The Dark Path vs Merge Blacksmith Idle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Dark Path
Embark on a dark fantasy adventure as a chosen hero. Build a powerful deck of cards to battle your way through challenging paths. Conquer the darkness and forge your legend in this deckbuilding RPG.
- Hero selection
- Deckbuilding
- Card-based combat
- Dark fantasy setting
- Roguelike progression
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A dark fantasy deckbuilding RPG. Choose a hero, build your deck, and conquer The Dark Path.
Merge Blacksmith Idle
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Forge weapons, merge matching gear, and grow a blacksmith town. Merge Blacksmith Idle is an idle merge RPG built around simple crafting, weapon discovery, adventurer recruitment, quests, and town growth. Features - Craft weapons with gold and merge matching weapons into stronger gear - Discover new weapons and collect codex rewards - Sell requested weapons to customers for more gold - Recruit adventurers and equip crafted weapons - Send parties on monster quests and collect rewards - Upgrade the town to expand slots, quests, and adventurer limits - Use attendance and rewarded ad bonuses to support progression Check your progress in short sessions, then return later to keep expanding your weapon codex and blacksmith town.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Merge Blacksmith Idle at none against The Dark Path's 9. Merge Blacksmith Idle also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. The Dark Path sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Merge Blacksmith Idle asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | The Dark Path | Merge Blacksmith Idle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.4 GB | 72 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nhan Nguyen | Keecon |
In-app purchases
The Dark Path
- Pouch of Gems$0.99
- Leoric Starter Pack$1.99
- Sack of Gems$2.99
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- Remove Ads$3.99
- Paladin Pack$4.99
- Beastmaster Pack$4.99
- Chest of Gems$5.99
- Hoard of Gems$9.99
- Dragon's Treasury$19.99
Merge Blacksmith Idle
No in-app purchases
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