two & a half gamers 🎮 ARKNIGHTS: ENDFIELD - Gacha meets factory automation
Arknights: Endfield is not a normal anime gacha.
Yes, it looks like Genshin.
Yes, it uses Honkai-style progression and banners.
But the real core is something much riskier: factory automation inspired by Factorio and Satisfactory, deeply embedded into progression, crafting, power, and economy.
This is a high-budget, niche bet. And it’s already showing both explosive upside and structural risk.
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Panelists: Jakub Remiar, Felix Braberg, Matej Lancaric
Podcast:
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Chapters
00:00 — Why Arknights: Endfield matters
01:20 — What kind of game this actually is
03:10 — Open world structure & exploration
05:00 — Factory building as the real core
07:00 — Power grids, pylons & automation
09:30 — Factorio / Satisfactory influence
11:40 — Outposts, trading & economy loops
13:30 — Characters, teams & combat flow
15:10 — Progression systems & crafting
17:00 — Gacha structure & monetization logic
18:40 — Audience fit: who this is (and isn’t) for
20:20 — Final verdict & scale risk
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Matej Lancaric
User Acquisition & Creatives Consultant
https://lancaric.me
Felix Braberg
Ad monetization consultant
https://www.felixbraberg.com
Jakub Remiar
Game design consultant
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jakubremiar
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