Mobile Game Monday: MEDIEVAL-IDLE PRAYER

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Greetings, friends, and welcome to Mobile Game Monday, where we chat about games you can play on the go. If you like gaming on a phone or tablet , this is the place for you. Join us every week as we go on all sorts of adventures. Medieval-Idle Prayer
Medieval-Idle Prayer (2025) is an idle tapping game developed and published by Playesta featuring the bizarre artwork of the Middle Ages. Pray your way through medieval times as Giovanni, who begins his tale as a desperate beggar. Use your tapping power to get Giovanni through everything from the plague to the Crusades.
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There is a multitude of ways to accumulate prayers, the main way being simple tapping. Tap anywhere on the screen and watch your bounty multiply. Hold your finger down for continuous collecting. Praying takes a lot out of you so watch your energy bar which regenerates over time. Other ways to boost your blessings include your Guardian Angel, who collects prayers while you are away or completing simple designated goals. Screenshots courtesy of Cassie Holguin.
Icons of various medieval animals occasionally float across the screen. Tap these critters to add them to your collection. After collecting enough creatures, you can open a chest that contains prayers or prophecy scrolls. Collect prophecy scrolls to activate and upgrade passive abilities. For example, the dancing fox increases your energy recovery, and the angry snail increases the speed of guardian angel prayer production.
All of this is to raise your holiness level as you progress from a humble monk to the holiest of them all, the pope. As you achieve each level, the medieval illustrations illuminate, and you are blessed with a quote from a wise philosopher like Theophrastus, who said, 'Time is the most precious of resources.' I hear that, Theophrastus.
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Watching ads will also grant you boons like Heavenly Prayer, which gives you ten times the prayers for 16 seconds. Or watch a couple of ads for double the passive prayers or tapping power. My favorite is the animals' prayer which prompts a parade of animals to inspire you. For the more intrusive ads, pay a one-time fee of $19.99 to remove them forever. Surviving in Style
To maximize your prayer power in Medieval-Idle Prayer , you will constantly need to upgrade your resources. These will change depending on which chapter you are playing. In the beginning, as a beggar, your main resource is gold. However, as Giovanni's life changes, other things become more important. For example, after losing everyone to the plague, Giovanni decides to open a pharmacy to cure as many people as possible. Depending on the chapter, resources can be anything from weapons to herbs, even animals that will help you on the battlefield. Screenshots courtesy of Cassie Holguin.
Obviously, style is directly associated with prayer effectiveness so it's important to update Giovanni's clothes and accessories. Watch your monk go from literal rags to riches as he dons silks, gold, and armor straight from the medieval style guide. Finally, to keep the blessings coming, it is most important to upgrade the good traits expected from a pious person. These include faith, mercy, wisdom, kindness, and charity.
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Leveling in Medieval-Idle Prayer is so satisfying and I loved seeing Giovanni's next outfit or animal companion. When you level the resources or clothes enough, the hand of God comes down and blesses you with more stuff on your screen. Just Chill Till the Next Episode
Medieval-Idle Prayer plays out the episodic story of Giovanni which takes him from begging in the streets of Italy to the king of the castle. Each chapter features a new location, resources, and characters. After you complete all chapters of the first story, unlock tales from other characters' points of view. See how the meme Lion or the Monk fared through the same series of unfortunate events. Screenshots courtesy of Cassie Holguin.
The story is surprisingly captivating and adds a little more depth than your average idle game. Normally with games like this, I obsess for a short while, get bored, and then delete. However, this time, I am genuinely looking forward to completing all of the stories in Medieval-Idle Prayer .
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Blessed are those who download Medieval-Idle Prayer . Mechanically speaking, once you have played one idle game, you have pretty much played them all. Typically, what makes an idle game stand out from the crowd is the theme. The medieval meme theme is a quirky breath of fresh air in an overcrowded genre. It is probably because I have been playing a lot of DOOM: The Dark Ages and Oblivion Remastered but the medieval aesthetic immediately drew me to this one. While the art may have drawn me in, the snarky humor and gratifying gameplay kept me playing. Screenshots courtesy of Cassie Holguin.
This simple but satisfying gameplay makes Medieval-Idle Prayer a casual and low-stakes way to kill a little (or a lot) time. Often idle games make you wait forever to replenish resources but you can pretty much play this one as long as you want. Energy generates quickly enough and there are plenty of ways to earn prayers so there is always something to do. And always remember, no matter how bad things get, at least you don't live in the Middle Ages.
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Take it easy, and play it safe, gamers.
Medieval-Idle Prayer is free in the Play Store and the App Store.
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