When comparing Hyper Rift vs The Battle of Polytopia, the Slant community recommends The Battle of Polytopia for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games with high replayability?” The Battle of Polytopia is ranked 2nd while Hyper Rift is ranked 7th.
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Pros
Pro Visual representation of the story
There is a graphical view above the text story area that allows for some interaction as well as a visual representation of what is happening in the story.
Pro 14 different endings
There is a total of 14 different endings to be found in Hyper Rift, making for a good amount of play time for those that want to find them all.
Pro Single in-app purchase to remove advertisements
Keeping the game fully playable for free users as well as singular priced for paid users is refreshing to see in the in numerous app purchase fueled Play Store.
Pro Good Rift experience
Pro Original unpredictable story
The story in Hyper Rift has quite a few plot twists that keep the game fresh and engaging.
Pro Puzzle elements to the gameplay
There are a few puzzle sections in the game that are all logic based, meaning no randomness to them. There are clues on how to solve them as well as direct answers scattered around each level, so for those that do get stuck, don't worry as there may be something up ahead that helps solve it.
Pro Similar to Civilization
Cons
Con Does not properly scale
Hyper Rift does not properly scale on all devices leaving large black bars on each side of the game.
Con Only one save slot
There is only one save slot in the game meaning each playthrough will have to e done one after the other instead of simultaneously.