Not only is this my favorite game of all time, but it also played a significant role in my recovery from drug addiction. I first discovered this game as I was going through horrific drug withdrawals from a wide variety of drugs simultaneously, with the most unbearable being the withdrawals from benzos. For several months, my health was gradually improving. I was alone in a new state with a new job (CPS Social Worker), making barely enough to make rent as I paid old loans I previously took out to buy drugs. I played this game on a daily basis, and it helped distract me and provide what little pleasure I was capable of feeling.

After approximately six months, I relapsed, quit my job, and drove for two days straight to move back in with my parents. For a few more months after that, I was able to get the treatment I needed to help me stay sober and help alleviate some of the suffering. As my health returned to normal, I was having tremendous anxiety as I searched for a new career, while handling loans, debts, and a constant desire to relapse. This game played an essential role in regulating my emotions, relieving anxiety, and making sure I stayed on the right track.

I eventually got a job I enjoyed, started handling my debts responsibly, and staying clean. Through all of it, playing this game has given me a chance to break from that terrifying and difficult reality. The game is structured in such a way that it appeals perfectly to what makes it uniquely enjoyable for me. I love the game's mechanics, that there is a sort of complex mathmatical quality to it, an incredible diversity of options to create strategies, so many quests, accomplishments, missions that I've played thousands of hours and have never gotten bored. The game continues to be updated and with every update, I enjoy it more and more.

I'm autistic and have OCD, and it feels as if this game was created by God specifically for me, like a videogame soulmate. I hope that some of the people involved in the making of this game see this because I would like to thank them and try to show them how grateful I am for this game. I feel as if I'll be playing this game for the rest of my life, that it's another bodily function, a requirement to continue breathing, eating, sleeping, and playing this game.

Thank you.

Great game. Very diverse and replayable. One of the best hero strategy games. My guide for new players: https://youtu.be/4wrAgrnc7yE