Star Realms vs Oceans Board Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Star Realms
Engage in thrilling space combat with this popular deckbuilding game. Build your deck, outmaneuver opponents, and conquer the galaxy. Offers both single-player campaigns and multiplayer battles.
- Deckbuilding gameplay
- Player vs Player combat
- AI battles
- Campaign mode
- Online multiplayer
- Pass and Play mode
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Star Realms is a hugely popular space combat deckbuilding game. Download and play today to find out why Star Realms is the winner of SXSW 2014 Board Game of the Year, 7 Golden Geek Awards from BoardGameGeek, including Best Mobile Game, and 2 Dice Tower awards! Reviews: "My readers are going to have a seizure about how good Star Realms is." -Owen Faraday, pockettactics.com “Good on all levels, thumbs up!” -Tom Vasel, The Dice Tower “This game is superb! I think it’s a brilliant game. Beautiful artwork, second to none.” -Tim Norris, Grey Elephant Gaming “What can I say? Star Realms is excellent.” - Lenny, ISlaytheDragon.com “I desperately wanted to play again and again. It's just consistently fun every time.” -The Critical Boardgamer Star Realms combines addictive deck building game play with exciting Trading Card Game (TCG) style combat! Designed by Magic the Gathering Hall of Famers Darwin Kastle and Rob Dougherty (of the Ascension Deckbuilding Game), Star Realms provides tons of playability for free, and a one-time upgrade to be able play with your friends and more on any device. Free Version •Universal Application: Play on iPhone, iPod, iPad, iPad Mini, and Ipad Air. •Addictive Deckbuilding Game with Player VS Player Combat. •Tutorial teaches you to play in minutes. •Stunning visuals. •Play VS the AI. •6 mission campaign mode. Full Game Additional Features •Play the AI on 3 different difficulty settings. •9 additional campaign missions. •Battle friends face to face with Pass and Play. •Online play with global rankings. •Challenge a friend online.
Oceans Board Game
Explore a vast underwater world where survival hinges on adaptation. Discover mysterious traits and face bizarre creatures in this digital adaptation of a popular board game. Play for free or unlock the complete game for endless replayability.
- Underwater exploration
- Adaptation mechanics
- Deck building
- Strategy gameplay
- Multiplayer modes
- Scenario challenges
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Enter a vast, underwater cosmos: a mysterious interconnected world of tentacles, sharp teeth, and black ink, where your survival depends on your ability to adapt in a continually changing environment. But this is just on the surface… Lurking below the surface lie mysteries so bizarre they hardly seem natural. The Deep is a deck of mysterious traits you’ll discover over the course of many games. These over-powered traits represent the unknown: the undiscovered wonders of the deep ocean. Based on the hit board game, Oceans offers a beautifully crafted strategy game experience. The reef and 20 deep cards are completely free to play (and ad-free!), and you may also join one multiplayer game per day free. A one-time upgrade to the Complete Game features 87 Deep Cards, 21 Scenarios, and multiple hard AI personalities for endless replay fun. You can now play online against others on any platform, in real time or asynchronously. Purchasing the Complete Game allows you to create your own decks for use in singleplayer and multiplayer, and create your own multiplayer games. Venture into the deep at your own risk!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Star Realms at 4.5K against Oceans Board Game's 598. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Star Realms sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Oceans Board Game sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Star Realms against 4.6 for Oceans Board Game. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Realms has 4.5K ratings behind it against 598, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Star Realms's written reviews are positive against 51% of Oceans Board Game's.
Star Realms ships an update every 10 days, Oceans Board Game every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Star Realms | Oceans Board Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (4.5K ratings) — better | 4.6 (598 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 57.0% of reviews — better | 51.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K — better | 598 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 509 MB | 216 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | White Wizard Games | North Star Digital Games |
Customer experience
Star Realms
Oceans Board Game
User reviews
Star Realms
From 4.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great game
- 👍 Excellent implementation
- 💡 Lots of content and features
- 🚀 Fast and smooth gameplay
- 👍 Challenging AI
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🐛 Issues with online play and connectivity
- 🐛 Unbalanced AI difficulty
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
- 🐛 Confusing UI and navigation
Oceans Board Game
From 598 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful artwork and visuals
- 🕹️ Smooth and intuitive gameplay
- 🧠 Engaging strategic depth
- 🎶 Excellent soundtrack
- 🤖 Challenging AI opponents
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 📱 Small text and UI elements on mobile
- 🔄 Unstable after updates
- 💰 In-app purchases required for full experience
- 🕹️ Limited multiplayer options
Bugs and requests
Star Realms
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game freezes and crashes on launch
- Online games getting stuck or timing out
- Inability to scrap or play certain cards
- Incorrect card behavior and interactions
Requested features
4 requests- Add undo/rewind functionality
- Improve offline/single-player experience
- Implement better matchmaking and player communication
- Provide more detailed game statistics and analytics
Oceans Board Game
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to restore purchased content
- Cards not functioning as intended
- Game freezing during late-game phases
- Inconsistent save/load behavior
- Graphical glitches and visual bugs
Requested features
5 requests- Add more AI difficulty levels
- Implement online multiplayer
- Improve tutorial and onboarding
- Increase card variety and depth
- Provide better accessibility options
In-app purchases
Star Realms
- Crisis: Bases and Battleships Set$1.99
- Crisis: Events Set$1.99
- Crisis: Heroes Set$1.99
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- Crisis: Fleets and Fortresses$1.99
- Command$1.99
- Gambit Set$3.99
- Cosmic Gambit$3.99
- Full Version$4.99
- Colony Wars$4.99
- Frontiers$4.99
Oceans Board Game
- Deep Pack 1, Pass and Play$0.99
- Deep Pack 2$0.99
- Deep Pack 6$0.99
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- Deep Pack 7$0.99
- All Packs Discounted$0.99
- All Packs Discounted$1.99
- All Packs Discounted$3.99
- Multiplayer Pack$3.99
- Full Deck and Hard AI$4.99
- Complete Game$7.99








