Grimvalor vs Fish Heads Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Grimvalor
Embark on a dark fantasy adventure as a lone warrior battling through a corrupted realm. Master skill-based combat, explore atmospheric landscapes, and face epic boss fights in this challenging hack and slash platformer. Restore the kingdom and uncover the fate of its lost king.
- Skill-based combat
- Exploration of dark fantasy world
- Epic boss fights
- Stunning 3D visuals
- Customizable touch controls
- MFi controller support
- Offline play
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Slash your way through the hordes of darkness and defeat King Valor's fearsome guardians in this breathtaking adventure! "Chaining together a slick series of attacks, dodges, and jumps, is incredibly satisfying." — PocketGamer "I suspect mobile gaming fans will be playing and replaying this one for years to come." — TouchArcade, 5/5 A malicious power stirs in the forgotten kingdom of Vallaris. Tasked with discovering the fate of its lost king, your quest quickly takes a sinister turn and you are cast into darkness. Surrounded and outnumbered, you must grab your sword, steel your temper and fight your way through a land that does not welcome you. Except for the friendly merchant - he's grateful for your business. ABOUT THE GAME Grimvalor is a challenging hack & slash platformer with fast-paced combat in a dark fantasy world. Take control of a lone warrior on a quest to restore a corrupted realm. Embark on a journey through atmospheric landscapes and dungeons in a massive story-driven premium experience. COMBAT & EXPLORATION Master skill-based combat, learn enemy patterns and bring them down with all your fury. Explore the shattered lands of Vallaris, find and upgrade equipment and level up your character. Face the legacy of King Valor's madness and prevail! FEATURES • Epic boss fights • Stunning 3D visuals accelerated by Metal graphics • Accurate and customizable touch controls • Full support for MFi game controllers • Use iCloud to keep your saves in sync between devices. • Play offline - perfect for commute. • No ads or in-app purchases
Fish Heads Runner
A unique endless runner where you control a disembodied fish head on a robot suit. Collect energy cells and pearls to keep moving and upgrade your suit. Race across the ocean floor avoiding hazards and RoboPirates.
- Endless running gameplay
- Collect energy cells
- Gather pearls for upgrades
- Ocean floor environment
- Robot suit customization
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RoboPirates are under the sea harvesting pearls and muckin’ up the place with their Not Quite Spent Toxic Energy Cells. Worse yet, they’ve cut off Fish Boy’s head and stuck it on one of their Robo-Contraption Suits. He now must race across the ocean floor collecting the not quite spent toxic energy cells to keep his body going. Perhaps if he also manages to steal away some of those pearls he can buy a better robo-contraption body. Better get running before you run out of juice!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Grimvalor at every 2 months against Fish Heads Runner's every 21 months. Grimvalor also leads on ratings volume (9.8K vs 8) and chart position (#100 vs unranked). Fish Heads Runner's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $5.99) and review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Grimvalor costs $5.99 and Fish Heads Runner $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Grimvalor against 5.0 for Fish Heads Runner. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Grimvalor has 9.8K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Grimvalor's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fish Heads Runner's.
Grimvalor ships an update every 2 months, Fish Heads Runner every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Grimvalor | Fish Heads Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (9.8K ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 9.8K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 21 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #100 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 739 MB | 772 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Direlight | QuadraTron Games LLC |
Customer experience
Grimvalor
Fish Heads Runner
Bugs and requests
Grimvalor
Reported bugs
4 issues- Dodge not registering properly
- Crashes in New Game Plus
- Companion AI issues
- Graphical glitches on older devices
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to replay bosses
- Enemy scaling for higher difficulties
- Expanded weapon and trinket selection
- New game plus improvements
Fish Heads Runner
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Grimvalor
No in-app purchases
Fish Heads Runner
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Grimvalor free?
Is Fish Heads Runner free?
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