Oboy vs Pixel Chess Rogue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Oboy
Strategically place structures on a grid to construct a thriving city and accumulate points. This engaging puzzle game challenges your planning skills.
- Grid-based city building
- Strategic building placement
- Point accumulation system
- Puzzle gameplay
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Place buildings on a grid to build your city and earn points.
Pixel Chess Rogue
Engage in a strategic battle combining chess tactics with roguelike progression. Defend your King against waves of enemy pieces, collect powerful upgrades, and survive increasingly difficult challenges. Master unique power-ups and face epic boss battles in this pixel art adventure.
- Chess and roguelike gameplay blend
- Endless wave progression
- 16+ unique power-ups
- Epic boss fights
- Combo multiplier system
- Power-up stacking
- Pixel art visuals
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Pixel Chess Rogue is a unique blend of chess and roguelike gameplay. Defend your King against endless waves of enemy chess pieces, collect powerful upgrades, and see how far you can survive. GAMEPLAY Move your chess pieces using standard chess rules — Knights jump in L-shapes, Bishops slide diagonally, Rooks move in straight lines. Capture enemy pieces before they reach your King. After each wave, choose from powerful cards to upgrade your army. FEATURES - 16+ unique power-ups: Knight's Leap, Chain Lightning, Shield Wall, Soul Harvest, and more - Endless wave progression with increasing difficulty - Epic boss fights every 5 waves — face The Dark Knight, Bishop's Gambit, Rook Fortress, and The Shadow Queen - Combo multiplier system rewarding aggressive play - 21 achievements to unlock - Power-up stacking — upgrade the same ability multiple times for devastating effects - Pawn promotion — advance pawns to become Queens while keeping all power-ups - Beautiful pixel art visuals with animated fantasy backgrounds - Original soundtrack HOW TO PLAY 1. Tap a piece to select it 2. Tap a highlighted square to move or capture 3. Clear all enemies to advance to the next wave 4. Choose 1 of 3 power-up cards after each wave 5. Protect your King at all costs! STRATEGY TIPS - Stacking one power-up to high levels can be more powerful than collecting many different ones - Use Knights and Bishops to control the board early - Save your Rook for defensive plays near your King - Watch for enemy modifiers — armored, swift, explosive, and regenerating enemies require different tactics Free to play. No ads. No in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Pixel Chess Rogue at free against Oboy's ad-supported. Oboy's advantage is device support. On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.5 for Oboy against 3.5 for Pixel Chess Rogue. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
| Parameter | Oboy | Pixel Chess Rogue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (2 ratings) | 3.5 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | Yes | — |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 127 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Beer Money Games LLC | Jonathan Amiel Mc Kinley |
In-app purchases
Oboy
No in-app purchases
Pixel Chess Rogue
No in-app purchases









