Comparison

FORGEBORNE vs Totem Buffalo

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

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About

FORGEBORNE

Features
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FORGEBORNE is a dark-fantasy gacha auto-battler. You build a ten-card deck, deploy six onto a 3x2 tactical grid, and watch the battle resolve from the plan you made. Every fight is decided before the first strike. Frontline cards hold. Backline cards strike, heal, or break formations from cover. When a frontliner falls, the card behind it steps forward. Reserves fill empty slots. Charge builds from blows given and taken until a Signature Ability fires. There is no tapping through combat — only deployment, deck, and the line you chose to forge. Seven rarities, Common through Mythic. Forging is how a card ascends: three of a rarity, the lead card at max level, and a new card of the next rarity is made. Each time a card hits max level it unlocks a Legacy ability. That ability stays with the lineage as you keep forging. Pulled cards arrive with random perks. Forging is how you choose what the line becomes. Five elemental shards — fire, ice, lightning, earth, and acid — and gear sets you farm and fit to a warband. Gold, gems, and energy gate the day. Gems buy card packs. Every pack in the Store prints its rarity odds on the tile, and some packs carry a pity line. Seven campaigns, each a territory with a named finale: The Ashmarch, Ember Shard — Warden-Marshal Victor Vray at Wardhall's Fall. The Reliquary, Vesper Shard — High Vessel Ilyandra Voss at the Vessel's Rest. Verinport, Bond Shard — First Ledger Cassian Thorne at the Ledger-Eternal. Frosthold, Wyrd Shard — the Hoarfather at the Hoarfather's Throne. Sar-Idun, Kindred Shard — Ovaan Duskhorn at the Shard-Bearer's Vigil. Mireroot, Heartwood Shard — Thessaly Mossbind at the Heartwood Grove. Aurel Vale, Genesis Shard — the Hollow King at the Hollowed Throne. Gather the seven Shards. Reforge what the Compact broke. End the thing that would not leave the throne.

About

Totem Buffalo

Engage in a casual puzzle adventure by rotating stone rings to connect energy paths and activate powerful animal totems. Explore ancient sanctuaries and solve increasingly complex challenges with unique mechanics.

Highlights
  • Rotate stone rings
  • Connect energy paths
  • Activate animal totems
  • Unique totem abilities
  • Increasingly complex puzzles
  • Timing challenges
Features
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Totem Buffalo: Wild Mesa is a casual puzzle adventure built around rotating stone rings, connecting energy paths, and activating powerful animal totems. Deep within an ancient canyon lies a forgotten sanctuary filled with mysterious stone mechanisms. Rotate each layer of the Totem Orbit, align spirit channels, and guide energy toward the central core. Every animal totem changes the puzzle in a different way. Buffalo strengthens energy. Eagle splits the path. Wolf reverses direction. Bear breaks stone seals. Moose can temporarily anchor moving rings. As the journey continues, puzzles introduce rotating mechanisms, blocked routes, limited moves, timing challenges, and increasingly complex spirit combinations.

Screenshots

FORGEBORNE4 screens
Totem Buffalo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Totem Buffalo at none against FORGEBORNE's 7. Totem Buffalo 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FORGEBORNE sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Totem Buffalo asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
FORGEBORNE versus Totem Buffalo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFORGEBORNETotem Buffalo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—1.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB17 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJoshua Patterson文杰 贺

In-app purchases

7 purchases

FORGEBORNE

One-time7
  • Small Pouch of Gems$1.99
  • Satchel of Gems$4.99
  • Chest of Gems$9.99
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  • 4X Battle Speed$9.99
  • Strongbox of Gems$19.99
  • Hoard of Gems$49.99
  • Vault of Gems$99.99
None

Totem Buffalo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FORGEBORNE free?
FORGEBORNE is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Totem Buffalo free?
Totem Buffalo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do FORGEBORNE or Totem Buffalo have ads?
FORGEBORNE shows ads; Totem Buffalo does not.

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