Blockade Game vs PATHLOCK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blockade Game
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BLOCKADE — It's not about speed. It's about control. Forget everything you know about classic board games. In Blockade, pieces are never knocked off the board — but every time you're blocked, you lose a life. Run out of lives and it's over. HOW TO PLAY Roll the dice and move your pieces around the board toward home. Simple — until every path is cut off and there's nowhere left to go. WHAT MAKES IT DIFFERENT • No knocking out — pieces block, they don't eliminate • Every blocked move costs you a life • Finish all pieces of one color and earn +2 lives back • Roll a 6 and take another turn • Beat the AI before it traps you completely THINK AHEAD The AI doesn't make random moves. It pushes forward, claims territory, and cuts off your paths. You'll need to balance racing home with keeping your routes open. A fast game. A deep strategy. One board. Can you bring all your pieces home before you run out of lives?
PATHLOCK
Engage in a minimalist 1v1 strategy board game where players strategically place pawns and walls to outmaneuver opponents. Enjoy quick, skill-based matches with no luck or pay-to-win elements.
- 1v1 strategy, no luck
- Easy to learn, hard to master
- Fast matches
- Pass-and-play mode
- Bot opponents (Easy, Medium, Hard)
- Online matchmaking
- Private friend rooms
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Move your pawn or place a wall. Be the first to cross the board. That's the whole rule — and the start of a thousand decisions. PATHLOCK is a clean, premium strategy board game where every turn forces a choice: race forward, or build a wall to slow your rival down. Walls can twist the path but can never fully trap an opponent, so the duel always comes down to pure tactics. Simple to learn in 30 seconds, deep enough to play for years. WHY YOU'LL LOVE IT • True 1v1 strategy — no luck, no dice, no pay-to-win. Just you, your opponent, and the board. • Easy to learn, hard to master — beginners start instantly, experts find endless depth. • Fast matches — a full game fits into a coffee break. GAME MODES FOR EVERY MOMENT • Pass-and-play — share one device and challenge a friend across the table. • Bot opponents — train against Easy, Medium, or Hard AI that actually fights back. • Online matchmaking — get paired with a real opponent in seconds. • Private friend rooms — share a room code and start a match with anyone, anywhere. FAIR BY DESIGN PATHLOCK is built on one promise: never pay to win. Every purchase is purely cosmetic or a convenience like removing ads. Skill decides the match — nothing else. PERFECT IF YOU LIKE • Chess, checkers, and abstract strategy • Tactical puzzles and pathfinding challenges • Quick competitive 1v1 games with friends • Board games with deep, skill-based gameplay Think two moves ahead. Block the path. Lock the win. Download PATHLOCK and start your first duel now. — Subscriptions and purchases are optional and cosmetic only. Terms: https://pathlock.bovasoft.com/terms · Privacy: https://pathlock.bovasoft.com/privacy · Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Blockade Game at none against PATHLOCK's 8. Blockade Game also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. PATHLOCK sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Blockade Game asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Blockade Game | PATHLOCK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Zeus | Bora Oksuzoglu |
In-app purchases
Blockade Game
No in-app purchases
PATHLOCK
- Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$12.991 Year
- 50 Diamonds$2.99
- 120 Diamonds$4.90
- 260 Diamonds$9.90
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- Remove Ads$9.99
- 550 Diamonds$19.90
- 1200 Diamonds$39.90









