Dragon Slayer vs Gladiator Rising 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dragon Slayer
Embark on an epic adventure as a chosen hero, hunting diverse monsters and learning new skills to grow stronger. With simple controls and hundreds of ways to customize your character's talents, endless challenges await.
- Easy 3-button gameplay
- 5 distinct heroes
- Innovative talent system
- Hunt diverse monsters
- Hundreds of achievements
- Global leaderboards
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As the saying goes, you'd better know how to defeat a demon before you summon it! Choose a hero you like; Hunt diverse monsters in legends; Learn skills to gets stronger! Highlights ●Easy to play: Only 3 buttons you need in game; ●Abundant Characters: 5 distinct heroes, 5 ways to play; ●Innovative talents system: Matric talents can be matched in hundreds ways; ●Monsters in legends: Endless challenges from diverse monsters; ●Kinds of achievements: Hundreds of goals and rewards can be challenged; ●Global competition: Show off your results to global players! Contact us bd@avalongames.com.cn
Gladiator Rising 2
Embark on an epic RPG adventure where ancient creatures have escaped their prison and taken over the empire's arenas. As a prophesied savior, you must battle these powerful beasts, master strategic turn-based combat, and uncover an enthralling storyline. Explore a world with stunning pixel art, an expanded class system, and hundreds of items to craft.
- Real-Time Turn-Based RPG
- Handcrafted Pixel Art
- Immersive Storyline
- Expanded Class System
- Item Crafting
- Hundreds of Items
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The Maker’s Gate has been opened, and the creatures it once held imprisoned are now free! These Ancients, beasts more powerful than anything we have ever faced, have taken over the Empire’s arenas! Our once Great Champion, the One… is no more. But, as the prophecy mentions, a Second Savior will liberate the Empire once again. Will you be the one? Or should we say the two? Enter this immersive new world with beautifully hand-crafted backgrounds, arenas, creatures and bosses! Experience the game that took one ambitious developer almost three years to make! Strategy is key in this new Real-Time Turn-Based RPG! Gladiator Rising II is easy to understand, yet hard to master! Game features include: - Simple gameplay, yet extremely deep game mechanics! - Beautifully handcrafted pixel art! - An immersive and enthralling storyline! - Cool looking Bosses and Creatures! - An Expanded Class System! - Spells and Abilities, Summons and more! - Hundreds of items! - Item Crafting!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gladiator Rising 2 at 4.7 against Dragon Slayer's 3.5. Gladiator Rising 2 also leads on ratings volume (2K vs 17) and review sentiment (69% vs 45%). Dragon Slayer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Dragon Slayer sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Gladiator Rising 2 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gladiator Rising 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gladiator Rising 2 has 2K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Dragon Slayer's written reviews are positive against 69% of Gladiator Rising 2's.
Dragon Slayer ships an update fortnightly, Gladiator Rising 2 every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Dragon Slayer | Gladiator Rising 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (17 ratings) | 4.7 (2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 69.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 2K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 6.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 262 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | AvalonGames | Happii Gamer Studios Inc. |
Customer experience
Dragon Slayer
Gladiator Rising 2
Bugs and requests
Dragon Slayer
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Gladiator Rising 2
Reported bugs
5 issues- Inability to open chests or access certain features
- Crashes and loss of progress after ads
- Inconsistent save data and character progression
- Unresponsive or buggy controls
- Localization issues and untranslated text
Requested features
5 requests- Improved crafting and inventory management
- More content and variety (bosses, levels, classes)
- Online multiplayer and PvP modes
- Ability to reset progress and start over
- Better localization and translation
In-app purchases
Dragon Slayer
- [A bunch of gems]$0.99
- [A box of gems]$2.99
- VIP2 variants$3.99
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- [A package of gems]$4.99
- [A big package of gems]$9.99
- [A chest of gems]$19.99
- [Gem Dragon]$46.99
Gladiator Rising 2
- 100 Gems$1.99
- 250 Gems$3.99
- 600 Gems$7.99
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- 1,000 Gems$10.99
Questions
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