$10), are even further behind. While it's commendable that high spenders are rewarded, a more balanced daily progression system—perhaps allowing for 750K gear score gain per day without requiring purchases—would help non-paying or lower-spending players feel a greater sense of achievement and incentive to stay engaged long-term.Additionally, reducing the gap between locked levels after R1 could help smooth the pacing and improve the overall player experience without compromising monetization.Overall, it's a great game with a strong foundation, and I look forward to seeing how it continues to evolve.

All in all this a great game for wasting some time on. It’s mostly an AFK game with some very minor management for upgrading your character. The combat is fun for “watching damage number go bigger” but that’s about it. The worst thing about this game is the UI and monetization. There are literally 50+ sale/deal icons on a tiny play screen at any given time making it almost impossible to see anything. It’s honestly embarrassing. I know games need money but this is approaching Black Desert levels of storefront clutter. If there was an option to watch an ad to remove it for 2-3 hours I’d be fine with that. I already did the math and there are a few hundred dollars worth of items for sale that barely do anything to actually help your character. Once you hit player level 120 you will hit a massive wall that says pay up or be stuck for the long haul. Yet again a fun time waster game but this UI needs some serious work. It’s crazy I’m getting an ad for an item for sale in the middle of a boss fight. Please do better.