9th Dawn III vs Voidloop
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
9th Dawn III
Embark on a vast 2D open-world adventure as a chosen hero investigating mysterious events. Explore diverse landscapes, battle over 270 monsters, and uncover ancient secrets to save the land. Customize your character, recruit allies, and engage in numerous side activities.
- Huge seamless open world exploration
- Over 270 unique monsters to battle
- Extensive item collection (1400+ items)
- Character customization and leveling
- Monster recruitment and training
- Weapon and armor customization
- In-game card game and fishing
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9th Dawn III: Shadow of Erthil is a huge 2D open world RPG and collectathon dungeon crawler packed full of adventure! When asked to investigate mysterious, ghostly sightings around the lake of Elmson, you trek through the lands of Cedaltia to uncover the truth. Upon arrival, you hear rumors of an untrustworthy king. Taking the path of the Chosen One, you journey to Lorwyck Castle to confront a powerful enemy – traversing ancient fortresses, dark dungeons, perilous swamps, and more! Soon, you find yourself at the heart of a foreboding prophecy. Equip your best gear and adventure across the fields of Ashwick, the snowy regions of Halstom, dense forests of Vlak, the sprawling depths of huge dungeons, and the perilous Hollow Mountains of Scorn on an epic quest to uncover the secrets of a mysterious evil force ... Can you become the savior of Cadaltia? • Explore a huge, seamless open world full of crypts, fortresses, villages, and more. • Find your way across deadly dungeons, fight over 270 unique monsters, and acquire loot, treasures, and rare materials. • Become the ultimate warrior as you unlock spells and abilities, fine-tune your attributes, and level-up your crafting abilities! • Recruit monsters! Turn them into powerful allies with care and combat skill training. • Collect 1,400 uniquely drawn items – including more than 300 weapons and 550 pieces of armor and accessories. • Customize weapons and armour, go fishing, cook food, collect gems, and more! • Kick back and play Fyued, an original card game played throughout the region with 180 collectable cards! • Enjoy an original orchestral soundtrack. • Help the townsfolk to prosper with sidequests that range from silly to dangerous! Valorware is a UK-based game development and publishing company. Valorware is led by a solo-developer, focusing on producing content-rich Role Playing Games (RPGs).
Voidloop
Explore procedurally generated caves as a lonely Void Spirit, battling foes and collecting loot. Return to your camp to craft, upgrade, and prepare for deeper descents. Race against time to reach the bottom and find your way home.
- Procedurally generated cave biomes
- Time-based descent challenges
- Camp hub for trading and crafting
- Loot and upgrade system
- Skill progression
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Voidloop is a mining adventure with roguelite and incremental elements. You play as a lonely Void Spirit who has wandered too far from home. Use your camp as a hub to prepare for each descent into ever-changing caves filled with rare loot and dangerous foes. Each dive brings you closer to your home at bottom of the cave... Features: - Descend through 5 unique cave biomes, each filled with procedurally generated floors, unique hazards, and valuable resources. - Race against time as you push toward floor 20 of each cave to collect powerful gems and find your way back to the void. - Return to camp between runs to trade, craft, and upgrade your spirit with the help of the Blacksmith, Shopkeeper, and Witch. - Mine, fight, and loot over 60+ unique items, then progress your journey with 100+ upgrades and 34 powerful skills that make you stronger each run. - Cloud saving support with iCloud
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Voidloop at $1.99 against 9th Dawn III's $9.99. 9th Dawn III's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days) and ratings volume (105 vs 30). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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
9th Dawn III costs $9.99 and Voidloop $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for 9th Dawn III against 4.5 for Voidloop. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 105 and 30 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 80% and 80% positive.
9th Dawn III ships an update every 3 days, Voidloop every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | 9th Dawn III | Voidloop |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (105 ratings) | 4.5 (30 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 105 — better | 30 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 578 MB | 339 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Valorware LTD | Jasper Levin |
Customer experience
9th Dawn III
Voidloop
Bugs and requests
9th Dawn III
Reported bugs
11 issues- Accidental NPC interaction causing permanent price increases
- Auto-save issues when force-quitting
- Audio not working on some devices
- Game crashes on iPad
- Controls not responsive on Backbone controller
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- Companion getting stuck on walls
- Gem crafting success rate too low
- Skill leveling not progressing properly
- Data loss on device transfer
- Dungeon monsters respawning excessively
- UI freezing and menu navigation issues
Requested features
14 requests- iCloud save synchronization across devices
- Cloud save support for device transfers
- Chinese language localization
- Confirmation dialogs for permanent actions
- Multiple save file slots
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- Fog of war on maps
- Recipe material indicators
- Shared inventory between player and companion
- Solo play option without companion
- Cross-platform save (PS4/console)
- Mac/Steam release
- Joystick sensitivity customization
- Quest markers or better navigation aids
- Improved NPC scheduling/availability
Voidloop
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
9th Dawn III
No in-app purchases
Voidloop
No in-app purchases









