Fluxx vs Close Cities
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fluxx
Experience a chaotic and fun card game where rules and objectives constantly change. Play with friends or AI, online or offline, and adapt to new rule and action cards that shake up gameplay. This award-winning game offers a unique challenge for card game enthusiasts.
- Offline and Online Play
- Human and AI Opponents
- In-game Chat
- Pass-and-play Multiplayer
- Asynchronous Multiplayer Support
- Friend Invites
- Player Stats
- Tutorial
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Playdek and Looney Labs team up to bring this amazingly fun card game to mobile devices. Fluxx fuses its chaotic and fun game play with offline and online features that fans have come to love in Playdek games! Featuring New Rule cards that change the rules of the game and Action cards that create chaos. Even the object of winning the game changes during play, as players swap out one Goal card for another. The Fluxx card game has earned the Mensa Select Award for games that meet Mensa’s high standards of originality, playability and design. Features: - Offline and Online play for 2-4 players - Human and AI opponents - In-game Chat - Pass-and-play Multiplayer - Full asynchronous support for multiplayer online games - Invite your friends to play online games - Online player stats - Tutorial Recommended for iPhone 6 and later; iPad 5th Generation and later; iPad Mini 2 and later; iPod Touch 6th Generation; iOS 11 and later. **AN INTERNET CONNECTION AND PLAYDEK ACCOUNT ARE REQUIRED FOR ONLINE PLAY** Per our Terms of Service, you must be 13 years old or older to use the Playdek online games service.
Close Cities
Build beautiful cities on diverse worlds by solving unique puzzles. This relaxing game guides you through 160 levels with a simple tap or drag interface, requiring no architectural knowledge. Conquer each world's challenges and travel through time with its calming soundtrack.
- Build cities on empty maps
- Solve 160 unique puzzle levels
- Intuitive tap and drag controls
- No architectural knowledge needed
- Travel through different worlds
- Relaxing music and pace
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Close Cities is a relaxing puzzle game in which you will have to build cities in different worlds over time. Find a road and start there. Solve all 160 levels and become a Close Cities legend! UNIQUE PUZZLES You will start each level with an empty map that you will have to fill with beautiful cities. Choose the right road, choose the area and tap or drag with your fingers! DOES NOT REQUIRE KNOWLEDGE OF ARCHITECTURE Close Cities offers a fun experience even if you don't know the difference between a square and a bevel. The game's tutorial will show you everything you need to know at a relaxed pace. CONQUER ITS 160 LEVELS Each world has its king and 16 levels that you must solve to build his empire. TRAVEL THROUGH TIME During the course of the game you will discover different worlds over time with relaxed music to let you go.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Close Cities at 4.8 against Fluxx's 4.3. Close Cities also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 6 months) and review sentiment (69% vs 57%). Fluxx's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, 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. Fluxx sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Close Cities sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Close Cities holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 546 and 356 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Fluxx's written reviews are positive against 69% of Close Cities's.
Fluxx ships an update every 6 months, Close Cities every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fluxx | Close Cities |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (546 ratings) | 4.8 (356 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 69.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 546 — better | 356 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | 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 | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 234 MB | 158 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Playdek, Inc. | Juan Manuel Altamirano Argudo |
Customer experience
Fluxx
Close Cities
Bugs and requests
Fluxx
Reported bugs
8 issues- Email verification for online account does not arrive
- 4 player bug
- Online play needs to be revamped
- Got Wonky On Last Update
- Notch
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- Verification
- Options
- Needs an option to disable sound
Requested features
13 requests- More versions please
- MOAR!!!!
- Chat and other stuff
- Hoping For More Versions!
- Needs landscape mode
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- Needs an update badly
- Needs better AI
- Needs more support and addition of other games
- Needs Bluetooth games
- Needs Creepers and Surprises
- Needs to be able to sort cards
- Needs to slow down
- Needs to allow deleting completed games
Close Cities
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Fluxx
- Creeper Pack$0.99
- Zombie Fluxx$2.99
Close Cities
- Hints - Small Pack$0.99
- Hints - Medium Pack$2.99
- Remove Ads + Hints$2.99
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- Hints - Big Pack$5.99









