Blek vs Where Shadows Slumber
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Blek
This is a minimalist puzzle game that challenges your imagination. Draw a line that collects all colored circles while avoiding obstacles. Discover elegant solutions and enjoy a magical experience as your creations come to life.
- Draw and animate lines
- Collect colored circles
- Avoid black holes
- Multiple solutions per level
- Elegant and intuitive design
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Blek is a unique game about imagination and personality. Everything you draw keeps moving – and watching your creations move is like watching magic. The goal is simple: shape a line that collects all colored circles avoiding black holes on its route. There are no specific moves that you need to master. To every level countless solutions exist, from delightfully simple to exceptionally deep and complex, yet always elegant. ----- Articles & Commentaries ----- "The Most Brilliant iPad Game I've Played All Year." ~ Kotaku "One of the greatest joys of Blek is experimenting with your approach." ~ WIRED "It’s the sort of game you’d want to put on a space probe: when the aliens play it, they’ll take a liking to us right away." ~ The New Yorker "Wonderful experience" ~ Pocket Gamer "Blek is a thing of elegant, intuitive beauty" ~ Edge "One of the year’s best" ~ The New York Times ----- Awards ----- • Apple Design Award • Best Mobile Game - Casual Connect, Amsterdam • Excellence in Innovation - International Mobile Gaming Awards • Best Game - Content Award Vienna"
Where Shadows Slumber
Embark on a mystical journey in a world shrouded in darkness. Solve mind-bending puzzles by manipulating light and shadow to change the environment. Uncover a poignant story as you guide an old man on his final adventure.
- Innovative shadow-based puzzle mechanics
- Eight unique worlds to explore
- Riveting unfolding story
- Easy-to-learn touch controls
- Designed for phones and tablets
- Portrait mode gameplay
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Where Shadows Slumber is a mobile adventure puzzle game that takes place in a world that has been plunged into darkness. You will guide Obe, an old man who discovers a mysterious lantern in the forest, on one last journey. The only tools at your disposal are your wits and the chaotic nature of the universe. Anything that is not touched by light has the freedom to change. This governing principle will be your guide in the darkness, but also your undoing. After all, if you are not touched by the light, you have the freedom to change as well. What will you become? = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Features: • Easy to learn touch controls let you explore a mystical world from the moment you start playing. • Deep, mind bending puzzles using an innovative mechanic never seen before. • Eight different worlds, each with their own personality and secrets. • A riveting story unfolds as you play, taking you on a journey at the end of Obe's life. • Designed for both phones and tablets, the game can be played in portrait mode on any mobile device. • We recommend using headphones to get the full audio experience. • This is a premium game with no ads or in-app purchases. Pay once and get the full game! Stay in touch and receive regular updates from the creators through the following links: Website: http://www.WhereShadowsSlumber.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GameRevenant/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GameRevenant Blog: https://GameRevenant.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/GameRevenant Copyright © 2016 - 2018 by Game Revenant Ltd. All rights reserved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Where Shadows Slumber at every 2 weeks against Blek's every 4 months. Where Shadows Slumber also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). Blek's advantage is chart position (#20 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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
Blek costs $4.99 and Where Shadows Slumber $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Blek against 4.6 for Where Shadows Slumber. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 812 and 318 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 73% and 74% positive.
Blek ships an update every 4 months, Where Shadows Slumber every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Blek | Where Shadows Slumber |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (812 ratings) | 4.6 (318 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.4% of reviews | 73.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 812 — better | 318 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #20 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 238 MB | 492 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | kunabi brother GmbH | Game Revenant Ltd |
Customer experience
Blek
Where Shadows Slumber
User reviews
Blek
From 812 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💡 Unique and creative concept
- 👍 Relaxing and challenging gameplay
- 🚀 Simple yet elegant design
- 👍 No ads or in-app purchases
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and compatibility issues
- 🔊 Annoying sound effects
- 👎 Lack of instructions/tutorials
- 👎 Repetitive and gets boring over time
Where Shadows Slumber
From 318 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Unique puzzle mechanics
- 🎨 Atmospheric and visually appealing
- 🎨 Intriguing story and narrative
- 👍 Satisfying puzzles and gameplay
- 👍 Responsive and helpful developers
Room to improve
- 🔪 Unnecessarily violent and disturbing cutscenes
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches, especially in later levels
- 🤔 Confusing or unclear story elements
- 🤔 Controls can be awkward or imprecise
Bugs and requests
Blek
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when trying to save screenshots
- Compatibility issues on larger screens
- Line disappears randomly during gameplay
Requested features
4 requests- Add more levels and content
- Implement a level select or skip option
- Add sound/music controls
- Improve UI and controls
Where Shadows Slumber
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes or freezes, especially on certain levels
- Glitches with interactable objects not functioning properly
- Incompatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- More levels or chapters
- Option to disable or skip violent cutscenes
- Improved controls and object manipulation
- Landscape mode support for tablets
In-app purchases
Blek
No in-app purchases
Where Shadows Slumber
No in-app purchases
