SteppyKnight vs Underdark
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SteppyKnight
Engage in turn-based puzzle action where you move once and enemies move once. Strategize by understanding enemy patterns to avoid attacks and capture them efficiently. Experience a satisfying rhythm of defeating foes.
- Turn-based gameplay
- Enemy action pattern analysis
- Strategic movement
- Puzzle-solving
- Fast-paced combat
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Steppy Knight is a turn-based puzzle action game in which the hero moves once and the enemy moves once. Understand the enemy's action patterns and proceed to avoid being counterattacked. I hope you enjoy the exhilarating feeling of capturing enemies one after another at a good tempo.
Underdark
Defend the Eternal Flame from relentless dark forces in this tactical tower defense game. Strategically place towers, choose powerful buffs, and level up unique heroes to forge an impenetrable defense. Enjoy one-handed gameplay for strategic fun anytime, anywhere.
- Defend the Eternal Flame
- One-handed gameplay
- Customize defense strategy
- Level up heroes
- Strategic tower placement
- Choose buffs
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Defend the Flame from the dark! Level up, strategically place towers, and choose buffs to grow stronger. Keep the light alive! Defend the Eternal Flame: Experience the thrill of defending the flame from hordes of dark forces that besiege it! Feel the exhilaration as you clear stages, with each victory more satisfying than the last. One-Handed Gameplay: Enjoy easy-to-master controls, designed for one-handed play. Perfect for strategic fun anytime, anywhere. Customize Your Defense Strategy: Select buffs and strategically place towers to forge your path of resistance. As you level up and choose your growth buffs, your defense becomes an impenetrable fortress. Heroic Stand: Choose your guardians to stand against the night. Each hero brings unique abilities to the battlefield. Earn trophies, level up, and enhance your heroes to ensure the flame flickers on through the darkest nights!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SteppyKnight at none against Underdark's 10. SteppyKnight also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 72%). Underdark's advantage is ratings volume (4.1K vs 10). On price, rating 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
Both are free to download. Underdark sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. SteppyKnight asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for SteppyKnight against 4.8 for Underdark. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Underdark has 4.1K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of SteppyKnight's written reviews are positive against 72% of Underdark's.
SteppyKnight ships an update daily, Underdark every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SteppyKnight | Underdark |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (10 ratings) — better | 4.8 (4.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 72.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 | 4.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 81 MB | 520 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mitsuhiro Okada | SeungHo Chung |
Customer experience
SteppyKnight
Underdark
Bugs and requests
SteppyKnight
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Underdark
Reported bugs
3 issues- Goblin tower factory causing game slowdown
- Consecutive login rewards reset after updates
- Invisible towers in multiplayer
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to rotate towers
- Move towers after placement
- More enemy variety and animations
- Improved co-op mode
- Simplified progression system
In-app purchases
SteppyKnight
No in-app purchases
Underdark
- daily_package_01$0.99
- blade_pakcage$2.99
- daily_package_02$2.99
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- exp_2x$3.49
- Event Package 2$3.99
- add_speed$7.49
- season_superpass_1$7.99
- pack_remove_ads$7.99
- pack_remove_ads2$10.99
- season_hyperpass_1$18.99
