Comparison

Army Chapter 2 vs Close Encounters RPG

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

Head to head
About

Army Chapter 2

Embark on a retro-style JRPG adventure continuing the story of Army and his friends. Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and battle challenging bosses with spells and equipment.

Highlights
  • 90s retro-style JRPG gameplay
  • Story continuation
  • Puzzle and dungeon exploration
  • Boss battles
  • Spellcasting and equipment system
  • Character lore
Features
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The story continues. See what happens after you defeat the Demon if you dare. Army Chapter 2 is a fun and fast 90s retro-style JRPG. Join the adventure of Army, and his friends Bunny Man and Paul as they travel through puzzles, dungeons, and more! In Army Chapter 2, Bob is back, along with other classic helper friends to support you. Use amazing spells, find weapons and armor to help, and defeat mini and level bosses that are challenging and fun! Learn the lore behind Bunny Man in this exciting sequel to the original Army RPG game.

About

Close Encounters RPG

Embark on a fantasy adventure that transforms your real-world surroundings into a game. Create a unique character, explore your local area for encounters, and engage in strategic combat. Collect gear, learn spells, and develop your adventurer through a rich progression system.

Highlights
  • Location-based exploration
  • Custom character creation
  • Strategic combat encounters
  • Weapon and armor collection
  • Magic and spell learning
  • Dynamic weather and time-of-day
Features
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Close Encounters RPG is a location-based fantasy role-playing game that turns the world around you into an adventure. Create a custom character by choosing a kindred and class, assigning attributes, and learning spells. Explore nearby locations, discover players, creatures, and loot, then enter strategic encounters. Equip weapons and armor, collect gold, learn magic, improve your attributes, and develop a unique adventurer over time. Features include: • Location-based exploration and nearby encounters • Multiple character kindreds and classes • Combat against players and fantasy creatures • Weapons, armor, spells, loot, and progression • Dynamic weather and time-of-day atmosphere • Optional consumable gold purchases Location access is used while playing to provide nearby game activity and encounters.

Screenshots

Army Chapter 24 screens
Close Encounters RPG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Army Chapter 2 at 5.0 against Close Encounters RPG's 4.0. Army Chapter 2 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Close Encounters RPG sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Army Chapter 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Army Chapter 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Army Chapter 2 versus Close Encounters RPG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArmy Chapter 2Close Encounters RPG
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size439 MB1.2 GB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperHeather HanksEric Neumuller

Customer experience

Army Chapter 2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Close Encounters RPG

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Army Chapter 2

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Close Encounters RPG

One-time3
  • 250 Gold$0.99
  • 600 Gold$1.99
  • 1500 Gold$3.99

Questions

Is Army Chapter 2 free?
Army Chapter 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Close Encounters RPG free?
Close Encounters RPG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Army Chapter 2 or Close Encounters RPG?
Army Chapter 2 is rated higher. Army Chapter 2 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Close Encounters RPG averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Army Chapter 2 or Close Encounters RPG have ads?
Neither Army Chapter 2 nor Close Encounters RPG shows ads.

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