Link: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/indies-lies/id1573371456 Indies' Lies Erabit Studios DLC Content Preview · Puppeteer class and 3 new characters · Follower gameplay · 100+ Puppeteer cards · 30 follower opt… Free Buy Now Watch Media DetailsDLC Content Preview · Puppeteer class and 3 new characters · Follower gameplay · 100+ Puppeteer cards · 30 follower options each with unique abilities · 13 new monsters · Follower events and Puppeteer adventure stories · Stories blended in the adventure mode and adjusted talents Legend has it that the old gods were the source of creation. Lord God Strockanos, the god of the universe, created the Mekaa continent out of chaos and formlessness. He poured his own blood into this land, underneath its thick crust of rocks. The gods of agriculture, destiny and death are all guardians of Mekaa, and the source of arcane magic. Therefore God´s Blood and arcane magic form the essentials of life in this world. Over the years, humans have become the "lords of all things" in Mekaa, from the original ancient clan of the Alrayans, the migrating Elruips, to the Normaasts who were "exiled" to the end of the world. Humanity has developed a variety of civilizations among mountains, on plains, or in the form of nomad tribes. Although there were conflicts between civilizations and different religions over time, the belief in the old gods, mainly Strockanos, has remained dominant. However, the advent of the "new god" Indies introduced to Mekaa a new faith, and a new "era" for the whole continent and human civilization. ABOUT THE GAME Indies' Lies is a single-player game that combines deckbuilding with Roguelike and RPG elements. It features procedurally generated maps, diverse talent/rune/partner mechanics, and hundreds of cards for different classes to ensure a refreshing experience each run. Indies’ Lies also has a thick plot set in a medieval fantasy world, with story adventures for each character. GAME FEATURES - Fun for Beginners, Depth for the Experienced With the hope to introduce the fun of the deckbuilding strategy to more players, we have adjusted and optimized traditional deckbuilding mechanics to create a smoother and more beginner-friendly gameplay. Meanwhile, more experienced players will find gameplay less restrictive yet challenging enough. - Take 9 Characters with Unique Traits on a Roguelike Journey Indies’ Lies now has 9 playable characters from 3 classes: Wizards, Rangers and Mechanists, with each character coming with a unique set of cards and talents. It will be a different journey each time on the procedurally generated maps, where you pick different cards, learn different talents, encounter different events and enemies. Explore the possibilities and find your favorite strategy! - A Partner System to Spice it Up Indies’ Lies puts you in command of a team of 1 hero and up to 2 partners. There are over 10 partners, all with distinctive cards and strengths. You can match the hero deck with hundreds of partners’ cards to try different tactics. Instead of acting as a mere tank, the partner brings on more room for flexible strategies and team tactics. - Craft Your Talent Tree A unique talent tree is procedurally generated for each run, and talents were designed to suit different classes and builds. There are over 200 talents in total, designed to meet the need for deck development at different stages and for different builds. - Explore a Medieval Fantasy World Step into Mekaa, a world caught in the clashes of Gods. By collecting clues for each character, you can unlock each story mode and dive into their quests, whether it is chasing a lost love, fighting the Seven Nightmares, or finding the culprit behind Mekaa’s fall into this dark frenzy. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/IndiesLies Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/IndiesLies Discord: https://bit.ly/IndiesLiesDiscord Information Seller:Erabit Studios Genre:Card, Strategy Release:Sep 23, 2021 Updated:Dec 20, 2024 Version:2.0.5 Size:1.7 GB TouchArcade Rating:Unrated User Rating:Unrated Your Rating:unrated Compatibility:HD Universal Subscribe to the TouchArcade YouTube channel elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 707 562 93 #2 elcrazy, Sep 23, 2021 Last edited: Sep 23, 2021 Downloading instantly. Will try to get a game in tonight. But probably won’t be able to play till tomorrow. Definitely looking forward to it. I had it preordered and was already downloading. I couldn’t wait so I’m diving in now. Will try to get back with impressions later. For reference by far my two favourite deck building card games are Slay the Spire and Night of the Full Moon. Update: Ok so I’m only a few mins in played three battles and some other little things. So far it seems like this is going to be great. If the game continues with how well it starts it’s going to be amazing. Just the way they have implemented the tutorial is something I have never seen. It’s like they went above and beyond to make sure you know how to play. It’s a tutorial (so far anyways) that seems like it’s been made for someone who has never