Collect pets and sling arrows in Arcane Online’s latest update

Mobile gaming is a crowded market, but regular updates are a good way to keep us attention-short players keen. The brand new content in Arcane Online is a prime example.

Published by Japanese developer Gala, Arcane Online is a fantasy MMO that tasks you with saving the land of Eldine from monsters (and humans, too). All the hallmarks of the modern mobile RPG are here to keep you entertained – quests to complete, guilds to join, characters to customise and loot to win.

The update features a fun new buddy system, making battle more nuanced. You can collect and raise 28 different familiars, from roosters to mimics, and summon them during combat. Buddies have active and passive skills to aid you. You can even name them – take on the forces of darkness with Fido and Snowball at your side.

There’s an additional character class, too. You can fight alongside mages, warriors and shamans as usual, but also as a formidable archer, slinging arrows at anything in your way.

Plus there’s a new guild vs. guild event called Dominion Wars. Up to twenty players on each side battle for control of six different territories in Eldine, with the winners reaping the rewards.

Sound like fun? If you’d like to give it a try you can download Arcane Online for free from the App Store and Google Play.