Comparison

RogueSlide vs Drop Duchy

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

Head to head
About

RogueSlide

This game combines sliding puzzle mechanics with roguelike dungeon crawling. Swipe to move the board, attack enemies, and collect loot in strategic, turn-based gameplay. Offers daily challenges and unlockable content for high replayability.

Highlights
  • Sliding puzzle and roguelike gameplay
  • Turn-based strategy
  • Daily runs
  • Unlockable characters and items
  • Short, replayable runs
  • Challenging bosses
Features
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Glowing review: “It’s been a while since I’ve felt such a strong “one-more-run” urge on mobile. RogueSlide borrows pieces from great games and fuses them into something seriously addictive. A legit GOTY contender.” - Only Premium Games A roguelike, slide-em-up, dungeon-crawling puzzle adventure! Inspired by sliding puzzle games like 2048 as well as classic dungeon crawlers, RogueSlide blends simple mechanics with deep, strategic gameplay. Swipe to shift the entire board—attack enemies, collect loot, and plan your path through ever-changing, turn-based dungeons. Features: • Sliding puzzle + roguelike gameplay — every swipe matters • Turn-based strategy — no timers, just smart decisions • Daily runs — a new challenge every day • Unlockable characters — each with unique playstyles • Unlockable weapons, spells, and upgrades • Unlockable areas and game modes • Challenging bosses and enemies • Short, replayable runs — perfect for quick sessions Easy to learn but hard to master, RogueSlide rewards careful planning, pattern recognition, and experimentation. If you enjoy puzzle games, roguelikes, or simple strategy, RogueSlide offers a fresh twist on all three.

About

Drop Duchy

Experience a unique blend of deckbuilding, puzzle, and rogue-lite gameplay. Build a realm by strategically placing tiles, gather resources, and lead your troops to reclaim enemy territory. Each run offers a fresh challenge with procedural generation and meta-progression.

Highlights
  • Deckbuilding, puzzle, and rogue-lite gameplay mix
  • Strategic tile placement for resource maximization
  • Real-time strategy combat and territory reclamation
  • Procedurally generated game experiences
  • Meta-progression with over 90 challenges
  • Over 110 unique cards for deck building
  • Three playable factions: The Duchy, The Order, The Republic
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[TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!] A beloved PC game, now coming to mobile. Metacritic: 83. Very Positive on STEAM - 90%. Drop Duchy takes the iconic geometric puzzle gameplay we all know and love and gives it a fresh perspective: instead of simply clearing lines, you build a realm. A mix of deckbuilding, puzzle and rogue-lite, designed to hone your appetite as a block-stacking tactician. Place tile pieces as you would in a block-dropping game, but align them to maximize their activation rules. Set the right structures next to lush forests, wild rivers and grassy plains to pull out maximum resources and units. Then gather your troops, reclaim the regions under enemy control, and storm the enemy fortress along branching, decision-filled paths. Let your castle take too much damage and the run ends - but defeat is not the end: jump straight back in with a new strategy, and use the experience gained to unlock even more content. Grow in power with over 110 unique cards, trade with markets and guilds, and climb a meta progression of over 90 missions tied to three playable factions: The Duchy, The Order and The Republic. Adapt, conquer, and keep the action moving! FEATURES * An original mix of puzzle gameplay and real-time strategy * A brand new game experience with each run thanks to procedural generation * Play with Factions: The Duchy, The Order, The Republic * Meta progression: over 90 challenges designed to help you through your journey * Build the perfect deck with over 110 unique cards * An elegant and charming art direction to please your eyes * An engaging and ever-evolving soundtrack to please your ears * Choose your path between lakes, glades, forests, villages, guilds… and more!

Screenshots

RogueSlide4 screens
Drop Duchy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Drop Duchy at free against RogueSlide's free with in-app purchases. RogueSlide's advantage is ratings volume (86 vs 11). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. RogueSlide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Drop Duchy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drop Duchy holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RogueSlide has 86 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of RogueSlide's written reviews are positive against 88% of Drop Duchy's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RogueSlide ships an update every 10 days, Drop Duchy daily. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
RogueSlide versus Drop Duchy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRogueSlideDrop Duchy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (86 ratings)4.4 (11 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings86 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB304 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperBeep Yeah!Doghowl Games Ltd.

Customer experience

RogueSlide

All ratings86 ratings
Positive79.1%
Neutral3.5%
Negative17.4%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral4.4%
Negative15.6%

Drop Duchy

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

RogueSlide

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$3.99
2 purchases

Drop Duchy

One-time2
  • Base Game Offer$12.99
  • Base Game$14.99

Questions

Is RogueSlide free?
RogueSlide is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drop Duchy free?
Drop Duchy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RogueSlide or Drop Duchy?
Drop Duchy is rated higher. RogueSlide averages 4.2 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while Drop Duchy averages 4.4 from 11 ratings.
Do RogueSlide or Drop Duchy have ads?
Neither RogueSlide nor Drop Duchy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RogueSlide or Drop Duchy?
RogueSlide ships an update every 10 days, and Drop Duchy daily. Most recently, RogueSlide was updated on October 16, 2026 and Drop Duchy on October 3, 2026.

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