Comparison

Tormentis vs Stellar Mercenaries

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

Head to head
About

Tormentis

Build and defend your own unique dungeon filled with monsters and traps. Attack other players' dungeons to steal their gold and climb the leaderboards. Collect epic loot, trade with others, and become the ultimate dungeon master.

Highlights
  • Build and customize your own dungeon
  • Attack other players' dungeons in PvP
  • Collect and trade epic loot
  • Equip your hero with various weapons and skills
  • Climb the leaderboards
  • Trade with other players via auction house and barter
Features
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BUILD. RAID. LOOT. DEFEND. Build a deadly dungeon, raid fortresses created by other players, and turn stolen loot into your ultimate ARPG build. Tormentis combines fast action combat with strategic dungeon building. You are both the attacker and the dungeon master: overcome the defenses of rival players, then create your own challenge with rooms, monsters, and traps. ▶ YOUR HERO Equip your hero with powerful weapons and armor. Your weapon determines the skills you can use, while every new item gives you another chance to improve your build. Enter player-created dungeons, defeat their defenses, and escape with valuable loot. ▶ YOUR DUNGEON Connect rooms to create your own layout. Place monsters and traps, block easy routes, and turn every corner into a calculated ambush. Before your dungeon can defend your treasure, you must prove that you can complete it yourself. Watch how other players attack your creation, improve weak points, and build a defense they will remember. ▶ ASYNCHRONOUS PVP Raid other players' dungeons, steal gold, earn trophies, and climb through the leagues. Every opponent presents a new combination of rooms, enemies, traps, and tactical choices. ▶ LOOT AND TRADING Hunt for epic and legendary equipment. Keep the items that strengthen your hero and trade the rest with other players through the auction house or direct barter. ▶ CREATE ADVENTURES Use your creativity to build adventure dungeons for the community. Challenge friends, share ideas, and help each other improve your defenses. FEATURES ◆ Build and customize your own dungeon ◆ Raid dungeons created by other players ◆ Fight in loot-driven action RPG combat ◆ Defend your treasure with monsters and traps ◆ Collect equipment and create powerful hero builds ◆ Trade items through the auction house or barter ◆ Earn trophies and climb the PvP leagues ◆ Create adventure dungeons for the community

About

Stellar Mercenaries

Engage in offline, vertical scrolling arcade action with this sci-fi RPG. Upgrade your ship, weapons, and abilities to battle rival mercenaries and conquer the solar system. Enjoy endless procedurally generated missions with diverse objectives and challenges.

Highlights
  • Vertical scrolling arcade shooter
  • Offline capable gameplay
  • Upgradable ships and weapons
  • Customizable loadouts
  • Procedurally generated missions
  • Rival mercenary system
Features
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Ready to vanquish your enemies and change the solar system forever from anywhere? Stellar Mercs is a vertical scrolling, offline capable, action arcade shooter with upgradable ships, weapons, and special abilities. Customize your loadouts for each mission depending on the environments and enemies you'll face! Each mission will reward you with unlocks and cash to continue building your arsenal. You're not the only mercenary out there - the more successful and accomplished you become, the more attention you'll attract. Enemy mercenaries can become persistent arch-rivals, leveling up along side you. Defeating them will net you great rewards, but if you die at their hands, they'll grow even further in power. The fun is never-ending! Fly missions through endless procedurally generated missions with a variety of environments, objectives, hazards, enemies, and rewards. Hijack cargo from speeding space trains, break into heavily guarded research and development space stations to acquire new prototype ships to fly, or defeat mighty leviathan capital ships in your quest to become the wealthiest, most powerful mercenary in the system! Stellar Mercs operates as a single handed action arcade game, so you can play comfortably on the go. SM is offline capable, so even without signal you can keep gaming and conquering the solar system! Configure your spacecraft's loadout and autoshoot your way to victory - focus on maneuvering through hazards and waves of enemies while you employ special abilities for maximum carnage!

Screenshots

Tormentis4 screens
Stellar Mercenaries4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Stellar Mercenaries at 86% against Tormentis's 0%. Stellar Mercenaries also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Tormentis's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tormentis sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Stellar Mercenaries sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stellar Mercenaries holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Stellar Mercenaries has 38 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Tormentis's written reviews are positive against 86% of Stellar Mercenaries's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tormentis ships an update every 9 days, Stellar Mercenaries every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tormentis versus Stellar Mercenaries: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTormentisStellar Mercenaries
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings238 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size909 MB198 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperOliver BohnesQuest Builders LLC

Customer experience

Tormentis

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Stellar Mercenaries

All ratings34 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Tormentis

One-time5
  • Remove Ads 28D (Special Offer)$0.99
  • Remove Ads (28 Days)$1.99
  • Hunting Lodge$2.49
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  • Remove Ads (Special Offer)$9.99
  • Remove Ads$19.99
9 purchases

Stellar Mercenaries

One-time9
  • Currency - Small Pack$1.99
  • Starter Pack - Basic$1.99
  • Gem Pack - Small$2.99
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  • Currency - Medium Pack$3.99
  • Stater Pack - Advanced$5.99
  • Gem Pack - Medium$7.99
  • Currency - Large Pack$7.99
  • Gem Pack - Large$15.99
  • Starter Pack - Legendary$15.99

Questions

Is Tormentis free?
Tormentis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stellar Mercenaries free?
Stellar Mercenaries is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Tormentis or Stellar Mercenaries?
Stellar Mercenaries is rated higher. Tormentis averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Stellar Mercenaries averages 4.8 from 38 ratings.
Do Tormentis or Stellar Mercenaries have ads?
Tormentis shows ads; Stellar Mercenaries does not.
Which is updated more often, Tormentis or Stellar Mercenaries?
Tormentis ships an update every 9 days, and Stellar Mercenaries every 3 weeks. Most recently, Tormentis was updated on October 15, 2026 and Stellar Mercenaries on October 24, 2026.

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