Comparison

Buff Knight Advanced! vs HACK & SLASH Kingdom

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

HACK & SLASH Kingdom

Embark on an adventure in a world filled with wacky battles and treasure. Collect powerful, randomly generated equipment and enjoy simple, engaging combat. Play manually or automatically with one-hand operation.

Highlights
  • Wacky battles
  • Random equipment generation
  • Explore the world
  • Collect powerful equipment
  • One-handed operation
  • Manual and automatic play
Features
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HACK & SLASH Kingdom is a fun action RPG where you can enjoy the fun of wacky battles and careful selection of equipment with your friends in tow. Become an adventurer, explore the world, and collect powerful equipment! The battle with many dots characters moving around is fun just to watch! The performance of equipment is randomly generated, so selecting items carefully is fun! There are no complicated growth elements, daily missions, or other tedious functions!  No complicated growth elements, no daily missions, and no tedious features! You can comfortably play manually or automatically with one-handed operation!

Screenshots

Buff Knight Advanced!4 screens
HACK & SLASH Kingdom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Buff Knight Advanced! at none against HACK & SLASH Kingdom's shown. Buff Knight Advanced! also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). HACK & SLASH Kingdom's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly) and ratings volume (243 vs 38). On price, rating, in-app purchases and device support 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 HACK & SLASH Kingdom sells 14 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 4.7 for HACK & SLASH Kingdom. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HACK & SLASH Kingdom has 243 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 71% of HACK & SLASH Kingdom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buff Knight Advanced! ships an update weekly, HACK & SLASH Kingdom every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Buff Knight Advanced! versus HACK & SLASH Kingdom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuff Knight Advanced!HACK & SLASH Kingdom
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (38 ratings) — better4.7 (243 ratings)
Positive reviews62.5% of reviews71.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38243 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB391 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBuff Studio Co.Ltd.Ryogo Oka

Customer experience

Buff Knight Advanced!

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

HACK & SLASH Kingdom

All ratings242 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral10.1%
Negative18.8%

Bugs and requests

Buff Knight Advanced!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

HACK & SLASH Kingdom

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing loot drops
  • Stuck party movement
  • Passive skills not working as described

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to skip ads
  • Auto-repeat stage option
  • Cross-device account sync
  • Discord community
  • More content updates

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Buff Knight Advanced!

One-time5
  • 25 gems$0.99
  • 120 gems$4.99
  • 350 gems$9.99
Show 2 more
  • 800 gems$19.99
  • 2250 gems$49.99
14 purchases

HACK & SLASH Kingdom

One-time14
  • Gems x50$0.99
  • 3 EXP Tickets$0.99
  • Arena Ticket x300$1.99
Show 11 more
  • Ads removed$1.99
  • Unlimited double speed$1.99
  • Double experience$1.99
  • Gems x300$1.99
  • 12 EXP Tickets$1.99
  • Arena Ticket x700$2.99
  • Gems x700$2.99
  • 26 EXP Tickets$2.99
  • 60 EXP Tickets$6.99
  • Arena Ticket x1500$7.99
  • Gems x1500$7.99

Questions

Is Buff Knight Advanced! free?
Buff Knight Advanced! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is HACK & SLASH Kingdom free?
HACK & SLASH Kingdom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Buff Knight Advanced! or HACK & SLASH Kingdom?
Buff Knight Advanced! is rated higher. Buff Knight Advanced! averages 4.8 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while HACK & SLASH Kingdom averages 4.7 from 243 ratings.
Do Buff Knight Advanced! or HACK & SLASH Kingdom have ads?
HACK & SLASH Kingdom shows ads; Buff Knight Advanced! does not.
Which is updated more often, Buff Knight Advanced! or HACK & SLASH Kingdom?
Buff Knight Advanced! ships an update weekly, and HACK & SLASH Kingdom every 3 days. Most recently, Buff Knight Advanced! was updated on October 24, 2026 and HACK & SLASH Kingdom on October 25, 2026.

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