Avatar: Realms Collide is an Android strategy game published by Tilting Point. In a million years you won’t guess what this game is about but I’ll tell you so you don’t have to think about it. And no, it’s not based on the science fiction film directed by James Cameron – Avatar but rather on the popular cartoon Avatar:The Last Airbender. You are probably in shock now, so take a minute before continuing. You good? Let us continue.
Story
The whole Avatar: Realms Collide story is set sometime during the period of Aang’s youngest child Tenzin. A new enemy has appeared and it threatens the world as we know it. The Chanyu and his Shattered Skulls are followers of an ancient spirit called Father Glowworm.
OOOH very ominous, a giant glowing worm.
Anyways, Chanyu and his gang go around destroying cities with one being the city where Tenzin is. He and other people try to defend it but fail. That’s where for some unknown reason (at least to me) young Aang appears and chases them away but we need to rebuild and try to grow stronger. That’s the point where you come in.
Gameplay
The gameplay of this Avatar game revolves around building/leveling your base, collecting/leveling characters, gathering resources, and doing quests. If you’re brand new to this genre, the first couple of hours is focused on learning new stuff, and getting familiar with the game mechanics.
If you’re someone like me, you’ll have a fully ready empire in the first hour and all of the speed up tickets would be spent. Which would leave you with 24h+ of waiting period till your base finishes upgrading. I have respect for these sorts of games, especially when my schedule is an absolute nightmare and somehow I find an extra 30 minutes free. It’s a perfect game for that.
I’ve mentioned collecting characters and while there is a gimmick gacha system, most of the pieces for characters I got from doing stuff. Where and when I got them, I have no clue. I should have paid more attention but this is not a guide after all. It’s just my 5 cents on the game, in case you’re interested.
That’s all I have to say about the gameplay. If you feel like I should have said more, I already did a review of a few games like this — search them up, read them, and it was literally the same experience. So I’m not going to bother, I’ll rather boot up another Aram match.
Graphics
On the first launch of Avatar I was shown a really cool cinematic that made me think that this is such an improvement from the series. But once it was done, I was shoved in what you can best describe as a mediocre quality graphics. The game has been out for some time and from the message I got in my inbox in-game, they even won some sort of a reward for being the best. But with all of that, it still feels like it’s lacking. If they were to start somewhere, then I highly would suggest making a bunch of QOL patches. There were numerous times where I tapped something and nothing happened. Also another thing that personally bothers me is the leveling system. When I level the character I have to do one level at the time. I want the “+10 levels” or “max level” button added.
Conclusion
As an “experienced” gamer who played countless Android games, this plays on the same concept as all the games that came before. The first day is most interesting and after that you log in each day, pick up rewards, set things to upgrade, chat with people and forget till next day. It’s not a bad game by any means but there’s nothing new that sets it apart from the rest. Except, it being a game that has one of the beloved characters from a really cool animated show. If you’ve played it too, I’d love to hear how your experience compares.
Pavle is the founder of PlayForge and its lead writer and reviewer, covering PC, PS5, and mobile games, a with a focus on RPGs, MMOs, FPS games, and more. He’s been gaming since the PS2 days and now writes in-depth reviews and guides to help players find their next obsession and get gaming insights from real players, not just critics. His reviews are honest and transparent, but he always tries to stay positive, because in his opinion, almost any game can be fun if you look at it the right way.
In his free time, he likes to (obviously) play more games, spend time with his family, theorycraft about various media with his wife, and watch anime. So yes, he’s a complete nerd, even if he’ll never admit it.
