Comparison

プログラマーの穴 vs The Fires UnKnown

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

Head to head
About

プログラマーの穴

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IT会社経営を実体験(?)しよう! 「会社経営は、毎日が面白い苦労ばかりだ」(某弊社代表) 財テクやブラックな要素が全くない、真っ向勝負の経営シミュレーションです。 ゼロから始めたベンチャーである弊社で、日々起きていることを戯画化して、 コンパクトに詰め込んだリアル性を満載しています。 楽なぜいたくとは無縁な、IT会社経営者の毎日を実体験してください。 最初は、すぐに会社をつぶしてしまうでしょう。 でも、あきらめないでください。 失敗の原因を突き止め、何度でも再チャレンジです。 社員=NPCが集まり成長し、 社長=PCも成長し、 あなた=プレーヤーも成長して、 その力を結集して勝利条件を達成してください。 あなたがこのゲームを征服した時、あなたは弊社へ入社せざるを得ないでしょう... 事務員の女の子と仲良くなると、いいことがある、かも...

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The Fires UnKnown

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A turn-based tactics game played on a hex grid. Twenty maps, each one finished in 20 to 40 minutes. NOTHING IS LEFT TO LUCK Combat is computed in whole numbers, with no random rolls anywhere. The damage figure shown before you attack is not a forecast — it is exactly what will happen. The same position always plays out the same way. You cannot blame a loss on the dice, but every win is one you actually earned. TAKE IT BACK UNTIL YOU COMMIT Tap a unit and its movement range appears in blue, its firing range in red. You pick where to move first and choose the action afterwards, so nothing is locked in until you say so. The game saves after every move, so you can stop mid-battle and pick it up later. THE GROUND MATTERS Plains, forest, mountain, river, sea, road, city, factory, port, airfield. Each one changes how much cover a unit gets and how much movement it costs. Hide in the trees, put a mountain at your back, race down a road to close the gap. Maps with open water turn on transports and landings; the larger maps turn on holding cities to grow your income. TWENTY MAPS, ONE STORY A ceasefire order never reached the front line. What follows is a war that should never have happened. Each map opens with a short briefing, and finishing all twenty plays the ending. WHO YOU PLAY Against the AI at three levels, or two players passing one device back and forth. TWELVE LANGUAGES English, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文, 한국어, Español, Français, Deutsch, Português, Русский, Italiano, Bahasa Indonesia. PLAYS OFFLINE The only thing that needs a connection is the ads. In airplane mode the game itself still runs. WHAT IT COSTS Maps 1 to 10 open one at a time: clear a map, watch one ad, move on. Maps 11 to 20 unlock together for a single payment, available from the very start. There is nothing else to buy.

Screenshots

プログラマーの穴4 screens
The Fires UnKnown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: プログラマーの穴 at none against The Fires UnKnown's shown. プログラマーの穴 also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 4 weeks) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. プログラマーの穴 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Fires UnKnown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

プログラマーの穴 ships an update every 11 days, The Fires UnKnown every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
プログラマーの穴 versus The Fires UnKnown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterプログラマーの穴The Fires UnKnown
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size200 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGinga softwareSTUDIOYOURMINI

In-app purchases

1 purchases

プログラマーの穴

One-time1
  • 有料チケット5枚$0.99
1 purchases

The Fires UnKnown

One-time1
  • All Maps (11-20)$2.99

Questions

Is プログラマーの穴 free?
プログラマーの穴 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Fires UnKnown free?
The Fires UnKnown is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do プログラマーの穴 or The Fires UnKnown have ads?
The Fires UnKnown shows ads; プログラマーの穴 does not.
Which is updated more often, プログラマーの穴 or The Fires UnKnown?
プログラマーの穴 ships an update every 11 days, and The Fires UnKnown every 4 weeks. Most recently, プログラマーの穴 was updated on October 29, 2026 and The Fires UnKnown on October 25, 2026.

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