Ancient Games vs Mike's OG Blocks
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ancient Games
Explore and play a collection of ancient board games brought back to life with modern app design. Enjoy offline and online play, collect customizable game pieces, and tackle fun challenges. Save progress across all games with cloud saves.
- Play multiple ancient games in one app
- Offline and online multiplayer
- AI, friend, and random player matches
- Collectible game pieces and boards
- Challenges with rule variants
- Free cloud saves across games
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/!\ If you play more than one of my Ancient Games, I suggest you delete the individual apps and install this one. It will allow you to play them all and save disk storage. /!\ -Languages : English, French, Portuguese, Italian, Arabic, Spanish, German, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Russian, Turkish. The past is full of fascinating games that haves been mostly forgotten. The Ancient Games collection aims to resurrect them as a meticulously crafted mix between what a player wants from an historical game and what he/she expects of a modern application. Features : -Play against the IA, friends and random players from around the world (Coming back soon) -Play Online & Offline. -Multiple collectibles : boards, game pieces, dice, nameplates, etc. -Challenges (Fun rule variants) -Free cloudsave across the collection : your progress in one game is available in all the others. -Much more features to come! Currently, the collection is comprised of four games : the Royal Game of Ur, Senet, XII Scripta and Puluc, but 40 games are in the works! You can see the roadmap here : https://trello.com/b/QYtOXwJi/ancient-games-roadmap Each game will be added to the Ancient Games app and will have its own individual app as well. The privacy policy has been updated in accordance to the latest data protection laws.
Mike's OG Blocks
Experience classic block-stacking fun with a retro arcade feel. Rotate and drop falling blocks to clear lines and achieve high scores. This lightweight game offers quick play sessions without requiring an account.
- Classic block-stacking gameplay
- Simple controls
- Retro arcade-style layout
- Score and top score tracking
- Next piece preview
- Lightweight and easy to play
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Mike’s OG Blocks brings back the simple old-school block stacking fun in a clean retro-style game made for quick play anytime. Move, rotate, and drop falling blocks to complete full lines and build your score. The game starts simple, but the pressure builds as the board fills up. Try to beat your top score and keep the blocks from reaching the top. Features: • Classic block-stacking gameplay • Simple left, right, rotate, and drop controls • Retro arcade-style layout • Score and top score tracking • Next piece preview • Fast, lightweight, and easy to play • No account required • Play anytime, anywhere Mike’s OG Blocks is made for players who enjoy simple puzzle games, retro games, and classic arcade challenges.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mike's OG Blocks at none against Ancient Games's 11. Mike's OG Blocks also leads on ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Ancient Games's advantage is ratings volume (287 vs 5) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Ancient Games sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Mike's OG Blocks asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mike's OG Blocks holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ancient Games has 287 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Ancient Games's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mike's OG Blocks's.
Ancient Games ships an update every 3 weeks, Mike's OG Blocks fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ancient Games | Mike's OG Blocks |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (287 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 287 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 212 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sullivan Bousiniere | Mohammad Atieh |
Customer experience
Ancient Games
Mike's OG Blocks
Bugs and requests
Ancient Games
Reported bugs
11 issues- Game freezes after match completion
- Screen goes dark and becomes unresponsive post-game
- Ad removal purchase only lasts one game
- Paid ad removal still shows advertisements
- Game continues playing after player wins
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- Cannot make legal moves despite availability
- XII Scripta piece stacking rules not enforced correctly
- Purchased board content inaccessible due to subscription requirement
- Report button links to Mail app instead of App Store
- Text rendering issues making content hard to read
- Online play frequently unavailable or non-functional
Requested features
10 requests- Two-player local multiplayer mode
- Friends list and challenge system
- Leaderboards and ranking system
- Win/loss statistics and game history tracking
- Ability to play offline while waiting for online opponents
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- Permanent one-time purchase option instead of subscription
- More ancient games added to collection
- Harder difficulty levels beyond current maximum
- Better XP progression for unlocking boards
- Improved customer support contact options
Mike's OG Blocks
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ancient Games
- AG+$3.991 Month
- Ancient Artifact$0.99
- Purchase Game Edition2 variants$1.99
- Dawn of Civilization DLC$2.99
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- Purchase Game Edition$2.99
- Skeleton Key$2.99
- Ur Divine Edition$3.99
- Purchase Game Edition$3.99
- Purchase Game Edition$10.99
- Royal Pass$12.99
Mike's OG Blocks
No in-app purchases
Questions
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