Black Room vs Arcforge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Black Room
Navigate a white box through a dark environment, avoiding moving obstacles. Collect keys to escape the room. Features simple graphics, easy tap controls, and a ranking system to compete with friends.
- Avoid moving objects
- Collect keys to escape
- Simple graphics
- Ranking system
- Easy tap controls
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Don't Hit The Moving Objects In the black room. You will don't see any thing. But you have white box. You must move the white box. Keep the key out this room !! Free now. Try it yourself !! Features !! - Simple graphics - Ranking with your friends. - Easy Control How to play - Just Tap to move
Arcforge
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Arcforge is a growing collection of games from the heritage of every culture: board, card, dice, tile, puzzle, dexterity and team-sport traditions, each explained so anyone can learn it. A big 3D polish pass across most games: realistic boards and characters, bigger play areas, smoother layouts. These are real games that real people still play, and each Rules page states any simplification we made. Every game has an About page that says where it comes from and how it is played. No accounts, and everything plays offline. HOW IT WORKS Every game is free to play, with short ads that help keep it free. Prefer to play without ads? Unlock any game once, for good, with a single purchase: no subscriptions. You can also choose to watch an optional short video for an ad-free hour. LEARN AS YOU PLAY Every game has a Rules page and a How to Play guide, with text size up to 300%. Auto Play (Watch & Learn) lets the computer play and explain its choices, and you can pause it or ask for a hint. BOARD GAMES OF THE WORLD Chess (India), Go, Shogi, Xiangqi, Makruk, Janggi, Renju, Hasami Shogi, Dame, Seega, Alquerque, Ludus Latrunculorum (Rome), Reversi, Halma, Jungle and Chaturanga, Turkish Dama, Kharbaga, Zamma, Peralikatuma, Co Ganh and Yote. Hunt, capture and mill games: Tiger and Goat, Fox and Geese, Hare and Hounds, Tafl, Konane, Nine Men's Morris, Morabaraba, Fanorona and Sholo Guti, Lau Kata Kati, Four-Field Kono and Tsoro Yematatu. SOWING GAMES Oware (West Africa), Congklak, Toguz Kumalak, Bao la Kiswahili, O An Quan, Gabata and Hawalis, played by sowing seeds. DICE AND RACE GAMES Pachisi and Snakes & Ladders (India), the Royal Game of Ur, Senet (Ancient Egypt), Tavla, Yut Nori, Parques, Shagai, Mehen, Shut the Box and Sahkku, Daldos, Game of the Goose and Patolli. CARD AND TILE GAMES Baloot (the Gulf), Tarneeb (the Levant), Durak, Scopa, Truco, Loteria, Okey, Domino Cubano, Mahjong (China), Carrom, Dudo and Morra and Mheibes. TEAM SPORTS Take one role while the computer plays the rest of the field: football, basketball 3x3, volleyball, American football, hurling (Ireland), Chogan, Kabaddi, Sepak Takraw, cricket, Ampe, Matkot, Futbolin, Pond Hockey and Kok-boru, Buzkashi, Cirit, Lagori, Castells, Chinlone, Jianzi and Peteca. SPORTS AND SKILL Tennis, Table Tennis, Badminton, Baseball, Datse archery (Bhutan), Mini Golf Links, Ski Jump, Rugby Conversion, Dragon Boat Race and Tent Pegging, Mallakhamb, Glima, Kurash, Ssireum, Wave Riding, Sled Dog Race, Sack Race, Double Dutch and Hide and Seek. DEXTERITY AND LAWN GAMES Kubb, cornhole, Sapo, Tumbang Preso, Diketo, Gonggi, Ken and Ball, Kegeln, Petanque, Crokinole, darts, Bocce, diabolo, Ddakji, Gilli-Danda, Marbles, Conkers, snooker, curling and Sjoelen, Tejo, Gorodki, Horseshoe Pitching, Lawn Bowls, Jukskei, Otedama, Kingyo Sukui and more. PUZZLES AND WORDS Tangram and Huarong Dao, Nonogram and Sudoku, Peg Solitaire, Kolam, Chinese Rings, Abacus, Labyrinth (Crete), Crossword, Tower of Hanoi, Sure Sweep, Crown Fields, Word Game and Lo Shu Magic Square, Lusona, Hashi Bridges, Amidakuji and Secret Puzzle Box. RHYTHM AND MUSIC Taiko, Koto, Djembe, Kora, Gamelan, Oud and Launeddas Triple Pipe, Sega Ravanne Drum, Krar Lyre, Santoor, Three Voices, Vallenato Accordion Trio and Lezginka. CRAFTS Origami, Kintsugi and Bonsai (Japan), Ink Brush and Paper Cutting (China), Pottery Wheel, Quilt Patterns and Maamoul Cookie Moulding, Tiebele House Painting, Kantha Quilt and Takoyaki Flip Stall. JOURNEYS AND STORIES Silk Road Trader, Pearl Diving, Dhow Sailing, Rice Terraces, Anansi Tales and Pinisi, Doko Porter Trail and Kamishibai. ARCFORGE ORIGINALS Golden Sling (a slingshot skill game with a new Daily Hunt every day), Perch, One Arrow Oath, Kite Duel, Steppe Eagle Hunting and The Road to Lanka, an illustrated story adventure. Privacy Policy: https://equalinformation.com/privacy-arcforge.html Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Black Room at none against Arcforge's shown. Black Room also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 17.0). Arcforge's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Black Room sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Arcforge sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Black Room ships an update monthly, Arcforge every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Black Room | Arcforge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 836 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Pawana Chatwaranon | Bhim Upadhyaya |
In-app purchases
Black Room
- Remove Ads Black Rooms $0.99$0.99
- 2 Shields $0.99$0.99
- 5 shields $1.99$1.99
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- 10 Shields $2.99$2.99
Arcforge
- Go Ad-Free: Krar Lyre$2.99
- Go Ad-Free: Kicksled Race$2.99
- Go Ad-Free2 variants$2.99
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- Go Ad-Free: Beach Flags$2.99
- Go Ad-Free: Sled Dog Race$2.99
- Go Ad-Free: Sega Ravanne Drum$2.99
- Go Ad-Free: Lezginka$2.99
- Go Ad-Free: Santoor$2.99
- Go Ad-Free: Billycart Derby$2.99
- Unlock Game10 variants$2.99









