Comparison

Arcane Tower vs Neon Knight

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

Head to head
About

Arcane Tower

Embark on a challenging roguelike adventure as a brave wizard. Explore randomly generated maps, compete in daily challenges with global leaderboards, and learn from top player replays to defeat evil and uncover ancient secrets.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated maps
  • Challenging roguelike mechanics
  • Daily challenge mode
  • Global leaderboards
  • Watch top player replays
  • Single-player adventure
Features
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Evil reigns throughout the kingdom, darkness obscures the landscape. A brave wizard is determined to put an end to all of this. But there's only one way. The Arcane Tower keeps the powers and secrets required to defeat all the evil. Arcane Tower is a roguelike game with mechanics carefully designed to make every run challenging, interesting and incredibly fun. Key features: * Maps are randomly generated, meaning every run you play will be different from every other run you've played. * Daily Challenge! Every day a special map is generated, the same for everyone in the world. Compete in the daily leaderboards! * Watch other players: after playing a Daily Challenge, you can watch replays of the top players to see how they got their score.

About

Neon Knight

This pixel-art roguelite challenges you to roll dice, form powerful combos, and defeat enemies. Build your run with unique characters, hire mercenaries, and upgrade chips to conquer increasingly difficult challenges. Play offline with no timers or forced ads.

Highlights
  • Dice rolling and combo system
  • Pixel-art roguelite gameplay
  • Character progression and upgrades
  • Mercenary hiring and crew building
  • Multiple playable rigs with unique styles
  • Offline play and no timers
Features
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ROLL. HOLD. RUN. Neon Knight is a pixel-art dice roguelite. You throw the dice, hold what you want, reroll the rest, then hit RUN. Every combo your final roll shows fires at once and stacks into ONE big hit. THE DICE ARE YOUR WEAPON - 11 combo rows: pairs, runs, full house, four and five of a kind. - Slot a chip into each row. Level it up. Watch the count-up ledger add it all. - Three rows of one kind light up? The top one fires twice. - Special dice with their own faces. Wild dice. A loaded die. Hot and cool boss dice. THE GANG THROWS FIRST - Every foe shows its move before you roll: a check if it lands, a cross if it misses. - Kill or stun it first and its move is cancelled. - Bosses bend the rules. Read the twist, then break it. BUILD YOUR RUN - A new street map every run: fights, elites, shops, bars, street events. - Hire mercs for your crew. Each brings a chip and a dice rule. Pairs unlock synergies. - Shop for chips, special dice and gear. FIVE RIGS, FIVE PLAYSTYLES - Street Samurai: loves sixes. Free for the whole game. - Chrome Runner, Combat Medic, Signal Jammer, Siege Titan: each with its own die, starting rows and house rule. One purchase unlocks all four. COME BACK FOR MORE - A Heat ladder per rig: 8 levels of harder rules. - A Daily run: one seed, one twist, the same streets for everyone. - 48 feats that unlock new pieces. A codex of every chip, die, merc and foe. FAIR TO PLAY - No energy. No timers. No forced ads. - Optional rewarded ads: stand back up once per run, or take a shop bonus. - One $4.99 unlock: every rig, and every ad perk without the ad. - Plays offline. No account. Your save stays on your device. - Built for phones and tablets, played in landscape.

Screenshots

Arcane Tower4 screens
Neon Knight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Neon Knight at Free against Arcane Tower's $1.99. Arcane Tower's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, 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

Neon Knight is free to download; Arcane Tower costs $1.99 up front. Neon Knight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Arcane Tower asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arcane Tower holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Arcane Tower versus Neon Knight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcane TowerNeon Knight
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews85.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB119 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDiego CathalifaudDOMU Inc.

In-app purchases

None

Arcane Tower

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Neon Knight

One-time1
  • Full Game Unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Arcane Tower free?
Arcane Tower costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neon Knight free?
Neon Knight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Arcane Tower or Neon Knight?
Arcane Tower is rated higher. Arcane Tower averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Neon Knight averages 4.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Arcane Tower or Neon Knight have ads?
Neon Knight shows ads; Arcane Tower does not.

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