Blacken Slash vs Cyber Quest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blacken Slash
Engage in turn-based tactical combat with roguelike elements. Craft unique character builds with a vast array of items and skills. Enjoy a story-driven experience with a retro soundtrack and compete on an online ladder.
- Turn-based tactical combat
- Roguelike elements
- Item-based build crafting
- Carry favorite items between runs
- Online ladder competition
- Challenging achievements
- Story-driven experience
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A tactical RPG fusing the best of roguelikes, turn-based tactics and hack and slash games – made by a solo developer with a penchant for minimalist designs. - Fight through bite-sized tactical puzzles - Create powerful builds from a plethora of items which grant you skills and can change gameplay mechanics - Carry on your favorite items between runs in normal mode - Start from scratch each week and compete with other players in the online ladder mode - Try various playstyles and hunt for challenging achievements - Enjoy a lovingly crafted story of ridiculous computer nostalgia and a blast of a retro soundtrack
Cyber Quest
Assemble a crew of cyberpunk characters in this retro deck-building RPG. Battle crime gangs with strategic card play, level up your crew, and explore a city with roguelike challenges. Enjoy offline play with a unique soundtrack.
- Deck building and customization
- Crew leveling and power unlocks
- Roguelike exploration and challenges
- Card enhancement options
- Offline gameplay
- Screen reader accessibility
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Cyber Quest is a retro cyberpunk deck building game. Assemble a ragtag crew of hackers, mercenaries, and street-savvy rogues to take on the most feared crime gangs in the city. Each encounter is a high-stakes battle of wits and tactics as you pit your crew against rival factions in this intense card-based rpg. - Collect and customize an arsenal of powerful cards. Build your deck to exploit enemy weaknesses, unleash devastating combos, and outmaneuver your foes. - Level up your crew members, unlock new powers, and transform your team into an unstoppable force. - Roguelike gamplay. Explore the sprawling cityscape, face randomized challenges, and adapt to new foes. - Enhance your cards by changing their cost, damage, or color. Tailor your deck to suit your strategy. - Groove to the finest fusion of funk and electronic music. - Enjoying playing offline games? No connect required here. Play anywhere, anytime. ** Accessible for users using screen readers. Disable Voice Over and then use a three finger triple tap to enable or disable screen reader mode if needed
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blacken Slash at 96% against Cyber Quest's 65%. Blacken Slash also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Cyber Quest's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and chart position (#107 vs unranked). On ratings volume, 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
Blacken Slash costs $4.99 and Cyber Quest $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Blacken Slash holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 60 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Blacken Slash's written reviews are positive against 65% of Cyber Quest's.
Blacken Slash ships an update fortnightly, Cyber Quest every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blacken Slash | Cyber Quest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (60 ratings) — better | 4.6 (21 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.6% of reviews — better | 64.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #107 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 279 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Sonderland Games UG haftungsbeschrankt | Dean Coulter |
Customer experience
Blacken Slash
Cyber Quest
Bugs and requests
Blacken Slash
Reported bugs
2 issues- Insane battery drainage
- iPad getting super hot
Requested features
2 requests- Consider adding two or more units for more interesting gameplay
- More content for future updates
Cyber Quest
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Blacken Slash
No in-app purchases
Cyber Quest
No in-app purchases









