Comparison

Dota Underlords vs PATHLOCK

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

Head to head
About

Dota Underlords

Engage in strategic battles where hero recruitment and team synergy are key to victory. Explore a city-based campaign, unlock rewards, and compete in multiplayer modes. Offers both free and paid content with cosmetic rewards.

Highlights
  • Hero recruitment and upgrades
  • Alliance-based team bonuses
  • Unique Underlord abilities
  • City Crawl campaign mode
  • Battle Pass with unlockable rewards
  • Cross-platform play
Features
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Works with: iPhone SE, 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X, XS, XR, 11, 11 Pro, 11 Pro Max; iPad Mini 4, 5; iPad Air 2, iPad Air 3; iPad Pro, iPad 7th gen, iPod Touch 7th Gen Dota Underlords not supported on: iPhone 6, 6 Plus; iPad Air, iPad Air Mini 2, iPad Air Mini 3; iPod Touch 6th Gen and below NEXT GENERATION AUTO-BATTLER In Dota Underlords, strategic decisions matter more than twitch reflexes. Underlords includes compelling singleplayer and multiplayer modes, and offers level progression with rewards. Play a strategic Standard game, a quick Knockout match, or co-op Duos match with a friend. SEASON ONE NOW AVAILABLE Season One comes with a City Crawl full of content, a Battle Pass full of rewards, and multiple ways to play online or offline. Dota Underlords is now out of Early Access and ready to play! CITY CRAWL Mama Eeb’s death has left a power vacuum in White Spire. Take back the city neighborhood by neighborhood, Underlord by Underlord, in the new City Crawl campaign. Complete puzzle challenges, win quick street-fights, and complete in-game challenges to clear paths and take over the city. Unlock rewards like new outfits for your Underlords, new wanted poster artwork, victory dances, and titles. BATTLEPASS Season One comes with a full Battle Pass offering over 100 rewards. Play matches, complete challenges, and unlock areas of the City Crawl to level up your Battle Pass and earn rewards. Rewards include new boards, weather effects, profile customization, skins, and other gameplay cosmetics. Many of these rewards can be earned for free simply by playing the game. For more rewards and content, players can purchase the Battle Pass for $4.99 on all platforms. The paid Battle Pass is not required to play the game, nor does it provide any gameplay specific advantage. WHITE SPIRE AWAITS A LEADER... A vertical metropolis of gambling and grit, just beyond the reach of Stonehall and Revtel; White Spire is known as a smugglers' paradise with loose morals and colorful residents to spare. Despite being overrun with syndicates, gangs, and secret societies, White Spire has never descended into chaos for one reason: Momma Eeb. She was respected… she was loved… and unfortunately, she was murdered last week. Eeb’s death has sent one question rippling through White Spire’s underworld: who is going to run the city? STRATEGIZE TO WIN: Recruit heroes and upgrade them into more powerful versions of themselves. MIX AND MATCH: Each hero you recruit can form unique alliances. Stacking your team with allied heroes will unlock powerful bonuses that can crush your rivals. UNDERLORDS: Choose from four Underlords to lead your crew to victory. Underlords are powerful units who fight on the field alongside your crew, and they each bring their own playstyle, perks, and abilities to the table. CROSSPLAY: Play on your platform of choice and battle players across the globe in a hassle-free crossplay experience. Running late? Start a match on your PC and finish it on your mobile device (and vice versa). Your profile in Dota Underlords is shared across all devices, so no matter what you play on, you're always making progress. RANKED MATCHMAKING: Everyone starts at the bottom, but by playing against other Underlords you'll climb through the ranks and prove you're worthy to rule White Spire. TOURNAMENT-READY: Create your own private lobbies and matches, then invite spectators to watch 8 Underlords duke it out. OFFLINE PLAY: Offering a sophisticated AI with 4 levels of difficulty, offline play is a great place to hone your skills. Pause and resume games at your leisure. SEASONAL ROTATION: Every season we'll say goodbye to certain Heroes, Items, and Alliances to make room for new additions that will shape the ever-evolving world of Underlords.

