Yeah, games like DRG prove that season xp/unlocks can be fun and rewarding. But the key there is that:
- It’s completely free
- You can replay old seasons anytime, so there’s no cosmetics that you miss out on if you don’t finish by the end of the season
Done like that, it’s a fun system that gives you extra rewards for playing. But there’s never any punishment for not playing enough in a fixed period of time.
Great game, it and the original Pixel Dungeon were my most played phone games for years.
Another high quality mobile experience I can’t recommend enough is Slice & Dice. Gameplay is quite different from Pixel Dungeon, but it’s basically replaced all other phone games for me. Been playing it almost continuously now for the past 3 years.