Substrate Entity vs Pocket Delver

One row every beat. It forks every beat. You are a charge running an etched plate. The trace splits under you, and some of the branches it offers are already finished. Nothing marks them. You read ahead, you pick a side, you keep moving. Press the left or the right of the glass. That is the whole game. SEVEN STRATA Each one runs faster and darker than the one above it. When the colour turns, the tempo turns with it. CHARGE Every row costs you. The bright pads pay it back and stack your multiplier. The branch that keeps you alive and the branch that keeps you fed are rarely the same branch. NO ADS No timers, no energy, no currency, no in-app purchases, no account. It runs entirely on your phone. Portrait, one thumb. Sound, haptics and motion each turn off. More from Dro1d Labs: Pixel Pigeon for the stubborn life of a city bird, and War Pigeon for tactical stealth after dark. Privacy Policy: https://dro1d.org/substrate.html#privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Pocket Delver is a tight, hand-crafted puzzle game about digging, falling rocks, sparkling gems, and just barely making it out alive. Burrow through dirt, knock loose boulders onto enemies, herd them away from your only exit, and collect enough diamonds to unlock the way out — all before the timer runs down. Every level is a self-contained puzzle box: small enough to grasp at a glance, big enough to chew on for ten minutes when the "obvious" path turns out to bury you alive. KEY FEATURES Pure single-screen puzzle design — no procedurally generated filler, every level was placed by hand and solved by humans. Pixel-perfect retro visuals. Designed for iPhone and iPad. On-screen D-pad controls, plus full MFi and Bluetooth controller support. Built-in level rewind. Take a wrong step? Tap to restart and try again — no rage required. Game Center leaderboards and achievements. No ads. No in-app purchases. Pay once, play forever — even offline. WHY YOU'LL LIKE IT If you grew up sneaking levels of a certain 80s home-computer classic on a CRT, Pocket Delver was built for you. It's the kind of game you open on the train, solve two levels, and put away smiling. NO CATCH One purchase, the whole game. No subscriptions, no energy meters, no pop-ups, no nagging. Future level packs are free updates for everyone who bought the game. Happy delving.