The Thunderstorms Saga: walkthrough and guide

Budget for four seasons: nothing romantic here is free

The Thunderstorms Saga is fantasy adventure with elves and dragons, intimate scenes, and a studio warning about physical violence. It's still coming out: three full seasons and 7 episodes of Season 4, the final one. New episodes go on the update schedule.

The heroine is an elven sorceress who can't tell friend from foe. Her character itself gets questioned early, and in one episode a suspicious figure walks in while she's still undressed.

Three love interests, every step paid

A route is made of romance steps, the choices that move a romance forward. In this story none of them are free.

Tai, a prince, is the one players ask about most and the priciest: 13 steps across all four seasons, 847 diamonds, about 65 a step. Sha'arnez: 14 steps from Season 2, 622 diamonds. Aldir joins in Season 3: 3 steps, 143 diamonds.

Tai has steps in every season, so it pays to start saving early.

The plot is the most expensive part

250 of the 680 choices are paid, and buying all of them would run to 23,063 diamonds, one of the biggest totals in the game. Seasons 2 and 3 top out at over 6,000 each and Season 1 just under, while Season 4 is still coming out.

The priciest episodes: "The Feast" (Season 3, Episode 8, up to 848), "A Dangerous Proposal" (Season 2, Episode 2, up to 815) and "The Wedding" (Season 4, Episode 5, up to 804). I'd put them straight on the list for Diamond Rush, when paid choices are free in every story.