Dungeon Abyss vs GnollHack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dungeon Abyss
Embark on a turn-based roguelike adventure through procedurally generated worlds to restore lost light. Discover new items, magics, and abilities while battling challenging enemies. Unleash your creativity in Creation Mode to build your own dungeons.
- Procedurally generated dungeons
- Challenging enemies and bosses
- Unlockable items and abilities
- Environmental interaction
- Dungeon creation mode
- Pixel art graphics
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Dungeon Abyss is a turn based rogue-lite procedural dungeon crawler, in which you can explore various worlds trying to regain the lost light that was stolen, to reestablish the balance and discover your true nature in the process. Several procedural generated worlds, items, magics and effects. You can also have fun in the Creation Mode in which you can create your own dungeon, with the resources unlocked while exploring worlds. Download today and start your adventure! Features: * Procedurally generated dungeons *Challenging enemies and bosses *Unlockable items and abilities *Interaction with the environment *Create your own dungeon *Pixel art graphics
GnollHack
Embark on a perilous quest in a remastered classic roguelike. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, battle monsters, and uncover powerful artifacts. With deep strategy, a rich class and race system, and challenging permadeath, every playthrough offers endless replayability.
- Turn-based roguelike gameplay
- Modern user interface
- Procedurally generated dungeons
- 13 classes and 5 races
- Hundreds of items and spells
- Challenging permadeath mode
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ABOUT GnollHack is a remastered and enhanced version of the classic roguelike game NetHack, one of the most iconic games developed in 1980s and 1990s. With GnollHack, you get: - Traditional roguelike with turn-based gameplay - Modern user interface - Legendary strategic depth of NetHack - Endless replayability - Several new features, enhancing your gameplay experience STORY In GnollHack, you are a hero sent by your deity into the perilous Dungeons of Doom, tasked with recovering the stolen Amulet of Yendor from the clutches of the malevolent god Moloch, who has hidden it in the fiery depths of the underworld. Along your journey, you will encounter formidable enemies, discover great magical artifacts, and strive for glory. You must either triumph or perish in the attempt. ROGUELIKE GAMEPLAY Explore procedurally generated dungeons filled with monsters, traps, and treasures. RICH CLASS AND RACE SYSTEM - 13 classes: wizard, barbarian, rogue, etc. - 5 races: human, elf, gnoll, etc. DEEP ITEM AND MAGIC SYSTEM Hundreds of items, spells, and artifacts with diverse effects. CHALLENGING PERMADEATH (Classic Mode Only) Death is permanent, requiring players to adapt, plan, and learn from mistakes to progress further. TUTORIALS AND GAMEPLAY INFORMATION - GnollHack wiki: https://wiki.gnollhack.com SUPPORT - Discord: https://discord.gg/cQuExnzUQy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: GnollHack at 111 against Dungeon Abyss's 17. Dungeon Abyss's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 85%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Dungeon Abyss against 4.7 for GnollHack. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GnollHack has 111 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Dungeon Abyss's written reviews are positive against 85% of GnollHack's.
Dungeon Abyss ships an update every 2 days, GnollHack every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dungeon Abyss | GnollHack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better | 4.7 (111 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better | 85.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 17 | 111 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 145 MB | 772 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Dario Conti | Hyvän mielen pelit ry |
Customer experience
Dungeon Abyss
GnollHack
In-app purchases
Dungeon Abyss
No in-app purchases
GnollHack
No in-app purchases
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