Astrologaster vs Dexter Stardust
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Astrologaster
Step into Shakespeare's London as a fraudulent astrologer. Diagnose and cure patients using celestial charts, solve absurd problems, and navigate a world of intrigue. Your choices impact lives and your quest for a medical license.
- Cast and interpret astrological charts
- Solve diverse and humorous problems
- Influence the lives of 14 characters
- Earn letters of recommendation for a license
- Fully voiced character dialogue
- Interactive pop-up book casebooks
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Astrologaster is a story-driven comedy game set in Shakespeare’s London. London, 1592. A great plague sweeps through the capital. When doctors flee the city in fear, a hero rises. His name is Simon Forman, “Doctor” of Astrology and Physick. Not only does he have the power to cure the sick, he can find their lost pets or even predict their futures, by reading the movements of the stars! But when the plague ends, Forman’s problems begin. The real doctors return to London and they will stop at nothing to expose Forman as a fraud and bring him down. But Doctor Forman is determined to prove them wrong! Astrologaster is based on a true - and truly ridiculous - story. Read The Stars - Guide Forman in casting and interpreting real astrological charts. Solve Hilarious Problems - Consult on problems ranging from Elizabethan terror plots and foul diseases, to romantic entanglements and stolen pies! Change Lives - Win your patients’ favor or ruin their lives. Advise 14 characters who return 5-7 times. Patients have their own ongoing stories which often overlap with each other. Win A Medical License - Convince patients to write letters of recommendations. Collect enough letters to exchange them for a medical license. Fully Voiced Character Dialogue - Sitcom-style comedy brought to life by a cast of over a dozen actors. Sing Along - Enjoy Renaissance-era music and sing along to each character’s theme song. Casebooks Come Alive - Simon Forman’s cases are presented as a beautiful pop-up book. Turn pages to delve deeper into your patients’ stories.
Dexter Stardust
Embark on an epic space adventure as Dexter Stardust to save Earth and the Vreesians from a robot invasion. Explore five unique planets, solve puzzles, and uncover a galactic mystery in this fully voice-acted graphic adventure.
- 5 Episodes in one game
- Fully voice-acted
- Classic point-and-click mechanics
- Frame-by-frame animation
- 4K artwork
- Explore 5 planets
- Solve puzzles
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Space! Dexter Stardust barely escaped when the Vreesians, inhabitants of the menacing Planet X, sent a fleet of robots to destroy all life on Earth. Now, twenty years later, a mechanical man from the 10th planet seeks to communicate with Dexter a very important message - he is the key to saving both humans and Vreesians! Play the taco-loving Dexter Stardust as he, and his good friend Aurora, go on the greatest adventure of their lives and discover the mystery of the Robot from the Planet X! Dexter Stardust was illustrated, animated, written, scored, SFX'd, and programmed by one person, Jeremy Fryc. Even so, the characters are voiced by his friends, Munk Alejandro, Lola Mendez, and Alec Corday - who helped create the characters way back in 2012 on a warm afternoon in the Dominican Republic. 10 years later, we finally have... Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space! • 5 Episodes all in one game! • Fully voice acted. • A true classic graphic adventure game with traditional point and click mechanics. This is a 100% pure graphic adventure! • All traditional - frame by frame - animation. No rigged characters! • Artwork created in 4K. • Visit 5 planets with well over 100 playable scenes. • Lots of puzzles. Learn to play the ukulele. • Tacos! • Exclamation points!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dexter Stardust at every 3 days against Astrologaster's every 2 weeks. Dexter Stardust also leads on price ($4.99 vs $9.99). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Astrologaster costs $9.99 and Dexter Stardust $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Astrologaster against 4.7 for Dexter Stardust. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 138 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 84% and 83% positive.
Astrologaster ships an update every 2 weeks, Dexter Stardust every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Astrologaster | Dexter Stardust |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (65 ratings) | 4.7 (138 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.4% of reviews — better | 83.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 65 | 138 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 466 MB | 2.8 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nyamyam | Snapbreak Games AB |
Customer experience
Astrologaster
Dexter Stardust
Bugs and requests
Astrologaster
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Dexter Stardust
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes when using taco with picnic bench
- Unable to progress past certain points due to bugs
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save progress across devices
- Option to skip cutscenes
- Hint system for puzzles
- Improved controls for mobile devices
In-app purchases
Astrologaster
No in-app purchases
Dexter Stardust
No in-app purchases
Questions
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