Dungeon Warfare 2 vs DungeonSquad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Dungeon Warfare 2 | DungeonSquad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (418 ratings) — better | 4.8 (610 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.0% of reviews — better | 70.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 418 | 610 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #192 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 229 MB | 275 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jin Man Kim | GameCoaster |
Customer experience
Dungeon Warfare 2
DungeonSquad
User reviews
Dungeon Warfare 2
From 418 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Dungeon Warfare 2
No in-app purchases
DungeonSquad
- 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
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