Comparison

Grim Hand vs Roguewake

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Grim Hand

A dark fantasy roguelike deckbuilder where your weapon dictates your available cards. Navigate challenging runs with permanent death, hand-drawn acts, and impactful soul upgrades. This single-player experience offers a complete game with no ads or subscriptions.

Highlights
  • Weapon-based card system
  • Roguelike runs with permanent death
  • Four hand-drawn acts
  • Soul upgrades to alter gameplay
  • No grinding, packs, or timers
  • Offline single-player experience
Features
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Grim Hand is a dark fantasy roguelike deckbuilder. Free demo, then one purchase unlocks the whole game. No ads. Plays fully offline. TACTICAL COMBAT IN TWO ROWS Your weapon is your deck. Pick up a bow and you can hit the back row. Pick up a hammer and you can stun. Every weapon and shield you carry changes the cards in your hand. Enemies stand in a front row and a back row, and each one shows what it will do next. Kill the leader or break their morale. Enemies strike after every card you play, so there is no safe turn. EVERY RUN IS DIFFERENT Different weapons, different events, different enemies on the way. Death ends the run. You start again, and you start smarter. A true roguelike experience. SOULS THAT CHANGE HOW YOU PLAY Choose your souls before a run. None of them is a flat bonus. Each one asks you to play differently. A NARRATED STORY OF A PERSONAL LOSS A blacksmith lost his trade when the war ended. He goes down into the dungeon to bring money home. Four acts, and every line is voiced. 72 CREATURES Goblins, lizardmen, the undead and worse, each with its own way of fighting. Camps to rest at, a forge to upgrade your weapon, and strange events that can save a run or end it. PREMIUM, THE OLD WAY No ads, no energy timers, no loot boxes, no daily login. Play free up to the first mini-boss, then one purchase unlocks all four acts, every boss and every soul. Yours to keep. Old school RPG. Made by one person, an indie project.

About

Roguewake

Features
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Every spin is a cannon volley. Roguewake is a pirate deckbuilder roguelite where your entire deck lands on a 5×4 board. Symbols feed, fire, copy, curse, grow and explode. Build wild synergies, read telegraphed enemy attacks, and turn the total into one devastating broadside. Shape your own luck across 13-stage voyages. Unlock themed symbol sets, refine a permanent pool, choose ships with distinct starting decks, and bend the rules with 250 relics. • 150+ symbols with discoverable synergies • Multiple ships, routes, elites and bosses • Daily and weekly seeded challenges • Full offline play • No ads, energy timers or loot boxes Learn the ropes for free, then unlock the complete game with one permanent purchase. No subscription and no forced daily login.

Screenshots

Grim Hand4 screens
Roguewake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Roguewake at daily against Grim Hand's monthly. Roguewake also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. Grim Hand sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Roguewake sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grim Hand ships an update monthly, Roguewake daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Grim Hand versus Roguewake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrim HandRoguewake
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB78 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperAndrey Rubshteinkadir ozden

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Grim Hand

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$4.99
1 purchases

Roguewake

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$6.99

Questions

Is Grim Hand free?
Grim Hand is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Roguewake free?
Roguewake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Grim Hand or Roguewake have ads?
Neither Grim Hand nor Roguewake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Grim Hand or Roguewake?
Grim Hand ships an update monthly, and Roguewake daily. Most recently, Grim Hand was updated on October 29, 2026 and Roguewake on October 25, 2026.

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