Comparison

The Dungeon vs Eamon 2K26

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

Head to head
About

The Dungeon

Embark on a classic first-person dungeon crawler adventure with 3D graphics. Explore mazes, solve puzzles, master a magic system, and battle intelligent monsters. Sync your progress across Apple devices.

Highlights
  • First-person dungeon exploration
  • Extensive spell arsenal
  • Intelligent monster AI
  • Intricate puzzles and interactive elements
  • Cross-platform iCloud sync
  • Level editor for custom dungeons
Features
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Dive into the depths of a mysterious dungeon in this classic first-person dungeon crawler! The Dungeon - Get Out brings old-school RPG gameplay to all your Apple devices with stunning 3D graphics and immersive SceneKit rendering. EPIC DUNGEON EXPLORATION Navigate through complex mazes filled with deadly traps, mysterious teleporters, challenging puzzles, and fearsome monsters. Every corner holds danger—or treasure! Open chests to discover powerful weapons, magical items, and valuable loot. POWERFUL MAGIC SYSTEM Master an extensive spell arsenal including: - Flying magic projectiles (fireballs, lightning bolts, poison) - Area effect spells and clouds like poison cloud - Healing magic and cure spells - Combat magic to freeze, frighten, or poison your enemies - Light and darkness spells to illuminate your path INTELLIGENT MONSTERS Face off against enemies with different abilities: - Monsters that can cast spells and curse you - Enemy AI that uses elemental magic - Different monster types with varying resistances - Strategic combat requiring skill and preparation PUZZLES & INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS Solve intricate puzzles featuring: - Multiple key types and locked doors - Pressure plates and switches - Hidden passages and secret areas - Trigger-based events and surprises CROSS-PLATFORM ICLOUD SYNC Your adventure continues everywhere: - Start on iPhone, continue on iPad or Watch - Play on Mac with full keyboard and mouse support - Quick sessions on Apple Watch - Seamless save game synchronization via iCloud BUILT-IN LEVEL EDITOR (IN-APP PURCHASE) Unlock the level editor right inside the game and unleash your creativity: - Design your own dungeons with multiple levels per pack - Place monsters, items, doors, switches, traps and triggers - Create custom challenges and puzzles - Play your own levels directly in the game - Share your levels with friends – export and import custom adventures MULTI-PLATFORM SUPPORT - iOS - Full-featured dungeon crawler - macOS - Native Mac app with Catalyst - watchOS - Dungeon crawling on your wrist ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT The game is in active development with regular updates and new features. The included levels provide an exciting introduction, but the game's true potential unfolds through the Level Editor: Create your own extensive level packs and share them with the community. In parallel, I'm working on a comprehensive story adventure that will be released once all planned features are implemented. Whether you're a veteran of classic dungeon crawlers or new to the genre, The Dungeon - Get Out offers challenging gameplay, strategic combat, and endless exploration. Will you escape the maze, or become another lost soul in its depths? Download now and begin your adventure!

About

Eamon 2K26

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In 1980, a programmer named Donald Brown sat down at an Apple II and built something remarkable — a text adventure system he called Eamon. It wasn't just a game. It was a world: a Main Hall where adventurers gathered, a weapon shop, a bank, a wizard who'd teach you spells. And beyond the hall, a growing library of dungeons and quests that anyone could explore, or build. Brown gave Eamon away. No copyright, no charge, no conditions — just an invitation to play and create. Over the following decade, volunteers wrote more than 250 adventures and shared them freely. Eamon became one of the earliest examples of an open, community-driven game ecosystem. Eamon 2K26 brings that world to iPhone, faithful to Brown's original vision. — Create your adventurer and equip them at the Main Hall — Explore dungeons with Brown's original combat mathematics, preserved exactly — Earn gold, bank it, improve your weapons skills and armor expertise — Face monsters that fight back intelligently, flee when outmatched, and drop their purses when they fall — Find weapons, treasures, and curious artifacts — and decide what to carry home The game ships with three adventures from the original Eamon library, including Brown's own Beginner's Cave — the same dungeon Apple II players first explored in 1980. More adventures can be created with the companion app, Dungeon Designer Diskette, a free iPad tool for building your own Eamon worlds. Eamon 2K26 is free, contains no advertisements, and collects no data. It is offered as a tribute to Donald Brown and to everyone who kept his creation alive.

Screenshots

The Dungeon4 screens
Eamon 2K264 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Eamon 2K26 at Free against The Dungeon's $1.99. Eamon 2K26 also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). The Dungeon's advantage is device support (5 vs 2) and iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.2). On ads 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

Eamon 2K26 is free to download; The Dungeon costs $1.99 up front. The Dungeon sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Eamon 2K26 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Dungeon versus Eamon 2K26: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe DungeonEamon 2K26
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB12 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperStefan JOSTENMarvin Howard

In-app purchases

3 purchases

The Dungeon

One-time3
  • Disable Ads$0.99
  • Donate me a coffee$0.99
  • Donate me a big coffee$2.99
None

Eamon 2K26

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Dungeon free?
The Dungeon costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Eamon 2K26 free?
Eamon 2K26 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do The Dungeon or Eamon 2K26 have ads?
Neither The Dungeon nor Eamon 2K26 shows ads.

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