Space Grunts vs Buriedbornes2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Space Grunts
Engage in a unique blend of fast-paced arcade action and strategic turn-based combat. Explore a distressed moon base, battling aliens and robots to uncover its secrets. Utilize a variety of weapons and consumables to survive and complete your mission.
- Turn-based gameplay
- Arcade action
- Roguelike shooter elements
- Alien and robot combat
- Weapon and consumable collection
- Secret areas and routes
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Support, tip and tricks: http://www.orangepixel.net "This is a turn-based game for people who don't like turn-based games, and a roguelike shooter for people who hate roguelike shooters." - TouchArcade 4/5 Space Grunts combines fast paced arcade action with turn-based gameplay. The year 2476, Earth's space-federation has been building moon-bases across the galaxy. One of those moon-bases has been sending a distress signal. Space Grunts are a group of intergalactic "problem" solvers, sent to investigate.. You play one, out of a team, of Space Grunts, and your mission is simple: find your way into the moon-base, and figure out what has happened. You'll have to fight your way through aliens, robots, security drones and base-systems. Find the lower levels of the moon-base, and get to the core of the problems. Consumables A large collection of consumables can be found all over the moon base from weapon enhancers, to destructive toys, armor, explosives, system-hacks, and more. Use the items wisely to advance deeper into the moon-base. Weapons Starting with three standard Grunt weapons, you will be able to enhance them for more fire-power and range. On your way you'll also find alternate weapons, and melee weapons. Secrets There are various ways to complete the game, anomalies leading to weird places, underground routes, and mysterious items to transport you to other area's of the moon-base. On top of these there are secret rooms and area's located all over the base, so never a dull moment! Can you find the core of the problems? MFI support Got questions? need tips or help? visit our forums: http://orangepixel.net or connect and say hi: twitter.com/orangepixel facebook.com/orangepixel
Buriedbornes2
Embark on a challenging turn-based dungeon RPG adventure where you create powerful characters by possessing souls. Explore dangerous dungeons, collect unique items, and master countless skill combinations to defeat the undead army. Cooperative play allows survivors to aid each other in a world on the brink of ruin.
- Turn-based dungeon crawling
- Deep character customization
- Countless skill and item combinations
- Cooperative survivor communities
- Challenging undead battles
- Permadeath adventure
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* Easy to play X Severe adventure Again Buriedbornes2 is the sequel to the easy-to-play turn-based dungeon RPG series. The popular series, which has surpassed 2.5M total users, has evolved in a form that is easier to play and more freely enjoyable. Choose between 2 options for the room you want to progress in, decide which items you want to obtain, choose from up to 5 skills to use next, and more... The simple, non-real-time operation allows you to enjoy a serious adventure where death is the only thing you have to worry about. The best part of the Buriedbornes series is creating a powerful character that surpasses the terrifying army of undead and crushing them! * The battle of the dead and the cooperative "Union" The world is on the brink of ruin due to the invasion of the "Ancient Overlord" and his army of corpses, a threat suggested by the most ancient prophecies. You will repeatedly challenge dangerous dungeons by acquiring corpses, altering them, and using the forbidden "Buriedbornes" art of possessing their souls. It is a hopeless battle with no redemption or end, yet mankind has not given up on everything yet. In various parts of the world, communities of survivors, each with their own goals, continue to resist. By helping each other with them, we may find hope. * Races, jobs, origins, equipments, skills, runes... countless combinations At the start of the adventure, character creation is possible by selecting the race, job, and origin of the corpse to be used. Each legendary equipments that can be found in each dungeon has its own unique abilities. Up to 5 skills can be held, each of which can be set with up to 5 skill runes that can also be obtained in dungeons. These elements allow you to build your tactics freely from a myriad of options. You can build your builds systematically, or you can improvise and discover powerful builds through unexpected coincidences. * End-User license agreements https://nussygame.com/en/bb2/eula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Buriedbornes2 at Free against Space Grunts's $3.99. Buriedbornes2 also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (703 vs 15). Space Grunts's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment 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
Buriedbornes2 is free to download; Space Grunts costs $3.99 up front. Buriedbornes2 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Space Grunts asks for nothing beyond the download.
Buriedbornes2 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buriedbornes2 has 703 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Space Grunts's written reviews are positive against 72% of Buriedbornes2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Space Grunts ships an update every 5 weeks, Buriedbornes2 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Space Grunts | Buriedbornes2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (15 ratings) | 4.9 (703 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.9% of reviews — better | 72.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 15 | 703 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 587 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Pascal Bestebroer | yujiro komine |
Customer experience
Space Grunts
Buriedbornes2
User reviews
Space Grunts
From 15 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Masterpiece quality
- 🚀 Fast and snappy gameplay
- 💡 Great tribute to roguelikes
- 💡 Huge variety of items/enemies
- 💡 Strategic depth required
Room to improve
- 🔊 Terrifyingly loud sound effects
- 🐛 Virtual D-pad bugged (left direction)
- 🐛 Controls can be funky/iffy
- 🐛 Virtual controls nightmare
- 🐛 Virtual D-pad dead zone
Buriedbornes2
From 703 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple but fun and challenging
- 👍 Great art and design
- 👍 Reasonable monetization
- 👍 Depth and variety of playstyles
- 👍 Addictive and hard to put down
Room to improve
- 🐛 Confusing mechanics and poor explanations
- 🔧 Skill system needs improvement (limited uses, skill stocks)
- 🔧 Difficulty curve can be unbalanced at times
Bugs and requests
Space Grunts
Reported bugs
7 issues- Virtual D-pad bugged (left direction)
- Update loop
- Something wrong with left on directional pad
- No sound on iPad 3
- Sensitive movement issue on iOS version
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- Virtual joystick issues
- Game progress resets after using other apps
Requested features
23 requests- Fix controls, especially left direction
- Implement class specific leaderboards
- Add a wait command
- Add shootable doors
- Re-implement class specific leaderboards
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- Add MFi controller support
- Add more monsters
- Add weapons to find and swap
- Add a wait button
- Add swipe movement/tap to shoot control scheme
- Implement a swipe-type mechanic for controls
- Add diagonal shooting
- Improve on-screen controls
- Add tutorial
- Improve graphics
- Add more variety to weapons
- Add save mid-dungeon
- Add controller fix for sensitive movement
- Add Vita version
- Add dark mode
- Add more variety to weapons
- Add wait button
- Add swipe movement/tap to shoot control scheme
Buriedbornes2
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Expanded social features
- More tutorial and onboarding support
- Unlimited or improved skill usage
In-app purchases
Space Grunts
No in-app purchases
Buriedbornes2
- 160 Gold Shard$0.99
- 500 Gold Shard$2.99
- 1300 Gold Shard$6.99
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- 2700 Gold Shard$14.99
- 4600 Gold Shard$24.99
- 12000 Gold Shard$59.99