played a deck building rpg as well as the veterans. Because you can opt out obviously, you can’t read the screens or even watch little embedded videos that show tiny gam play with instructions. You can just tell a lot of love has gone into it. The gameplay so far is good. Your normal cards and setup. But there is one new addition so far as you can get a bonus by playing cards in certain orders. Like attack attack skill or attack skill attack…. Etc. And of course the companions you can use ( I’m not there yet but still). On main screen I can see sooo much to look at. Looks like replay value will be high with tons to unlock and explore. As far as the price game is free comes with four characters. Two inn apps each with four more characters and I’m guessing a new campaign and cards. No adds or anything so far or timers or anything like that. Again this is after 10-15 mins of playing. But very early impressions are very good. houseofg and aussiepaul like this. Brightsiderus Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2017 2,236 540 113 #3 Brightsiderus, Sep 23, 2021 First impression: why a single player game needs internet connection? stubbieoz, naghihimutuc, Ijipop and 4 others like this. elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 707 562 93 #4 elcrazy, Sep 23, 2021 Ugh I was enjoying it so much I didn’t even notice. But it does need one. I wonder why ? That may make me stop playing. Certainly won’t play off wifi if it will use a lot of data. Hopefully the developer shows up or someone can shed some light as to why it’s needed. L.Lawliet Well-Known Member Jun 28, 2011 6,405 420 83 #5 L.Lawliet, Sep 23, 2021 It's an online only game??? Gah I was so excited for this.... The art looked gorgeous too. Online connection is usually not needed at all in single player games, it's just a fail-safe to keep hackers at bay, at the expense of everyone who plays. Also online only games kill the hopes of being able to play the game once they decide to kill the servers when it's no longer profitable. Well I guess I'll go back to my NOTFM It's really hard to find iOS games the interest me these days. Almost all the good ones I like turn out to be going to Apple Arcade. The rest is mostly online only f2p games. stubbieoz, Ijipop, Ringerill and 2 others like this. elcrazy Well-Known Member Sep 19, 2017 707 562 93 #6 elcrazy, Sep 23, 2021 Ya this is bumming me out. Because it’s great. I downloaded steamworld quest a couple weeks back and never played lol. Maybe I’ll jump into that lol. But seriously it’s really fun so far. And yes art is gorgeous. I’m going to play a bit more but not get too invested if I have to be online to play. @L.Lawliet did you try Blon ? I’m still playing it. Really love that game. L.Lawliet likes this. PBSNellie Well-Known Member Jul 7, 2013 1,381 168 63 Southern CA #7 PBSNellie, Sep 23, 2021 Im wondering why it's not a universal screen. You have that old arrow thing on the lower right corner. But the artwork is very nice and you can read the cards! mastery51 Well-Known Member Oct 21, 2009 506 254 63 #8 mastery51, Sep 23, 2021 Last edited: Sep 23, 2021 Internet connection requirement, that is unfortunate. The games gameplay, graphics and sounds, fantastic! When it comes to an ipad though without cellular data the game is unplayable on the go. Plus The game doesn’t fit the iPads screen either, it has the zoom to fit button. SO CLOSE. I will probably play it at home still, but that is late in the day and that gives me about an hour or two. Brightsiderus Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2017 2,236 540 113 #9 Brightsiderus, Sep 23, 2021 Devs said that it’s to protect the game from piracy. But it’s kind of dumb metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #10 metalcasket, Sep 23, 2021 You know, I really don’t mind. As long as the game is only checking who’s playing and what they’ve bought while not constantly using data, I’d rather we have something special like this that could have instead been littered with IAPs. Ijipop likes this. L.Lawliet Well-Known Member Jun 28, 2011 6,405 420 83 #11 L.Lawliet, Sep 23, 2021 I don't think IAP have anything to do with it being online or offline. That would just be the game design. And about data, you should check the privacy info on the app store. You'll raise your eyebrows at it. And I personally don't like the precedent of being okay with online games as long as they do xxx. Before people were okay with iap as long as it was reasonable, then it got out of hand. Now people are all okay with online single player games and now it's common on the app store. I don't want to invest my time or money in something that can be disabled with the devs flicking a switch. Just my opinion of course. stubbieoz, Collin, Ijipop and 6 others like this. ironsam80 Well-Known Member Dec 14, 2010 1,151 34 48 #12 ironsam80, Sep 23, 2021 Even just 10-15 battles already in-game but i can say about the quality, the polish, the balance (till now), etc. I found the monetization reaallyyyyy fair and to be honest a little cheap due to quality... so if i count, also, to the online requirement, my