Elona Mobile is a unique open-world adventure RPG with dungeon-crawling gameplay elements. It's a modern recreation of a 2007 Japanese RPG for PC and one of the most content-rich games I've played recently.

The game features an almost sandbox-like open world full of dungeons to fight our way through for loot and resources, and cities we can visit to complete lots of main and side-quests, interact with NPCs, and gradually grow stronger. Due to the short tutorial, the game feels like a true adventure where almost everything must be manually explored.

The world is incredibly large, and there are so many game systems and so much content that Elona might feel overwhelming at first. For example, right from the beginning, we are asked to pick between 11 races and 10 character classes, not to mention the insane number of stats, attributes, and skills like fishing, mining, and alchemy, that can either be leveled up or influenced by the gear we equip. On the bright side, this adds an almost endless amount of replayability.

The turn-based combat system lets us fight directly in the open world with the help of our pets and companions, of which we can have multiple equipped. I really enjoyed how fast-paced the combat felt – especially once I had 3+ pets equipped that all helped attack.

The adorable 2D graphics are decent, and the controls work alright, with both D-pad and tap-to-move options.

Elona Mobile monetizes by selling a premium currency that can be spent on buying new cosmetics, pets, and allow us to progress faster. These iAPs aren’t strictly necessary to enjoy the game, however.

For some, the game might be too complex, but if you’ve been looking for a fun adventure RPG to dive hundreds of hours into, Elona Mobile is perfect since there's no energy system or the like limiting how long you can play the game.