Comparison

Squids Odyssey vs Wizardry Variants Daphne

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

Head to head
About

Squids Odyssey

Assemble a team of unique heroes for strategic turn-based battles against corrupted sea creatures. Explore diverse environments and utilize your party's strengths to overcome challenges and save your underwater kingdom. Enjoy over 15 hours of gameplay with extensive customization options.

Highlights
  • Team building with 15 unique Squids
  • Strategic turn-based combat
  • 90+ missions and 15+ hours of gameplay
  • Unlockable helmets to boost abilities
  • Diverse battle environments
  • Expert Pro Mode for added challenge
Features
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Build your team of Squid heroes for epic turn-based battles against corrupted crabs and shrimps! Steev and the rest of the Squids are in danger! An infectious ooze is corrupting their world, and this band of unlikely heroes needs to fight back to save their kingdom. Squids Odyssey is not just about gorgeous cartoon art, jaunty music and humorous storytelling: the battles provide a deep challenge as strategy and skill are required to use the environment and the Squids' strengths to lead your team to victory! - Build your party from 15 different Squids in 4 classes: shooters, scouts, troopers, and healers. - Win turn-based battles with strategy and skill, using the environment and your party’s strengths to your advantage - Engage in 90+ missions for more than 15 hours of gameplay, plus an expert Pro Mode that doubles the game length and provides extra challenge. - Boost your heroes abilities with 65+ barmy helmets. - Battle your way through Greek citadels, tropical coral reefs, old West inspired towns and Japanese temples to save your underwater world! No Squids were harmed during the making of this game.

About

Wizardry Variants Daphne

Embark on a perilous journey into a 3D dungeon RPG that continues the legacy of a classic series. Assemble a party of unique allies, face challenging traps and foes, and uncover a dark story. Experience a high-difficulty adventure with intuitive one-handed controls.

Highlights
  • 3D Dungeon Exploration
  • Party-based Combat
  • Class and Race Combinations
  • High Difficulty
  • One-handed Controls
  • Fully-Voiced Scenario
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The portal of despair opens again. The labyrinth calls you to destruction. Revel in the endless dangers, relish the risk, devour the rewards. Savor the risk. Wizardry Variants Daphne carries on the lineage of the classic RPG series, Wizardry. The portal to the labyrinth of despair, where even destruction is pleasure, has opened once again. ■ Story Once every 100 years, the Abyss opens. It is a curse of death that consumes the continent. A Warlock who coveted Death, devoured people and animals and enveloped the world in despair. Inheriting the power to seal the Abyss over generations, kings have continued to protect the kingdom from its curse. But now, the king has vanished, and the world is being consumed by death, moment by moment. Resistance itself is meaningless. There is naught but to perish. ■ Adventure with allies Experience an adventure of your very own with unique allies based on combinations of classes and races. ■ Difficulty with a bite Perilous traps and mighty foes await in the dungeon. Take on a high difficulty that only Wizardry can offer. ■ Intuitive Controls Play a full 3D dungeon anytime, anywhere, with one hand on your upright smartphone. ■ Cadre of renowned creators Main Character Design: Yusuke Kozaki Manga artist and illustrator; in addition to writing manga, he also does design work for anime and games, and is well known for the fine touches in his character designs. Boss Monster Design: Katsuya Terada His work, centered on manga and illustration, includes character designs video games and movies, as well as poster for theater productions. Sound: Hitoshi Sakimoto Has composed for more than 130 game titles of all genres. With their rich sound and epic scale, his scores have received tremendous support not only in Japan, but also from overseas. ■ Magnificent cast brings the fully-voiced scenario to life [English Voice Actors] Lulunarde: Morgan Cambs Pulgritte: Dev Joshi Dylanhardt: Doug Cockle Elmon: Laurence Bouvard Vernant: Christopher Ragland Pickerel: Alex Capon Leaufonde: Garrick Hagon Shagtis of Sorrow: Jay Rincon - Other Voice Actors, etc. - Beth Robb Adams, Mike Bodie, Sarah Borges, Davis Brooks, Shin-Fei Chen, Doug Cockle, Clare Corbett, Arlene Decker, Sarah Galbraith, Garrick Hagon, Arina Ii, Jules de Jongh, Dev Joshi, Samantha Kamras, Rae Lim,Elsie Lovelock, Meaghan Martin, Gianni Matragrano, Joseph May, Alexander McMorran, Eric Meyers, Sarah Pitard, Christopher Ragland, Matt Reeves, Jay Rincon, Cecily Bednar Schmidt, Kerry Shale, Martin T Sherman, Adam Sims, Ina Marie Smith, Colin Stinton, Alex Vincent, Alexandra Vincent, Glenn Wrage -- Other appearances (in alphabetical order) [Japanese Voice Actors] Lulunarde: Inori Minase Pulgritte: Yui Ishikawa Dylanhardt: Chikahiro Kobayashi Elmon: Satomi Korogi Vernant: Yoshimasa Hosoya Pickerel: Junya Enoki Leaufonde: Takaya Hashi Shagtis of Sorrow: Takehito Koyasu ■What is Wizardry? Wizardry is a computer role-playing game released in the United States in 1981 with elements such as party organizing, labyrinth exploration, monster fighting, and character development having such a tremendous impact on the various RPGs that followed, that it is often referred to as the origin of RPGs. Numerous sequels have been released, and nearly 40 years after its release, it remains a timeless masterpiece that enjoys strong popularity around the world. ----------------------- Wizardry Variants Daphne Official Site: https://wizardry.info/daphne/ Official Japanese X (Twitter): https://x.com/Wizardry_Daphne Official English X (Twitter): https://x.com/Wiz_Daphne_en Official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdls9RA6g1y4-fbJYSu1P0A ©Drecom Co., Ltd.

