Astonischika vs Chess Mayhem
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astonischika
Embark on a pixelated roguelite adventure where you build a party of heroes to battle monsters and bosses in turn-based combat. Each playthrough offers a unique path with strategic choices, and your progress in the city hub persists across runs.
- Turn-based pixel RPG gameplay
- Roguelite loop with persistent progression
- Branching map with diverse encounters
- Party building with multiple classes
- Minigames and city hub upgrades
- Endless scaling for long-term play
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Astonischika is a turn-based pixel role-playing game. Build your party from eight classes, climb a branching map row by row and defeat the boss at the top – turn by turn, left against right. • Eight hero classes Warrior, Mage, Cleric, Rogue, Vampire, Thief, Druid and Archer – each with its own skills and signature weapons. Build your party freely, even with several heroes of the same class. • More than 100 foes Undead, beasts, elementals and demons with poison, burns, stuns, healers and area attacks – and mighty bosses at the end of every world. • Loot and gear Weapons, shields, helmets, armor, belts, boots, rings and amulets with random stats. Plus class sets, runestones, ancient rune collections and an enchanter who re-rolls stats. • A city to call home Your heroes stay with you between adventures. Recruit new heroes at the tavern, manage them in the barracks, learn spells at the mages' guild, make offerings to the gods at the temple and take on a new challenge every day. • Minigames on the map Dice, shell game, memory, whack-a-mole, coin toss, fishing and archery – with chests full of loot as the prize. • Five difficulty levels From Easy to Insane. Every world you conquer makes the next one harder, and your heroes level up to 9999. • Playable for everyone Fully playable with VoiceOver, in 44 languages. Assemble your party, gather loot and rise!
Chess Mayhem
Experience classic chess with a unique twist, featuring a variety of new pieces like the dragon and camel. Enjoy strategic gameplay against AI opponents or challenge friends online. The core rules remain, but the new pieces introduce exciting strategic possibilities.
- New unique chess pieces
- Classic chess rules
- Play against AI
- Online multiplayer via Game Center
- Multiple AI difficulty levels
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Classic chess with a twist... a whole new suite of pieces! Meet the dragon, camel, scout, and more. The rules of the game are the same. But the pieces behave completely differently. Its chess... with a touch of mayhem. Play against AI (easy, medium, hard) or online against your friends via Game Center!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Chess Mayhem at 5.0 against Astonischika's 3.8. Astonischika's advantage is ratings volume (5 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chess Mayhem holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Astonischika has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Astonischika | Chess Mayhem |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (5 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Josef Sejrek | Nathan Anthony |
Customer experience
Astonischika
Chess Mayhem
In-app purchases
Astonischika
No in-app purchases
Chess Mayhem
No in-app purchases









