Comparison

Dungeon Warfare 2 vs DungeonSquad

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

Head to head
About

Dungeon Warfare 2

Become a dungeon lord in this challenging tower defense strategy game. Deploy deadly traps and insidious contraptions to fend off waves of greedy adventurers. Master physics-enabled combat across handcrafted and procedurally generated levels.

Highlights
  • Physics-enabled tower defense
  • 33 unique traps with 8 traits each
  • Over 30 unique enemies
  • 60+ handcrafted levels
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Progression with passive upgrades
  • Equipment system
Features
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Dungeon Warfare 2 is the definitive sequel to Dungeon Warfare, a challenging tower defense strategy game where you become a dungeon lord to defend your dungeons with the deadliest of traps and insidious contraptions against greedy adventurers and wannabe heroes. Game Features * Physics-enabled tower defense mayhem * 33 unique traps with 8 unique traits for each trap * More than 30 unique enemies, each with a special trait * More than 60 handcrafted levels + an infinite number of procedurally generated dungeons * 5+ boss battles * Progression with experience providing passive upgrades for the traps as well as skill points * Three skill trees with 11 skills on each tree * Equipment system with more than 30 unique items * Mix your own difficulty by combining difficulty mode runes for more challenge & reward * Endless mode * Environmental Hazards

About

DungeonSquad

Lead a solo mission into an enemy-controlled planet to defeat invading heroes. Summon monsters using fallen foes' equipment and harness the power of Dark Gods to overcome colossal enemy forces. Rebuild the Abyss to grow stronger in this roguelike adventure.

Highlights
  • Summon monsters from defeated heroes
  • Equip monsters with fallen sacrifices' gear
  • Harness Dark God blessings
  • Rebuild the Abyss for power
  • Roguelike gameplay with random choices
  • Over 100 unique skills
Features
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The new game of the developer ""GameCoaster"", who made Dungeon Maker and Dungeon Defense! A seemingly infinite stream of heroes invaded the dungeon and brought ruin to the Abyss. Now you must go straight to the source of the enemy and return your home to its former glory. Defeat the Army of Light and take back the power of the Abyss. You are tasked with infiltrating a planet dominated by light all on your own. You must bring down the heroes and use them to summon monsters to fight alongside you, armed with the equipment of these fallen sacrifices. Once you are strong enough, you may receive the blessings of the Dark Gods, and combine their powers with those of your monsters to bring down colossal groups of enemies. ◇ 10 elite monsters and over 100 unique skills ◇ The Power of the Abyss gets stronger as you rebuild ◇ Roguelike with random choices and opportunities

Screenshots

Dungeon Warfare 24 screens
DungeonSquad4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dungeon Warfare 2 at none against DungeonSquad's 20. Dungeon Warfare 2 also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). DungeonSquad's advantage is chart position (#192 vs unranked). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Dungeon Warfare 2 costs $4.99 and DungeonSquad $4.99 up front. DungeonSquad sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Dungeon Warfare 2 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 Dungeon Warfare 2 against 4.8 for DungeonSquad. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 418 and 610 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Dungeon Warfare 2's written reviews are positive against 71% of DungeonSquad's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dungeon Warfare 2 ships an update fortnightly, DungeonSquad every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Dungeon Warfare 2 versus DungeonSquad: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeon Warfare 2DungeonSquad
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.9 (418 ratings) — better4.8 (610 ratings)
Positive reviews83.0% of reviews — better70.6% of reviews
Number of ratings418610 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#192 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size229 MB275 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperJin Man KimGameCoaster

Customer experience

Dungeon Warfare 2

All ratings416 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews188 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral6.9%
Negative10.1%

DungeonSquad

All ratings610 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative19.6%

User reviews

Dungeon Warfare 2

From 418 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game - very in depth
  • 👍 Best iPhone game ever played
  • 👍 Excellent tower defense game
  • 👍 Fun and challenging
  • 👍 Gem of a strategy game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes on later levels
  • 🐛 Skill 'Manufacturing' not working
  • 🐛 Enemies too powerful, traps too weak
  • 🐛 Tedious item/rune management
  • 🐛 Confusing UI

DungeonSquad

From 610 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Great art and pixel design
  • 🕹️ Satisfying gameplay loop
  • 🔝 High quality game
  • 🤑 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Lack of explanations/tutorials
  • 🕰️ Excessive grinding
  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🍼 Overly sexualized art style

Bugs and requests

Dungeon Warfare 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on tutorial and item selection
  • Progression XP bug after first ascension
  • Negative total damage on some traps
  • Skill effects not working as described

Requested features

5 requests
  • Endless mode
  • More traps
  • Improved map design
  • Better enemy balancing
  • Clearer game mechanics explanations

DungeonSquad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on title screen
  • Incorrect display of equipment icons
  • Saves lost after updates
  • Language change causes crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Better tutorial and in-game encyclopedia
  • Ability to save/load character builds
  • More language support (e.g. Chinese)
  • Cross-platform cloud save

In-app purchases

None

Dungeon Warfare 2

No in-app purchases

16 purchases

DungeonSquad

One-time16
  • Season 3 Battle Pass$1.99
  • Unlock Beholder$2.99
  • Time Flow$2.99
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  • Autonomy$2.99
  • Uniform Pack$3.99
  • Mecha Pack$4.99
  • Neo Package$4.99
  • Wedding Pack$4.99
  • Nurse Pack$4.99
  • Unlock Temperament$6.99
  • Season Pass$6.99
  • Corrupted Pack$6.99
  • Resource Storage$6.99
  • Unlock Prisoner Codex$6.99
  • Character Pass$11.99
  • Monster Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Dungeon Warfare 2 free?
Dungeon Warfare 2 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DungeonSquad free?
DungeonSquad costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dungeon Warfare 2 or DungeonSquad?
Dungeon Warfare 2 is rated higher. Dungeon Warfare 2 averages 4.9 out of 5 from 418 ratings, while DungeonSquad averages 4.8 from 610 ratings.
Do Dungeon Warfare 2 or DungeonSquad have ads?
Neither Dungeon Warfare 2 nor DungeonSquad shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dungeon Warfare 2 or DungeonSquad?
Dungeon Warfare 2 ships an update fortnightly, and DungeonSquad every 8 days. Most recently, Dungeon Warfare 2 was updated on October 25, 2026 and DungeonSquad on October 24, 2026.

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