Diablo Immortal

Intense overall intensity
Highest flag: Spending — real-money purchases

What's in it

Dark themes graphic
High

The narrative centers on apocalyptic dread, demonic corruption of humanity, and the near-destruction of the world, with bleak and somber tone.

Spending real-money purchases
High

Free-to-play with optional microtransactions for cosmetic items, currency, and progression.

Spending pressure pay-to-win or energy gating
High

The monetization model encourages frequent spending to progress faster, with limited content available for free.

Violence realistic
Moderate

Fast, stylized hack-and-slash combat against demonic enemies with bloody impacts; no gore or dismemberment.

Occult & ritual occult ritual depicted
Moderate

Story involves demonic summoning and dark magic tied to the Worldstone and its shards.

Language mild
Low

Occasional mild profanity in dialogue and lore text.

Who can reach your kid

Real-money spending

What it is

Diablo Immortal is a free-to-play, mobile-first action role-playing game set in the Diablo universe, blending the isometric, fast-paced combat of the series with an MMO experience. Players create a character from nine classes and battle demonic enemies across a destructible world. The game supports touch controls and gamepads, and features a heavy reliance on microtransactions, including premium currency and cosmetic items, which has been a point of controversy among players. Content includes stylized violence and blood, a somber storyline, and no sexual content, nudity, or gambling. Player interaction is limited to in-game chat and cross-platform progression, and there are no user-generated content features.

How it's framed

The game frames its content as heroic action against demonic evil, with the player cast as a hero defending the world of Sanctuary. The darker story elements are presented as fantasy lore rather than realism, and the game's monetization is presented as optional and cosmetic, though players have criticized it as intrusive and exploitative.

Details

Developer
Blizzard Entertainment, NetEase
Publisher
Blizzard Entertainment, NetEase
Released
Jun 2, 2022
Metacritic 55critic score (third-party) · out of 100

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