Riders of Icarus

Riders of Icarus is a fantasy online action game that tries to make monster hunting feel more hands-on by putting mounted combat and creature collection at the center. By our assessment, the hook is clear: riding huge beasts in the air or on the ground gives the usual MMORPG loop a bit more spectacle. The weak spot is also familiar for the genre, because the grind for gear, skills and mounts can start to feel like a long checklist. In practice it is a game of farming, taming, swapping equipment and repeating familiar routes while waiting for the next useful drop. It sits in the crowded middle of online fantasy games rather than setting its own rules, and its appeal depends on whether the mounting and pet side is the real reason to be there.