Super Auto Pets has consumed my life over the past week. I live Super Auto Pets, I dream Super Auto Pets. It's such a perfect 5 minute (/2 hour) time killer.

In it's current state I think it's hard capped at a 4, but the prospect of an expanded verison of the game is salivating. Although there's a plethora of different strategies, and the fun of the game comes from tinkering and finding your own, after a while the runs do start to feel a little samey. It's just a bit of a shame the content packs are behind such a heavy paywall. If there was an alternative way to unlock more animals, and a deeper singleplayer mode this could go crazy on the ratings.

I started playing Super Auto Pets 'cause a friend on here reviewed it. It is a very fun and addictive mobile strategy game. You slowly build your team of animals (Pets) every round, each with their own abilities, to try and win against each opponent you face. Think rock, paper, scissors but with 30+ more choices. The matches are automated (Auto), based on the numerical outcome of each team's stats. I've retired the game because I was having an addictive level of fun and I need to try and limit the amount of screen time on my phone. The game is definitely programmed to hold your attention and drip feed the serotonin. I did VERY well my first couple matches, then lost the next few, and by the end was slowly getting closer and closer to perfect games. Partially because I was getting better at strategizing, but also because it felt like the "RNG" was pairing me against the right people to make sure I neither lost or won too much at once.

Don't get tricked by the cute exterior, this is one of the most infuriating games ever conceived.
Essentially a slot machine that tricks you into thinking it's more skill than luck because you'll see the community throwing around fancy words like "current meta" and "viable build".

Trying to have fun with the billion different pets the game provides you with? Get fucked nerd, "The Wet Aunties" summon a 50/50 Rhinoceros that one-shots your entire squad. Back to the mosquito dimension with you.
It doesn't even feel good to win, since it usually ends just before you finally manage to create a satisfying team.

File under "Games that are actually just fidget toys for when you want to listen to a podcast" along with Vampire Survivors and all that other brain slop.