Kriegspiel vs Aravt
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kriegspiel
Engage in a strategic board game inspired by Napoleonic warfare. The objective is to capture enemy arsenals by deploying lines of communication and blocking enemy movements on a large game board. Offers online and local multiplayer, as well as AI practice.
- 20x25 game board
- Capture enemy arsenals to win
- Deploy lines of communication
- Block enemy lines
- Online multiplayer
- Local multiplayer
- AI practice mode
- Level editor
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Inspired by the military theory of Carl von Clausewitz and the European war campaigns of Napoleon, Kriegspiel is a chess-variant played by two opposing players on a 20 x 25 game board. Capture the enemy's Arsenals to win. Deploy your Lines of Communication to keep friendly units in contact. Block enemy lines for strategic advantage. "The surprises of this Kriegspiel seem to be inexhaustible," wrote French Situationist Guy Debord. In Debord's view the game represents the totality of factors at play in wartime maneuvers, what he called "the dialectic of all conflicts." -- Play 2P online against another player -- Play 2P in person on the same device -- Practice against the computer -- Level editor for customizing formations -- Language support for French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Turkish, and English Kriegspiel is produced and maintained by Alexander R. Galloway. The game is noncommercial. There are no in-app purchases. No advertisements. No Patreon. No GoFundMe. No monetization of player data. There is literally no possible way to take your money.
Aravt
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Aravt is a 4X turn-based strategy game set on the 12th century central Asian steppe. This demo should be stable through the first 30 turns. Please report bugs, submit feature requests, and send patches on GitHub.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Aravt at every 3 days against Kriegspiel's every 6 months. Aravt also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Kriegspiel ships an update every 6 months, Aravt every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kriegspiel | Aravt |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (66 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 66 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Alexander Galloway | Dashiell Renaud |
In-app purchases
Kriegspiel
No in-app purchases
Aravt
No in-app purchases
