Comparison

ENYO vs Despot's Game

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

Head to head
About

ENYO

Engage in tactical turn-based combat using a hook and shield. Navigate a changing labyrinth, strategically push or pull enemies into environmental hazards to defeat them. Master combos and climb leaderboards in this challenging roguelike.

Highlights
  • Hook & shield combat
  • Indirect combat mechanics
  • Environmental hazards (lava, spikes)
  • Turn-based tactical battles
  • Chain combos
  • Highscore leaderboards
  • Procedurally generated labyrinth
Features
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ENYO is a tactical roguelike about hook & shield combat. Grab your hook & shield and descend as Enyo, the Greek goddess of war, into an ever-changing labyrinth to recover 3 legendary artifacts. ENYO's gameplay is based on indirect combat. Enemies can only be defeated by pushing or pulling them into burning lava pits or onto deadly spiked walls. A limited set of actions per turn keeps ENYO accessible, while its core is highly tactical turn-based battles. Master your weapons and chain powerful combos through clever maneuvers to climb the highscore leaderboards across all 3 game modes.

About

Despot's Game

Build a dystopian army and guide them through a challenging labyrinth. This roguelike strategy game focuses on item and mutation choices, with automatic combat. Permadeath means starting over, but a secret multiplayer mode awaits those who conquer the game.

Highlights
  • Army building
  • Item and mutation customization
  • Automatic combat
  • Roguelike/roguelite gameplay
  • Permadeath with world regeneration
  • Secret multiplayer mode
Features
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Available for free: 4 levels of the game and 10 attempts per day in Brawl mode. The full version can be unlocked with one payment in the game. *Supported Devices: iPhone 8 Plus, Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015) and above. iPod Touches are not supported. Let's play a game: I'll give you some puny humans, and you try to help them make it through my labyrinth. No, you won't be controlling them in battles - they'll fight automatically! My game is about strategy and praying to RNGesus, not mashing buttons. You can buy items for the humans: swords, crossbows, coffins, stale pretzels. Plus, I'll let you give them cool mutations! A few Topochlorians in the blood and some Crocodile Skin never hurt anyone. There's one catch, though: if you die, you have to start over entirely, and the whole world will be generated again from scratch. Yes, my game is a roguelike game. Well, roguelite, if you're a nerd who loves compartmentalizing us creators into strict genres. I almost forgot: my game has a multiplayer mode, too! But I'm not going to tell you anything about it, because King of the Hill is a special secret multiplayer mode that only unlocks once you beat the game. * sincerely, with disrespect for puny humans, your local evil AI: d'Spot

Screenshots

ENYO4 screens
Despot's Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: ENYO at 84% against Despot's Game's 36%. ENYO also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (445 vs 119). Despot's Game's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. ENYO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Despot's Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ENYO holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 445 and 119 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of ENYO's written reviews are positive against 36% of Despot's Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ENYO ships an update every 6 months, Despot's Game monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
ENYO versus Despot's Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterENYODespot's Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (445 ratings) — better3.4 (119 ratings)
Positive reviews83.7% of reviews — better36.4% of reviews
Number of ratings445 — better119
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB456 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperArnold RauersTINYBUILD LLC

Customer experience

ENYO

All ratings436 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews258 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral6.6%
Negative9.7%

Despot's Game

All ratings119 ratings
Positive59.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative31.9%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative55.1%

User reviews

ENYO

From 445 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Simple but deep mechanics
  • 🎨 Gorgeous art style
  • 🕹️ Unique hook and shield mechanics
  • ⏱️ Great for short play sessions

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🤔 Unclear enemy mechanics
  • 🕹️ Unresponsive controls at times
  • 💰 Ads can be intrusive
  • 🔋 High battery consumption

Despot's Game

From 119 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Epic game, epic difficulty
  • 🚀 Fun without end!
  • 👍 Great game, different
  • 👍 Nice game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes around level 7-8
  • 🐛 Crashes frequently, losing progress
  • 🐛 Crashes on start
  • 🐛 Crashes, can't save progress
  • 🐛 Crashes, unplayable

Bugs and requests

ENYO

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scoring system resets unexpectedly
  • Crash when opening daily challenge
  • Dash button not working after throwing shield
  • Enemies getting stuck or behaving unpredictably

Requested features

5 requests
  • Enemy bestiary or info screen
  • Ability to save progress
  • More game modes or level variations
  • Custom level editor
  • Cloud save support

Despot's Game

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on start
  • Crashes during gameplay
  • Crashes, losing progress

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add save/continue option
  • Fix crashes
  • Lower the price

In-app purchases

1 purchases

ENYO

One-time1
  • Unlock ENYO and remove Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Despot's Game

One-time1
  • Despot's Game: Full Version$9.99

Questions

Is ENYO free?
ENYO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Despot's Game free?
Despot's Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ENYO or Despot's Game?
ENYO is rated higher. ENYO averages 4.7 out of 5 from 445 ratings, while Despot's Game averages 3.4 from 119 ratings.
Do ENYO or Despot's Game have ads?
ENYO shows ads; Despot's Game does not.
Which is updated more often, ENYO or Despot's Game?
ENYO ships an update every 6 months, and Despot's Game monthly. Most recently, ENYO was updated on October 22, 2026 and Despot's Game on October 20, 2026.

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