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Add to SafariWhen comparing Pocket Rogues: Ultimate vs Delver, the Slant community recommends Delver for most people. In the question“What are the best roguelikes on Android without in-app-purchases?” Delver is ranked 5th while Pocket Rogues: Ultimate is ranked 12th. The most important reason people chose Delver is:
Delver has a simplistic, blocky, yet colorful and friendly aesthetic combined with inviting music and detailed sound design.
Specs
Question Ranking
Pros
Pro Difficulty not too easy
Difficulty is nice, you don't just auto-play, you have to actually pay attention.
Pro Bosses
Bosses and mini-bosses add variety to the game.
Pro Controls
The controls are pretty tight, feel good.
Pro Can use 30fps for battery, or 60fps for smoothness
Feels nice on 60fps.
Pro Music and lighting have a real dungeon feel to them, suits the game
Dark and gloomy, but not too scary since it's just top-down so that's always comical to an extent.
Pro Items really ramp up the power of your character
You can go from fighting hard to beat basic creeps in the beginning to rapidly finding some gear that allows you to one-shot smaller enemies, really makes you feel powerful.
Pro Great atmosphere
Delver has a simplistic, blocky, yet colorful and friendly aesthetic combined with inviting music and detailed sound design.
Pro Mods
The game can be modded, bringing new items and mechanics in the game. There are resources that can help with creating your own mods.
Pro Randomly generated
Each and every playthrough has randomly generated dungeons, which keeps the game feeling fresh.
Cons
Con The game is too dark for use in bright conditions on a phone
At least some of the levels have quite dark lighting, so you might struggle playing outdoors or in a very bright environment.
Con Getting really good gear means risking it all
Since it's a roguelike, you die and lose your awesome gear... Not a big con but if you get too invested in one life it can smash you a bit.
Con Hard to aim ranged characters at first
The controls are good, but it is a touch-screen game, so your accuracy is going to be limited a bit by your digitizer hardware... Bumping from 30fps to 60fps mode does help though.
Con Loot description hidden underneath finger
Loot that is picked up in game has a description box that gets hidden underneath the players finger, making it difficult to tell what was just picked up.
