Comparison

Swipe Slayer vs Direhollow

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Swipe Slayer

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Swipe Slayer is a 2D single-player card game with a rogue-like style that can be played using just clicks and swipes - making the experience quick and easy to learn. In Swipe Slayer, the red panda Lex is challenged by the greatest warriors of Animalia. To become the Feral Champion, he needs to be aggressive, fast and especially smart. By collecting key gadgets as they advance through each level, Lex will get closer to defeating the greatest animals of the Feral Tournament. Lex can equip cards that provide extra powers during each chapter and victory is achieved by navigating through all the levels, but be careful: a defeat will send Lex back to the very first level, stripping him of all their accumulated items and progress. The game is in constant evolution with new updates very soon. Developed by Alexandre César, Eduardo Andrade, Felipe Gameleira and Gabriel Goulart in Apple Developer Academy Brazil.

About

Direhollow

Experience a faithful mobile remake of the classic 1980 roguelike game. Navigate unforgiving dungeons, face a complete bestiary, and strive to claim the Amulet of Yendor with true permadeath. Enjoy the authentic ASCII graphics and a free, fair gameplay experience.

Highlights
  • Faithful remake of classic roguelike
  • True permadeath with save deletion
  • Complete A-Z bestiary
  • Loot and identify mechanics
  • Authentic ASCII graphics
  • Touch-first controls
Features
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Direhollow is a faithful mobile remake of Rogue — the 1980 game that started the roguelike. The same Dungeons of Doom. The same A–Z bestiary. The same unforgiving permadeath. Rebuilt for a phone: touch-first, free, and true to the original. We modernize the shell, not the rules. THE REAL GAME, ON A PHONE The same seeded dungeons, the same monsters, the same merciless math — with a 3×3 move pad, pinch-to-zoom, a tap-driven pack, and saves that actually survive a phone call. WHAT YOU'LL FIND DOWN THERE • True permadeath — one life, one seed. The save is deleted on death. No reloading an earlier turn. • The full bestiary — the complete A–Z roster, depth-ordered exactly as the original intended. • Loot & identify — per-run appearances for scrolls, potions, rings, and wands. Learn them, or risk them. • The Amulet of Yendor — descend to claim it, then climb back to the surface alive. Few will. • True ASCII — the authentic 1980 glyph grid. No tiles, no remix. The terminal classic, on a phone. FREE, AND FAIR No pay-to-win. No energy timers. No reloads sold back to you. The whole game is earned — exactly as it was in 1980. ——— "Rogue" is used here only descriptively, to say what kind of game this is. Direhollow is an independent work inspired by the BSD-licensed original; it is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark holder.

Screenshots

Swipe Slayer4 screens
Direhollow4 screens

Verdict

The call

Swipe Slayer and Direhollow are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Swipe Slayer versus Direhollow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSwipe SlayerDirehollow
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size130 MB71 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperFUNDACAO PADRE LEONEL FRANCAHYMEL VENTURES LLC

In-app purchases

None

Swipe Slayer

No in-app purchases

None

Direhollow

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Swipe Slayer free?
Swipe Slayer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Direhollow free?
Direhollow is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Swipe Slayer or Direhollow have ads?
Neither Swipe Slayer nor Direhollow shows ads.

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