POWDER vs The Accursed Crown
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
POWDER
Embark on a fast-paced, turn-based dungeon crawl inspired by classic roguelikes. This hack-and-slash adventure offers a polished and approachable experience for fans of the genre.
- Turn-based combat
- Dungeon crawl gameplay
- Hack-and-slash adventure
- Roguelike tradition
- Polished gameplay
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POWDER is a fast-playing turn-based dungeon crawl in the roguelike-tradition. Years of polish have refined this hack-and-slash adventure into one of the most approachable examples of the roguelike genre.
The Accursed Crown
Embark on an epic fantasy adventure in this single-player RPG. Control a band of heroes to break an ancient curse, explore a ruined land, and engage in tactical, real-time combat. Build your characters with deep customization options and tackle numerous quests and enemies.
- Epic fantasy adventure
- Single player, party-based gameplay
- Real-time pause-able combat
- Open-ended exploration and story-driven plot
- Tactically challenging encounters
- Deep role-playing system
- Procedural area and quest generation
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"Generations ago, the curse of the Crown of the Giant King finally splintered the ancient Kingdom of Giants. Now, a hundred years later, the curse has spread its malevolent influence south, and engulfed the Duchy of Northfell in ruin and despair. A band of heroes is needed to break the curse and return peace and prosperity to the land." The Accursed Crown of the Giant King is an old school role-playing game, single player, party based. Features: • Epic fantasy adventure. • Single player, controlling a band of adventurers. • Real-time pause-able combat for realism and control. • A combination of open-ended exploration and strong story driven plot. • Tactically challenging encounters featuring many different strategies. • Deep, complex role-playing system, inspired by popular paper-and-pencil role playing games. • Dozens of quests, enemies, and monsters to tackle. • Procedural area and quest generation for variety and re-playability. • Build the character you want to, with dozens of skills and powers, and hundreds of spells and items. Try the first chapter for free, which includes a full adventure and conclusion. If you like what you see, continue on to the following three chapters, available as in-app purchases. Merry Prankster Games invites you into The Accursed Crown of the Giant King!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: POWDER at 4.1 against The Accursed Crown's 3.8. POWDER also leads on ratings volume (121 vs 6) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.6). The Accursed Crown's advantage is device support (4 vs 2). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. POWDER sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Accursed Crown sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
POWDER holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: POWDER has 121 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of POWDER's written reviews are positive against 75% of The Accursed Crown's.
POWDER ships an update every 7 months, The Accursed Crown every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | POWDER | The Accursed Crown |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (121 ratings) — better | 3.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 121 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jeff Lait | Merry Prankster Games LLC |
Customer experience
POWDER
The Accursed Crown
Bugs and requests
POWDER
Reported bugs
3 issues- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Occasional save data loss
- Unresponsive controls
Requested features
4 requests- Multiplayer mode
- More enemy/item variety
- Save/load functionality
- Difficulty settings
The Accursed Crown
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
POWDER
- POWDER Full Version$9.99
The Accursed Crown
- ACotGK Chapter 2$4.99
- ACotGK Chapter 3$4.99
- ACotGK Chapter 4$4.99









