Comparison

Slay Divinity vs Deck Gauntlet

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

Head to head
About

Slay Divinity

Engage in strategic card battles against randomized enemies in this roguelike deck-builder. Choose from multiple characters, unlock new challenges, and collect achievements. Enjoy a fair 'no pay-to-win' experience with optional DLC for more content.

Highlights
  • Roguelike deck-building gameplay
  • Strategic card battles
  • Randomized enemies and rewards
  • 4 playable characters with unique decks
  • Unlockable difficulty levels
  • Dozens of achievements
Features
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Build your deck. Read your enemy. Make every turn count. Slay Divinity is a roguelike deckbuilding game with turn-based card battles. See your enemy's next action, choose when to attack or defend, and shape your deck as you fight toward the final boss. BUILD A DECK THAT WORKS TOGETHER Choose new cards during your run and discover combinations that fit your strategy. Randomized enemies and card rewards give you new decisions each time you play. FIND YOUR PLAYSTYLE Explore heroes with different card sets and mechanics. Try the Northman's powerful attacks, the Daughter of Ra's energy and poison strategies, or the Automaton's burning damage. Optional character purchases add more ways to play. TAKE ON THE NEXT CHALLENGE Complete runs to unlock higher difficulty levels, earn achievements and develop new strategies. Unlock Daily Runs for shared challenges with changing modifiers. Daily Run access depends on unlocking the mode and the required hero. Climb the online leaderboards for Daily Runs, Glory and streaks. NO ADS. OPTIONAL CHARACTER PURCHASES. Download and start playing for free. There are no ads. Additional characters are available as optional in-app purchases. Choose your next card. See how far your deck can take you.

About

Deck Gauntlet

Features
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A whole roguelike deckbuilder. On your wrist. No phone needed. Deck Gauntlet is a pixel-art roguelike card game built from the ground up for Apple Watch. Draft a deck, drag cards onto monsters with your finger, spin the Digital Crown to read your hand, and claw through three acts of a branching dungeon, all on the screen strapped to your wrist. Every run is different. Every death teaches you something. Then you climb back in. FIVE HEROES, FIVE PLAYSTYLES • Knight: stack armor and Might, and out-muscle anything in your way. • Rogue: fast, fragile, lethal: chain combos and pile on Bleed. • Mage: bank Mana across turns, then unleash devastating spells. • Archer: nock arrows into your quiver and loose them for huge hits. • Druid: raise a companion that evolves from Cub to Wolf to Dire Beast. A DECK THAT'S YOURS • 260+ cards and 112 relics to discover and combine. • Dozens of enemies, deadly elites, and act-ending bosses. • Potions, events, shops, and a full run economy to master. • Procedurally generated maps: plan your path every run. HARDER WHEN YOU'RE READY • A 15-level Ascension ladder that adds a fresh twist each rung. • Shareable run seeds: hand a friend the exact same run and see who survives. BUILT FOR THE WATCH • Play one-handed, offline, anywhere: no iPhone required. • Save and resume any run instantly. • A collection log that fills in as you discover cards, relics, and foes. Pay once. No ads. No in-app purchases. Ever. From Stone Golem Studios.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Slay Divinity at Free against Deck Gauntlet's $1.99. Deck Gauntlet's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Slay Divinity is free to download; Deck Gauntlet costs $1.99 up front. Slay Divinity sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Deck Gauntlet asks for nothing beyond the download.

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Slay Divinity versus Deck Gauntlet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSlay DivinityDeck Gauntlet
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size226 MB15 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSimon DremelNicholas Gorman

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Slay Divinity

One-time4
  • 15 Daily Run Tickets$1.99
  • Ancient Beast$2.99
  • Renegade Hunter$4.99
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  • Sylvia$9.99
None

Deck Gauntlet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Slay Divinity free?
Slay Divinity is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deck Gauntlet free?
Deck Gauntlet costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Slay Divinity or Deck Gauntlet have ads?
Neither Slay Divinity nor Deck Gauntlet shows ads.

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