Puzzle Forge 2 vs Runestone Keeper
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puzzle Forge 2
Become a blacksmith and forge powerful weapons by combining resources on a board. Sell your creations to heroes, earn gold and experience to upgrade your skills, and discover new heroes attracted by your talent.
- Unique weapon creation system
- Combine resources to build weapons
- Add gems and enchantments
- Earn spells and magic items
- Increase blacksmith skills
- Meet and serve heroes
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Heroes of Burning-Blade needs your help! As the new blacksmith of the realm, put together ressources on the board to build powerful weapons. Sell these equipments to heroes, earn gold pieces and experience to increase your skills. Who knows which new hero will be attracted by your talents? - Build 2000 differents weapon thanks to the unique creation system of Puzzle Forge 2. - Add gems and enchantments to your creations. - Earn spells and magic items in quests. Use them to improve your unique weapons. - Like in any RPG, use your experience to increase your skills. - Meet many heroes with strange requests.
Runestone Keeper
Embark on a challenging roguelike dungeon crawl blending RPG elements and turn-based strategy. Explore randomly generated dungeons, battle diverse monsters, and collect loot with unique prefixes and suffixes. Master strategic combat and permanent death for an addictive puzzle-dungeon experience.
- Randomly generated dungeons
- Prefix and suffix based equipment
- Diverse monster encounters
- Items, traps, and events
- Hero attribute building
- Multiple game modes and leaderboards
- Challenging permanent death mechanic
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Runestone Keeper EDITORS CHOICE - APP OF THE YEAR 2015, Creativity Award, SLIDE DB BEST GAMEPLAY WINNER - 2014 Unity Awards, Greater China Featured by Steam Featured by Mac App Store "A great casual roguelite/puzzle experience for those that love games that you can play in short bursts. All the unlockables will keep dragging you back." - Roguelikes (Steam Curators) "Addictive, smart and punishing puzzle/dungeon crawler. Lots to master and unlock but you're always challenged. Improves upon its inspiration, Dungelot." - Original Curators Group (Steam Curators) "An absolutely addictive puzzler, having that sublime 'one more turn!' feeling. And before you know it, hours has passed by." - Nefer (Gamer) "You can eat pizza with one hand and play this video game with the other. It's good." - Megerz (Gamer) Runestone Keeper is a challenging roguelike to roguelite dungeon crawler that blends classic role playing elements and turn-based combat strategy. Dive into the dungeon roguelite-ness and begin your very own epic adventure! Grab your rucksack, sharpen those dusty swords, step into the dark chamber and fight for glory! == Features == Randomly Generated Dungeon Elements – Almost everything is generated differently each time you start a new 'run' to ensure a unique experience! Prefix and Suffix Based Equipment – Loot comes with random yet rare prefixes and suffixes. Combat, collect and combine for an ultimate killer suit! Diverse Monster Mixes - Tread lightly, or be ganged upon by monsters with complementary abilities that might drive you crazy. Items, Traps, Devices and Events - Opportunities for a favorable turn even at the most desperate moment. Choose wisely and use unwelcoming surroundings to your advantage! Heroes and Goddesses – Create your hero’s attributes build! Sacrifice to receive your mighty God’s blessing (and later betray him to check out his fury)! Modes and Leaderboards - Multiple modes to choose from. Check yourself among all the dungeon adventurers in a global ranking system. A Challenging Experience - Prepare to have a tragic (not to mention permanent) death. Follow us on Twitter @runestonekeeper
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Puzzle Forge 2 at 4.6 against Runestone Keeper's 4.2. Puzzle Forge 2 also leads on ratings volume (104 vs 6) and iOS requirement (7.1 vs 11.0). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Puzzle Forge 2 sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Runestone Keeper sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Puzzle Forge 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Puzzle Forge 2 has 104 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 70% of Puzzle Forge 2's written reviews are positive against 75% of Runestone Keeper's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Puzzle Forge 2 ships an update every 5 weeks, Runestone Keeper every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Puzzle Forge 2 | Runestone Keeper |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (104 ratings) — better | 4.2 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.4% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 104 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.1 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 160 MB | 231 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tuesday Quest | INNOTEG LLC |
Customer experience
Puzzle Forge 2
Runestone Keeper
Bugs and requests
Puzzle Forge 2
Reported bugs
18 issues- Game crashes and freezes during gameplay
- Frozen board bug in tournament mode
- Progress not saving after reinstall
- Top shelf shop items not clickable
- Ads reappearing after purchase removal
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- Restore purchases not functioning
- Game crashes when skipping ads
- Enchanted slots disappearing
- Hero not accepting completed weapons
- Contract completion showing 0 gold reward
- Game slowing down after extended play
- Tutorial completion blocking progression
- Academy not appearing on map
- Money glitching and not decreasing
- Freezing when handing equipment to NPCs
- Orc shield request not accepted
- Game ending prematurely with moves remaining
- Gem delivery not working after purchase
Requested features
16 requests- Undo button for accidental moves
- Ability to delete or sell unwanted weapons
- Comprehensive recipe guide for crafting
- Better and more detailed tutorial
- Chinese language localization
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- Spanish language localization
- Third game in the series (Puzzle Forge 3)
- Additional ore types beyond Netherium
- More weapons and items to craft
- Difficulty settings at game start
- Mini-games for variety
- Cross-device progress synchronization
- Better contact/support system for issues
- Fill empty screen space with content
- Option to use shop items when game over
- Legendary weapon crafting guide
Runestone Keeper
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Puzzle Forge 2
- 1000 Gold$0.99
- 1 Wisdom Stone$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
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- 5000 Gold$3.99
- 6 Wisdom Stones$4.99
- 30 Wisdom Stones$19.99
- 50 000 Gold!$29.99
Runestone Keeper
- 20 coins$1.99
- 50 coins$4.99
- 110 coins$9.99
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- 300 coins$24.99
- 500 coins$39.99
- 1000 coins$69.99
Questions
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