About

PATHLOCK

Engage in a minimalist 1v1 strategy board game where players strategically place pawns and walls to outmaneuver opponents. Enjoy quick, skill-based matches with no luck or pay-to-win elements.

Highlights
  • 1v1 strategy, no luck
  • Easy to learn, hard to master
  • Fast matches
  • Pass-and-play mode
  • Bot opponents (Easy, Medium, Hard)
  • Online matchmaking
  • Private friend rooms
Features
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Move your pawn or place a wall. Be the first to cross the board. That's the whole rule — and the start of a thousand decisions. PATHLOCK is a clean, premium strategy board game where every turn forces a choice: race forward, or build a wall to slow your rival down. Walls can twist the path but can never fully trap an opponent, so the duel always comes down to pure tactics. Simple to learn in 30 seconds, deep enough to play for years. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • True 1v1 strategy — no luck, no dice, no pay-to-win. Just you, your opponent, and the board. • Easy to learn, hard to master — beginners start instantly, experts find endless depth. • Fast matches — a full game fits into a coffee break. GAME MODES FOR EVERY MOMENT • Pass-and-play — share one device and challenge a friend across the table. • Bot opponents — train against Easy, Medium, or Hard AI that actually fights back. • Online matchmaking — get paired with a real opponent in seconds. • Private friend rooms — share a room code and start a match with anyone, anywhere. FAIR BY DESIGN PATHLOCK is built on one promise: never pay to win. Every purchase is purely cosmetic or a convenience like removing ads. Skill decides the match — nothing else. PERFECT IF YOU LIKE • Chess, checkers, and abstract strategy • Tactical puzzles and pathfinding challenges • Quick competitive 1v1 games with friends • Board games with deep, skill-based gameplay Think two moves ahead. Block the path. Lock the win. Download PATHLOCK and start your first duel now. — Subscriptions and purchases are optional and cosmetic only. Terms: https://pathlock.bovasoft.com/terms · Privacy: https://pathlock.bovasoft.com/privacy · Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Dota Underlords4 screens
PATHLOCK4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: PATHLOCK at 100% against Dota Underlords's 48%. PATHLOCK also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Dota Underlords's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (6K vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Dota Underlords sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and PATHLOCK sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PATHLOCK holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dota Underlords has 6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Dota Underlords's written reviews are positive against 100% of PATHLOCK's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dota Underlords ships an update weekly, PATHLOCK every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dota Underlords versus PATHLOCK: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDota UnderlordsPATHLOCK
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6K — better1
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB78 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperValveBora Oksuzoglu

Customer experience

Dota Underlords

All ratings6,052 ratings
Positive83.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative12.8%
Written reviews1,504 reviews
Positive48.4%
Neutral14.1%
Negative37.5%

PATHLOCK

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dota Underlords

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to log in or connect to Steam
  • Saves/progress not carrying over between devices
  • Matchmaking and multiplayer issues
  • Objective/quest completion bugs
  • Graphical glitches and UI problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • More hero and alliance options
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding
  • Ability to track progress and rank
  • Better performance optimizations
  • Smoother cross-platform experience

PATHLOCK

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dota Underlords

One-time2
  • 100 Coins$0.99
  • 500 Coins$4.99
8 purchases

PATHLOCK

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time6
  • 50 Diamonds$2.99
  • 120 Diamonds$4.90
  • 260 Diamonds$9.90
Show 3 more
  • Remove Ads$9.99
  • 550 Diamonds$19.90
  • 1200 Diamonds$39.90

Questions

Is Dota Underlords free?
Dota Underlords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PATHLOCK free?
PATHLOCK is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dota Underlords or PATHLOCK?
PATHLOCK is rated higher. Dota Underlords averages 4.4 out of 5 from 6K ratings, while PATHLOCK averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dota Underlords or PATHLOCK have ads?
PATHLOCK shows ads; Dota Underlords does not.
Which is updated more often, Dota Underlords or PATHLOCK?
Dota Underlords ships an update weekly, and PATHLOCK every 2 weeks. Most recently, Dota Underlords was updated on October 22, 2026 and PATHLOCK on October 6, 2026.

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