Royal Match vs The Room: Old Sins

How do Royal Match and The Room: Old Sins compare on difficulty, ad pressure, in-app-purchase pressure and what real reviewers say? A side-by-side look, grounded in App Store data.

	Royal Match	The Room: Old Sins
Genre	Puzzle	Puzzle
Price	Free	Paid
Difficulty	hard	hard
Ad intensity	high	none
In-app-purchase pressure	high	none
Typical session	medium	variable
Rating	4.7 / 5	4.9 / 5
Ratings count	3,787,192	35,231
Reviews say	What players like Entertaining and addictive gameplay loop Progression system unlocks new castle areas Powerful boosters and collectible rewards Common complaints Levels become impossible without in-app purchases Difficulty spike designed to pressure spending Pay-to-win mechanics targeting spenders with easier levels	What players like No ads or pay-to-win mechanics Gorgeous graphics and atmospheric sound design Imaginative, challenging puzzles that require real thinking Common complaints Some puzzle connections unclear without hints Excessive on-screen guidance reduces player agency in puzzle solving Technical glitches with certain mechanically complex puzzles

Royal Match — Match-3 puzzle game where you restore a royal castle by breaking obstacles and combining power-ups to beat challenging levels. (rated hard difficulty, high ad pressure) The Room: Old Sins — Explore a haunting dollhouse filled with ingenious puzzles and uncovering the mysteries of a disappeared engineer and his wife. (rated hard difficulty, none ad pressure)

Data: Apple App Store, as of 2026-08-24. Last updated 2026-08-24.