only fear is to become another Dimension of Dreams case, with changes to the monetization system or republished again and again with all the previous iaps go to vain... I would feel more comfortable with an offline version and one upfront bigger price... but we live in "modern" times and for now, i am enjoying it quite enough! Ijipop and Ringerill like this. Ringerill Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2012 315 170 43 #13 Ringerill, Sep 23, 2021 Came here to share my impressions but realised that everything had been said already. Every time I install a new game, I immediately turn off my internet to see if the game loads. Was really disappointed to see that this game requires a constant connection. If you turn it off mid game, it immediately warns you about it, meaning that there is a constant data transfer... Having one check at launch would have been ok but this is definitely not. Just as Lawliet said, NOTFM is a good alternative but this example is also interesting here because at some point they also required a constant internet connection. Maybe with some luck, the dev will change this for his game here? But appart from that, I still tried to play it and finished a run with the default character. Some mechanics are great, especially the possibility to have front and rear positions for additional characters. I can already see some broken mechanics but I clearly see some UI problem as well. No surprise here since the game has been just released but the screen on a phone can be pretty crowded. It's mainly a problem during longer combats when there are many statuses and you have to deal with them. Still, I'll keep an eye on this game. Maybe the dev will hear reason and remove this online requirement. As of right now, I think we can all play around with the free characters but I don't think buying IAPs is safe in the longer run Brightsiderus Well-Known Member Feb 1, 2017 2,236 540 113 #14 Brightsiderus, Sep 23, 2021 Nope, it doesn’t let me play in airplane mode, so it’s constantly checking you anthony78 Well-Known Member Nov 13, 2015 3,128 704 113 #15 anthony78, Sep 23, 2021 Are you saying it isn’t “safe” due to the online requirement? I don’t mind the online requirement so just want to understand why you don’t think it’s a good idea to buy the IAPs. metalcasket Moderator Staff Member Patreon Silver Patreon Gold Patreon Bronze May 24, 2010 11,065 1,342 113 Deepest Circle, Hel #16 metalcasket, Sep 23, 2021 I seriously doubt people are fine with online single player games, but I honestly can't think of anything else than Super Mario Run that has an always-on requirement. Had it been more common, you would be hearing a LOT more complaining. Look, at the end of the day, if devs don't flick a switch that disables something you've invested time or money in, Apple will probably have a hand in that happening. I've learned to live with the nature of iOS, knowing that nothing will last forever, but thanks to you all, and especially @elcrazy, I just re-downloaded NotFM and bought the remaining IAP I've not picked up, instead of investing time and money in this. While I don't mind the online requirement, it's too derivative of Slay the Spire for me to put that down. Oh, and I will say...had this been offline with a pricetag and 2 IAPs for $3 each, people would be throwing their arms in the air all the same. @psj3809 says it best when he says "Devs can't win". elcrazy, aussiepaul, psj3809 and 2 others like this. pathogen541 Well-Known Member Jun 19, 2016 503 355 63 #17 pathogen541, Sep 23, 2021 First impressions: Graphics are a step above just about anything else on the app store, characters sport more animation than StS characters, and just kinda pop off the screen. Cards seem a little OP compared to StS, as I had little to no problem plowing through most encounters without much thought being given to how my deck was built. The always online requirement doesn't bother me, Im always connected to wifi/cell services somewhere so this really wasn't an issue for me. The only IAP i could find were the two listed in the App Store (Both of which I purchased) and add a total of 6 new characters between the two IAP, as well as some other goodies but i've yet to deep dive into anything. Seems to be a solid entry in the Card/Roguelike genre, time will tell if the devs sneak some currency or something into this game, I hope they dont but could see it happening. elcrazy, Ijipop and anthony78 like this. mastery51 Well-Known Member Oct 21, 2009 506 254 63 #18 mastery51, Sep 23, 2021 Last edited: Sep 23, 2021 I understand the reason behind the Wi-Fi connection. For the most part I don’t mind I will still play it. But it does limit how much I can play and where I can play, considering i have an iPad with no cellular connection. I much prefer games I can take on the go where ever I am. For example I am ok with how Night of the Full Moon handles piracy. The base game .99 cents doesn’t need internet connection to play but the iaps needs a one time login each time you open the game to play the extra content. I am ok with that. So if the developer is concerned about