Trigger Heroes vs Dungeon Core
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Trigger Heroes
Engage in a top-down roguelike shooter adventure to reclaim a planet from mercenaries. Utilize one-touch controls, diverse weaponry, and strategic dodging to overcome enemies and bosses across multiple environments.
- Top-down roguelike shooter
- One-touch controls
- Variety of weapons
- 5 unique environments
- Stage bosses
- Roguelike elements
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Blast your way through hordes of enemies in Trigger Heroes. Help Red and his mates take back their beloved planet Orbitus from the evil mercenaries called Shogun Inc. The last survivors depend on you! Trigger Heroes is an exciting top down roguelike shooter with simple one-touch controls. Explore different areas, battle against unique enemies, dodge bullets, and use a wide variety of weapons. Features: * Intuitive one-touch controls * 5 unique environments with stage bosses! * Wide variety of weapons * Challenging gameplay with roguelike elements * Awesome music by Maxo We recommend iPhone 5S or higher for an optimal experience
Dungeon Core
Embark on a roguelite dungeon crawl as a radiation liquidator in a post-apocalyptic setting. Explore procedurally generated levels, battle mutants and bosses, and collect permanent upgrades to enhance your abilities as you descend to destroy the core.
- Procedurally generated levels
- Permanent upgrades
- Item discovery
- Mutant and boss battles
- Diverse underground environments
- Radiation liquidator role
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Dive into the depths of a failed weapons program as a radiation liquidator in Dungeon Core, an intense and rewarding roguelite dungeon crawler. Navigate through procedurally generated levels filled with numerous rooms to explore, powerful items to discover, and formidable enemies to battle. Permanent upgrades will enhance your abilities, staying with you throughout your journey. Venture through diverse environments as you delve deeper underground, facing mutants and epic bosses. Your ultimate mission: to destroy the core from within. Are you ready to conquer the challenge?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dungeon Core at none against Trigger Heroes's 6. Trigger Heroes's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.6K vs 32). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Trigger Heroes sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Dungeon Core asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Trigger Heroes against 4.5 for Dungeon Core. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Trigger Heroes has 1.6K ratings behind it against 32, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Trigger Heroes's written reviews are positive against 74% of Dungeon Core's.
Trigger Heroes ships an update every 4 weeks, Dungeon Core every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trigger Heroes | Dungeon Core |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.5 (32 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.9% of reviews | 74.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lucky Kat Studios | ULF FILIP KARLSSON |
Customer experience
Trigger Heroes
Dungeon Core
User reviews
Trigger Heroes
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple one-handed controls
- 🎨 Great retro-style graphics
- 🔥 Challenging and engaging
Room to improve
- 🔫 Unbalanced weapon damage
- 🤕 Difficulty spike in later levels
- 🤯 Frustrating targeting system
- 🔋 High battery consumption
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
Dungeon Core
From 32 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fantastic gameplay and challenges
- 💡 Well-made, beat-in-a-day game
- ✨ Developed with love and attention to detail
- 💎 Little gem of a game
- 🎨 Very good pixel design and visuals
Room to improve
- 👎 Privacy concerns and slimy practices
- 🤔 Could use more content
- 📱 Would love to customize controls
- 📈 Wish for an update to expand
- 🚫 Can't listen to own music
Bugs and requests
Trigger Heroes
Reported bugs
3 issues- Ads cause game to freeze or crash
- Character gets stuck in certain situations
- Incorrect spelling in ability descriptions
Requested features
5 requests- Add joystick or dual-stick controls
- Provide more weapon variety and upgrades
- Allow choosing starting level after progression
- Include ability descriptions in the shop
- Add an option to disable ads
Dungeon Core
Reported bugs
7 issues- Random dashing every now and then
- Occasional freezes
- 30-second unskippable ads
- Character keeps dashing in unwanted direction
- Game won't open
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- Title page flashes then force closes
- Too many bugs
Requested features
17 requests- Opportunity to customise the layout of the controls
- Update to expand the game
- Premium option to disable ads
- Add co-op mode
- Make more games like this or a part two
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- Better indicator when hit (sound effect)
- Pixelated text to match art style
- Special suit for beating final boss without damage
- Option to disable ads
- Add co-op
- Customize controls
- Option to move buttons
- Disable jerk on joystick
- Customize controls
- UI customization
- Larger dash button
- More content
In-app purchases
Trigger Heroes
- Coin Pack 1$1.99
- Coin Pack 2$4.99
- Coin Pack 3$9.99
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- Coin Pack 4$19.99
- Coin pack 5$49.99
- Coin Pack 6$99.99
Dungeon Core
No in-app purchases
Questions
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