Block Siege vs Cryptid Defense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Block Siege
Design enemy paths using falling blocks and strategically place towers to defend your base. Merge towers for enhanced power and survive increasingly challenging waves of monsters. This game offers a unique blend of puzzle and tower defense strategy.
- Puzzle and tower defense gameplay blend
- Shape enemy paths with block placement
- Deploy and upgrade towers on blocks
- Merge towers for stronger weapons
- Battle varied enemies and bosses
- Endless replayability
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Block Siege is a new kind of tower defense that combines puzzle mechanics, block placement, and strategic combat. In this game, you do not simply place towers on a fixed map—you design the path the enemies must travel. Use falling blocks to extend, bend, and reshape the route of invading monsters. The smarter your block placement, the longer the path becomes, and the more time your towers have to attack. Once the path is built, deploy a variety of defense towers directly on the blocks. Choose from cannons, lasers, and missile turrets to destroy enemies before they reach your base. Merge two towers of the same type to create a stronger, upgraded version with higher damage and unique abilities. The challenge increases with each wave. Enemies become faster, stronger, and more numerous. Only creative block paths, smart tower placement, and powerful merges will allow you to survive. Features: * Innovative blend of tower defense and puzzle gameplay * Shape enemy paths by placing blocks strategically * Deploy and upgrade towers on top of blocks * Merge two towers to unlock stronger, upgraded weapons * Battle against varied enemy types and bosses * Endless replayability with new strategies every run If you enjoy tower defense, puzzle strategy, and merge mechanics, Block Siege delivers a fresh challenge that rewards creativity and planning. Build, merge, and defend your base against relentless monster waves. Download Block Siege today and experience tower defense like never before.
Cryptid Defense
Defend the wilds as legendary creatures against invading settlers and trappers. Strategically choose your cryptids and their upgrades to overcome 19 illustrated battlegrounds across three distinct worlds. Unlock new legends and experience a story carried by fully voiced cutscenes.
- 19 illustrated battlegrounds
- 20 unique cryptids with upgrades
- Strategic cryptid selection
- Unlock cryptids by winning levels
- 24 fully voiced cutscenes
- Three distinct worlds with unique challenges
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You are not the kingdom. You are what the kingdom came to kill. Cryptid Defense is a tower defense with the polarity flipped. Settlers, trappers and inquisitors march into the wilds with cages and rifles, and you answer with Bigfoot, Mothman, Nessie, the Wendigo, and every other legend they came to collect. DEFEND THE WILDS - 19 illustrated battlegrounds - 21 cryptids, each with its own traits, upgrades and way of fighting - Pick five for each hunt — choosing the pack is half the puzzle FREE THE LEGENDS - Win a level and you liberate the cryptid caged there - 24 fully voiced cutscenes carry the story between battles - Every invader captain is voiced, and taunts you by name THREE WORLDS - Elohi, Domhan and Mokili - Each region brings its own cryptids, its own invaders, and its own boss NO ADS There are optional relic bundles, but nothing is locked behind them. Everything in the game can be earned by playing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Cryptid Defense at 5.0 against Block Siege's 1.5. Block Siege's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Cryptid Defense sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Block Siege asks for nothing beyond the download.
Cryptid Defense holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Block Siege ships an update every 3 days, Cryptid Defense weekly. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.
| Parameter | Block Siege | Cryptid Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 385 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ngo Nguyen | Andrew Tanaka |
Customer experience
Block Siege
Cryptid Defense
In-app purchases
Block Siege
No in-app purchases
Cryptid Defense
- Handful of Relics$0.99
- Pouch of Relics$1.99
- Hoard of Relics$4.99
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