RogueSlide vs Thistle's Path
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Sliding puzzle and roguelike gameplay
- Turn-based strategy
- Daily runs
- Unlockable characters and items
- Short, replayable runs
- Challenging bosses
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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.
Thistle's Path
Engage in strategic battles by catching, trading, and fighting Nyxians. Utilize a unique pool-inspired combat system to outmaneuver opponents.
- Catch Nyxians
- Battle Nyxians
- Trade Nyxians
- Pool-inspired battle system
- Strategic combat
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Catch, battle, and trade the resonance of Nyxians to fight them against one another in a pool-inspired battle system.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Thistle's Path at 5.0 against RogueSlide's 4.2. Thistle's Path also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 days). RogueSlide's advantage is ratings volume (86 vs 1). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. RogueSlide sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Thistle's Path asks for nothing beyond the download.
Thistle's Path holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RogueSlide has 86 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
RogueSlide ships an update every 10 days, Thistle's Path every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | RogueSlide | Thistle's Path |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (86 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Beep Yeah! | Lance Davis |
Customer experience
RogueSlide
Thistle's Path
In-app purchases
RogueSlide
- Unlock Full Game$3.99
Thistle's Path
No in-app purchases
