Comparison

Abalon vs Spaceland

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

Head to head
About

Abalon

Engage in tactical turn-based combat and deck-building adventures in a tabletop-inspired world. Command units, cast spells, and unleash creative combos to outwit opponents. Explore diverse biomes and expand your card collection.

Highlights
  • Turn-based tactical combat
  • Deck building strategy
  • Top-down command perspective
  • Over 500 cards and 225 characters
  • Exploration of fantasy world
  • Dice rolling for encounters
  • Undo failed attacks
Features
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Welcome to Abalon, a legendary tactical roguelike and deck building RPG! CARDS. DICE. TACTICS. Embark on epic roguelike adventures to explore a tabletop inspired world and discover its secrets. Abalon combines turn based tactical combat with deck building strategy. Defeat monstrous hordes and powerful bosses to reap the rewards of treasures, allies, and spells. Roll the dice and become a dungeon crawling legend! COMMAND LIKE A GOD Command from a top-down perspective that gives you ultimate control over battlefield tactics. Your characters look up to you (literally) as their god to indicate they are ready to receive your orders. Commands are intuitive: Drag cards to cast spells. Drag warriors to enemies to attack. Drag healers to injured allies to heal. Play fast and fluid with 3-5 minute battles and without having to wait for animations. You can even undo failed attacks to try different approaches. Endless possibilities are at your fingertips! OUTWIT YOUR OPPONENTS Defeat overwhelming odds by mastering tactical positions, backstabbing, feinting counterattacks, knocking enemies into allies to trigger combos, leveraging traps for bonus damage and exploiting spell synergies to manipulate the battlefield in your favor. Abalon is deceptively simple to learn with an unrivaled depth of mechanics that are challenging to master. Position matters. Facing matters. Terrain matters. BUILD THE PERFECT DECK Choose compelling characters like squirrel hurling druids, menacing liche kings, psychic lizard wizards and steampunk time traveling rats. Abalon has over 500 cards including 225 hand-crafted characters with distinct strengths and weaknesses. Select your favorite summoner, build your team and construct a deck of 20 cards. Abalon differs from other role-playing games by removing grindy leveling systems in favor of fixed character stats and abilities and interchangeable gear-based upgrades. Use everyone you have and experiment to create unique strategies. UNLEASH CREATIVE COMBOS Combine your units and spells to create game-breaking synergies: Hurl a squirrel at your opponent and command your critter to bite them in the butt. Cast Animal Growth to mutate it into a super hulk squirrel. Then use Breed to multiply it into an army of hulk squirrels and decimate your opponent in the most satisfying way! Discover something new each time you play. EXPLORE. ROLL DICE. MAKE FRIENDS. Explore an ever-changing fantasy world filled with colorful woodlands, frozen peaks, barren deserts, and perilous dungeons. Abalon is rich in lore, both gritty and humorous, and each biome offers its own characters to find and mysteries to unravel. Collect and roll D20 dice to determine the outcome of fate encounters and make friends with charming bears and birthday goblins. EXPAND YOUR COLLECTION Play for free and grow your collection with paid expansions. Abalon is a premium CCG and RPG that respects your time and money. There are no ads, randomized booster packs, cards to dust, or grinding to level up. Each expansion contains a curated set of content so you know what you are paying for upfront. Like a board game hobby, Abalon’s expansions enhance your existing content. We aim to support the game’s development for the next 10 years and beyond with additional cards, challenge modifiers, game modes and more for infinite replayability. PLAY ON ANY DEVICE ANYTIME ANYWHERE Abalon offers a true cross-platform experience with support for phones, tablets, computers, TVs, portrait and landscape orientations and offline play. ABOUT D20STUDIOS We’re a passionate indie game team who aim to inspire creativity, critical thinking and positive community in people around the world. We value player-driven development, quality products and excellent customer service, and we’d love to hear how we can make your Abalon experience exceptional. Discord: https://discord.gg/d20studios Email: contact@d20studios.com

About

Spaceland

Engage in fast-paced, turn-based tactical combat on a mysterious alien planet. Assemble a team of unique fighters, equip them with futuristic weapons, and battle diverse enemies and dangerous bosses. Unravel the planet's secrets through engaging dialogue and stunning visuals.

