# Dabanggu: Tag & Rescue Game — Chase, Dodge & Free Friends

> Chase, Dodge & Free Friends (iPhone/iPad app by Hasegi Inc..)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dabanggu-tag-and-rescue-game/id6820121841 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Hasegi Inc.](https://appshunter.io/developer/1755968233)
- Category: Games, Action, Casual
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 13.0 · 55 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean
- Released: 2026-10-28
- Data updated: 2026-11-06

## What is Dabanggu?

The moment you touch the pole, every caught friend breaks free. "Dabanggu!"

Dabanggu is the tag-and-rescue game played in Korean alleys until sunset, rebuilt for one hand on a portrait screen.
Rock-paper-scissors picks the taggers, and when every runner is caught, the caught players play again. You will be a runner one moment and a tagger the next.

[How to play]
* Everyone plays rock-paper-scissors at the start. The two or three who lose tie on a red headband and become the taggers.
* While the taggers count to five, the runners scatter.
* Get tagged and you join the hand-in-hand line at the pole. When any free runner touches the pole or a caught friend, everyone in the line goes free.
* Everyone caught is not the end. The caught players play rock-paper-scissors, and the losers become the new taggers.
* As a tagger, you pounce just by moving toward a nearby runner. Catch them all and you are back on the runners' side.
* A round lasts about 2 minutes and ends with the bell. Points for rescues, dodges, and catches decide your stars (0 to 3).
* Tap the screen while caught to shout "Help!" and call a friend.

[Features]
* Taggers that trade roles as the round unfolds: one guards the pole while another hunts you down and pounces, and a tagger who means it gets faster for a while.
* Friends with their own tempers: the timid ones, the rascals who tease the guard, and the loyal ones who go in first.
* 3 yards (the Empty Lot, Sunset Alley, the Schoolyard) and 12 stages, with up to 11 players and 3 taggers as you climb. Finish a stage, then spend your stars to open the next one.
* Choose 1 of 3 control styles: floating joystick / swipe to steer / tap to go
* Hand-drawn picture-book art with a school-notebook feel
* Korean, English, and Japanese
* No sign-up and no login. Playable offline (internet is used only for ads).

[Free to play, with ads]
* Free, with no cap on how many rounds you can play and no in-app purchases.
* A full-screen ad may appear between rounds, and an ad may also appear when you open the app. Ads never appear during a round.
* A banner ad sits at the bottom of the stage select screen. There is none on the game screen.
* An ad may appear in the confirmation dialog when you close the app.
* If you are a little short of the next star when the bell rings, you can watch an ad to play 30 seconds more (once per round).

[Please note]
* Stars and settings are stored on your device only. If you delete the app, progress cannot be recovered.

Terms of Service: https://hasegi-project-privacy.github.io/dabanggu-policies/terms/en/
Privacy Policy: https://hasegi-project-privacy.github.io/dabanggu-policies/privacy/en/
Contact: hasegi.cs@gmail.com

## Is Dabanggu safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Dabanggu.

## Is Dabanggu legit?

Dabanggu: Tag & Rescue Game appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Dabanggu is 70 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.2.1 — 2026-11-02

Caught friends now really hold hands, with new arms and faces for every kid. Run in and the line swings toward you from farther away while the kids call out "Here! Over here!", "Hurry!" and "Almost there!" in their own time. The view opens up as a tagger closes in on you.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-10-31

* Cinematic camera: the view pulls in and out at the big moments. You can turn it off in Settings.
* Caught friends now hold hands and stretch toward you, calling "Over here!" as you run in.
* Now you can be the tagger too! Rock-paper-scissors picks the taggers, and when every runner is caught, the caught kids play again to pick new taggers - so the round keeps going.
* As a tagger, just move toward a nearby runner and you pounce.
* Caught? Tap the screen to shout "Help!".
* A little short of the next star at the bell? Watch an ad for 30 extra seconds (once per round).
* The rock-paper-scissors call, the countdown and the cheers are voiced in Korean, English and Japanese.

### 1.0.0 — 2026-10-28

No release notes.

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