Comparison

Drift Star vs SEVER.

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Drift Star

Experience thrilling car races with stunning vehicles and challenging tracks. Earn points through intense gameplay to unlock new cars and achieve glorious victories. Burn rubber to become the best.

Highlights
  • Stunning cars
  • Dizzying tracks
  • Glorious victories
  • Burning gameplay
  • Unlock new cars
Features
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Еhere is no smoke without fire. Burn to be the best. Earn points to get new cars and back again. All you will find: - Stunning cars - Dizzying tracks - Glorious victories - Burning gameplay

About

SEVER.

Engage in a one-finger action roguelite where a single swipe controls your attack, dash, and dodge. Master committed melee combat, unlock unique weapons, and build powerful character builds with each run. Experience deep roguelite mechanics and two distinct visual styles.

Highlights
  • One-finger swipe controls
  • Committed melee combat
  • 15 unique unlockable blades
  • Boss fights on every floor
  • Deep build customization
  • Two visual styles (Ink & Retro)
  • Offline play
Features
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ONE SWIPE. EVERYTHING. SEVER is a one-finger action roguelite where a single swipe is your attack, your dash and your dodge — all at once. Draw a line, commit to the cut, and vanish through your enemies before they close in. No virtual joysticks. No button mashing. Just you, one blade, and total commitment to every strike. COMMITTED MELEE COMBAT Every swipe is a dash-slash: you carve through everything on the line and slip through attacks in the same motion. Chain kills to keep momentum — hesitate and the arena punishes you. 15 UNIQUE BLADES From the lightning-fast Dagger to the massive Nodachi, every weapon retunes your dash — reach, speed, arc and risk. Unlock new blades by descending deeper, then master the edge that fits your style. FELL THE WARDENS A boss guards every floor. Read the telegraph, dash through the sweep, punish the recovery. Deeper down, they hunt in packs. BUILD SOMETHING UNFAIR After every boss, sharpen your blade: hone your stats, learn deadly arts, weave wards — or gamble on a blood pact. Every run stacks into a different killer build. TWO LOOKS, ONE GAME Play in the moody hand-drawn Ink style, or flip to the Retro 8-bit skin for pure arcade nostalgia. WHY YOU'LL STAY • One-finger controls — play anywhere, one hand • Runs are short, deaths are fair, "one more run" is real • Fully OFFLINE — no internet needed • Roguelite depth: drafts, pacts, unlocks, daily streaks • Chase your best score down the endless floors Easy to swipe. Brutal to master. How deep can you descend? Download SEVER and make the first cut.

Screenshots

Drift Star4 screens
SEVER.4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drift Star at 5.0 against SEVER.'s 1.0. Drift Star also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). SEVER.'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SEVER. sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Drift Star asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drift Star holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drift Star ships an update fortnightly, SEVER. every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Drift Star versus SEVER.: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrift StarSEVER.
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size123 MB107 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAI Games FZHristijan Petrovski

In-app purchases

None

Drift Star

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

SEVER.

One-time10
  • Naginata Camos$1.99
  • Twins Camos$1.99
  • Trident Camos$1.99
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  • Greatsword Camos$1.99
  • Estoc Camos$1.99
  • Whip Camos$1.99
  • Lance Camos$1.99
  • Katar Camos$1.99
  • Nodachi Camos$1.99
  • Khopesh Camos$1.99

Questions

Is Drift Star free?
Drift Star is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is SEVER. free?
SEVER. is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drift Star or SEVER.?
Drift Star is rated higher. Drift Star averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while SEVER. averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Drift Star or SEVER. have ads?
Neither Drift Star nor SEVER. shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drift Star or SEVER.?
Drift Star ships an update fortnightly, and SEVER. every 4 days. Most recently, Drift Star was updated on October 20, 2026 and SEVER. on October 21, 2026.

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