Solitaire vs Assimilax
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Solitaire
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Solitaire Chess is a single-player siege puzzle played on a hexagonal honeycomb board. Pick your side and outwit a sharp AI ā every move is a plan. [How it plays] ā§ Two sides, two strategies: as the Attacker, break out from the center and thread along the honeycomb paths to land on any red goal node on the rim; as the Defender, wall the attacker in before it can escape. ā§ A real AI opponent, powered by Monte Carlo Tree Search (MCTS), with Relaxed and Standard strengths ā it never plays soft. ā§ Adjustable board size: radius 10ā20 ā the larger the board, the deeper the play. ā§ A rule with depth: the Defender can leap diagonally across a complete hexagon. ā§ Multiple board themes you can switch instantly, mid-game. ā§ Touch-mode toggle: "Place" and "Move board" are separate, so panning and zooming never drops a stone by accident. ā§ Stats: win rate and match history at a glance. [Who it's for] ā§ Fans of abstract strategy ā chess, Go, and tactics games ā§ Anyone who wants to sharpen logic and spatial thinking in a single match ā§ A quick brain workout for your commute or lunch break [Privacy & offline] ā§ Fully offline ā no account, no network required ā§ No ads, no tracking, no personal data collected ā§ All records stay on your device only ā§ Independently built by Intoxicated Child Studio [Free to play, Pro to unlock] The game is free to play. A one-time Pro unlock (non-consumable, yours forever) opens up larger boards, the Standard AI, full stats history, and every theme. Customers who bought the earlier paid version are granted Pro automatically ā no repurchase needed. Set your siege on the honeycomb
Assimilax
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Assimilax is a game of quiet conquest: spread your colour across a hex board, one pastel orb at a time, until everything on it is yours. Each turn you do exactly one thing. Pick an orb and either CLONE it to a neighbouring hex (the original stays) or JUMP it two hexes across the board (it moves). Either way, every enemy orb touching where you land is ASSIMILATED ā quietly flipped to your colour. That's the whole game. No timers rushing you, no menus to wade through ā just you, a hex grid, and a slow, satisfying tide of colour spreading across it. Under the soft palette is a real strategy game: ⢠40 hand-built levels and a gentle tutorial, laid out as concentric rings on a hex map. Start at the centre and climb outward. ⢠3 boss battles gate the rings. ⢠6 playable orbs, each with a special power that charges as you play: Coral's Embrace, Azure's Flow, Sage's Root, Honey's Glow, Lavender's Drift and Stone's Anchor. Time one right and the whole board tips your way. ⢠Three difficulties. Easy plays loose and forgiving; Normal keeps you honest; Hard thinks a move ahead and never blinks. Lives and continues soften the fall ā or don't, on Hard. ⢠A global leaderboard ā leave your three letters at the top. Everything is tuned for calm: soft pastels, a chill soundtrack, unhurried animations. Pick it up for one quick level, or lose an evening climbing the rings. No ads. No in-app purchases. No account. Works offline. Just a board to take, one orb at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Assimilax at 15.1 against Solitaire's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Solitaire | Assimilax |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 months | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 73 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Kuo-Tsun Huang | Aidan Quigley |
In-app purchases
Solitaire
No in-app purchases
Assimilax
No in-app purchases









