The Dungeon vs Magical Garden
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Dungeon
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Dive into the depths of a mysterious dungeon in this classic first-person dungeon crawler! The Dungeon - Get Out brings old-school RPG gameplay to all your Apple devices with stunning 3D graphics and immersive SceneKit rendering. EPIC DUNGEON EXPLORATION Navigate through complex mazes filled with deadly traps, mysterious teleporters, challenging puzzles, and fearsome monsters. Every corner holds danger—or treasure! Open chests to discover powerful weapons, magical items, and valuable loot. POWERFUL MAGIC SYSTEM Master an extensive spell arsenal including: - Flying magic projectiles (fireballs, lightning bolts, poison) - Area effect spells and clouds like poison cloud - Healing magic and cure spells - Combat magic to freeze, frighten, or poison your enemies - Light and darkness spells to illuminate your path INTELLIGENT MONSTERS Face off against enemies with different abilities: - Monsters that can cast spells and curse you - Enemy AI that uses elemental magic - Different monster types with varying resistances - Strategic combat requiring skill and preparation PUZZLES & INTERACTIVE ELEMENTS Solve intricate puzzles featuring: - Multiple key types and locked doors - Pressure plates and switches - Hidden passages and secret areas - Trigger-based events and surprises CROSS-PLATFORM ICLOUD SYNC Your adventure continues everywhere: - Start on iPhone, continue on iPad or Watch - Play on Mac with full keyboard and mouse support - Quick sessions on Apple Watch - Seamless save game synchronization via iCloud LEVEL EDITOR AS COMPANION APP AVAILABLE Unleash your creativity: - Design your own dungeons - Create custom challenges and puzzles - Share your levels with friends - Export and import custom adventures MULTI-PLATFORM SUPPORT - iOS - Full-featured dungeon crawler - macOS - Native Mac app with Catalyst - watchOS - Dungeon crawling on your wrist ACTIVE DEVELOPMENT The game is in active development with regular updates and new features. The included levels provide an exciting introduction, but the game's true potential unfolds through the Level Editor: Create your own extensive level packs and share them with the community. In parallel, I'm working on a comprehensive story adventure that will be released once all planned features are implemented. Whether you're a veteran of classic dungeon crawlers or new to the genre, The Dungeon - Get Out offers challenging gameplay, strategic combat, and endless exploration. Will you escape the maze, or become another lost soul in its depths? Download now and begin your adventure!
Magical Garden
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◆Layout in the garden of your choice Lay out magical beasts that cannot normally be touched and let them communicate with each other Heal yourself by filling up with magical creatures with mysterious properties Arrange creatures and plants of the fantasy world in the layout of your choice Experience the creation of a garden of your choice! ◆Read the synthesis book You will be able to read and understand the book of synthesis by improving your level as a mage. As your level as a mage increases, you will be able to read and understand synthesis books that you couldn't before. The more information you get from the Book of Synthesis, the more you can create new creatures, understand the value of items, and learn the next course of action. You can enjoy the experience of gradually improving your skills as a mage and learning more and more. ◆Create new creatures through synthesis Collect materials and create new magical beasts and plants from the hints in the Book of Synthesis! Once new creatures are created, organize and lay out your garden! The garden will become even more lively and personalized! ◆A magical world of wonders Some of the magical plants can be visited by fairies Some of them change their appearance depending on the time of day. You can get a better grasp of their characteristics by observing them carefully. You can experience various discoveries and changes, and enjoy a stimulating research life! ◆You can also handle legendary magical beasts! As you raise your level as a mage, you will be able to handle legendary monsters from the fantasy world. As you gain levels as a mage, you will be able to interact with legendary demons from the fantasy world in the garden. Famous legendary demons are in your garden! You can enjoy a special feeling of possession that you can't experience in other games, in the palm of your hand, on your smartphone! ◆Nostalgic and warm graphics with pixel art By expressing scary monsters and eerie magical plants with pixel art, Warm yet slightly nostalgic This time it has a cute and charming expression. This is a game that you can play slowly and be healed. ◆Characters that make the garden lively Various characters, such as messengers and school creatures, come to play in the garden. Some of them are magical creatures, spirits, and other legendary ones! Experience what kind of characters will come to play in your garden! ◆Slow Life Experience This is a slow life game of farm management, where you can touch animals and grow plants. Create magical beasts and place them in the garden at your own leisurely pace Whether you want to become a magical beast or a master of magical plants, you can do it as you wish. You can proceed at your own pace. You can experience such a slow and free experience! ◆A game experience like a game of Let's Go! Start the game in your spare time, touch each other, collect materials, and level up. Set up synthesis and check the result in your next free time. Experience a little in your spare time like a game of "leave it alone" and enjoy watching the result. You can also enjoy the play style in a reasonable relationship. ◆Gardening experience Create and nurture mysterious magical plants, arrange them to your liking, and decorate your garden. Experience gardening in a fantasy world! You can have a garden of your choice in the palm of your hand! ◆Recommended for◆ People who like slow life game of farm management People who like games where you can interact with animals People who like collecting materials People who like association and deduction games Those who like management and operation games to manage money and time Those who like fantasy worlds. Those who want to touch legendary monsters. Those who long for school life in otherworldliness Those who like nostalgic graphics with dots and pixel art.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Magical Garden at none against The Dungeon's 3. Magical Garden also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads 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. The Dungeon sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Magical Garden asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Dungeon ships an update monthly, Magical Garden every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and July 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Dungeon | Magical Garden |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 136 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Stefan JOSTEN | minoru yamazaki |
In-app purchases
The Dungeon
- Donate me a coffee$0.99
- Disable Ads$1.99
- Donate me a big coffee$2.99
Magical Garden
No in-app purchases








