Comparison

Isleward vs GnollHack

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

Head to head
About

Isleward

This open-source, moddable roguelike MMO blends elements of popular MMOs, ARPGs, and roguelikes. It offers cross-platform play, allowing friends to join the same persistent world from various devices.

Highlights
  • Open-source roguelike MMO
  • Moddable gameplay
  • Cross-platform play
  • Browser-based and client options
  • MMO, ARPG, and Roguelike elements
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Have you ever played a roguelike and thought: You know what would be fun? Slaughtering these monsters with some of my friends! Isleward is the world's only open source, moddable, roguelike MMO. It's a browser-based game that combines all your favorite elements from popular MMOs, ARPGs and Roguelikes. It also features crossplay. Whether you're playing in your browser, on mobile or through the stand-alone client, you'll join the same world as everyone else.

About

GnollHack

Embark on a perilous quest in a remastered classic roguelike. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, battle monsters, and uncover powerful artifacts. With deep strategy, a rich class and race system, and challenging permadeath, every playthrough offers endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Turn-based roguelike gameplay
  • Modern user interface
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • 13 classes and 5 races
  • Hundreds of items and spells
  • Challenging permadeath mode
Features
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ABOUT GnollHack is a remastered and enhanced version of the classic roguelike game NetHack, one of the most iconic games developed in 1980s and 1990s. With GnollHack, you get: - Traditional roguelike with turn-based gameplay - Modern user interface - Legendary strategic depth of NetHack - Endless replayability - Several new features, enhancing your gameplay experience STORY In GnollHack, you are a hero sent by your deity into the perilous Dungeons of Doom, tasked with recovering the stolen Amulet of Yendor from the clutches of the malevolent god Moloch, who has hidden it in the fiery depths of the underworld. Along your journey, you will encounter formidable enemies, discover great magical artifacts, and strive for glory. You must either triumph or perish in the attempt. ROGUELIKE GAMEPLAY Explore procedurally generated dungeons filled with monsters, traps, and treasures. RICH CLASS AND RACE SYSTEM - 13 classes: wizard, barbarian, rogue, etc. - 5 races: human, elf, gnoll, etc. DEEP ITEM AND MAGIC SYSTEM Hundreds of items, spells, and artifacts with diverse effects. CHALLENGING PERMADEATH (Classic Mode Only) Death is permanent, requiring players to adapt, plan, and learn from mistakes to progress further. TUTORIALS AND GAMEPLAY INFORMATION - GnollHack wiki: https://wiki.gnollhack.com SUPPORT - Discord: https://discord.gg/cQuExnzUQy

Screenshots

Isleward2 screens
GnollHack4 screens

Verdict

The call

Isleward and GnollHack both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 85% of GnollHack's written reviews are positive against 67% of Isleward's. GnollHack also leads on ratings volume (110 vs 15). Isleward's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GnollHack holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GnollHack has 110 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Isleward's written reviews are positive against 85% of GnollHack's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Isleward versus GnollHack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIslewardGnollHack
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (15 ratings)4.7 (110 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews85.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings15110 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB771 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperShaun KichenbrandHyvän mielen pelit ry

Customer experience

Isleward

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

GnollHack

All ratings110 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

Isleward

No in-app purchases

None

GnollHack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Isleward free?
Isleward is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GnollHack free?
GnollHack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Isleward or GnollHack?
GnollHack is rated higher. Isleward averages 4.5 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while GnollHack averages 4.7 from 110 ratings.
Do Isleward or GnollHack have ads?
Neither Isleward nor GnollHack shows ads.

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