AdventureQuest 3D Weekly chaos, dragons and puns

The Void King is raising an army in secret, and Death himself has chosen you to stop him. That sounds grim. It is not. Battleon, the legendary town where your adventures start, is full of odd characters, horrifying puns and jokes stacked on jokes, and the game makes no attempt to hide it. One moment you are fighting through a fantasy zone, the next you stumble into an area built around a burger hero. The tone stays cheerful even when the dragons show up, which makes it an easy game to unwind with after a long day. If you want an MMO that grins back at you, this is the one.

You collect classes as you play, rank them up, and switch between them at any time, so your character can be a different fighter every session without starting over. Combat happens in real time, and the abilities you do have reward combos and synergy with the rest of your group more than long button lists. Getting around has its own twist: instead of riding a mount, you transform into one. And if the road gets lonely, you can adopt a pet, described by the game itself as a personal tiny stalker. Between that, character customization and an open world to explore, there is a lot of ways to look ridiculous while saving the world.

That means a friend on the couch and a friend on the bus end up in the same dungeon, fighting the same boss. The ability set is kept small on purpose, so switching from keyboard to touchscreen does not leave you feeling like half a hero. There are PvP arenas and duels when you would rather face your friends than the monsters, and the game is easy to pick up in short sessions, which suits a group that never logs in at the same time.