Comparison

Paper Dungeon vs Alchemist's Engine

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

Head to head
About

Paper Dungeon

Embark on a push-your-luck RPG adventure where you roll dice, plan your moves, and battle monsters and traps. Collect items and manage your hero's HP and Stamina to conquer 30 levels in campaign mode or practice in a unique One Room Dungeon.

Highlights
  • Push-your-luck dice rolling gameplay
  • 30-level campaign mode
  • One Room Dungeon for practice
  • Monster battles and trap avoidance
  • Item collection for hero survival
  • Detailed level statistics
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Try to conquer a dungeon in this push-your-luck game !! Everything you have to do is roll a dice, plan your way, and have luck. Paper Dungeon is a push-your-luck RPG game where you have to go through all levels to win. This task will not be easy as you will have to fight monsters, avoid traps, and collect treasures to keep your hero alive. And you have to do it fast before your HP or Stamina drops to zero - then you lose. What you can do here to Win: - Try to conquer all 30 levels in campaign mode - Try One Room Dungeon to learn how to play - it's one but it's big - Collect items from treasures and monsters to keep your hero alive a little longer What you can also find in this game: - 30 level campaign - One Room dungeon to practice, each time it's different - Over 30 items that will help you in your travel - Detailed statistics for each completed level Good luck Adventurer :))

About

Alchemist's Engine

Tend to a dormant engine in a ruined world by gathering fuel, crafting resources, and researching upgrades. Forge golems to assist in your tasks as you explore a labyrinthine mine and uncover a forgotten story.

Highlights
  • Feed and stoke the engine
  • Merge sparks on an alchemical table
  • Forge and upgrade golems
  • Research forgotten techniques
  • Explore a seeded labyrinth
  • Unravel the story
Features
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A sleeping engine. A blasted world. Tend to the fire, and uncover what was left behind. Alchemist's Engine is an incremental, idle crafting & adventure game. FEED THE FIRE - gather fuel, stoke the engine, and keep its heat rising. MERGE THE SPARKS - pluck sparks from the embers and merge them on the alchemical table to grow your power. RAISE YOUR WORKFORCE - forge golems of stone, quartz, and metal who gather, haul, and craft while you plan. Feed them back to the engine when you outgrow them. UPGRADE - smelt bronze and steel, research forgotten techniques, and upgrade the engine from a cold firebox into a towering machine. DESCEND - explore an ever-changing labyrinth of mines, crystal chambers, sunken temples, flooded galleries, and stranger rooms the deeper you go. UNRAVEL THE STORY - cold hearths, sibling machines, and a sealed gate that has waited a very long time for you.

Screenshots

Paper Dungeon4 screens
Alchemist's Engine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Alchemist's Engine at 5.0 against Paper Dungeon's 3.0. Alchemist's Engine also leads on ratings volume (13 vs 2). Paper Dungeon's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Alchemist's Engine holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alchemist's Engine has 13 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Paper Dungeon versus Alchemist's Engine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaper DungeonAlchemist's Engine
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings213 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.7
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB8 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperGrzegorz DziembowskiJust Software LLC

Customer experience

Paper Dungeon

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Alchemist's Engine

All ratings13 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Paper Dungeon

No in-app purchases

None

Alchemist's Engine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paper Dungeon free?
Paper Dungeon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Alchemist's Engine free?
Alchemist's Engine is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paper Dungeon or Alchemist's Engine?
Alchemist's Engine is rated higher. Paper Dungeon averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Alchemist's Engine averages 5.0 from 13 ratings.
Do Paper Dungeon or Alchemist's Engine have ads?
Alchemist's Engine shows ads; Paper Dungeon does not.

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