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Idle Zen (iPd) Status: Stopped playing - Got Bored I started playing this game on Wednesday 8 July, 2020 // I stopped playing this game on: Tuesday 14 July, 2020
Current opinion of this game
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July 14, 2020 12:16:41 PM
I was about to delete the game when I noticed an icon in the top-right I hadn't tapped on. It turns out there's another idle game! (same game, just different levels/areas for the balls to drop down through) Wow. 2 in 1! I think this is the first idle game I can think of that has two idle games in the same game...oh, and there is the indication that more levels will be coming! (but I'm done)
July 13, 2020 06:53:19 PM
I should really NOT be playing idle games. I get sucked in too fast and too hard. I'm only playing this one because its research for a class I'd like to teach, but haven't figured out all the details yet.... And yes, it's an idle game - and I'm not sure what the zen part is other than it's an idle game where balls spawn, drop down and you get cash, so you can upgrade the balls, activate more of them, and make them drop faster...oh, and also make them drop through longer levels. I guess it's a game you can stare at and watch, but I have a hard time with that. I want to tap and click on stuff. What's interesting (so far) is that the prestige system is much more frequent/accessible than usual. Basically, there's a recommendation for when to prestige and it happens much more frequently than I'm used to in other idle games. Oh, it also seems accessible in that I might get to the "top"...but it's been getting much slower the last few rounds so I might (should) just delete it as soon as I finish typing this up.

Idle Zen (iPd)