ParseBound: Walking Idle RPG

ParseBound is a walking RPG and idle game in one. Connect your steps, and your walks become stamina for a party of fantasy heroes. They spend it battling through dungeon delves, beating guardian bosses against the clock and gathering loot, and keep going on the stamina in your stamina well while the app is closed.

You can start this idle RPG without walking or an account, and there are no purchases. Begin as a guest with three heroes and about five hours of starter stamina, and connect your steps when you are ready.

WALK, AND YOUR PARTY FIGHTS
• A step is worth 2 stamina at first. Certain heroes and some Epic or Legendary gear raise that rate, and the optional road blessing can double it, within a cap of 15 per step.
• Idle (AFK) progress: come back to a "While you were away" recap of the gold, clears and new gear your heroes found. When their stamina runs out they rest; walk to refill it, then tap Continue delve to send them back in.
• When your stamina well is full, extra stamina turns into gold, so steps past a full well still count.
• Every 25,000 counted steps earns a road mark: +0.1% party damage each, up to +10%. Twelve marks make a Pilgrim rank, which adds stamina capacity; the first ten ranks also add a small gold bonus and a chapter of a walking story.

BUILD YOUR PARTY
• Field up to five of 24 heroes. Recruit and level them up with gold you earn, never with random draws or real money. Twelve join only after you complete a hero trial.
• Pair damage dealers with supports who boost allies, save stamina or speed recovery. Fatigue builds as heroes fight, so rotate in rested reserves.

DUNGEONS, GUARDIANS AND LOOT
• Seven regions, with runs of 5, 10, 20 or 30 waves. Each run ends with a guardian to beat within 120, 90 or 60 seconds of combat (Normal, Hard or Extreme). If time runs out, you lose no heroes, gold or gear.
• Find 89 gear designs. Forge them up to +15 (a failed attempt never destroys the item), salvage spares into forge materials, and let optional auto-salvage clear out lower-rarity finds.
• Later, push into the Boundless Rift, an endless expedition with permanent talents, and win seven legendary relics in their own trials.
• 104 deeds, three weekly quests and a bestiary of 28 creatures.

A WALKING GAME WITHOUT GPS
• Steps come from Health Connect (read-only), including steps a watch or fitness app shares with it, or from your phone's own step counter (pedometer) where available. The phone sensor counts only while ParseBound is open; Health Connect can also bring in steps recorded while the game was closed, optionally in the background.
• Walking counts from the moment you connect (earlier steps are not added), and steps may arrive in batches.
• Step tracking uses no GPS and no location permission. Treadmill and indoor steps count too, as long as your step source records them.
• Two home-screen widgets show your stamina, delving time left, today's steps and Pilgrim rank as of your last save.
• Compatibility depends on your Android version, phone, permissions and recording setup.

OPTIONAL VIDEOS, NO PURCHASES
• Rewarded videos are the only ads, and each one is your choice: a four-hour road blessing (up to double stamina from your connected steps) or, after four hours or more away, doubling the gold your party earned.
• Videos are offered to players 13 and older and are never personalized under 18. No banners or forced ads. Video length and availability vary.

PRIVACY AND BACKUP
Play as a guest, or sign in with Google or email for cloud backup. Automatic backup is on by default for verified signed-in accounts after a notice (earlier opt-outs stay off), and you can turn it off in Settings. Signing in never replaces your local adventure, restoring always asks first, and you can export a save file. Step data is used for gameplay only: it is not sold, used for ad targeting or included in ad requests. The privacy policy is in the app, readable even offline.