Comparison

Dominion vs Puzzle Set Game

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

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About

Dominion

Build a powerful deck to expand your kingdom and earn victory points in this acclaimed deck-building strategy game. Explore vast card combinations, compete against AI or other players online, and enjoy endless replayability with numerous expansions.

Highlights
  • Deck-building mechanics
  • Kingdom expansion
  • AI opponent
  • Online multiplayer
  • Daily puzzles
  • Cross-platform play
  • Expansion packs
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Expand a small kingdom to a mighty Dominion! Play the Spiel des Jahres winner beloved by millions of boardgame hobbyists around the world. This is the officially licensed implementation. REIGNING DECKBUILDER Discover the game that defined a genre, Dominion was first to popularize deck-building and remains a staple of tabletop. GROW YOUR KINGDOM Collect as many Victory Points as you can by building a powerful deck. Your deck starts out a small sad set of Estates and Coppers, but you hope that by the end of the game it will be brimming with Gold, Provinces, and the inhabitants and structures of your kingdom. BUILD YOUR ENGINE Choose wisely among the 10 cards available in the tableau to create the strongest combos to dominate your opponent. COLLECT ALL EXPANSIONS Make your games more exciting with additional cards and rules from up to 15 expansions including the recent Plunder expansion! NEAR INFINITE VARIETY Over one hundred thirty-two septillion possible Kingdom combinations, 500+ cards, 15 and counting expansions, and ongoing promo packs make Dominion one of the most extensive and replayable boardgames in the hobby. COMPETE WITH THE COMPUTER Sharpen your skills with solitaire style solo play against a robust AI, with four levels of difficulty. Our innovative AI learns through self-play. Earn Achievements and win in Recommended Sets against each AI level. PLAY FRIENDS OR STRANGERS Play with up to 6 players online through your device or pass and play among your friends. Join ranked or unranked matchmaking, with realtime and asynchronous modes. Set up a private table for a family game, challenge a stranger in the lobby, or invite a friend! DAILY PUZZLE A daily ritual to relax with over a cup of coffee. Try the Daily Dominion, a free puzzle level available to players around the world. Practice your strategy to keep up a winning streak and climb the leaderboard. CROSS-PLATFORM PLAY Play from any supported device, whenever you want, after verifying your email in-game. Join games with opponents on platforms other than your own. JOIN THE COMMUNITY With an active Discord and online community, make new friends or challenge new people to a game. Export and share kingdoms and game summaries to compare strategies. FREE TO PLAY Download the game that started it all for free! The base set of Dominion is available at no charge. Try the rotation of expansion cards in the Daily at no cost once per day. Jump into a lobby game with expansions enabled to try before you buy. Only the host needs to own the expansions. INTRODUCTION TO TABLETOP Learn the ropes in this easy to pick-up, hard to master title. Play one of the most highly regarded strategy tabletop games of all time through our simple tutorial. The core loop is easy to follow, but offers a wealth of strategy to explore. • 1 - 6 player support • Five-hundred plus cards • Solo play against 4 AI difficulties • Async & real-time multiplayer • Ranked & unranked matchmaking • Lobby & Private game tables • Cross platform multiplayer • Cross platform purchases • Daily challenge • Challenging AI that learns through self-play • Recommended Sets • Customize, save & share Kingdoms • Achievements, Stats & Leaderboards • Pass & Play mode • Automated score-keeping & hints • Smart-play options to streamline gameplay • Jumbo mode for readability on phones • Turbo mode to zoom through games quickly • Tutorial & Rules • 4 languages: English, Japanese, German, French • 15+ expansions plus three promo packs

About

Puzzle Set Game

This real-time card game challenges players to identify sets of three cards based on four distinct features. Each card has unique combinations of number, shape, shading, and color. The game ends when no more sets can be formed from the remaining cards.

Highlights
  • Real-time card gameplay
  • Identify sets of three cards
  • Four card features: number, shape, shading, color
  • Unique card combinations
  • Hint system available
  • Game ends when no sets remain
Features
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Set Game is a real-time card game. The deck consists of 81 unique cards that vary in four features across three possibilities for each kind of feature: number of shapes (one, two, or three), shape (diamond, squiggle, oval), shading (solid, striped, or open), and color (red, green, or purple). Each possible combination of features (e.g. a card with three striped green diamonds) appears as a card precisely once in the deck. To increase your score you have to make a set. A set consists of three cards satisfying all of these conditions: They all have the same number or have three different numbers. They all have the same shape or have three different shapes. They all have the same shading or have three different shadings. They all have the same color or have three different colors. You can ask for a hint but your score will be decreased. The game will finish when there are none sets left to be made from the remaining cards.

Screenshots

Dominion2 screens
Puzzle Set Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dominion at 68% against Puzzle Set Game's 0%. Dominion also leads on rating (4.9 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (5.1K vs 2). Puzzle Set Game's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17). On price, 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. Dominion sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Puzzle Set Game asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dominion holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dominion has 5.1K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of Dominion's written reviews are positive against 0% of Puzzle Set Game's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Dominion versus Puzzle Set Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDominionPuzzle Set Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.1K ratings) — better2.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews68.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5.1K — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size423 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTemple Gates Games LLCAchillefs Tzenetopoulos

Customer experience

Dominion

All ratings4,729 ratings
Positive97.1%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews355 reviews
Positive68.5%
Neutral12.4%
Negative19.2%

Puzzle Set Game

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Dominion

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Possession card not working correctly
  • Victory points not displayed properly
  • Inability to rejoin games after server disconnects

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to select specific card sets for randomized games
  • Option to complete games against AI when opponents forfeit
  • More detailed game statistics and player history tracking
  • Improved matchmaking filters for online play
  • Shareable in-app purchases for family members

Puzzle Set Game

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Dominion

One-time17
  • Alchemy$4.99
  • Intrigue$4.99
  • Cornucopia$4.99
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  • Guilds$4.99
  • Seaside$9.99
  • Renaissance$9.99
  • Menagerie$9.99
  • Prosperity$9.99
  • Dark Ages$9.99
  • Adventures$9.99
  • Empires$9.99
  • Plunder$9.99
  • Nocturne$9.99
  • Rising Sun$9.99
  • Hinterlands$9.99
  • Launch Bundle$99.99
  • Expansion Bundle$109.99
None

Puzzle Set Game

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dominion free?
Dominion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Puzzle Set Game free?
Puzzle Set Game is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dominion or Puzzle Set Game?
Dominion is rated higher. Dominion averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while Puzzle Set Game averages 2.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dominion or Puzzle Set Game have ads?
Neither Dominion nor Puzzle Set Game shows ads.

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