Comparison

Rust Bucket vs Kitty Death Room

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Swipe to move and attack
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Puzzle traps
  • Diverse monster types
  • Endless dungeon exploration
  • Strategic combat
  • High score competition
Features
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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.

About

Kitty Death Room

Embark on a perilous journey as a daring kitten through a dangerous tower filled with deadly traps and enemies. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover secrets, and face challenging bosses in this heart-wrenching adventure. Master secret techniques to speed-run and conquer the tower's mysteries.

Highlights
  • 54 jam-packed levels with sub-levels
  • 3 challenging boss areas
  • Secrets to uncover
  • Amazing soundtrack
  • Secret puzzle-solving techniques
Features
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Journey through death and puzzles to uncover the secrets of the tower. A daring kitten that embarks through a dangerous tower filled with deadly traps and enemies. Meet the weary residents of the tower and reach the top of this heart-wrenching journey. Face bosses that will make you rage! Can you solve the puzzles and uncover its secrets? Features: - 54 Jam packed levels with a ton of 'sub-levels'. - 3 boss areas that will challenge your skills. - Many secrets to uncover. - An amazing soundtrack. - Many 'secret' techniques to solve puzzles and speed-run through areas.

Screenshots

Rust Bucket4 screens
Kitty Death Room4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Kitty Death Room at every 3 weeks against Rust Bucket's every 6 weeks. Rust Bucket's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.4). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Rust Bucket sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Kitty Death Room sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Rust Bucket against 4.1 for Kitty Death Room. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 179 and 98 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Rust Bucket's written reviews are positive against 75% of Kitty Death Room's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rust Bucket ships an update every 6 weeks, Kitty Death Room every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Rust Bucket versus Kitty Death Room: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRust BucketKitty Death Room
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (179 ratings)4.1 (98 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.3% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings179 — better98
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB68 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperNitromeRaiyumi Inc.

Customer experience

Rust Bucket

All ratings177 ratings
Positive72.3%
Neutral6.2%
Negative21.5%
Written reviews311 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral7.4%
Negative20.3%

Kitty Death Room

All ratings91 ratings
Positive76.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative16.5%
Written reviews56 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral10.7%
Negative14.3%

User reviews

Rust Bucket

From 179 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun puzzle game
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 💎 Excellent pixel art and visuals
  • 🎨 Creative enemy designs
  • 🎶 Great soundtrack

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and progress loss
  • 🔁 Repetitive level design
  • 🕹️ Slow character movement
  • 💰 Expensive ad removal
  • 🔍 Lack of level variety

Kitty Death Room

From 98 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and challenging gameplay
  • 🎨 Beautiful art and aesthetic
  • 💡 Great concept and level design
  • ✨ Smooth and responsive controls
  • 💖 Addictive and enjoyable experience

Room to improve

  • 😠 Extremely difficult levels
  • 😩 Frustrating difficulty spikes
  • 💸 Constant ads ruin experience
  • ⚠️ Ads interrupt gameplay
  • ❌ Unintuitive controls for some

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

Kitty Death Room

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game freezes when ad doesn't load
  • Game resets progress
  • Glitch: blank screen after dying in void
  • Glitch: kitties spawning underground/wrong side
  • Sound not working
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  • Ads crash the game
  • Game crashes when ad appears

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more levels
  • Add accessibility features for difficulty
  • Add a tutorial for mechanics like air bridging
  • Add instructions on what to do
  • Scale controls for larger displays
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  • Make first two bosses harder
  • Add checkpoints
  • Better name for the game

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Rust Bucket

One-time4
  • Buy 50 Coins$0.99
  • Buy 200 Coins$1.99
  • Remove Ads$3.99
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  • Buy Coins 3$3.99
1 purchases

Kitty Death Room

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Rust Bucket free?
Rust Bucket is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Kitty Death Room free?
Kitty Death Room is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rust Bucket or Kitty Death Room?
Kitty Death Room is rated higher. Rust Bucket averages 4.0 out of 5 from 179 ratings, while Kitty Death Room averages 4.1 from 98 ratings.
Do Rust Bucket or Kitty Death Room have ads?
Both Rust Bucket and Kitty Death Room show ads.
Which is updated more often, Rust Bucket or Kitty Death Room?
Rust Bucket ships an update every 6 weeks, and Kitty Death Room every 3 weeks. Most recently, Rust Bucket was updated on November 2, 2026 and Kitty Death Room on November 3, 2026.

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