Dark Blue Dungeon vs Wandroid#5R
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dark Blue Dungeon
Embark on a text-based, turn-based combat RPG adventure inspired by tabletop games. Explore dungeons, solve riddles, and battle medieval fantasy enemies using strategy and dice rolls. Uncover the mystery of legendary amulets and face a powerful dragon.
- Text-based RPG
- Turn-based combat
- Exploration and riddles
- Dice roll mechanics
- Character optimization
- Medieval fantasy enemies
- DLC with new content
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Dive into the world of Dark Blue Dungeon, a free retro dungeon crawler blending exploration and turn-based combat. This game was passionately developed by an independent developer and is inspired by board role-playing games. If you enjoy the experience, do not hesitate to leave a rating and a comment, and to share your adventure on social media. Thank you for playing and have a great game! INTRO Dark Blue Dungeon is a text-based turn-based combat RPG. A dangerous quest is waiting for you, in which only your choices will allow you to open up a path to the final battle. Many ordeals will punctuate your road : combats, riddles, mini-games. Your main asset will be your thinking. Inspired by tabletop role-playing games, many screenplay choices will be presented to you. Your nerves will be strained by several enemies from medieval fantasy (goblins, orcs, cyclops, dragons), with their strengths and weaknesses, including powerful bosses. In order to defeat your enemies, you will be able to optimise your equipments, spells and attacks. Concerning battles, spells and attacks are linked to a roll of dice of up to 16. PLOT The fragile peace between two rival kingdoms is disturb further to the discovery of legendaries amulets. The fate of the smallest of kingdoms seems doomed but the course of the conflict is disrupted when its king uses the amulets' mysterious power. The smallest kingdom is victorious and its king has established himself as world master. Nevertheless, the kingdom's apparent stability collapses when the king is betrayed and so defeated. Where are the amulets ? Who stole them ? The most audacious adventurers throw themselves in a quest with an uncertain outcome : an unrewarding death or the power to impose its reign thanks to the amulets' power. An enigmatic man gives you a mission : defeat the dragon who just evicted him from his dungeon. Will you dare enter the Dark Blue Dungeon and face its hazards and mysteries ? Will you succeed in defeating the dreadful magic devourer dragon ? And what does the safe, fiercely kept by the winged monster, contain ? Beware ! never open that safe, the dungeon master has warned you ! RED NIGHT DUNGEON Red Night Dungeon is an additional content (DLC) for the video game Dark Blue Dungeon. In Red Night Dungeon, you will embark on a new adventure in an alternate universe, where you will be teleported by a magician who masters the magic of the multiverse. This DLC allows you to choose new heroes, already at level 10, with their elemental affinities pre-set. You will also discover new equipment, spells, battles, and gameplay inspired by Rogue-Likes. You will explore a brand-new dungeon, an alternative version of the Dark Blue Dungeon, filled with new challenges to overcome. Get ready to experience something new that will test your skills and strategy in this rich, mysterious alternate world.
Wandroid#5R
Explore complex 3D dungeons in this retro-style RPG. Create diverse parties with new races and professions, and uncover mysteries without tutorials. Features include auto-mapping and gamepad support.
- Complex 3D dungeon exploration
- New professions and magic (Alchemist)
- Addition of new races (Ratkin, Fairy, Lizardman)
- Character reincarnation system
- No tutorial, discovery-based gameplay
- Over 400 monsters and items
- Auto-mapping and save system options
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The 5th installment of the "Wandroid" series of Hakusura 3D dungeon RPGs. This is a remake version of "Wandroid #5 - Return of The Arch Wizard-". A retro and classic 3D dungeon RPG Nostalgic old-fashioned first-person dungeon movement, It is a simple RPG such as command input type battle. ◆ New dungeon exploration A complex dungeon with a higher difficulty level than its predecessor. ◆ New professions and magic Added new job "Alchemist" and alchemist magic. You can now create a party with more variations than the previous game. Addition of new races Three new races have been added: Ratkin, Fairy, and Lizardman. You can now form a party with more variations. ◆ Character reincarnation system from the previous work You can reincarnate a character from the previous remake version into this work and adventure. (In order to reincarnate, it is necessary to back up and copy the data of the previous work to the smartphone itself) ◆ A game where you explore and discover yourself There is no so-called "tutorial" in this game. It is a game where you search for the contents of the game by yourself, discover, and solve the mystery. ◆ Hakusura dungeon with a high degree of difficulty The number of monsters and items has increased compared to the previous game, with over 400 species. ◆ With automatic mapping. Auto-mapping can be seen by using the "map scroll" sold at the store, or by the magic of "Mapper" learned by wizards. ◆ Switching between automatic save and manual save Game data is automatically saved by default. However, you can use the so-called reset trick by switching from settings to manual saving. Supports vertical and horizontal play You can play the game by holding your smartphone vertically or horizontally. ◆ Compatible with gamepad operations Supports operation with various gamepads via Bluetooth connection. (Please note that some gamepad models may not be compatible.) ◆ Cancellation of advertisement by billing It is a free app with banner ads, but you can hide the ads by paying. ◆ Remake version It will be a remake of the past Wandroid#5. The screen design and user interface are new, It's easier to play. Notes on the remake version Scenarios, dungeon maps, items, monsters, etc. are almost the same, The basic system and user interface are the same as Wandroid8. There is no data compatibility with the old work. Data transfer is also not possible. Also, please note that the expeditionary force system that was in the original work is not in the remake version.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dark Blue Dungeon at 63% against Wandroid#5R's 0%. Dark Blue Dungeon also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (50 vs 4). Wandroid#5R's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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
Both are free to download. Dark Blue Dungeon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wandroid#5R sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dark Blue Dungeon holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dark Blue Dungeon has 50 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Dark Blue Dungeon's written reviews are positive against 0% of Wandroid#5R's.
Dark Blue Dungeon ships an update every 3 weeks, Wandroid#5R every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dark Blue Dungeon | Wandroid#5R |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (50 ratings) — better | 4.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.2% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Joazco | Takashi Miura |
Customer experience
Dark Blue Dungeon
Wandroid#5R
In-app purchases
Dark Blue Dungeon
- Full Version Dark Blue Dungeon$0.99
Wandroid#5R
- 広告の解除$2.99
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