When comparing The Cave vs Battle Slimes, the Slant community recommends The Cave for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” The Cave is ranked 31st while Battle Slimes is ranked 87th. The most important reason people chose The Cave is:
The Cave supports up to 3 player local co-op play. Sadly there is no online co-op.
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Pros
Pro 3 player local co-op
The Cave supports up to 3 player local co-op play. Sadly there is no online co-op.
Pro Cheesy jokes of the best kind
The Cave has a good sense of humor within, something expected when considering the game was created by the same people as The Secret of Monkey Island.
Pro Characters based on 7 deadly sins
Each character represents one of the seven deadly sins making the game a bit of a moral tale.
Pro Good selection of local multiplayer player sizes allows the game conform to however many players are available at the time
Battle Slimes can be played by up to four multiple players all on the same device. The game will even sub in an AI character if there are less than four people to play.
Pro Great for simple and quick game sessions
The gameplay itself is pretty simple consisting of jump and shoot, combined with a fast rounds of play, Battle Slimes is a great option for a quick local multiplayer gaming session.
Pro Differing arenas changes the flow of battle, keeping the gameplay fresh
There is a selection of arenas for players to do battle in with each having a different design that can change up how a game is played.
Pro Powerups give a sense of empowerment to the player
Like many arena style battle games there are powerups the player can use to their advantage such as shields or extra speed. These empower the player who reaches them giving advantage in the arena for a short period of time.
Pro Two styles of play allow for a little bit of customization
There is a time limit battle mode as well as a mode that limits how many turns a player gets in the arena due to a life count.
Cons
Con Tedious level design
There is a lot of backtracking and lever pulling that gives a feeling of lazy level design to elongate the game.
Con Co-op may leave one or two players out on certain stages
Some stages do not offer gameplay for all co-op players. Although the co-op is drop in drop out, certain points of the game do not offer anything for the other players to do.
Con Difficult to play on smaller screens
Depending on the devices screen size, Battle Slimes may become a little too crowded for all 4 players to comfortably play on the same device.