Slashy Knight vs Heroes Tale
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slashy Knight
Embark on a roguelike adventure through over 100 handcrafted levels filled with unique enemies and traps. Master one-finger controls to slash, turn, and grab powers, building powerful combos with dozens of knights and upgradeable abilities. Explore diverse biomes and modes, with permanent progression and seasonal events keeping the challenge fresh.
- One-finger controls
- 100+ hand-designed levels
- 10+ biomes with unique enemies
- Dozens of knights with unique powers
- Perk system for wild combos
- Permanent meta progression
- Multiple game modes
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Slashy Knight is back, and everything has changed! The King lost his Disco Crown at Party Kingdom. Sounds simple. It is not. Between you and that crown: 100+ handcrafted levels, 10+ cursed biomes, rude goblins, angry wildlife, suspicious penguins, and knights who never made it back. • One-finger controls: tap to turn, slash, and grab powers • 100+ hand-designed levels • 10+ biomes with unique enemies, traps, and bosses • Dozens of knights with unique powers and upgrade paths • Pick 1 of 3 perks every level and build wild combos • Upgrade heroes, stats, and abilities between runs • 3 launch modes: Campaign, Dungeon Run, Cursed Mode • Permanent meta progression • Seasonal events, rotating challenges, and post-launch content TAP One finger. Tap to turn, slash, and grab powers. The controls disappear in seconds. The builds you make with them don't. SLASH Forests, frozen castles, pyramids, abandoned mineshafts, and worse. Every biome changes the enemies, the traps, and the boss waiting at the end. STACK Level up mid-run and choose 1 of 3 perks. Stack them strategically and turn your knight into something the dungeons weren't ready for. CHOOSE YOUR KNIGHT A panda lawyer. A wizard named Mumbo. Dozens of knights with different playstyles and suspicious reasons for answering the King's call. SURVIVE Campaign reveals the truth. Dungeon Run is pure roguelike chaos. Cursed Mode is for players who want pain. GROW Spend loot between runs. Unlock new abilities. Your knight gets permanently stronger. KEEP GOING New heroes, biomes, modes, and live events keep the game evolving. The King sent you for a crown. The crown is real. Everything else might be a lie.
Heroes Tale
Embark on an open-world adventure filled with mysteries and puzzles. Collect resources, recruit heroes with unique abilities, and craft legendary gear. Battle over 100 monster types and raid dungeons for valuable loot and new opportunities.
- Open-world exploration
- Resource collection and settlement improvement
- Hero recruitment and training
- Loot and craft legendary gear
- Battle over 100 monster types
- Dungeon raids for resources
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An exciting adventure in an open world full of mysteries and puzzles! -Collect different resources to improve your settlement -Recruit and train heroes with unique abilities -Loot and craft legendary armor and weapons -Win battles with more than 100 kinds of monsters -Make raids and go into deep dungeons to get more resources and unlock more opportunities Focus on the process, simple and intuitive one-hand control awaits you!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Heroes Tale at none against Slashy Knight's 12. Heroes Tale also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Slashy Knight's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 24) and rating (4.5 vs 4.3). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. Slashy Knight sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Heroes Tale asks for nothing beyond the download.
Slashy Knight holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slashy Knight has 1.3K ratings behind it against 24, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Slashy Knight's written reviews are positive against 53% of Heroes Tale's.
Slashy Knight ships an update every 2 weeks, Heroes Tale weekly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Slashy Knight | Heroes Tale |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.3K ratings) — better | 4.3 (24 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 53.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 24 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 492 MB | 269 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Rockaway Games, LLC | BRISHORE LIMITED |
Customer experience
Slashy Knight
Heroes Tale
Bugs and requests
Slashy Knight
Reported bugs
3 issues- Freezing and crashing on launch
- Ads that cannot be closed
- Unresponsive controls
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and environments
- Ability to attack obstacles
- Option to move left/backwards
- Storyline or challenges
Heroes Tale
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Slashy Knight
- Sack of gold$1.99
- Dungeon Run +1 Bonfire$1.99
- Daily Deal!$2.99
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- Special Offer$4.99
- Starter Pack$4.99
- Ring of Adventure$5.99
- Ring of Life$5.99
- Ring of Wealth$5.99
- Spin to Win Bundle!$7.99
- Small chest of gold$9.99
- No Ads & Bonus Rewards (30 Days)$9.99
- Huge chest of gold$24.99
Heroes Tale
No in-app purchases
