Comparison

Gone Rogue vs GnollHack

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

Head to head
About

Gone Rogue

Embark on an epic roguelike adventure exploring randomly generated dungeons. Collect loot, defeat monsters, and level up with a robust inventory and combat system. Future updates promise towns, auctions, crafting, and more.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated dungeons
  • Procedurally generated loot
  • Robust inventory management
  • Engaging combat system
  • Character leveling
  • Item upgrades and socketing
Features
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Gone Rogue is an epic roguelike roleplaying adventure game! From the makers of the popular RPG Level Up, Gone Rogue is an all new roguelike endless dungeon crawler. Explore randomly generated dungeons, collect loot, defeat monsters, and level up! Gone Rogue features the robust inventory management and combat system from Level Up, but packaged in a brand new 2d dungeon crawling adventure. Find epic items or create your own by adding upgrades to socketed items. Items are procedurally generated at run time, so no two playthroughs will have the exact same loot! Gone Rogue is just getting started, and there will be many new features added in the future. Coming updates will open up the Town where you can barter for goods, an online auction house, procedurally generated quests, crafting, cooking, and of course more dungeon types to explore. If you'd like to have a say in the future direction of the game, e-mail me or let me know in the app market comments! Ambient sounds in Gone Rogue were created by klankbeeld at freesound.org http://www.freesound.org/people/klankbeeld/ Town music track is Suonatore di Liuto by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

About

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.

Highlights
  • Turn-based roguelike gameplay
  • Modern user interface
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • 13 classes and 5 races
  • Hundreds of items and spells
  • Challenging permadeath mode
Features
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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

Screenshots

Gone Rogue3 screens
GnollHack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GnollHack at 85% against Gone Rogue's 40%. GnollHack also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Gone Rogue sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. GnollHack asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GnollHack holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GnollHack has 111 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Gone Rogue's written reviews are positive against 85% of GnollHack's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gone Rogue ships an update every 5 months, GnollHack every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 12, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
Gone Rogue versus GnollHack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGone RogueGnollHack
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (3 ratings)4.7 (111 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews85.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3111 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB772 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperBrandon SteckleinHyvan mielen pelit ry

Customer experience

Gone Rogue

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral60.0%
Negative0.0%

GnollHack

All ratings111 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Gone Rogue

One-time3
  • 100 Ape Coins$0.99
  • Advertising Removal$1.99
  • 500 Ape Coins$4.99
None

GnollHack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gone Rogue free?
Gone Rogue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GnollHack free?
GnollHack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gone Rogue or GnollHack?
GnollHack is rated higher. Gone Rogue averages 3.3 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while GnollHack averages 4.7 from 111 ratings.
Do Gone Rogue or GnollHack have ads?
Gone Rogue shows ads; GnollHack does not.
Which is updated more often, Gone Rogue or GnollHack?
Gone Rogue ships an update every 5 months, and GnollHack every 5 days. Most recently, Gone Rogue was updated on October 12, 2026 and GnollHack on October 12, 2026.

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