Idle Champions challenges players to assemble a party of Champions and master the art of Formation Strategy. Players unlock new heroes, upgrade them to reveal special abilities, and collect epic gear. The key to glory is learning how to combine Champion abilities to defeat an onslaught of powerful monsters.

Upgrade your heroes, collect unique gear, and unlock new Champions in regular new events.

Codename Entertainment announced the hiring of veteran Wizards of the Coast and Dungeons & Dragons Designer and Producer Chris Dupuis. Dupuis will be overseeing the design, production, and development of the studio’s officially-licensed Dungeons & Dragons game, Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms, as well as the award-winning Crusaders of the Lost Idols.

"It is an honor to join Codename, and I am excited to be a part of the dynamic video game sector in Victoria," said Dupuis. "This talented team loves games in all forms, which suits me perfectly. I’m looking forward to diving into our current live service games and helping to grow Codename Entertainment’s impressive portfolio in the future."

Dupuis' own award-winning achievements include credits as both a designer and a developer on dozens of major tabletop, role-playing, and board games, including:

• Betrayal at Baldur's Gate
• Heroscape
• Risk Legacy
• Lords of the Waterdeep: Scoundrels of Skullport
• Temple of Elemental Evil and other D&D Adventure System board games
• Magic The Gathering: Born of the Gods
• Kaijudo TCG
• Dungeon Command
• Battleship Galaxies
• Mice & Mystics

“Hiring Chris and adding to the existing talent at the studio has been an enormous achievement,” said Eric Jordan, Codename Entertainment's CEO. "Chris has an impressive resume of world-class games under this belt, and we're delighted to be able to bring him to our beautiful city."

Key Features:

• Unlock Renowned Champions: Collect renowned Champions from the world of Dungeons & Dragons, including fan-favourites from the Force Grey series. Unlock more Champions and gear to add to your party in limited-time events.
• Formation Strategy: Mastering the position of each Champion to maximize their special abilities is the key to completing each adventure. Each Champion's abilities and gear requires careful thought to create the best combination. Only the most powerful formations will defeat the waves of Dungeons & Dragons monsters.
• Explore the Forgotten Realms: Take your Champions on a journey through the Sword Coast. Players will be able to explore familiar locations within the Forgotten Realms as they tackle each adventure. After launch, the game will be updated with content inspired by the official Dungeons & Dragons adventures, starting with a trip to Chult with the Tomb of Annihilation.
• Regular Events: The game is updated regularly with limited-time events. Completing events unlocks new Champions and gear to add to the player's collection.

Idle Champions of the Forgotten Realms is currently available for free on Steam Early Access.

A Note About Premium Purchases:

• You can download and play Idle Champions for free, however, some premium in-game items can be purchased for real money.
• Gems earned for free in-game can be redeemed for Silver Chests and Gold Chests that contain equipment, potions, buffs, and gold.
• Silver Chests contain 3 cards (Common to Uncommon rarity). They have a chance of dropping “Rare” equipment cards, but do not contain “Epic” equipment cards.
• Gold Chests contain 5 cards (Uncommon to Rare rarity). They always contain a Rare equipment card and have a chance of dropping an Epic equipment card.
• Gold Chests are available to buy in the shop for real money or you can wait and purchase them with gems earned for free during game play.
• Bonus “Golden Epic” equipment cards are generally only available as a purchase bonus for real money transactions, though specific Golden Epic cards may become available through free means at Codename Entertainment's discretion.
• In-App purchases range from $5-$50 per item.