Rust Bucket vs Deus Cult
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rust Bucket
Embark on a turn-based dungeon crawl with simple swipe controls. Navigate treacherous environments, battle diverse monsters, and overcome deadly traps. This challenging game offers endless exploration and strategic combat, perfect for quick gaming sessions.
- Swipe to move and attack
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Puzzle traps
- Diverse monster types
- Endless dungeon exploration
- Strategic combat
- High score competition
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Rust Bucket is a turn based dungeon crawler that is built with mobile in mind. Swipe to take a step, swipe into enemies to attack. It’s as simple as that, but don’t be fooled into thinking this is a casual game! • Navigate using simple swipe to move controls. • Game play is fast and death is never far away so it’s perfect for your daily commute. • Puzzle your way past deadly traps or use them to catch enemies. • Many monster types, each with their own distinctive rules to overcome. • Make your way through the levels to become a fully qualified looter • Explore an endless dungeon, with more to discover the deeper you go. • Become a master of strategic combat and reach the top scoring dungeon rooms. • Compete against your friends high scores on Game Centre Important information! This game is funded by adverts but is completely free to play with no timers or boosters to ruin your experience. There is an option to remove popup ads for a one off In app purchase. *Please note that this does not remove Cross Promotion ads for other Nitrome games* We hope you enjoy our little game. If you do please consider giving us a nice review, tell your friends and maybe try some of our other games.
Deus Cult
Manage resources and strategize to appease an eternal being's rage. Offer tributes like money, faith, and souls to gain mercy, or risk humanity's doom. Features unique puzzle mechanics, multiple plagues, and challenging scenarios.
- Unique puzzle mechanics
- Resource management
- Tribute system
- Plague challenges
- Multiple scenarios
- Golden Medal of Mercy
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The end is here and you must carefully manage your resources to appease the Eternal One’s rage. Plan your strategy and offer Money, Faith, and Souls as a tribute; Indulge his will and mercy will be granted. Anger it and all hope for humanity would be lost. Deus Cult features: -Unique puzzle mechanics. Free and easy to play, but challenging to master. -Fulfill the creature’s will by managing a wide variety of tributes. -Multiple plagues that create unique challenges. -An ample number of scenarios to solve. Only the best can obtain the coveted Golden Medal of Mercy in each stage.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Rust Bucket at 4.0 against Deus Cult's 2.7. Rust Bucket also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 38%) and ratings volume (179 vs 30). Deus Cult's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 6 weeks). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Rust Bucket sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Deus Cult sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Rust Bucket holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 2.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rust Bucket has 179 ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 72% of Rust Bucket's written reviews are positive against 38% of Deus Cult's.
Rust Bucket ships an update every 6 weeks, Deus Cult fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Rust Bucket | Deus Cult |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (179 ratings) — better | 2.7 (30 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews — better | 37.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 179 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 159 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | 1 Simple Game S.A. de C.V. |
Customer experience
Rust Bucket
Deus Cult
Bugs and requests
Rust Bucket
Reported bugs
4 issues- Progress reset when exiting levels
- Level select screen locking completed levels
- Compatibility issues on older devices
- Clipboard copying behavior
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content updates
- Ability to save progress
- Weapon/item upgrades and customization
- Multiplayer or co-op mode
- Level editor
Deus Cult
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rust Bucket
- Buy 50 Coins$0.99
- Buy 200 Coins$1.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
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- Buy Coins 3$3.99
Deus Cult
- Eternal Life$2.99









