Comparison

Encounter vs Pentris+

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

Head to head
About

Encounter

Embark on a solo, turn-based roguelike adventure where Tarot cards dictate your journey. Navigate a deck of unique encounters, manage resources, and engage in strategic combat to survive fate's unpredictable hand. Adapt your builds and make smart tradeoffs to control your destiny.

Highlights
  • Turn-based roguelike gameplay
  • Tarot card driven encounters
  • Resource and inventory management
  • Strategic action sequencing
  • Deck manipulation
  • Deep, flexible character builds
Features
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As fate would have it, you’ve stumbled upon this game. Might as well give it a try. Who knows what you might encounter… ayyy. Get it? Encounter is the name of the game. When I said, “who knows what you might encounter,” it was a play on words. Encounter: The Lost Cards is a solo, turn-based roguelike where Tarot cards drive the journey. Each card represents an event—an enemy, a stranger, a blessing, a curse—and your run becomes a chain of choices that shape how far you make it. There’s no traditional world map. Instead, you travel through a deck of encounters, learning how to read risks, build momentum, and survive whatever fate deals next. Your adventure starts with a single crate. What’s inside? Something useful… or something that forces a painful tradeoff. Either way, you’ll meet oddballs, outlaws, and outright disasters—sometimes in the worst possible order. A run is a sequence of cards. Every draw is a situation to solve: fight, bargain, gamble, retreat, or take a hit now to avoid something worse later. Turn-based combat with action economy. Every move consumes energy or other resources. Winning isn’t about spamming attacks—it’s about timing, sequencing, and using your gear intelligently. Adapt or die. The same card can be helpful early and lethal later on. Build your stats, equipment, and deck so you can turn bad draws into survivable outcomes. Resource management is the real boss. Everything is limited: rare items break, inventory space is tight, and food runs out. Each pickup is a commitment—taking one thing usually means giving up another. Managing resources is only the beginning; chaining actions together for strong combos is where the deeper strategy shows up. If you like roguelikes, inventory management, a touch of deck-building, turn-based RPG combat, and nostalgic pixel graphics, you’ll feel right at home in Encounter. - 250+ unique and powerful items - 100+ adaptive encounters - Inventory management - Deck manipulation - Action sequencing - Deep, flexible builds Encounter rewards patience, experimentation, and flexible planning. Fate will sometimes hit you with the worst possible timing—but if you learn the systems and make smart tradeoffs, you’ll start to feel the moment where “random” turns into something you can actually control. It’s big-brain if you want it to be, but easy to pick up and play. Either way, your fate is in your hands… mostly.

About

Pentris+

Experience a unique twist on the classic falling block puzzle genre. Arrange five-block pentomino pieces to clear lines and survive escalating chaos. Easy to learn but surprisingly deep, this game offers endless fast-paced fun with combo scoring and minimalist visuals.

Highlights
  • 18 unique pentomino pieces
  • Fast-paced endless gameplay
  • Combo scoring and line clears
  • Clean minimalist visuals
  • Quick restart
Features
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The falling block puzzle game... expanded. Arrange strange five-block pieces, clear lines, and survive the escalating chaos in this fresh twist on the classic falling-block formula. Instead of traditional tetrominoes, every piece is a pentomino: unique shapes made from five squares. That single extra block changes everything: • tighter fits • trickier decisions • huge combo potential • wonderfully catastrophic mistakes • Easy to learn, surprisingly deep, and dangerously hard to put down. Features • 18 unique pentomino pieces • Fast-paced endless gameplay • Combo scoring and line clears • Clean minimalist visuals • Quick restart for “just one more run” Can you keep the board under control once the weird shapes start falling?

Screenshots

Encounter4 screens
Pentris+2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pentris+ at 5.0 against Encounter's 3.3. Pentris+ also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 5). Encounter's advantage is ratings volume (18 vs 3) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.2). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Encounter sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Pentris+ asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pentris+ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Encounter has 18 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Encounter ships an update every 3 weeks, Pentris+ every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Encounter versus Pentris+: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEncounterPentris+
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (18 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.2
Further details — not scored
Size188 MB1 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSALVATORE GROSSOHunch Prime

Customer experience

Encounter

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Pentris+

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Encounter

One-time5
  • Scrolls Mini Pack$1.99
  • Scrolls Mega Pack$3.99
  • Sage$4.99
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  • Collector’s Favor$9.99
  • Sage Pack$14.99
None

Pentris+

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Encounter free?
Encounter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pentris+ free?
Pentris+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Encounter or Pentris+?
Pentris+ is rated higher. Encounter averages 3.3 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Pentris+ averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Encounter or Pentris+ have ads?
Neither Encounter nor Pentris+ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Encounter or Pentris+?
Encounter ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pentris+ every 2 weeks. Most recently, Encounter was updated on October 24, 2026 and Pentris+ on October 24, 2026.

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