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Castle Doombad: Free to Slay is the same Silver Award-winning game but for those who prefer F2P over premium

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Castle Doombad: Free to Slay is the same Silver Award-winning game but for those who prefer F2P over premium

Adult Swim has released a free-to-play version of its Silver Award-winning Castle Doombad with the added subtitle "Free to Slay".

As expected, then, this is essentially the same game but available for free. There are some other minor changes worth noting, as detailed in the Touch Arcade forums.

  • The lowest-price Doom Shekel pack is $4.99 (vs. 1.99 in the premium app). The amounts in the packs are the same.
  • There is no Coin Doubler purchase in this version.
  • An “Unlock All Traps” purchase has been added that unlocks every trap in the game (not present in the premium app).
  • You can choose to watch video ads for free Doom Shekels in this version.

You can also remove the adverts in Free to Slay with a £1.99 / $2.99 IAP. That's the same price as the premium version of the game. So, if you're going to do that, you may as well just buy the original version.

I'm a fan of having two versions of the same game - one free-to-play, one premium. However, I'd prefer if the premium version of Castle Doombad didn't have IAPs altogether.

Perhaps, if this model proves successful, other developers will offer two versions of their games. Having the choice between a free-to-play and a premium version seems like a happy middle ground.

You can download Castle Doombad: Free to Slay for free on the App Store [download] and Google Play [download].

The premium version of Castle Doombad is available for £1.78/ $2.99 on the App Store [buy] and Google Play [buy].

Chris Priestman
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