Comparison

Home Behind vs DungeonSquad

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

Head to head
About

Home Behind

Embark on a perilous journey as a refugee fleeing war-torn lands. Manage survival needs like hunger and sickness while navigating random events and combat. Craft gear, cook food, and fight enemies to reach safety and reunite with your family.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated events
  • Survival resource management
  • 15 unlockable jobs
  • Crafting and upgrading gear
  • Combat against enemies and bosses
  • Exploration and item collection
Features
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In Home Behind, you take on the role of a refugee cast out from your homeland by a band of rebels. Your home and the peace you enjoyed has been destroyed, and your family has disappeared. Can you survive the struggle, famine, and sickness to make it to the safety of Europe? The thoughts of civil war had been brewing in your homeland for years, and the violence has finally erupted. In the chaos, your village was burned to the ground, and your daughter disappeared. When faced with death, you chose to survive and to overcome the difficulties of disease, war, and famine. Can you make it long enough to be reunited with your daughter? -All events and experiences you come across are randomly generated, so no play through is exactly the same! -Keep track of your mood, nutrition, and water levels while avoiding terrible diseases! -Take on the ultimate struggle of survival as your travel 1500 kilometers to safety. -Unlock all 15 jobs, each with their own special starting skills, items and rewards. -Experience tons of random events both in the outside world and indoors, and be the master of your destiny. -Survive both day and night, as well as random weather events. -Collect hundreds of items and craft your own weapons and armor. -Explore the limits of crafting and upgrading to forge the strongest gear. -Try loads of food to stay alive and cook your own meals Lizards Insects Braised beef. -Explore a world inspired by real events and real stories. -Fight a wide range of enemies, including wild beasts and rebel soldiers. Can you survive attacks from all your enemies and extremely difficult bosses?

About

DungeonSquad

Lead a solo mission into an enemy-controlled planet to defeat invading heroes. Summon monsters using fallen foes' equipment and harness the power of Dark Gods to overcome colossal enemy forces. Rebuild the Abyss to grow stronger in this roguelike adventure.

Highlights
  • Summon monsters from defeated heroes
  • Equip monsters with fallen sacrifices' gear
  • Harness Dark God blessings
  • Rebuild the Abyss for power
  • Roguelike gameplay with random choices
  • Over 100 unique skills
Features
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The new game of the developer ""GameCoaster"", who made Dungeon Maker and Dungeon Defense! A seemingly infinite stream of heroes invaded the dungeon and brought ruin to the Abyss. Now you must go straight to the source of the enemy and return your home to its former glory. Defeat the Army of Light and take back the power of the Abyss. You are tasked with infiltrating a planet dominated by light all on your own. You must bring down the heroes and use them to summon monsters to fight alongside you, armed with the equipment of these fallen sacrifices. Once you are strong enough, you may receive the blessings of the Dark Gods, and combine their powers with those of your monsters to bring down colossal groups of enemies. ◇ 10 elite monsters and over 100 unique skills ◇ The Power of the Abyss gets stronger as you rebuild ◇ Roguelike with random choices and opportunities

Screenshots

Home Behind4 screens
DungeonSquad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: DungeonSquad at #119 against Home Behind's unranked. DungeonSquad also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 62%). Home Behind's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Home Behind costs $2.99 and DungeonSquad $4.99 up front. Home Behind sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and DungeonSquad sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DungeonSquad holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 288 and 610 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Home Behind's written reviews are positive against 71% of DungeonSquad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Home Behind ships an update fortnightly, DungeonSquad every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Home Behind versus DungeonSquad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHome BehindDungeonSquad
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (288 ratings)4.8 (610 ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.4% of reviews70.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings288610 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#119 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size371 MB275 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperCoconut Island Games LimitedGameCoaster

Customer experience

Home Behind

All ratings285 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews170 reviews
Positive62.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative25.9%

DungeonSquad

All ratings610 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative19.6%

User reviews

Home Behind

From 288 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging storyline and emotional impact
  • 👍 Unique and interesting gameplay
  • 👍 Good value for price
  • 👍 Educational and thought-provoking
  • 👍 High replayability (for some)

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Unintuitive UI/UX
  • 🐛 Repetitive gameplay loop
  • 🐛 Difficulty spikes and unfair deaths
  • 🐛 Lack of save function (early versions)

DungeonSquad

From 610 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Great art and pixel design
  • 🕹️ Satisfying gameplay loop
  • 🔝 High quality game
  • 🤑 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Lack of explanations/tutorials
  • 🕰️ Excessive grinding
  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🍼 Overly sexualized art style

Bugs and requests

Home Behind

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Purchase restoration failures
  • Game crashes on startup/loading
  • UI overlaps (inventory/skills)
  • Text sometimes appears in Chinese (in English mode)
  • In-game purchases not working/initializing
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  • Game not starting after intro
  • Black screen after intro with music playing
  • Dialogue sometimes switches languages
  • Shards/postcards not increasing stats
  • Progress not saving correctly
  • Game not working after iOS 12 update
  • Buttons showing 'new label'
  • Game not opening
  • Requires internet connection
  • Crash during combat/when fighting wolves
  • Endless mode stuck at 0%
  • DLC not unlocking after purchase
  • Inconsistent language support after updates
  • Game not compatible with newer iPhones/iOS versions
  • Ads causing game to freeze

Requested features

14 requests
  • New maps/levels
  • Sequel (Home Behind 2)
  • More character variety/unlocks
  • Co-op/team play option
  • Female character option
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  • More intuitive crafting/skill system
  • Adjustable difficulty
  • More diverse random events
  • Option to skip intro cutscenes
  • Separate music and sound effect volume controls
  • Save game function (for earlier versions)
  • Better inventory management
  • More colorful scenery
  • Aesthetics/skins for unlock

DungeonSquad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on title screen
  • Incorrect display of equipment icons
  • Saves lost after updates
  • Language change causes crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Better tutorial and in-game encyclopedia
  • Ability to save/load character builds
  • More language support (e.g. Chinese)
  • Cross-platform cloud save

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Home Behind

One-time7
  • 退伍軍人$1.99
  • 飼養員$1.99
  • 額外負重$1.99
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  • Endless Mode DLC$1.99
  • 手工藝人$2.99
  • 郵差$2.99
  • 科学家$4.99
16 purchases

DungeonSquad

One-time16
  • Season 3 Battle Pass$1.99
  • Unlock Beholder$2.99
  • Time Flow$2.99
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  • Autonomy$2.99
  • Uniform Pack$3.99
  • Mecha Pack$4.99
  • Neo Package$4.99
  • Wedding Pack$4.99
  • Nurse Pack$4.99
  • Unlock Temperament$6.99
  • Season Pass$6.99
  • Corrupted Pack$6.99
  • Resource Storage$6.99
  • Unlock Prisoner Codex$6.99
  • Character Pass$11.99
  • Monster Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Home Behind free?
Home Behind costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is DungeonSquad free?
DungeonSquad costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Home Behind or DungeonSquad?
DungeonSquad is rated higher. Home Behind averages 4.7 out of 5 from 288 ratings, while DungeonSquad averages 4.8 from 610 ratings.
Do Home Behind or DungeonSquad have ads?
Neither Home Behind nor DungeonSquad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Home Behind or DungeonSquad?
Home Behind ships an update fortnightly, and DungeonSquad every 8 days. Most recently, Home Behind was updated on October 24, 2026 and DungeonSquad on October 25, 2026.

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