Comparison

Polymyth 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

Polymyth

Features
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Roll a hero. Gather your party. Chase quests through hand-crafted 5th Edition worlds — fight tactical combat, roleplay in-character, level up session to session. Your AI Game Master is always ready, solo with AI companions or live with friends. The world adapts to every choice you make. A LIVING WORLD THAT REACTS • Every NPC has memory, motive, and tactics — bards remember your insults, merchants haggle, enemies coordinate • Hand-crafted adventures with proper pacing, mystery, and branching paths — not procedurally generated filler • The world keeps score — quest beats, factions, allies, betrayals PLAY IN CHARACTER • Speak as your hero — flirt, lie, intimidate, bluff your way through • Whisper to one ally or address the whole party • The GM answers in-fiction, every time REAL 5TH EDITION COMBAT • Full ability scores, classes, spells, conditions — nothing simplified • Attacks of opportunity, concentration saves, legendary actions, lair effects • Positioning, reactions, ongoing effects — all tracked, all real YOUR HERO PERSISTS • Level up, prep spells, equip loot — your character grows with every quest • A campaign journal captures every encounter, every NPC met, every choice made • Pick up exactly where you left off, on any device LAUNCH ADVENTURE — GOLDVALE'S LAST HOPE A snowbound mountain village. White dragons stirring in the peaks. Form a party of four, brave the Stormfang, and decide the fate of a people. Hand-crafted, hours of play, multiple paths through. WHY POLYMYTH • No GM scheduling — pick up your campaign any time • No rules memorization — the GM handles every roll, save, and edge case • Full 5th Edition, not simplified — depth you'd get at a real table • AI party members that actually play — they fight, plan, banter, grow • Adventures that are written, not auto-generated — quality you can feel Polymyth uses the 5th Edition SRD rules, licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0. Polymyth Tokens are a per-message currency that covers AI compute. New players get a generous starting balance to play through the launch adventure.

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

Polymyth4 screens
Close Encounters RPG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Close Encounters RPG at every 2 days against Polymyth's weekly. Close Encounters RPG also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Polymyth sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Close Encounters RPG sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polymyth ships an update weekly, Close Encounters RPG every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Polymyth versus Close Encounters RPG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolymythClose Encounters RPG
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB2.2 GB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKarma Coin LtdEric Neumuller

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Polymyth

One-time3
  • 5 PM Tokens$6.99
  • 10 PM Tokens$15.99
  • 20 PM Tokens$31.99
3 purchases

Close Encounters RPG

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

Questions

Is Polymyth free?
Polymyth is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Close Encounters RPG free?
Close Encounters RPG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Polymyth or Close Encounters RPG have ads?
Neither Polymyth nor Close Encounters RPG shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Polymyth or Close Encounters RPG?
Polymyth ships an update weekly, and Close Encounters RPG every 2 days. Most recently, Polymyth was updated on September 22, 2026 and Close Encounters RPG on September 18, 2026.

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