Assimilax vs ORVORA
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Assimilax
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Assimilax is a game of quiet conquest: spread your colour across a hex board, one pastel orb at a time, until everything on it is yours. Each turn you do exactly one thing. Pick an orb and either CLONE it to a neighbouring hex (the original stays) or JUMP it two hexes across the board (it moves). Either way, every enemy orb touching where you land is ASSIMILATED ā quietly flipped to your colour. That's the whole game. No timers rushing you, no menus to wade through ā just you, a hex grid, and a slow, satisfying tide of colour spreading across it. Under the soft palette is a real strategy game: ⢠40 hand-built levels and a gentle tutorial, laid out as concentric rings on a hex map. Start at the centre and climb outward. ⢠3 boss battles gate the rings. ⢠6 playable orbs, each with a special power that charges as you play: Coral's Embrace, Azure's Flow, Sage's Root, Honey's Glow, Lavender's Drift and Stone's Anchor. Time one right and the whole board tips your way. ⢠Three difficulties. Easy plays loose and forgiving; Normal keeps you honest; Hard thinks a move ahead and never blinks. Lives and continues soften the fall ā or don't, on Hard. ⢠A global leaderboard ā leave your three letters at the top. Everything is tuned for calm: soft pastels, a chill soundtrack, unhurried animations. Pick it up for one quick level, or lose an evening climbing the rings. No ads. No in-app purchases. No account. Works offline. Just a board to take, one orb at a time.
ORVORA
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ORVORA is a deterministic strategy game played across three rotating rings. Each turn you move one stone, then turn a ring ā and the whole board changes. Guide your stones through your own gate into the golden Nexus. The first player to land three stones in the centre wins. WHAT YOU PLAY ⢠Four bot levels, from a relaxed beginner to a long-thinking master ⢠Two players passing a single device ⢠Private online matches with a short friend code and live clocks ⢠Four interactive lessons that teach every rule on the real board ⢠Three tactical puzzles using the official rules ⢠Post-match analysis: the turning point is free; candidate moves and the evaluation graph unlock with ORVORA Plus ORVORA PLUS A one-time purchase. It removes all advertising and unlocks the candidate-move list and the evaluation graph in match analysis. It never changes the rules, the clocks or the scoring. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ahmetmvural.com.tr/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Assimilax at none against ORVORA's 1. Assimilax also leads on ads (none vs shown). ORVORA's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. ORVORA sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Assimilax asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Assimilax | ORVORA |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Ads | No ā better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 13.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aidan Quigley | Ahmet Muhammet Vural (AN) |
In-app purchases
Assimilax
No in-app purchases
ORVORA
- ORVORA Plus$2.99








