Despot's Game vs Slice & Dice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Despot's Game
Build a dystopian army and guide them through a challenging labyrinth. This roguelike strategy game focuses on item and mutation choices, with automatic combat. Permadeath means starting over, but a secret multiplayer mode awaits those who conquer the game.
- Army building
- Item and mutation customization
- Automatic combat
- Roguelike/roguelite gameplay
- Permadeath with world regeneration
- Secret multiplayer mode
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Available for free: 4 levels of the game and 10 attempts per day in Brawl mode. The full version can be unlocked with one payment in the game. *Supported Devices: iPhone 8 Plus, Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015) and above. iPod Touches are not supported. Let's play a game: I'll give you some puny humans, and you try to help them make it through my labyrinth. No, you won't be controlling them in battles - they'll fight automatically! My game is about strategy and praying to RNGesus, not mashing buttons. You can buy items for the humans: swords, crossbows, coffins, stale pretzels. Plus, I'll let you give them cool mutations! A few Topochlorians in the blood and some Crocodile Skin never hurt anyone. There's one catch, though: if you die, you have to start over entirely, and the whole world will be generated again from scratch. Yes, my game is a roguelike game. Well, roguelite, if you're a nerd who loves compartmentalizing us creators into strict genres. I almost forgot: my game has a multiplayer mode, too! But I'm not going to tell you anything about it, because King of the Hill is a special secret multiplayer mode that only unlocks once you beat the game. * sincerely, with disrespect for puny humans, your local evil AI: d'Spot
Slice & Dice
Engage in tactical dice-rolling combat with a party of five unique heroes. Navigate through challenging levels filled with monsters, aiming to defeat the final boss. Be warned, a single loss means starting the entire adventure over.
- Tactical dice-rolling combat
- Control 5 unique heroes
- 20 levels of monsters
- Permadeath roguelike progression
- Boss battles
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Tactical dice-rolling roguelike combat. Take control of 5 heroes, each with their own unique dice. Fight your way through 20 levels of monsters and try to take on the final boss. If you lose a single fight you have to start over so be careful (and lucky!).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Slice & Dice at 89% against Despot's Game's 36%. Slice & Dice also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.4) and ratings volume (931 vs 119). Despot's Game's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Despot's Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Slice & Dice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Slice & Dice holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Slice & Dice has 931 ratings behind it against 119, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of Despot's Game's written reviews are positive against 89% of Slice & Dice's.
Despot's Game ships an update monthly, Slice & Dice every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Despot's Game | Slice & Dice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (119 ratings) | 4.8 (931 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 36.4% of reviews | 89.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 119 | 931 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 456 MB | 120 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | TINYBUILD LLC | Oliver Garland |
Customer experience
Despot's Game
Slice & Dice
User reviews
Despot's Game
From 119 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Epic game, epic difficulty
- 🚀 Fun without end!
- 👍 Great game, different
- 👍 Nice game
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes around level 7-8
- 🐛 Crashes frequently, losing progress
- 🐛 Crashes on start
- 🐛 Crashes, can't save progress
- 🐛 Crashes, unplayable
Slice & Dice
From 931 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Great value for money
- 💡 Tons of unlockable content
- 👍 Smooth mobile experience
- 👍 Excellent replayability
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes
- 💡 Need for more language support
- 💡 Desire for lower pricing
Bugs and requests
Despot's Game
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on start
- Crashes during gameplay
- Crashes, losing progress
Requested features
3 requests- Add save/continue option
- Fix crashes
- Lower the price
Slice & Dice
Reported bugs
2 issues- Notch coverage issues on some devices
- Sound distortion after extended play
Requested features
3 requests- Cloud save syncing across devices
- Colorblind mode
- Ability to reposition UI elements in vertical mode
In-app purchases
Despot's Game
- Despot's Game: Full Version$9.99
Slice & Dice
- Full Game$8.99
Questions
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