piracy maybe this is a viable solution. Players can still play the free base content and the developers iap content is protected. aussiepaul, Ringerill, pathogen541 and 1 other person like this. Ringerill Well-Known Member Dec 13, 2012 315 170 43 #19 Ringerill, Sep 23, 2021 Well, in this case I meant that supporting a game that might shut down at any time isn't a good idea in the long run. It's mainly a personal opinion at this point because I don't like this requirement and because it limits how I can play the game, which is usually when I don't have access to the internet anyway. But to be honest, I can't really say anything about the safety. They do gather data about you like Location, Usage data and Identifiers that they can directly link to you and I can't find a reason why they would do that. Take NOTFM for example: they only require your identifiers. aussiepaul likes this. Ijipop Well-Known Member Jul 25, 2012 557 268 63 #20 Ijipop, Sep 23, 2021 This close too being perfect. It’s sad because the game is amazing… Bought the other characters nonetheless. mailed the devs and asked to think of an offline mode… Time will tell elcrazy likes this. (You must log in or sign up to post here.) Show Ignored Content Page 1 of 5 1 2 3 4 5 Next > Share This Page Tweet Your name or email address: Password: Forgot your password? Stay logged in
Downloading instantly. Will try to get a game in tonight. But probably won’t be able to play till tomorrow. Definitely looking forward to it. I had it preordered and was already downloading. I couldn’t wait so I’m diving in now. Will try to get back with impressions later. For reference by far my two favourite deck building card games are Slay the Spire and Night of the Full Moon. Update: Ok so I’m only a few mins in played three battles and some other little things. So far it seems like this is going to be great. If the game continues with how well it starts it’s going to be amazing. Just the way they have implemented the tutorial is something I have never seen. It’s like they went above and beyond to make sure you know how to play. It’s a tutorial (so far anyways) that seems like it’s been made for someone who has never played a deck building rpg as well as the veterans. Because you can opt out obviously, you can’t read the screens or even watch little embedded videos that show tiny gam play with instructions. You can just tell a lot of love has gone into it. The gameplay so far is good. Your normal cards and setup. But there is one new addition so far as you can get a bonus by playing cards in certain orders. Like attack attack skill or attack skill attack…. Etc. And of course the companions you can use ( I’m not there yet but still). On main screen I can see sooo much to look at. Looks like replay value will be high with tons to unlock and explore. As far as the price game is free comes with four characters. Two inn apps each with four more characters and I’m guessing a new campaign and cards. No adds or anything so far or timers or anything like that. Again this is after 10-15 mins of playing. But very early impressions are very good.
Ugh I was enjoying it so much I didn’t even notice. But it does need one. I wonder why ? That may make me stop playing. Certainly won’t play off wifi if it will use a lot of data. Hopefully the developer shows up or someone can shed some light as to why it’s needed.
It's an online only game??? Gah I was so excited for this.... The art looked gorgeous too. Online connection is usually not needed at all in single player games, it's just a fail-safe to keep hackers at bay, at the expense of everyone who plays. Also online only games kill the hopes of being able to play the game once they decide to kill the servers when it's no longer profitable. Well I guess I'll go back to my NOTFM It's really hard to find iOS games the interest me these days. Almost all the good ones I like turn out to be going to Apple Arcade. The rest is mostly online only f2p games.
Ya this is bumming me out. Because it’s great. I downloaded steamworld quest a couple weeks back and never played lol. Maybe I’ll jump into that lol. But seriously it’s really fun so far. And yes art is gorgeous. I’m going to play a bit more but not get too invested if I have to be online to play. @L.Lawliet did you try Blon ? I’m still playing it. Really love that game.
Im wondering why it's not a universal screen. You have that old arrow thing on the lower right corner. But the artwork is very nice and you can read the cards!
Internet connection requirement, that is unfortunate. The games gameplay, graphics and sounds, fantastic! When it comes to an ipad though without cellular data the game is unplayable on the go. Plus The game doesn’t fit the iPads screen either, it has the zoom to fit button. SO CLOSE. I will probably play it at home still, but that is late in the day and that gives me about an hour or two.
You know, I really don’t mind. As long as the game is only checking who’s playing and what they’ve bought while not constantly using data, I’d rather we have something special like this that could have instead been littered with IAPs.
