Blacken Slash vs Basic Buddies
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
Basic Buddies
Experience a fast-paced arcade game focused on vertical descent and precision movement. Navigate a continuously generating world with unique challenges and unlockable content. Master timing and control to survive longer and achieve higher scores.
- Four unique game modes
- Endless vertically scrolling gameplay
- Responsive mobile controls
- Unlockable characters and customization
- Coin-based progression
- Designed for quick sessions
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Descend fast. Survive longer. Master the descent. This is a fast-paced arcade-style game built around vertical descent, precision movement, and split-second decision making. Each run drops you into a continuously generating world filled with platforms, hazards, and opportunities to push just a little farther. The game features four distinct game modes, each offering a different way to play — from endless, score-chasing runs to survival-style challenges that test how long you can last under pressure. Whether you’re aiming for a clean, focused descent or pushing yourself through increasingly intense encounters, every mode rewards timing, control, and momentum. Features: - Four unique game modes with different rules and challenges - Endless, vertically scrolling gameplay - Smooth, responsive controls built for mobile - Unlockable characters and visual customization - Coin-based progression and optional rewards - Designed for quick sessions and high replay value Easy to learn but difficult to master, this game is all about control, rhythm, and surviving the descent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Basic Buddies at Free against Blacken Slash's $4.99. Basic Buddies also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). Blacken Slash's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment 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
Basic Buddies is free to download; Blacken Slash costs $4.99 up front. Basic Buddies sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Blacken Slash asks for nothing beyond the download.
Basic Buddies holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Blacken Slash has 60 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of Blacken Slash's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basic Buddies's.
Blacken Slash ships an update fortnightly, Basic Buddies weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and June 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Blacken Slash | Basic Buddies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (60 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 95.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 60 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 161 MB | 52 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sonderland Games UG haftungsbeschrankt | Andrew Hoffart |
Customer experience
Blacken Slash
Basic Buddies
In-app purchases
Blacken Slash
No in-app purchases
Basic Buddies
- Small Coin Pack (100 Coins)$0.99
- Medium Coin Pack (500 Coins)$2.99
- Premium Upgrade (No Ads)$3.99
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- Large Coin Pack (1,500 Coins)$4.99
- Epic Coin Pack (5,000 Coins)$9.99









