Dicey Dungeons vs Crying Suns
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dicey Dungeons
Embark on a challenging deckbuilding roguelike adventure as a giant walking dice. Battle monsters, collect loot, and level up heroes in an ever-changing dungeon. Strategize against the unpredictable nature of dice rolls to escape Lady Luck's domain.
- Deckbuilding roguelike gameplay
- Battle monsters
- Find better loot
- Level up heroes
- Procedurally generated dungeons
- Dice roll mechanics
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"It is going to be hard for anything on mobile to top this for me" - TouchArcade Game of the Week Become a giant walking dice and battle to the end of an ever-changing dungeon! Can you escape the cruel whims of Lady Luck? In this new fast-paced deckbuilding roguelike from Terry Cavanagh (Super Hexagon, VVVVVV), Chipzel, and Marlowe Dobbe, you'll fight monsters, find better loot, and level up your heroes as you work together to take down the Goddess of Fortune, Lady Luck herself. Balance your carefully planned strategies against the unknown of a dice roll.
Crying Suns
Command a space fleet in a tactical rogue-lite inspired by classic sci-fi. Explore a procedurally generated universe, engage in strategic ship battles, and uncover a deep storyline across six chapters. Experience a rich narrative and atmospheric gameplay designed for mobile.
- Procedurally-generated space exploration
- Tactical battleship and squadron fleet combat
- Over 300 story events
- Deep, 6-chapter storyline
- Mobile-optimized interface
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When FTL meets Foundation and Dune: Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well. Main Features: - Space exploration in a procedurally-generated universe - Tactical fights between battleships and their squadron fleets - More than 300 possible story events - A deep and dramatic storyline structured in 6 chapters - A dark and disturbing atmosphere inspired by our favorite S-F universes (Foundation, Dune, Battlestar Galactica) First released on PC and Mac, the indie hit Crying Suns was carefully redesigned for mobile and tablets, including a revamped interface and intuitive touchscreen interactions. Pay once to get the full Crying Suns experience! No ads, no F2P mechanics! All future updates included. Supported languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Russian, Simplified Chinese, and Japanese If you encounter any problem, please contact us at contact@cryingsuns.com with as much information as possible on the issue.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Crying Suns at monthly against Dicey Dungeons's every 7 months. Crying Suns also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and ratings volume (2.2K vs 221). Dicey Dungeons's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $8.99). On review sentiment, ads, 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
Dicey Dungeons costs $4.99 and Crying Suns $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Crying Suns holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crying Suns has 2.2K ratings behind it against 221, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Dicey Dungeons's written reviews are positive against 73% of Crying Suns's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dicey Dungeons ships an update every 7 months, Crying Suns monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dicey Dungeons | Crying Suns |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $8.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (221 ratings) | 4.8 (2.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.6% of reviews — better | 72.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 221 | 2.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #36 — better | #73 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 842 MB | 1014 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Distractionware Limited | Alternative Shift |
Customer experience
Dicey Dungeons
Crying Suns
User reviews
Dicey Dungeons
From 221 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🎨 Great art style and music
- 💎 Unique and varied character classes
- 🕹️ Intuitive and easy to pick up
Room to improve
- 🎲 Heavily reliant on RNG/luck
- 🔁 Repetitive and lacking in progression
- 🤕 Unfair/frustrating difficulty spikes
- 🔇 Missing audio/sound issues
Crying Suns
From 2.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun gameplay
- 🌟 Amazing atmosphere and story
- 👍 Engaging combat system
- 💎 Great value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔍 Small text and UI elements
- 🔁 Repetitive gameplay and missions
Bugs and requests
Dicey Dungeons
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tutorial not registering inputs
- Buttons/controls bugging out
- Crashes and performance issues
Requested features
4 requests- Vertical/portrait mode support
- Cloud save/sync across devices
- More content and character variety
- Better balance and progression
Crying Suns
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes when using certain ship abilities
- Crashes during end-of-chapter cutscenes
- Progression-blocking bugs preventing access to new content
- Inability to progress past specific story points due to crashes
Requested features
4 requests- Zoom functionality for combat screen
- Ability to play own music during gameplay
- Endless mode or sandbox option
- Improved tutorial to explain key mechanics
In-app purchases
Dicey Dungeons
No in-app purchases
Crying Suns
No in-app purchases
Questions
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