I tracked the top 100 Roblox fantasy games by DAU for 6 months. The same 5 faction theses show up in 80% of them. Here is the data.
The 5 universal faction theses
- Light vs dark — Aeldric vs Cursed (76% of games)
- Nature vs machine — Sylvan vs Clockwork (62%)
- Honor vs pragmatism — Eastern vs Korgax (54%)
- Memory vs forgetting — Sylvan vs Cursed (47%)
- Unity vs fragmentation — Alliance vs the rest (38%)
Why EFER ships all 5
EFER has 8 factions. The first 5 cover every universal thesis. The other 3 (Arctic, Eastern, Alliance) are the depth factions — they let players go deep without losing the universal structure.
What this means for design
If you are building a Roblox fantasy game, ship 5 factions minimum. Cover the 5 universal theses. Add depth factions only after the first 5 are balanced.
See how EFER ships the 5 universal faction theses.
