.Decluster Zero vs Western Gunfight Challenge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
.Decluster Zero
Experience a Japanese-style bullet-hell shooter with retro graphics and modern gameplay. Utilize a unique bullet-canceling system and homing lasers to overcome intense enemy barrages. Features include multiple levels, challenging boss battles, and adjustable difficulty.
- Japanese style bullet-hell shooter
- Bullet-Canceling system
- Homing laser mechanic
- 5+ levels with boss battles
- 4 difficulty levels
- Optimized mobile controls
- Replay video integration
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'.Decluster Zero (dot decluster zero)' is a Japanese style bullet-hell shooter with abstract and pixelated neo-retro graphics. The game offers modern-classic bullet-hell gameplay and traditional Japanese beautiful bullet patterns. You'll get new bullet-hell experiences which are brought by Bullet-Canceling system. In the game, you'll encounter tons of bullets which are insane. It is impossible to keep dodging, but you can erase the bullets easily. A main mechanic is 'homing laser' with CANCELING enemy bullets around your ship. It requires gauge, but easy to fill. You should use the homing laser aggressively and it is the best way to defeat enemies. Moreover, there is a mechanic which slows down bullets around your ship in order to dodge them easily. Are you interested in this game? You can watch user's replay videos on Everyplay: https://everyplay.com/-decluster/videos You can also watch them in this app. Tap 'EVERYPLAY' button on the title screen. (The lite version also.) -- .Decluster Zero is a remix version of bullet-hell shooter '.Decluster: Into The Bullet Hell'. With many remixes and new features: remixed soundtracks, modified mechanics, redesigned levels, and more. #1 SOUND - Remixed all soundtracks + new soundtrack #2 MECHANICS - Expanded homing laser system - Touch and hold a second finger... - Bullets around the player are slowed down (Capture Mode) - New scoring system (Homing laser basics are the same as before: requires meter and cancels bullets.) #3 LEVEL DESIGN - Redesign for new mechanics plus new scenes - Modify/add bullet patterns and enemies #4 PLAYER SHIP - Full-power from beginning - Change basic weapon anytime - Three level stock homing laser gauge - Charge the meter by itself (Charge Mode) #5 GRAPHICS - Improve visibility - Improve graphics quality -- FEATURES: - Japanese style bullet-hell shooter - Terrific bullet hell experience - 5 various levels + 1 - Beautiful bullet patterns - Boss battles which take your breath away - 4 levels of difficulty that actually make a difference - Soundtracks to make you high - Optimized controls for mobile - Restart from any level you reached - Adjustable gameplay area - Various settings - Replay video through Everyplay - Game Center support - Leaderboard/Achievement - Leaderboard for each difficulty/level - Universal app for iPhone/iPad/Apple TV - MFi controller support Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZI665o_pMs SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/dot_decluster Twitter: https://twitter.com/dot_decluster
Western Gunfight Challenge
Experience thrilling western-style gunfights and target practice. Aim by tilting your device and tap to shoot at stationary and moving targets across seven challenging levels. Share your achievements with friends.
- Tilt-to-aim controls
- Stationary and moving targets
- Single and double skeet shooting
- Western-style duels
- Seven challenging levels
- Share accomplishments
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The excitement of western style gunfighting and target practice on your iPhone or iPad. Turn and tilt your device to line it up your gun with the target. Then tap the screen to fire. Seven challenging levels with stationary and moving targets, single and double skeet shooting, and western style duels against three bad guys. Optionally shares your accomplishments via email, or text messaging. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays. Even runs on Apple Mac or MacBooks equipped with Apple’s new M1 Silicon chip with easy to use keyboard and mouse controls.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: .Decluster Zero at 94% against Western Gunfight Challenge's 0%. .Decluster Zero also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 63 months). Western Gunfight Challenge's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
.Decluster Zero costs $4.99 and Western Gunfight Challenge $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
.Decluster Zero holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: .Decluster Zero has 16 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of .Decluster Zero's written reviews are positive against 0% of Western Gunfight Challenge's.
.Decluster Zero ships an update every 2 months, Western Gunfight Challenge every 63 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | .Decluster Zero | Western Gunfight Challenge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (16 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 63 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #190 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 54 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MASAYUKI ITO | Magnin & Associates |
Customer experience
.Decluster Zero
Western Gunfight Challenge
In-app purchases
.Decluster Zero
No in-app purchases
Western Gunfight Challenge
No in-app purchases
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