Players apparently spend ‘dozens of hours’ building factories in Arknights: Endfield, as developer says ‘sandbox’ mechanics set game apart

• Arknights: Endfield is proving popular with gamers, according to developer Hypergryph
• Apparently it’s due to its unique factory-built mechanics.
• Study says gamers spent more time playing Arknights: Endfield on average than “other similar games” thanks to them

Arknights: Endfield It may look similar to countless free anime-inspired gacha games, but its unique combination of base-building factory management and action role-playing game (RPG) combat is unlike anything on the market.

It’s basically factory meets Genshin Impactand this different formula has won over many players, according to developer Hypergryph. Speaking to GamesRadar+, lead developer Ryan argued that in other titles, “players can’t influence the world,” while in Arknights: Endfield“The factory construction part introduced some of the experience of sandbox games, which makes players feel different.”