Comparison

Buff Knight Advanced! vs Resolute Hero RPG

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Buff Knight Advanced!

Embark on an endless 2D pixel RPG adventure where your character automatically moves forward, battling monsters with swords and spells. Collect artifacts, upgrade gear, and develop unique strategies to become the most powerful knight.

Highlights
  • 2D Pixel RPG gameplay
  • Auto-moving character
  • Sword and spell combat
  • Artifact collection and upgrades
  • Weapon and armor upgrades
  • Player ranking system
Features
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Buff Knight Advanced is a 2D Pixel RPG where a player's character is constantly on the move. Kill the incoming enemies with your sword and spells! Stronger monsters will get in the way as you progress, and eventually defeat the player. Collect artifacts and upgrade your weapon and armors to fight against them and become the most powerful knight ever! Buff Knight Advanced is the official successor to Buff Knight, a critically acclaimed mobile version with more than 1.5 million downloads, and the recipient of numerous awards, such as becoming the #1 paid RPG in Sweden, Japan and Taiwan, in addition to the #1 paid game in Korea. ▣ Game Features - AWESOME & EPIC 8 bit retro sounds and pixel graphics! - 12 Different stage! - 12 Different bosses! - 2 playable characters! Play as Buff Knight OR Buffy the Sorceress! - Use your sword or spells to fight the incoming monsters! - Develop your own strategies – There are tons of different ways to strengthen your character. - Collect 20 ancient artifacts with special abilities and upgrade them to strengthen their power! - You can switch your artifacts during the gameplay now! - Try out the new charge attack and special items against the enemies! - Upgrade your weapon and armors - Your gears have multiple levels of upgrades! - Player ranking system – How good are you? ▣ Special Items - Shoes : Makes you invincible and dash through enemies. - Sword : You need much less time to charge your attacks. - Mushroom : Improves your melee attack damage x2 stronger. - Magic Scroll : Calls meteor strike from the sky. - Potion : Regenerate your health and mana immediately. - Bomb : Throws powerful bombs to the enemies ahead. ▣ Game Tips! - Hold your attack button until your hero flashes and release it to use your "Charge Attack." - If you use the lightning attack when monsters are in the air, the game goes into a slow motion for a short period of time. Touch the monsters repeatly to activate your combo attack. - If your charge timing is just right, you can charge your attack while your auto-attack is active. - You can switch your artifacts during the gameplay in the pause menu.

About

Resolute Hero RPG

Embark on an epic adventure, collecting hundreds of unique items and battling over 240 distinct enemies. Develop your hero with vast equipment customization and a wide array of character statistics to enhance their power.

Highlights
  • Collect 400+ unique items
  • Battle 240+ unique enemies
  • Develop character with equipment
  • 90+ weapons
  • 180+ armor options
  • Customize character statistics
Features
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Experience inflation of your character's level and incredible items. Collect 400 different items as you fight through a huge world with 240+ unique enemies to encounter. You can develop your character with countless combinations of massively powerful equipment: 90+ weapons to choose from 12 different types of armor slots with 180+ different total equipment options Equip up to 5 different accessories Experience a wide range of statistics to power up your characters: Critical Hit Rate, Critical Hit Damage, Bonus Experience, Life Regeneration, Extra Turns, Double Attacks & Double Hits (stacking), Extra stat points per level, Damage Reflection, Elemental Reduction, Elemental Amplification, Surviving Fatal Attacks, Increased Gold Drop Rate, Increased Item Drop Rate and more!

Screenshots

Buff Knight Advanced!4 screens
Resolute Hero RPG4 screens

Verdict

The call

Buff Knight Advanced! and Resolute Hero RPG both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Resolute Hero RPG's written reviews are positive against 63% of Buff Knight Advanced!'s. Resolute Hero RPG also leads on ratings volume (208 vs 38). Buff Knight Advanced!'s advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Buff Knight Advanced! sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Resolute Hero RPG sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Buff Knight Advanced! against 4.8 for Resolute Hero RPG. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Resolute Hero RPG has 208 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of Buff Knight Advanced!'s written reviews are positive against 89% of Resolute Hero RPG's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buff Knight Advanced! ships an update weekly, Resolute Hero RPG every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Buff Knight Advanced! versus Resolute Hero RPG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuff Knight Advanced!Resolute Hero RPG
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (38 ratings)4.8 (208 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews89.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38208 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB500 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperBuff Studio Co.Ltd.Geometric Applications

Customer experience

Buff Knight Advanced!

All ratings38 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

Resolute Hero RPG

All ratings188 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral0.5%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews177 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.8%

Bugs and requests

Buff Knight Advanced!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Resolute Hero RPG

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Auto-status screen not appearing after battles
  • In-game currency disappearing
  • IAP not working
  • Game crashing frequently
  • Energy costs increased unexpectedly
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  • Purchased items not appearing
  • Data loss after reinstallation
  • Attack misses too often
  • Energy meter unclear

Requested features

14 requests
  • Add new maps/levels
  • Add monster icons and levels to bestiary
  • Add a world map
  • Add pet or ally feature
  • Improve defense viability
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  • More explanation for secrets and mechanics
  • Save stat point allocation
  • Add directional controls
  • Bring back game morgue
  • Add more equipment for late-game progression
  • Clearer explanation of stat attribute effects
  • New Game+ mode
  • More content
  • Faster updates

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Buff Knight Advanced!

One-time5
  • 25 gems$0.99
  • 120 gems$4.99
  • 350 gems$9.99
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  • 800 gems$19.99
  • 2250 gems$49.99
5 purchases

Resolute Hero RPG

One-time5
  • Supporter Pack$2.99
  • Small Gems Pack$2.99
  • Medium Gems Pack$9.99
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  • Hero Pack$19.99
  • Large Gems Pack$29.99

Questions

Is Buff Knight Advanced! free?
Buff Knight Advanced! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Resolute Hero RPG free?
Resolute Hero RPG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buff Knight Advanced! or Resolute Hero RPG?
Resolute Hero RPG is rated higher. Buff Knight Advanced! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Resolute Hero RPG averages 4.8 from 208 ratings.
Do Buff Knight Advanced! or Resolute Hero RPG have ads?
Neither Buff Knight Advanced! nor Resolute Hero RPG shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Buff Knight Advanced! or Resolute Hero RPG?
Buff Knight Advanced! ships an update weekly, and Resolute Hero RPG every 2 weeks. Most recently, Buff Knight Advanced! was updated on November 2, 2026 and Resolute Hero RPG on November 7, 2026.

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