Tower Diver vs Blacken Slash
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tower Diver
Embark on a perilous journey up a randomly generated tower, battling monsters and collecting treasures to earn your freedom. This game offers a classic RPG experience with modern twists, focusing on simple, fun gameplay.
- Randomly generated tower levels
- Classic text-based RPG gameplay
- Collect weapons, gold, and potions
- Battle goblins and demons
- Make game-altering choices
- Simple and fun mechanics
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In a world filled with corrupt kings, door to door toaster salesmen, and lots of squirrels, there lies one thing that everyone loves. Torture. And what better way to torture adventurers who don't do your bidding? Throw them into a giant Tower and make them fight through hordes of goblins and demons to earn their freedom back!! You play as a retired adventurer who was just settling down to have a family, when your king decides to throw you in the Tower, for not obeying his orders. Now you must fight your way to the top of the Tower to earn back your freedom to see your family again! Everything that happens in the Tower is random. You may experience a hoard of Boss Class monsters and have a very difficult time, or you may find nothing but treasure chests full of gold. It all depends on how the Tower is feeling that day. Tower Diver is our first ever mobile game. Our goal was to make something, simple, fun, and something that steered away from all the negatives of today's mobile gaming market. Based on classic text based RPG's that we all knew and loved, Tower Diver brings back that game play into the modern gaming world, with game altering choices, lots of smily faces, succubus (succubuseses?), and squirrels! Game play is simple! You "Dive" up a mysterious Tower collecting a massive collection of weapons, gold and potions, killing or sparing everything in your path. Will you help the lost squirrel running around the tower or will you disregard him and continue on your way?
Blacken Slash
Engage in turn-based tactical combat with roguelike elements. Craft unique character builds with a vast array of items and skills. Enjoy a story-driven experience with a retro soundtrack and compete on an online ladder.
- Turn-based tactical combat
- Roguelike elements
- Item-based build crafting
- Carry favorite items between runs
- Online ladder competition
- Challenging achievements
- Story-driven experience
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A tactical RPG fusing the best of roguelikes, turn-based tactics and hack and slash games – made by a solo developer with a penchant for minimalist designs. - Fight through bite-sized tactical puzzles - Create powerful builds from a plethora of items which grant you skills and can change gameplay mechanics - Carry on your favorite items between runs in normal mode - Start from scratch each week and compete with other players in the online ladder mode - Try various playstyles and hunt for challenging achievements - Enjoy a lovingly crafted story of ridiculous computer nostalgia and a blast of a retro soundtrack
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tower Diver at Free against Blacken Slash's $4.99. Tower Diver also leads on update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). Blacken Slash's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and rating (4.8 vs 4.5). On ratings volume, ads 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
Tower Diver is free to download; Blacken Slash costs $4.99 up front. Tower Diver sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Blacken Slash asks for nothing beyond the download.
Blacken Slash holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 60 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Tower Diver's written reviews are positive against 96% of Blacken Slash's.
Tower Diver ships an update weekly, Blacken Slash fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tower Diver | Blacken Slash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.5 (23 ratings) | 4.8 (60 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | 95.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 161 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Joseph Oliveira | Sonderland Games UG haftungsbeschrankt |
Customer experience
Tower Diver
Blacken Slash
Bugs and requests
Tower Diver
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Blacken Slash
Reported bugs
2 issues- Insane battery drainage
- iPad getting super hot
Requested features
2 requests- Consider adding two or more units for more interesting gameplay
- More content for future updates
In-app purchases
Tower Diver
- Donation$0.99
- 10 Revival Counters$0.99
- 30 Revival Counters$1.99
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- Unlimited Revival Counters$19.99
Blacken Slash
No in-app purchases
