Find Awesome Games
Select the tags you're interested in to get a personalized feed of games and help others.
When comparing POWDER vs Pathos: Nethack Codex, the Slant community recommends Pathos: Nethack Codex for most people. In the question“What are the best roguelikes on iOS?” Pathos: Nethack Codex is ranked 3rd while POWDER is ranked 21st.
Ranked in these QuestionsQuestion Ranking
Common Questions
Pros
Pro Completely random monster stats
The statistics of the enemies in POWDER is completely random, which can result in a very tense level. You never know if you are strong enough to take down a certain enemy, which adds an element of suspense.
Pro Literally feels like Nethack, despite totally intuitive interface
Pro Active developer continually adding new content and features
Pro 100% free
No in app purchases either.
Pro Scales well on multiple sized devices
Supports phone, tablet, and desktop/laptop sized screens.
Cons
Con $9.99 in-app purchase to continue beyond level 15
Although POWDER is free to download, a hefty in-app purchase of $9.99 is required to progress further than level 15.
Con Enemies continually spawn
The player can never completely clean any floor as the enemies keep respawning.
No cons yet!