Comparison

Tavern Rumble vs Gorathar

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

Head to head
About

Tavern Rumble

Embark on a roguelike deckbuilding adventure where you craft unique card synergies to battle monsters and bosses. Each run offers a fresh experience with random dungeons, loot, and permanent death. Become a legendary hero and conquer the spire loop.

Highlights
  • Roguelike deckbuilding gameplay
  • Discover card synergies
  • Random dungeons and loot
  • Permanent death for replayability
  • Multiple playable classes
  • Offline play
  • Pixel art graphics
Features
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Tavern Rumble is a Free Strategy Roguelike Deckbuilding Card Games Start your adventure with basic mercenary cards, fight your way up, get loot and strengthen your deck to fight strong Bosses along the way. Discover synergies between each cards. A card might be useless on their own, but use it along with others and it can be your most powerful arsenal. Roguelike element: For those who are not familiar with is a game with random dungeon, loot, mercenary, monsters and most importantly permanent death. So each run will be somewhat new experiences and not tied-up with your previous runs. Do you have what it takes to reach the Endgame? Craft a unique deck never encountered in other card games, encounter bizarre creatures, take blessings of unimaginable power, Slay monsters, escape the spire loop! March forward into a deep quest and stop wandering alone in the darkest night. It is like having a dream to become the legendary monster slayer Hero that embark on a journey in the middle of nowhere to fulfill a hollow prophecy from a prophet. Don't let your power starve consume you! Features: - Perfect card games to play on your 30 minutes coffee break - Each playable Classes provides 100+ cards that you can choose through your gameplay - Cute simple pixelart sprites - Easy to learn, Hard to master - Recruit legendary Heroes cards and fight alongside them. To arms!! - Play offline without internet connection - Absolutely Free to Play Available Classes: + Knights of Pentagon: Strong Knights with balance offense and defense + Hunter Guild: Master of poison, card draw and discard effects. Rise and use Shadows to fight your enemies! + Roughrock Clan: Self damaging units, Team Buffs and strong independent Units. + Land of the Dead: Army of Undeads. With help of Hades and friends, fight against the darkness within your shell. + Transylvania Family: Bloodsucker Dracula and Vampire alike + Magick Academy : Using magic to summon powerful being or destroy monsters directly + Void Community : Hire mercenary that consists of Ninja and Thief. Watch your back! + Steampunk City : Block incoming damage and use powerful Robot to attack The game is still on development and we are still actively working on new contents. What are you waiting for, it's Free Download and Play now ! ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Credits Music by Eric Matyas www.soundimage.org

About

Gorathar

Embark on a rogue-like adventure as an explorer in a magical cave system. This deckbuilder features unique gameplay where cards can be played or pocketed for future turns, offering diverse strategic options. Challenge over 50 monsters with a deck of over 200 unique cards.

Highlights
  • Rogue-like deckbuilding
  • Unique card pocketing mechanic
  • Turn-based battles
  • Over 200 unique cards
  • 50+ different monsters
  • Strategic gameplay
Features
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Embark on an unforgettable adventure with Gorathar, a rogue-like deckbuilder game with a unique twist. Step into the shoes of Hoodin, an intrepid explorer diving into a magical cave system to challenge its mysteries. Gorathar's innovative gameplay sets it apart from other deckbuilders. Not only can you play cards by spending energy, but you can also pocket them for future turns, opening up diverse strategic options. Each challenge consists of turn-based battles, where your deck and decisions lead you closer to victory or defeat. With over 200 unique cards, 50+ different monsters, and engaging strategy, Gorathar provides a captivating and rewarding experience for both casual gamers and card game enthusiasts. Embark on the Gorathar adventure today - challenge yourself with a game that's as strategic as it is exciting!

Screenshots

Tavern Rumble4 screens
Gorathar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Gorathar at none against Tavern Rumble's shown. Gorathar also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks) and review sentiment (79% vs 52%). Tavern Rumble's advantage is ratings volume (100 vs 25). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Tavern Rumble sells 19 one-off in-app purchases and Gorathar sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Tavern Rumble against 4.3 for Gorathar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 100 and 25 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 52% of Tavern Rumble's written reviews are positive against 79% of Gorathar's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tavern Rumble ships an update every 6 weeks, Gorathar every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on August 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tavern Rumble versus Gorathar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTavern RumbleGorathar
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (100 ratings)4.3 (25 ratings) — better
Positive reviews51.9% of reviews78.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings100 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size137 MB296 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperEvan CassidyGuayaba Games LLC

Customer experience

Tavern Rumble

All ratings97 ratings
Positive77.3%
Neutral6.2%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews52 reviews
Positive51.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative36.5%

Gorathar

All ratings25 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive78.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative21.4%

Bugs and requests

Tavern Rumble

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Ad removal purchase not applied
  • Purchases not received
  • Restore purchase button needed
  • Home bar not in 'game mode'
  • Accidentally swiping into app switcher
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  • Pauses music playback
  • Christmas promo banner unplayable
  • Remove ad bundle doesn't remove ads
  • Game won't start
  • Game crashes on boot up
  • Game force closes after update
  • Instantly crashes
  • Data wiped after crash

Requested features

7 requests
  • Restore purchase button
  • Allow music/podcast playback
  • Paid version to remove ads
  • More expansion decks
  • Save data feature
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  • More interesting monsters
  • New game modes

Gorathar

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

19 purchases

Tavern Rumble

One-time19
  • 1500 Gems$0.99
  • Hunter Guild Unlock$1.99
  • Roughrock Clan Unlock$1.99
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  • Unlock Land of the Dead$1.99
  • Unlock Transylvania Family$1.99
  • 3500 Gems$1.99
  • Unlock Magick Academy$2.99
  • Unlock Void Community$2.99
  • Unlock Steampunk City$4.99
  • 10,000 Gems$4.99
  • 22,000 Gems$9.99
  • Unlock Shaper Laboratory$9.99
  • Unlock Underground Network$9.99
  • Unlock Amazon Tribe$9.99
  • Christmas Promo$9.99
  • Unlock Tidecaller$9.99
  • Unlock Commoners Land$9.99
  • 65,000 Gems$24.99
  • 150,000 Gems$49.99
3 purchases

Gorathar

One-time3
  • Full Game$4.99
  • Donation$4.99
  • Donation$99.99

Questions

Is Tavern Rumble free?
Tavern Rumble is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gorathar free?
Gorathar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tavern Rumble or Gorathar?
Gorathar is rated higher. Tavern Rumble averages 4.2 out of 5 from 100 ratings, while Gorathar averages 4.3 from 25 ratings.
Do Tavern Rumble or Gorathar have ads?
Tavern Rumble shows ads; Gorathar does not.
Which is updated more often, Tavern Rumble or Gorathar?
Tavern Rumble ships an update every 6 weeks, and Gorathar every 2 days. Most recently, Tavern Rumble was updated on August 23, 2026 and Gorathar on September 24, 2026.

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