Comparison

Tetranea vs Pixel Chess Rogue

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

Head to head
About

Tetranea

This puzzle game combines roguelike deckbuilding with tile-placement mechanics on a 9x9 grid. Build a unique deck each run to alter gameplay, with over 200 cards to discover and modify. Enjoy short or long runs with increasing difficulty and multiple scoring methods.

Highlights
  • Roguelike deckbuilding
  • Tile placement on 9x9 grid
  • 200+ discoverable cards
  • Card modification
  • Boss battles
  • Row and column chaining
  • Multiple scoring methods
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I built this game to combine two of my great loves in gaming: simple abstract spatial strategy, and deep, complex card deck builders. You can play it for a few minutes at a time, or really get into it and go down the rabbit hole of nearly 100 special cards with special powers. It looks kind of like one of the gazillion tetromino-placing games — pretty simple, usually full of ads, and not much more than making sure you lose after some arbitrary amount of time so they can show you more ads. This one is different. There's tetromino (and pentomino) placement to score points, but the whole game rests on your own deck of cards: shape cards you play on the board, and special cards with special powers. You play runs - series of boards that get harder and harder. Each board needs more points to beat, and some boards have bosses that do all kinds of crazy things. You can play short runs, long runs, and even infinite runs. Each run you get to add new cards to your deck and modify (or delete) existing ones. I've been working on this game for two years now, and I keep adding to it and polishing it. It's become a labor of love. I play it myself often, and friends I've introduced it to generally get hooked. The full game is free to try. There's just one single purchase that unlocks some of the run types. Supported languages: 日本語, 한국어, 简体中文, Français, Deutsch, Español

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tetranea at 5.0 against Pixel Chess Rogue's 3.5. Tetranea also leads on device support. Pixel Chess Rogue's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price and ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Tetranea sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Pixel Chess Rogue asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tetranea holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 2 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tetranea versus Pixel Chess Rogue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTetraneaPixel Chess Rogue
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better3.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNo—
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — better—
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB26 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNathanael BoxerJonathan Amiel Mc Kinley

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Tetranea

One-time2
  • Tetranea Full Game$2.99
  • Tetranea Full Game$4.99
None

Pixel Chess Rogue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tetranea free?
Tetranea is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pixel Chess Rogue free?
Pixel Chess Rogue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tetranea or Pixel Chess Rogue?
Tetranea is rated higher. Tetranea averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Pixel Chess Rogue averages 3.5 from 2 ratings.

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