Screenshots

Squids Odyssey4 screens
Wizardry Variants Daphne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wizardry Variants Daphne at Free against Squids Odyssey's $3.99. Wizardry Variants Daphne also leads on ratings volume (9.6K vs 25) and chart position (#35 vs #187). Squids Odyssey's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Wizardry Variants Daphne is free to download; Squids Odyssey costs $3.99 up front. Wizardry Variants Daphne sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Squids Odyssey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Squids Odyssey against 4.7 for Wizardry Variants Daphne. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wizardry Variants Daphne has 9.6K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Squids Odyssey's written reviews are positive against 77% of Wizardry Variants Daphne's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Squids Odyssey versus Wizardry Variants Daphne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquids OdysseyWizardry Variants Daphne
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (25 ratings) — better4.7 (9.6K ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better76.6% of reviews
Number of ratings259.6K — better
Update frequency—Weekly
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#187#35 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size348 MB1.8 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperThe Game BakersDrecom Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Squids Odyssey

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Wizardry Variants Daphne

All ratings9,591 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews1,233 reviews
Positive76.6%
Neutral6.8%
Negative16.6%

Bugs and requests

Squids Odyssey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Wizardry Variants Daphne

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Stuck at certain points in the dungeon
  • Camera and input issues
  • Untranslated text
  • Unreliable auto-navigation

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to name own characters
  • More enemy and item variety
  • Offline mode
  • Better explanation of game systems

In-app purchases

None

Squids Odyssey

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Wizardry Variants Daphne

One-time10
  • Weekly Item Set_AF14$1.19
  • Adventurer Celebration Set_EK3$1.59
  • Adventurer Experience Set$1.59
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  • Limited-Time Pack_ED1$2.29
  • Weekly Item Set_AF15$2.29
  • Weekly Item Set_AF16$2.29
  • Limited-Time Game Pass_B1$3.99
  • Limited-Time Game Pass_B2$11.99
  • Gem of Erin F$39.99
  • Gem of Erin H$99.99

Questions

Is Squids Odyssey free?
Squids Odyssey costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wizardry Variants Daphne free?
Wizardry Variants Daphne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Squids Odyssey or Wizardry Variants Daphne?
Squids Odyssey is rated higher. Squids Odyssey averages 4.9 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Wizardry Variants Daphne averages 4.7 from 9.6K ratings.
Do Squids Odyssey or Wizardry Variants Daphne have ads?
Wizardry Variants Daphne shows ads; Squids Odyssey does not.
Which is more popular, Squids Odyssey or Wizardry Variants Daphne?
Squids Odyssey currently peaks at #187 in the App Store charts, and Wizardry Variants Daphne at #35. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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