Comparison

Space Gladiators vs Sky Samurai

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

Head to head
About

Space Gladiators

Engage in fast-paced roguelite platformer combat as a captive gladiator fighting for freedom. Navigate procedurally generated arenas, defeat alien hordes, and collect powerful items to unlock new abilities and characters.

Highlights
  • Fluid controls for dodging and combat
  • Randomly generated rooms for unique runs
  • 50+ enemies and 10 bosses
  • 300+ items and pets
  • 8 unique playable characters
  • Customizable difficulty paths
Features
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Space Gladiators is a 2D hand-drawn roguelite platformer following a bunch of captives fighting their way out of a planet prison. Defeat hordes of aliens in the gladiatorial arenas and earn your freedom! You've been captured and sent to entertain aliens as a gladiator in a faraway planet called Tartarus. You will have to advance through randomly generated biomes with deadly traps and monsters blocking your path. Choose your opponents in the arenas, beat them for items and coins and you might be able to earn your freedom! · Tight and fluid controls that allow you to dodge and fight enemies without taking hits - the only ceiling is your own skillset! · Hundreds of hand-crafted rooms that are randomly picked to make every new run feel unique. · 50+ enemies and 10 bosses to beat with different movesets and attack patterns. · 300+ items including pets, weapons and trinkets that unlock new abilities for your characters. Pop your heart out to heal yourself, throw meatballs or fire a laser gun. · 8 unique characters that fit different playstyles, including a potato and an alien worm in underpants. · Customize your runs by choosing harder paths if you're feeling confident or easier ones if you're on the brink of death. High risk, high reward. 【Contact Us】 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtaSitbjWjhnlzuX2ZLjtUg Discord:@Erabit or join via https://discord.gg/erabit-950685424261677077 Twitter:@erabit_studios Tik Tok:https://www.tiktok.com/@brotato_mobile Facebook:@Brotato(facebook.com/brotatomobile) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brotato_mobile/ Email:support@erabitstudios.com

About

Sky Samurai

Experience a unique blend of pool mechanics and action as a robot samurai escaping a dystopian city. Strategically bank shots to steal energy and survive your programmed malfunction. Navigate a dangerous metropolis to secure your freedom.

Highlights
  • Pool-based gameplay
  • Robot samurai protagonist
  • Dystopian city escape
  • Energy-stealing mechanics
  • Strategic shot banking
Features
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Sky Samurai plays like pool, but you're a robot samurai escaping a dystopian metropolis. Something went wrong with your programming, you'll have to make a run for it. They've cut off your energy supply—the only way to keep going is to bank your shots and steal what you need.

Screenshots

Space Gladiators4 screens
Sky Samurai4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Sky Samurai at 5.0 against Space Gladiators's 3.8. Sky Samurai also leads on ads (none vs shown) and price ($0.99 vs $4.99). On ratings volume, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Space Gladiators costs $4.99 and Sky Samurai $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sky Samurai holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Space Gladiators's written reviews are positive against 100% of Sky Samurai's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Space Gladiators versus Sky Samurai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace GladiatorsSky Samurai
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.8 (10 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better8
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size235 MB103 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperErabit StudiosBranson Anderson

Customer experience

Space Gladiators

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

Sky Samurai

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Space Gladiators

No in-app purchases

None

Sky Samurai

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Gladiators free?
Space Gladiators costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sky Samurai free?
Sky Samurai costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Space Gladiators or Sky Samurai?
Sky Samurai is rated higher. Space Gladiators averages 3.8 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Sky Samurai averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Space Gladiators or Sky Samurai have ads?
Space Gladiators shows ads; Sky Samurai does not.

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