Auto Chess; Drodo cornered
The Auto Chess genre is on fire. The original DOTA Auto Chess by Drodo Studio kicked off the storm and quickly surpassed 300,000 concurrent players . At breakneck speed, both Valve and Riot Games have launched their own Auto Chess inspired spins and both have grown very quickly . Today, it is probable that both Riot and Valve's versions have surpassed Drodo's in active players. The only piece we await in this contest is Riot's delivery of a mobile version, which will be their first successful product on mobile. As usual, Blizzard will be too late. The big question for me: Is this war over? And did Drodo let the win go? I'm a big fan of Drodo and have reached Bishop-6 on Drodo's mobile Auto Chess Origins which launched on iOS Jun 5, 2019. They've accomplished a dream of many studios to create a new genre with a massive global audience. This is a moment reminiscent of the birth of MOBA on the Warcraft 3 mod scene and history looks to repeat itself with ...