Slime Evolutionary Path vs Holy Mackerel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slime Evolutionary Path
Embark on a casual roguelike adventure as a slime. Evolve through numerous paths, enhance your abilities with equipment enchantments, and strengthen your slime using monster souls to conquer enemies and escape the Land of Seal.
- Evolve slime up to 28 times
- Choose from vast evolution possibilities
- Level up and evolve on the go
- Acquire extra skills for enhancement
- Utilize a variety of equipment enchants
- Strengthen slime with Monster Souls
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An indie game created by only 1 person. This is a roguelike action game that is relaxed and casual. As a slime, you have the ability to evolve and you can choose different evolutionary routes. Also, there are different enchantments of equipment, use them to defeat powerful enemies and leave Land of Seal! 1. Slime can evolve 28 times, there are 4 to the 28th power of evolution possibilities 2. Level Up and Evolve as you move, head straight to the Goal!! 3. Extra skills, Slime will be greatly enhanced 4. A variety of equipment enchants 5. Use Monster Souls, Strengthen Slime!
Holy Mackerel
Embark on a pixel art fishing adventure across diverse biomes. Master timing-based mechanics, upgrade gear, and discover unique fish, including the legendary Holy Mackerel. Engage with charming NPCs and enjoy a stylized, cartoonish world.
- Retro pixel art graphics
- Explore diverse biomes
- Unique fish in each biome
- Timing-based fishing mechanics
- Gear upgrades
- Unlock new biomes
- Interact with NPCs
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Experience the world of Holy Mackerel, a unique mobile fishing game with retro-inspired pixel art. Explore a variety of biomes, each with its own set of unique fish. Master the timing and strategy of the constant-motion fishing mechanics as you unlock new biomes, upgrade your gear, and search for the infamous Holy Mackerel, the most famed fish in town! Meet interesting NPCs who own the shops, and enjoy the playful, cartoonish visuals that bring the world to life. Whether you're into strategic fishing or just want a fun, stylised game, Holy Mackerel is your next adventure!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Slime Evolutionary Path at every 2 days against Holy Mackerel's fortnightly. Slime Evolutionary Path also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (49 vs 13). Holy Mackerel's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 85%). 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. Slime Evolutionary Path sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Holy Mackerel sells 22 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Slime Evolutionary Path holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 85% of Slime Evolutionary Path's written reviews are positive against 100% of Holy Mackerel's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Slime Evolutionary Path ships an update every 2 days, Holy Mackerel fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slime Evolutionary Path | Holy Mackerel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (49 ratings) — better | 4.5 (13 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| 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 | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 174 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | KE HSI LIN | Kate Young |
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In-app purchases
Slime Evolutionary Path
- 1000 gems$1.29
- 5000 gems$5.95
- 10,000 gems$10.49
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- 50,000 gems$49.90
- 100,000 gems$95.99
Holy Mackerel
- Supporters pt1$0.49
- Supporters pt2$0.49
- Supporters pt3$0.49
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- Supporters pt4$0.49
- Handful Of Clams$0.99
- Its Alive$2.99
- Sun, Surf & Style Pack$2.99
- Astronaut In The Ocean$2.99
- Speed Tackle Bundle$3.99
- Xmas 2024 Hat + Boat Pack$3.99
- Bucket Full Of Clams (Sale)$3.99
- Fancy Pants Pack$3.99
- Plunders Pack$5.99
- Bucket Full Of Clams$5.99
- Crate Of Clams (sale)$7.99
- Crate Of Clams$9.99
- Boat Full Of Clams (Sale)$17.99
- Boat Full Of Clams$19.99
- Chest Full Of Clams$29.99
- Chest Full Of Clams$39.99
- Ocean Full Of Clams$44.99
- Ocean Full Of Clams$59.99
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