# Dandara Trials of Fear Edition — A Metroidvania Adventure Hunt > Gravity-defying 2D metroidvania platformer with exploration and combat. (iPhone/iPad app by Raw Fury.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dandara-trials-of-fear-edition/id1168013926 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Raw Fury](https://appshunter.io/developer/1118513353) - Category: Games, Action, Adventure - Price: $3.99 - Rating: 4.40/5 from 337 App Store ratings · 170 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 10.0 · 1.1 GB - Languages: Russian, American English, European Spanish, Italian, Korean, German (Germany), European Portuguese, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan), Chinese (Simplified, China), French (France) and 1 more - Released: 2018-02-05 - Data updated: 2026-09-02 - Monetization: free - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dandara-trials-of-fear-edition/id1168013926/reviews.md ## What is Dandara Trials of Fear Edition? The world of Salt hangs on the brink of collapse. The citizens, once free spirits, now stand oppressed and isolated. But not all is lost, for out of this aether of fear arises a heroine, a ray of hope. Her name is Dandara. Welcome to a unique 2D metroidvania platformer full of mystical creatures and boundless exploration. Defy gravity as you jump across floors, walls, and ceilings alike. Discover the mysteries and secrets hidden throughout the world of Salt and its diverse array of characters. Empower Dandara for combat and survival against enemies bent on oppression. Awaken, Dandara, to bring freedom and balance to this directionless world. ENTER THE HIDDEN REALMS - The Trials of Fear Edition* adds 3 new areas to explore, a new big boss, new powers and mechanics, new music tracks, a new secret ending, as well as many quality of life updates and more! UNCOVER THE SALT - The Trials of Fear Edition adds a whole new focus on story, fleshing out the lore of the Salt and its inhabitants. Find new descriptions, dialogues and cutscenes for existing characters and environments! INNOVATIVE CONTROLS - Built natively for both touchscreen and gamepad input, movement and combat interact smoothly and seamlessly. BOUNDLESS EXPLORATION - Traverse across the esoteric world of Salt through fast and fluid jumps off any surface, unhindered by gravity, in lovingly crafted environments. CHALLENGING PROGRESSION - Use a combination of speed & skill, wits & reflexes, to solve puzzles, earn power-ups, and access areas previously unreachable. BEAUTIFUL AND IMMERSIVE WORLD - A visual and auditory wonderland comes to life through gorgeous handcrafted pixel art and original soundtrack compositions. * Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition content is free to download to all existing owners of Dandara. ## Key features - Gravity-defying movement - Metroidvania exploration - Challenging combat - Handcrafted pixel art - Original soundtrack - New areas and bosses (Trials of Fear Edition) ## What do users think of Dandara Trials of Fear Edition? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Smooth controls - 👍 Unique movement mechanics - 🎨 Beautiful visuals and music - 🌟 Challenging yet rewarding gameplay - 💡 Innovative take on Metroidvania genre **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and save issues - ⏱️ Infrequent checkpoints leading to repetitive backtracking - 🕹️ Unresponsive controls on mobile - 💀 Extremely difficult, punishing difficulty **Commonly reported bugs** - Crashes during boss fights - Save data loss - Control issues on iPhone X - Unresponsive interface elements **Most requested features** - Improved checkpoint system - Controller support - Difficulty options - Expanded map and navigation tools ## Recent user reviews (10 of 170) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dandara-trials-of-fear-edition/id1168013926/reviews.md ### 3/5 — 難易度が異常 *2026-08-02* 前半はまぁそこそこ進みますが、後半はほとんど死にゲーとかします。 開発者の性格を疑いたくなるくらい、意地悪いギミック、敵の配置、容赦ない攻撃にかなりイライラさせられました。 ゲーム自体は悪魔城ドラキュラを彷彿させるような、新しいスキルを得て、今まで進めなかったエリアをクリアしていく、って感じなんですが、後半はあまりにも難易度高すぎてげんなりしてました。 極めつけは真のボス もうこれテストしました？？ってくらい極悪です 自分の腕も悪いのもあるんでしょうが、あまりにも凶悪すぎで、イライラしたのでチートONにしてクリアしました😓 ゲーム自体は面白いのですが、ここまで難易度上げなくてもよかったのでは？ってことで星3つです。 正直ゲームして疲れたのは久しぶりです。 ### 5/5 — Best game on ios *2026-02-23* This game is beautiful and fun while also being engaging, Its an amazing way to take advantage of the oled ipad pro screen. I wish there were more fully fledged games like this on ios, shovel knight dig was a close second but ofc thats gone now ### 5/5 — Maravilhoso e muito satisfatório de jogar *2025-09-15* Jogava no PlayStation porém não consegui terminar pois saiu da Plus, e vi que tinha no celular e decide comprar para terminar por aqui pois a história e a gameplay são incríveis. Quem esta acostumado com jogos casuais ou para agradar a maioria não vai curtir, mas para mim é uma OBRA PRIMA BRASILEIRA! ### 5/5 — めっちゃくちゃ面白い *2025-04-19* 数年前に買ったゲームですが相変わらず面白いです。他に買ったゲームもありますが結局これが一番ダントツに面白いです。 ホロウナイトとかデッドセルズなど2dの高難易度アクションゲーム好きに刺さります。ダンダラ2あったら絶対買ってた。。。 とはいえ、本当に難しい局面もあるので、最初のうちは結構文句ばっかり言うと思います笑 ### 5/5 — For all connoisseurs *2025-02-06* That’s one of the best metroidvania I have ever played. Gameplay is so smooth and changing the angle of the screen is super cool feature. Bosses….. they are just perfect, behaviour of every game character is unique and you have to adjust yourself to it. The game doesn’t relieve its tight grip until you play it through to find out that it’s too short. I want more, Raw Fury!!!! ### 5/5 — Good indy *2024-07-18, version 1.2.0* Great indy metroidvania style game. Non of the typical flood your senses with hundreds of buttons and timers that are common of free phone games. This is a well packaged, challenging complete game and worth the cost. Has a unique movement feature that works well even on cell phone sized screens. ### 4/5 — Can‘t find how to save progress *2024-03-17, version 1.2.0* Everytime I quit the game, nothing has been saved, and I have to start a new game. I saw the auto-saved mark, but it doesn’t work. The image, story and movement are good, though. ### 2/5 — Не на весь экран. *2023-12-25* Оптимизируете для экрана Face ID. Черные рамки на полях. ### 5/5 — The greatest game of all time *2023-10-27, version 1.2.0* Fr ### 5/5 — 이런 대우를 받을 게임이 아니다 *2023-08-19* 내인생최고의게임 ## Frequently asked questions about Dandara Trials of Fear Edition ### What is Dandara Trials of Fear Edition? Dandara Trials of Fear Edition is an expanded version of the 2D metroidvania platformer. It adds three new areas to explore, a new boss, new powers, mechanics, music, and a secret ending. The edition also focuses on fleshing out the game's lore with new dialogue and cutscenes. ### What are the key gameplay mechanics? The core gameplay involves defying gravity to jump across floors, walls, and ceilings. Players will engage in fast-paced combat, solve puzzles, and earn power-ups to access new areas. The controls are designed to be smooth and seamless for both touchscreen and gamepad input. ### Is Dandara Trials of Fear Edition free? Yes, the content for Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition is free to download for all existing owners of the original Dandara game. This means you get the new areas, bosses, and story content at no additional cost if you already own the base game. ### What platforms is Dandara available on? While the provided data doesn't specify all platforms, it mentions that the controls are built natively for both touchscreen and gamepad input, suggesting availability on mobile devices and potentially consoles or PC where gamepads are used. ### What is the story of Dandara? The game is set in the world of Salt, which is on the brink of collapse and its citizens are oppressed. A heroine named Dandara emerges as a ray of hope to bring freedom and balance to this directionless world. The Trials of Fear Edition further expands on the lore and backstory of Salt and its inhabitants. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.2.0 — 2020-03-25 •General minor bug fixes. •Overall fixes to stability. •Several typos fixed. ### 1.1.9 — 2020-03-05 Trials of Fear is a new content expansion for Dandara, and it comes as a free update to all existing owners of the original game. It includes the following new content, features and improvements: Content Explore beyond The Hidden Realms, where Salt’s fears reside A new big boss New powers and mechanics A new secret ending 16 new music tracks! These new tracks focus on the gloomy aesthetics that reverberates in all hidden places of the Salt A whole new focus on story, fleshing out the lore of the Salt and its inhabitants. Find new descriptions, dialogues and cutscenes for existing characters and environments! Features & Improvements Following the initial launch of Dandara, new features were released through patches that players might have missed. These are still part of the Trials of Fear Edition, alongside new ones, including: Map Rotation - The map can be rotated to align with player’s north. Assist Modifiers - Modifiers that can