Astral Poker vs Stackbound

Poker, but the void is keeping score. Your ship runs on credits. Credits come from poker hands. Run out, and you drift. Astral Poker is a roguelite built on five-card draw. Every sector sets a target score. Every failed hand burns fuel you can't get back for free. Clear the sector or die trying — and the shop in between is where runs are won and lost. BUILD A BROKEN DECK Buy illegal modules that rewrite the rules. Make flushes pay double. Turn every seven into a multiplier. Stack Gold, Holo and Polychrome cards until a pair of fours outscores a straight. Seventeen modules, and you'll never fit them all into one run. SPEND OR STARVE Fuel costs money. So do modules. So does rerolling a shop that has nothing you want. Prices climb every sector, and the wrong purchase in sector three is the reason you die in sector six. TEN SECTORS. MOST PILOTS SEE FOUR. From the Training Sim to the Galactic Core, the targets grow faster than you do. Finishing is genuinely difficult and genuinely possible — roughly one run in four for a pilot who knows what they're holding. PERMANENT PROGRESSION Every run pays out Stardust, win or lose. Spend it in the Hangar on a bigger tank, a fatter starting wallet, or free rerolls — upgrades that carry into every future run. ALSO IN THE BOX Game Center leaderboards and achievements. An optional hold advisor if you want to learn correct play. Full offline support — no account required. Suit up, pilot. The house always wins, but the house isn't out here.

Stackbound is the block puzzle that finally gives you a reason to keep playing. Drop blocks on a 10x10 grid, clear rows and columns, and chain combos for huge scores - then turn every game into a roguelike run. Every few line clears you draft one of three relics: refill cleared columns, triple every fifth clear, bank gold, and dozens more that stack into wild combos. Survive deep enough and a boss floor appears, bending the rules with locked cells, shorter racks, or score taxes you have to play around. No two runs feel the same. A daily seeded run gives everyone the same board, so you can chase the top of your local leaderboard. Between runs, persistent meta progress unlocks new relics and grid skins that carry forward - the deck of possibilities grows the more you play. FEATURES - 10x10 block puzzle with satisfying row and column clears - Roguelike runs: draft relics, build synergies, push your score - Boss floors every ten floors that change how you play - Daily seeded challenge with a local leaderboard - Persistent meta unlocks: new relics and grid skins - Endless mode for a relaxed score chase - One-handed portrait play, dark mode, and Dynamic Type support - Play free, or unlock Premium once to remove ads forever and open every skin and bonus relic slot Free to play with optional ads. Go Premium with a single one-time purchase - no subscriptions.