When comparing Star Realms vs Krafteers - Tomb Defenders, the Slant community recommends Star Realms for most people. In the question“What are the best local multiplayer games on Android?” Star Realms is ranked 6th while Krafteers - Tomb Defenders is ranked 20th. The most important reason people chose Star Realms is:
Asynchronous online play allows for the player to get matched up against a friend or random opponent.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Asynchronous online play
Asynchronous online play allows for the player to get matched up against a friend or random opponent.
Pro Bases
Bases are permanent cards on the playing field that each player needs to try and destroy but giving that there is a choice each turn to hit a base or the players ships, it becomes a juggling act of what takes priority to destroy.
Pro Unpredictable
There is no way for the player to know what will be in their hand or what they will eventually be able to purchase, making for every game being unpredictable.
Pro Pass and play multiplayer on a single device
Players can play a multiplayer game locally using a single device by passing the device between the two players for each ones turn. This makes for an easy way to duel when only one device is around.
Pro Single player mode
There is an included single player mode where the player faces off against the CPU.
Pro Deep exploration based gameplay
Players are tasked with surviving on an island, and so need to explore their surroundings while gathering resources. These can be used to craft needed items to survive, such as tools or weapons. It is up to the player how they want to pursue the goal of surviving. This adds to the level of depth allowed in the game, as many different solutions can be arrived at by experimenting and exploring.
Pro Convenient local Wi-Fi multiplayer
A single person can host a local online game over their Wi-fF network. This makes it convenient to host games locally and easily for anyone in the vicinity to join.
Pro Full game unlock
Krafteers has a $2.99 single in-app purchase that unlocks the full content of the game as well as removes advertisements.
Pro Endless replayability
Upon the start of each new game, the world is randomly generated. This makes for a fresh experience every time one starts a new game, making for a bunch of replayability.
Cons
Con Design is lacking
More thought, design and production value could have been added to the game to give it a better polished feel, sadly it is not the case as most aspects pass as just serviceable.
Con Limited multiplayer on free version
The free version of the game (when having not purchased the IAP unlock), is limited to only two player local multiplayer.