▼ Not recommended
4 hrs
The idea is there, however, I cannot recommend the game at this time. Currently, there is not much to do past a simple prestige layer with repeatable upgrades. The addicting element of idle games is the exponential growth that you undergo (eg: cookie clicker or antimatter dimensions), this aspect is not present in Idle Biceps. The repeatable prestige upgrades scale in cost more than they scale in effect, softcapping you over time. The visual growth of your muscles only lasts till stage 10, so past that point it doesn't feel like you are improving. Finally, there are achievements for logging in for 100 and 365 days. That is insane, even for a game that has 365 days worth of content, you cannot expect players to launch this game 365 times. That is a chore, not fun. I have no ill-will towards the dev, who is still updating the game, it just ruins the fun I get from 100%ing games when I have to open the game every day for a year straight.
Now, since we have discussed some problems, I will put forward some solutions.
1. Remove the 100 and 365 day achievements
2. Add visual growth stages past the original 10 (spread out further and further, but this will make people feel like they are progessing)
3. More upgrades and automation, maybe make a second prestige layer. You could add a mode where you compete in fighting tournaments or something to earn cash, a new resource, which you can use to upgrade your equipment or access to new upgrades, etc. (If you need ideas, feel free to reach out. I want to reiterate that I love the idea of this game and think it could become even better.)
4. Make growth scaling better, currently, it is hard to get past 100 growth without farming for hours.
TLDR:
Game is good, but lacks content. 100%ing is impossible without SAM, changing your clock forward and opening the game 365 times, or waiting a year.
Now, since we have discussed some problems, I will put forward some solutions.
1. Remove the 100 and 365 day achievements
2. Add visual growth stages past the original 10 (spread out further and further, but this will make people feel like they are progessing)
3. More upgrades and automation, maybe make a second prestige layer. You could add a mode where you compete in fighting tournaments or something to earn cash, a new resource, which you can use to upgrade your equipment or access to new upgrades, etc. (If you need ideas, feel free to reach out. I want to reiterate that I love the idea of this game and think it could become even better.)
4. Make growth scaling better, currently, it is hard to get past 100 growth without farming for hours.
TLDR:
Game is good, but lacks content. 100%ing is impossible without SAM, changing your clock forward and opening the game 365 times, or waiting a year.
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