Dungeon Defense vs HACK & SLASH Kingdom
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dungeon Defense
Defend your dungeon from invading heroes by collecting and strengthening weapons and monsters. Build your dungeon, achieve goals, and enjoy retro graphics and sounds in this easy-to-play strategy game.
- Defend your dungeon
- Collect and strengthen weapons and monsters
- Dungeon building
- Retro graphics and sounds
- Mercenary synergy organization
- Achievement rewards
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※ Introduction Defeat all invaders to defend your dungeon! Collect more weapons and monsters to make them stronger. Enjoy various contents such as "dungeon building, collect various weapons, achievements" ※ Story In order to defend the last remaining dungeon of this world, you became a guardian. Heroes from all over the world gather to conquer the dungeon. Never be defeated, be the best dungeon! ※ Characteristics of game ◈ Enjoy "Retro graphics & Sounds". ◈ Easy to play, anyone can enjoy it easily. ◈ Please enjoy the pleasure by sweeping away enemies. ◈ Organize a variety of mercenaries and find synergies. ◈ Rewards are waiting for each achievement. I am a solo developer. Your download and feedback is so precious to me. If you have fun, please recommend it to the people around you. -SUPPORT- E-Mail : support@gamecoaster.com Tel :+82 10-4178-0283 @ GameCoaster * In-app Payment lets you use features or characters immediately. However, you can enjoy all of the content without IAP. :)
HACK & SLASH Kingdom
Embark on an adventure in a world filled with wacky battles and treasure. Collect powerful, randomly generated equipment and enjoy simple, engaging combat. Play manually or automatically with one-hand operation.
- Wacky battles
- Random equipment generation
- Explore the world
- Collect powerful equipment
- One-handed operation
- Manual and automatic play
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HACK & SLASH Kingdom is a fun action RPG where you can enjoy the fun of wacky battles and careful selection of equipment with your friends in tow. Become an adventurer, explore the world, and collect powerful equipment! The battle with many dots characters moving around is fun just to watch! The performance of equipment is randomly generated, so selecting items carefully is fun! There are no complicated growth elements, daily missions, or other tedious functions! No complicated growth elements, no daily missions, and no tedious features! You can comfortably play manually or automatically with one-handed operation!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: HACK & SLASH Kingdom at Free against Dungeon Defense's $0.99. HACK & SLASH Kingdom also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Dungeon Defense's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (91% vs 71%). On rating, ratings volume, 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
HACK & SLASH Kingdom is free to download; Dungeon Defense costs $0.99 up front. Dungeon Defense sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and HACK & SLASH Kingdom sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dungeon Defense holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 701 and 244 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Dungeon Defense's written reviews are positive against 71% of HACK & SLASH Kingdom's.
Dungeon Defense ships an update every 3 weeks, HACK & SLASH Kingdom every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dungeon Defense | HACK & SLASH Kingdom |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (701 ratings) — better | 4.7 (244 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.8% of reviews — better | 71.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 701 — better | 244 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #183 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 391 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GameCoaster | Ryogo Oka |
Customer experience
Dungeon Defense
HACK & SLASH Kingdom
User reviews
Dungeon Defense
From 701 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun gameplay
- 👍 Great value for money
- 🕹️ Engaging tower defense mechanics
- 🎨 Charming retro graphics
- 🔥 Addictive and replayable
Room to improve
- 🤔 Lack of clear instructions or tutorials
- 🕰️ Can become repetitive or grindy over time
- 🐛 Some reported crashes or bugs
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🙁 Lack of updates or new content
HACK & SLASH Kingdom
From 244 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Unique gameplay
- 👍 Polished and well-designed
- 🕹️ Satisfying progression
- 💰 Free-to-play friendly
- 🤖 Smooth auto-play feature
Room to improve
- 🔍 Limited resources early on
- 🤯 Grindy late-game progression
- 🛑 Excessive ads
- 🐛 Crashes and bugs
- 🤖 Unreliable auto-play
Bugs and requests
Dungeon Defense
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes on certain devices or iOS versions
- Issues with in-app purchases not working
Requested features
5 requests- More character/class variety
- Additional game modes or challenges
- Improved UI and quality-of-life features
- Cloud save/sync functionality
- Ability to restore in-app purchases
HACK & SLASH Kingdom
Reported bugs
3 issues- Disappearing loot drops
- Stuck party movement
- Passive skills not working as described
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to skip ads
- Auto-repeat stage option
- Cross-device account sync
- Discord community
- More content updates
In-app purchases
Dungeon Defense
- 180 Rubies$2.99
- Feature Package$3.99
- 1100 Rebirth Stones$3.99
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- 300 Rubies$3.99
- 2400 Rebirth Stones$8.99
- 660 Rubies$8.99
- Total Package$15.99
- Automatic Package$15.99
- Element Package$15.99
- Ring Package$24.99
HACK & SLASH Kingdom
- Ads removed$1.99
- Unlimited double speed$1.99
- Double experience$1.99
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- Gems x300$1.99
- 12 EXP Tickets$1.99
- Arena Ticket x700$2.99
- Gems x700$2.99
- 26 EXP Tickets$2.99
- 60 EXP Tickets$6.99
- Gems x1500$7.99
Questions
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