Item: Friday - by Friedemann Friese
Rating: 92
Author: Dinsun

Our Expert Score

92/100

Friday is a masterclass in solo board game design, and this digital port is flawless. Created by the legendary Friedemann Friese, it’s a deck-building game where you play as Friday, trying to help a bumbling Robinson Crusoe survive a deserted island. The irony of the game is brilliant: Robinson starts off as a weak, useless deck of cards, and you have to 'cull' his bad habits while adding skills.

The difficulty is notorious—winning your first game feels like a genuine achievement. The app handles all the complex card interactions and math, allowing you to focus entirely on the strategy of when to take damage to remove bad cards from your deck. It’s deep, punishing, and immensely rewarding. If you enjoy roguelike deck-builders like Slay the Spire, you owe it to yourself to play the game that pioneered many of these concepts.

Dinsun reviewed on: Wed Feb 25 2026

The Game

Available on: iPhone, iPad, iPod

1222916942

$3.99 4+★4.6 362 reviews

Author : BrettspielWelt

Pubish Date : Thu Jun 29 2017

Last Update Date : Thu Sep 04 2025

Support Languages : English and German

Genres :

Version 2.6.2Thu Sep 04 2025

Improvements to the graphical interface.
You are helping Robinson, who came ashore on your island, fight against many hazards. At the beginning, Robinson is not very skillful. With each fight he wins you will improve his abilities, but defeats are also helping to get rid off of his worse habits. However, life on the island is energy-sapping, so that Robinson not only gains experiences during his time there, but also starts aging and tends to get clumsy.
In this game, Robinson is represented as a card stack of different behaviors. You are forced to improve this card stack, so you can collect the cards at the end of the game to give Robinson the best chance to win against the tough pirates!
The App allows you to play the game on all 4 levels and also includes a new fifth level as special challenge .
Gain achievements by excellent performance!
Try to beat the community in the weekly highscore list!
The newest addition is finally there: King of the Island!
Beat up to 1024 players in a tournament with synchronized games to become the true King of the Island.
Requires iOS 12.0 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch.
You are helping Robinson, who came ashore on your island, fight against many hazards. At the beginning, Robinson is not very skillful. With each fight he wins you will improve his abilities, but defeats are also helping to get rid off of his worse habits. However, life on the island is energy-sapping, so that Robinson not only gains experiences during his time there, but also starts aging and tends to get clumsy.
In this game, Robinson is represented as a card stack of different behaviors. You are forced to improve this card stack, so you can collect the cards at the end of the game to give Robinson the best chance to win against the tough pirates!
The App allows you to play the game on all 4 levels and also includes a new fifth level as special challenge .
Gain achievements by excellent performance!
Try to beat the community in the weekly highscore list!
The newest addition is finally there: King of the Island!
Beat up to 1024 players in a tournament with synchronized games to become the true King of the Island.

Ratings & Reviews

4.6 out of 5 with 362 Counts

★★★★★

Age Rating 4+

Features

Faithful digital adaptation of the award-winning board game

Challenging solo deck-building mechanics

Four levels of difficulty to test your strategy

Automated card handling and score tracking

Original artwork by Friedemann Friese

Global leaderboards and achievements

Tips

Training Robinson

Draw hazard cards and use Robinson's current skills to meet the power requirement. If you succeed, the hazard card is added to your deck as a new skill. If you fail, you must pay life points, but this allows you to destroy weak cards permanently. Your goal is to cycle through the hazard deck three times, with each round becoming more difficult.

Promotion Videos

Friday - iOS Board Games First Look - YouTube

Gameplays

The Pirate Finale

Once you have survived the three phases of the island, you must face two Pirate Ships. These are the ultimate test of the deck you have built. Use your accumulated abilities and life points to overcome their massive power requirements and win the game.