I think the average person would not rate this game as high as I have, but it is because my specific history of video games that I give it the rating I do. I grew up playing Runescape since I was 10 years old. That game had so much wonder for me as a kid. Somehow even when I take a break from Runescape, I get sucked back in periodically. I have an almost maxxed account, but I finally decided that I need to step away because of the time the game requires and the poor direction that Jagex is headed for RS3 specifically. At this point, enter Melvor Idle. It is obviously inspired by Runescape, but all of the grinding is done passively. Each day, you set your character to grind something, and they will do so for up to 24 hours or something in the game stops them (such as full bank or character death to name the two options I've seen most). It scratches the "numbers go up" kind of joy that Runescape gives while also respecting your time because you do not have to click for every single action. It is nice to check in on it once a day while I wake up in the morning.

I use quality of life mods, such as ones that do math for you or eliminate unnecessary clicks. I suggest if you want to play this game, use the mods, but don't download ones that significantly change the gameplay. The game is meant to be a marathon, not a sprint.

As one last mention, you can make multiple characters on your account. It is fun to have a regular character, then make some challenge characters with either self-imposed rules or the included alternate game modes available.