Slugterra: Slug it Out 2

What kind of game this is

If you want a monster collecting game with a strategy layer rather than a simple tap-through, this is the sort of title the listing describes. Slugterra: Slug it Out 2 is published by Nightmarket Games under the Role Playing category and carries a PEGI 16 rating. On the listing's own figures it averages 4.67 from 754,522 ratings.

The developer calls it a battle puzzle RPG in which slug collecting sits alongside match-3 combat. Battles are fought with a team of slugs, and the team is the thing you build, level and adjust over time.

The listing names three kinds of player it has in mind: people who want a strategy-driven match-3 game, people who want a monster collecting RPG, and people who want a battle game with depth. Those are the groups it names, and nothing beyond them is claimed.

Collecting, levelling and building slug teams

The listing says the game has more than 100 slugs. Each has its own abilities and one of six elements: Fire, Water, Earth, Air, Energy and Psychic. You level slugs up and evolve the ones you favour. Rare slugs are found through play, and the developer says some unlock legendary skills.

Team building is where the collecting pays off. The developer says you can shape a team around how you like to fight, whether that is aggressive openers, defensive control or combo-based damage. Slugs can be swapped between modes and the loadout tuned, so one roster can be arranged differently for story missions, events or PvP.

How match-3 puzzles power the attacks

Each battle runs on a match-3 board. You solve puzzles to charge your team, then spend that charge on attacks. The listing says chaining tiles together gives bonus energy, so the way you clear the board affects how quickly your team gets its next attack.

Timing is part of it too. The listing mentions time abilities that should be used with care, and counters to enemy mechanics. The board therefore affects when your slugs act and how they respond to what the enemy does.

Story missions, PvE and ranked PvP

Story play takes place in the 99 Caverns. The developer says you face iconic villains there, earn resources and push into more challenging zones as you progress.

Competitive PvP lets you test your builds against other players and climb the ranks. The developer lists PvE, PvP and live events together as parts of one game, so the same team can be used across all three.

Daily challenges and limited-time events

Daily challenges and limited-time events are listed as the source of exclusive rewards, rare slugs and upgrade materials. Those materials are what you use to level and evolve the roster, which ties the events back into the collecting side of the game.

The developer says new content, events and balance changes arrive regularly, and it lists that as one of the reasons to keep playing.