be added to make the game easier. They can be freely mixed and matched at any time. These include: More checkpoints Unlimited energy Revive on the same room Hard Modifiers - Modifiers can be added to make the game more difficult, and mixed and matched as desired. They can be activated in the beginning of a new game once the game is beaten. These modifiers include: Take double damage Saltless enemies Permadeath Vengeful enemies Additional various quality-of-life, gameplay and level design improvements ### 1.1.8 — 2019-06-18 Update to Dandara: More challenging for veteran players and easier for new players Dandara, our bold heroine in the directionless bizarre, gravity bending world, gets an update. There's news both to players who want a tougher challenge and for those who prefer a smoother journey with options making the game easier. Here's a list of changes: Rebalancing of the difficulty curve and general quality updates, examples: Shorter time for using essences (Health and Energy flasks). Rebalancing the last boss challenge, for a more fun and fairer one. Rebalancing of the Dream Lands. Redesign of the Mosquito enemy. Sound alert when Dandara is at low health. New Game+/Challenge options added after finishing the game for the first time. The following can be turned on: Permadeath, Dandara dies permanently without the ability to respawn. Harsh Wounds, Dandara takes double damage. No Grinding, Pleas of Salt can only be found in chests, meaning enemies or destructible objects won't drop them anymore. Vengeful Enemies, every enemy spawn a revenge bullet in Dandara's direction when killed. The revenge bullet can be cancelled by leaping through it while it is stationary. Easy options added. The following can be enabled: Unlimited Energy, secondary powers won't drain energy. After dying, respawn at the last door entered. Enables the player to retry the challenge of each room without the need of backtracking to it. More Flags mode, which adds more checkpoint flags throughout the map. Expanded the Crib of Creation area for better onboarding with the game's mechanics and flow. Additional features for veteran Dandara players: "Hidden" skip cutscene command for all platforms: Touchscreen: Slide Down quickly, on the shooting controller side Skip Crib of Creation: At The Void, after destroying the first target and opening the door, another target appears floating on the leftmost possible range of that scene. Shoot there to skip the Crib of Creation new tutorial rooms. ### 1.1.7 — 2019-03-27 Small bugfixes Description optimization ### 1.1.6 — 2019-02-26 Small bugfixes Description optimization ## Apps similar to Dandara Trials of Fear Edition | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [ScourgeBringer](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scourgebringer/id1552864378) | 4.9 (480) | $1.99 | Games | | [Towaga: Among Shadows](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/towaga-among-shadows/id1637913311) | 4.9 (88) | Free | Games | | [Castlevania: SotN](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/castlevania-sotn/id1435456830) | 3.9 (1,791) | $2.99 | Games | | [Ebenezer & the invisible world](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ebenezer-and-the-invisible-world/id6466127639) | 3.3 (3) | $8.99 | Games | | [Castlevania: Grimoire of Souls](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/castlevania-grimoire-of-souls/id1552347138) | 3.8 (862) | Free | Games | | [Gigapocalypse](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/gigapocalypse/id1557515503) | 4.5 (16) | $0.99 | Games | ## More apps by Raw Fury - [Kingdom: New Lands](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kingdom-new-lands/id1118513354) - [Kathy Rain](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/kathy-rain/id1118514499) - [Bad North: Jotunn Edition](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/bad-north-jotunn-edition/id1367121168) - [Whispers of a Machine](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/whispers-of-a-machine/id1452404930) - [Mosaic: BlipBlop](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/mosaic-blipblop/id1454782508) All apps by Raw Fury: https://appshunter.io/developer/1118513353 ## Related topics [dandara trials of fear edition](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/dandara-trials-of-fear-edition) · [dandara](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/dandara) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). 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