Highlights
  • Dynamic turn-based battles
  • Squad of 6 unique fighters
  • Futuristic upgradable equipment
  • Diverse enemies and bosses
  • Sci-fi story and plot twists
  • Hand-drawn game world map
Features
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It is probably the most dynamic turn-based strategy in the spirit of the old school. Less covers, more action! Land on a lost planet and show the mutants what you are made of. Shoot, kick, blow up and destroy. You will put together the most reckless team of fighters and unravel the mysteries of the mystical planet following the best traditions of science fiction. • The game is inspired by the best turn-based strategies of the old school • A unique system of dynamic turn-based battles lasting 10–15 minutes • A squad of space rangers made up of 6 fighters with a unique fighting style • A story about the mysterious planet in the spirit of the golden age of science fiction • A hand-drawn map of the game world • Assault rifles, machine guns, plasma guns, grenade launchers and a lot of other equipment to make your fighters even stronger • More than 20 different enemies from alien animals to dangerous monsters • Futuristic upgradable equipment which gives your fighters unique abilities • Intense dialogs between team members, which reveal unexpected plot twists • Colorful special effects that transform a turn-based combat into an exciting action movie • And, of course, the party headliners are dangerous bosses that show up at the end of each chapter of the adventure

Screenshots

Abalon4 screens
Spaceland4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Abalon at 84% against Spaceland's 35%. Abalon also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 days). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Abalon sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Spaceland sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Abalon holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1K and 584 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Abalon's written reviews are positive against 35% of Spaceland's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Abalon ships an update every 2 days, Spaceland every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Abalon versus Spaceland: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbalonSpaceland
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1K ratings) — better4.6 (584 ratings)
Positive reviews84.1% of reviews — better35.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1K — better584
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB729 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperD20Studios, LLCPlayPanic

Customer experience

Abalon

All ratings1,014 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews290 reviews
Positive84.1%
Neutral3.1%
Negative12.8%

Spaceland

All ratings539 ratings
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.4%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive35.1%
Neutral22.8%
Negative42.1%

User reviews

Abalon

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fantastic strategy game
  • 👍 Fun game
  • 👍 Highly recommended
  • 👍 Great for busy RPG parents
  • 👍 Way better than expected

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Not recommended at the moment
  • 🐛 Very unbalanced and costs $30
  • 🐛 Game crashes after loading
  • 🐛 Koumpounophobia (fear of buttons)
  • 🐛 Controlling units is frustrating

Spaceland

From 584 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Relaxing and engaging gameplay
  • 👍 Good game

Room to improve

  • 💰 Paywall after limited free levels
  • 🐛 Poorly explained gameplay mechanics
  • 🐛 Tiny screen size on mobile

Bugs and requests

Abalon

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Bugs in second chapter dungeon
  • Unable to use satchel items

Requested features

3 requests
  • Controller support for Backbone and other third party controllers
  • More variation in encounter types
  • Dark mode option

Spaceland

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Frequent crashes
  • Incompatible with older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Zoom feature for small screen sizes
  • More free levels before paywall

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Abalon

One-time5
  • Animal Gear$3.99
  • Angels & Demons$7.99
  • Dark Legion$7.99
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  • Mean & Green$7.99
  • Space & Time$7.99
4 purchases

Spaceland

One-time4
  • Frontier$4.99
  • Secret Laboratory$4.99
  • Training Day$4.99
Show 1 more
  • Unlock Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is Abalon free?
Abalon is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Spaceland free?
Spaceland is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Abalon or Spaceland?
Abalon is rated higher. Abalon averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1K ratings, while Spaceland averages 4.6 from 584 ratings.
Do Abalon or Spaceland have ads?
Neither Abalon nor Spaceland shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Abalon or Spaceland?
Abalon ships an update every 2 days, and Spaceland every 5 days. Most recently, Abalon was updated on November 6, 2026 and Spaceland on November 4, 2026.

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