zDungeon vs Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
zDungeon
Explore a cave using text commands to find hidden treasure. Discover items, avoid monsters, and solve puzzles to progress. Enjoy simple graphics and offline play.
- Text-based navigation
- Item discovery
- Monster encounters
- Puzzle solving
- Offline play
- In-app purchases
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You're in a cave and you only have a description of your immediate surroundings. You must navigate the cave in search of a treasure. On your adventure you will find items to help you make it to the treasure. Beware of monsters that you encounter as they are not friendly. Use your surroundings with text input. ("open chest", "pickup sword") Not all of the commands are given to you. Find out which commands are available and which commands will help you reach the treasure. Movement can be entered with text input or, for ease, you may use the navigation buttons. Wildly simple graphics. - Playable without wifi - In-App Purchases
Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
Embark on a retro dungeon crawl inspired by classic RPGs. Explore early levels, choose from classic classes, and level up your characters. This free edition offers a focused, old-school experience with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Classic dungeon crawling gameplay
- 5 classic character classes
- Level up characters to level 3
- Explore first 6 dungeon levels
- Automatic saving
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Step into a world of classic dungeon crawling—deadly traps, hidden doors, unholy relics, and riches beyond imagination await! This Basic Edition is your FREE entry point into Moldvay’s Labyrinth, a retro CRPG inspired by 1980s Dungeons & Dragons and legendary games like Wizardry and Bronze Dragon. • Explore the first 6 levels of the massive dungeon • Choose from 5 classic classes: Fighter, Magic-User, Cleric, Monk, or Thief • Level up your characters to level 3 • Save automatically, play for minutes or hours There are no ads and no in-app purchases—just a clean, focused, old-school experience. Want the full adventure? The paid version unlocks: • 42 handcrafted dungeon levels • 15 unique classes • 100 spells, 300+ monsters, and hundreds of magic items • Deadly traps, brain-teasing puzzles, and cursed treasure Your characters in the Basic Edition cannot level past 3 or descend beyond dungeon level 6. When you’re ready for more, you can upgrade to the full game and begin your true descent!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: zDungeon at 100% against Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic's 0%. zDungeon also leads on rating (3.7 vs 3.0). Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 10 months). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. zDungeon sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.
zDungeon holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of zDungeon's written reviews are positive against 0% of Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic's.
zDungeon ships an update every 10 months, Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | zDungeon | Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better | 3.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Anthony Fennell | CrossCut Games, Inc. |
Customer experience
zDungeon
Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
In-app purchases
zDungeon
- Map Expansion 1$0.99
- Coffee for Antonioni$2.99
Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
No in-app purchases
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