Shakes and Fidget
Intense overall intensityWhat's in it
The player drinks beer at the tavern to refill 'thirst', gaining a direct gameplay effect that allows more expeditions.
Real money buys the premium currency 'mushrooms', which purchase resources, speed progression and unlock items that affect play.
Progress is gated by waiting timers and a daily 'thirst' allowance, with spending mushrooms used to skip the timers and advance faster.
A daily Wheel of Fortune and similar chance features award random rewards using in-game currency that cannot be cashed out.
The player's character fights monsters, parody characters and other players in comic-book auto-resolved battles; combat is stylised with no blood, wounds or gore.
Some character portraits and cosmetic outfits use revealing, pin-up-style fantasy attire; no actual nudity is depicted.
The player's character fights beast- and creature-type enemies as ordinary combat, shown as stylised comic battles.
The comic-styled art and humour include flirtation and cheeky, suggestive character portraits; nothing sexual is described or shown.
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What it is
Shakes & Fidget is a free-to-play, browser and mobile fantasy MMORPG that parodies World of Warcraft and other fantasy staples with a light, comic-book art style and satirical humor. You create a character, pick a class and race, then send them on tavern expeditions, into dungeons, and against other players, mostly by clicking and waiting out timers rather than direct action. Combat is automated and cartoonish, with characters trading blows but no blood, wounds or gore. Content parents will notice is mostly commercial rather than graphic: the tavern's beer-drinking mechanic to refill 'thirst', cheeky and suggestive cartoon art, chance-based reward features using in-game currency, and an aggressive free-to-play economy where a premium currency bought with real money speeds progress and buys advantages. It is played online alongside others, with guilds, player-versus-player arena fights and a mail system that put a player in text contact with strangers.
How it's framed
The game frames everything through parody and comedy — its fights, monsters and fantasy tropes are played for laughs rather than drama, and even its alcohol and combat read as jokes rather than realism. Its most consistent design pressure is monetary: timers, thirst limits and chance features are built to nudge players toward buying mushrooms, and paying meaningfully speeds and strengthens a character relative to those who do not.
Details
- Developer
- Playa Games GmbH
- Publisher
- Playa Games GmbH
- Released
- Feb 24, 2016
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