Dust and Salt vs FolkloreFieldGuide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dust and Salt
Embark on a text-based narrative adventure in a medieval fantasy world. Lead your troops through turn-based tactical battles, make impactful choices that shape the story, and develop your character. Forge alliances, subdue enemies, and decide whether to become a hero or an oppressor.
- Non-linear, choice-driven story
- Turn-based tactical combat
- Branching narrative based on decisions
- Character development through choices
- Interactive dialogues with memorable personalities
- Detailed world map with artistic detail
- Unique character ability progression
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Dust and Salt is a text-based narrative adventure with a pinch of turn-based tactical battles which has you as the main hero leading your troops in a gritty, low-power, medieval fantasy world. When his father is murdered and his village burned to the ground, a young warrior swears vengeance. He has to choose between force or diplomacy to forge new alliances and subdue his enemies. Will he get rid of the oppressors of this world or become an oppressor himself? The game consists of a story text, a world map, and a tactical combat layer. On the world map you can choose to travel to different locations. The story text builds around the constant choices you make. Once you engage in battle the game will switch to a tactical map where the actual fighting takes place as turn-based combat. Enjoy the vivid writings by the quill of the author Sycamore Bright. Features: * Story is king. Rich, non-linear story that reminds of D&D with a "flair of battle". We’d describe it as a choose-your-own-adventure book that meets an RPG. * Tactical combats. This is not checkers, this is a grown-up combat simulation. Send your light-armored infantry, the Nameless Wolves, through the woods into the back of the enemy while your armored, hammer-wielding Nameless Bears stall the enemy attack. * Decisions matter. The narrative branches based on your choices. Your actions define and shape the world you experience. * Character development. Are your decisions black, white or gray? Will they lead to a better future for the Sin Lands or will you turn into a usurper? * Memorable personalities. Stand up to the cunning Lords of the Sin Lands in well-written interactive dialogues. * Art that gives more life to the whole story. Zoom-in on the world map and experience the detail of the artistic work. * You don’t pick abstract skills. Instead the choices you make at the beginning of the game define what abilities your character will learn. * Featuring a gorgeous Nordic soundtrack by acclaimed artist Mike Olsen a.k.a. Danheim.
FolkloreFieldGuide
Engage in a daily text-deduction game where you analyze clues from town reports to identify cryptids. Build your reputation as an investigator and uncover larger mysteries through connected story arcs. The game is free to play with optional ads.
- Daily cryptid mysteries
- Text-based clue analysis
- Reputation and streak system
- Connected story arcs
- Unlockable field guide entries
- One-time purchase for ad removal and extras
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A new cryptid mystery every day. Folklore Field Guide is a cozy text-deduction game — read the town's tip-line report, weigh the clues, and name the creature behind the sighting. DEDUCE, DON'T SEARCH - Each day brings a new sighting: a track shape, a strange sound, the time of day, the weather, a smell on the wind - Cross-reference the clues against the entries in your field guide - Narrow the suspects and name the cryptid — Bigfoot, Mothman, the Jersey Devil, Chupacabra, Nessie and more BUILD YOUR REPUTATION - Wrong guesses cost you reputation, so deduce carefully - Keep a daily streak going and rise from curious local to trusted investigator UNCOVER THE BIGGER MYSTERY - Daily reports connect into multi-week story arcs and regional mysteries - Unlock field-guide entries as you encounter new creatures CRYPTOZOOLOGIST'S PASS — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Unlock the Pass once and keep it forever: remove ads, the full annotated field guide, extra clue reveals, and the story-arc archive with advanced stats. No subscription. Folklore Field Guide is free to play and supported by ads; remove them anytime with the one-time Pass. Grab your notebook. The woods are talking.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: FolkloreFieldGuide at Free against Dust and Salt's $6.99. FolkloreFieldGuide also leads on rating (3.8 vs 2.8). Dust and Salt's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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
FolkloreFieldGuide is free to download; Dust and Salt costs $6.99 up front. FolkloreFieldGuide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dust and Salt asks for nothing beyond the download.
FolkloreFieldGuide holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 4 respectively.
| Parameter | Dust and Salt | FolkloreFieldGuide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 2.8 (6 ratings) | 3.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 164 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Prime Games EOOD | Christian Pedersen |
Customer experience
Dust and Salt
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In-app purchases
Dust and Salt
No in-app purchases
FolkloreFieldGuide
- Folklore Field Guide Lifetime$4.99
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