I don't think IAP have anything to do with it being online or offline. That would just be the game design. And about data, you should check the privacy info on the app store. You'll raise your eyebrows at it. And I personally don't like the precedent of being okay with online games as long as they do xxx. Before people were okay with iap as long as it was reasonable, then it got out of hand. Now people are all okay with online single player games and now it's common on the app store. I don't want to invest my time or money in something that can be disabled with the devs flicking a switch. Just my opinion of course.
Even just 10-15 battles already in-game but i can say about the quality, the polish, the balance (till now), etc. I found the monetization reaallyyyyy fair and to be honest a little cheap due to quality... so if i count, also, to the online requirement, my only fear is to become another Dimension of Dreams case, with changes to the monetization system or republished again and again with all the previous iaps go to vain... I would feel more comfortable with an offline version and one upfront bigger price... but we live in "modern" times and for now, i am enjoying it quite enough!
Came here to share my impressions but realised that everything had been said already. Every time I install a new game, I immediately turn off my internet to see if the game loads. Was really disappointed to see that this game requires a constant connection. If you turn it off mid game, it immediately warns you about it, meaning that there is a constant data transfer... Having one check at launch would have been ok but this is definitely not. Just as Lawliet said, NOTFM is a good alternative but this example is also interesting here because at some point they also required a constant internet connection. Maybe with some luck, the dev will change this for his game here? But appart from that, I still tried to play it and finished a run with the default character. Some mechanics are great, especially the possibility to have front and rear positions for additional characters. I can already see some broken mechanics but I clearly see some UI problem as well. No surprise here since the game has been just released but the screen on a phone can be pretty crowded. It's mainly a problem during longer combats when there are many statuses and you have to deal with them. Still, I'll keep an eye on this game. Maybe the dev will hear reason and remove this online requirement. As of right now, I think we can all play around with the free characters but I don't think buying IAPs is safe in the longer run
Are you saying it isn’t “safe” due to the online requirement? I don’t mind the online requirement so just want to understand why you don’t think it’s a good idea to buy the IAPs.
I seriously doubt people are fine with online single player games, but I honestly can't think of anything else than Super Mario Run that has an always-on requirement. Had it been more common, you would be hearing a LOT more complaining. Look, at the end of the day, if devs don't flick a switch that disables something you've invested time or money in, Apple will probably have a hand in that happening. I've learned to live with the nature of iOS, knowing that nothing will last forever, but thanks to you all, and especially @elcrazy, I just re-downloaded NotFM and bought the remaining IAP I've not picked up, instead of investing time and money in this. While I don't mind the online requirement, it's too derivative of Slay the Spire for me to put that down. Oh, and I will say...had this been offline with a pricetag and 2 IAPs for $3 each, people would be throwing their arms in the air all the same. @psj3809 says it best when he says "Devs can't win".
First impressions: Graphics are a step above just about anything else on the app store, characters sport more animation than StS characters, and just kinda pop off the screen. Cards seem a little OP compared to StS, as I had little to no problem plowing through most encounters without much thought being given to how my deck was built. The always online requirement doesn't bother me, Im always connected to wifi/cell services somewhere so this really wasn't an issue for me. The only IAP i could find were the two listed in the App Store (Both of which I purchased) and add a total of 6 new characters between the two IAP, as well as some other goodies but i've yet to deep dive into anything. Seems to be a solid entry in the Card/Roguelike genre, time will tell if the devs sneak some currency or something into this game, I hope they dont but could see it happening.
I understand the reason behind the Wi-Fi connection. For the most part I don’t mind I will still play it. But it does limit how much I can play and where I can play, considering i have an iPad with no cellular connection. I much prefer games I can take on the go where ever I am. For example I am ok with how Night of the Full Moon handles piracy. The base game .99 cents doesn’t need internet connection to play but the iaps needs a one time login each time you open the game to play the extra content. I am ok with that. So if the developer is concerned about piracy maybe this is a viable solution. Players can still play the free base content and the developers iap content is protected.
Well, in this case I meant that supporting a game that might shut down at any time isn't a good idea in the long run. It's mainly a personal opinion at this point because I don't like this requirement and because it limits how I can play the game, which is usually when I don't have access to the internet anyway. But to be honest, I can't really say anything about the safety. They do gather data about you like Location, Usage data and Identifiers that they can directly link to you and I can't find a reason why they would do that. Take NOTFM for example: they only require your identifiers.
This close too being perfect. It’s sad because the game is amazing… Bought the other characters nonetheless. mailed the devs and asked to think of an offline mode… Time will tell
