Comparison

Dungeon Ward vs Wizardry Variants Daphne

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

Head to head
About

Dungeon Ward

Embark on an offline action RPG adventure, exploring dungeons and battling enemies in real-time combat. Build your character with unique classes, skill trees, and loot. Experience procedurally generated dungeons with challenging bosses and traps.

Highlights
  • Offline play
  • Real-time combat
  • Character building and skill trees
  • Procedural dungeons
  • Questing and boss fights
  • Multiple unique classes
Features
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Dive into an action RPG where you fight enemies and explore dungeons. Ready to be a hero? Dungeon Ward is an offline action RPG mixed with old-school grid-based dungeon crawler from a 3rd person perspective. The core is about real-time combat, looting, RPG character building, questing and boss fights. Character building It takes the best from the action RPG games (leveling up characters, items, stats, skill trees, city with shops, quests, bosses etc.) to the classic dungeon crawler setting. Unique classes Play as a mighty Warden, shapeshifting Ranger or elemental Mage. Invest talent points to learn new skills such as spell reflection, lightning arrow or werewolf transformation. Learn passive talents or just increase stats to create exactly the character build you like. Procedural hand-made dungeons Dungeon Ward features 3D procedural dungeons from hand-made parts with unique boss rooms, deadly traps, teleports and story quests. Offline play This RPG game can be completely played offline (without internet). Everything is possible to buy via ingame currencies which are obtainable also by playing. Grid-based controls, 3rd person camera The grid-based controls are similar to old-school dungeon crawler games from 90s. That means 90 degree turning, movement on a grid. It features not only button controls but also virtual joystick. Now supports also controllers connected over bluetooth. Actively developed, Localized Dungeon Ward is in active development by a czech solo developer. The game is localized to: English (EN), Czech (CZ), Slovak (SK), German (DE), Spanish (ES), Polish (PL), Italian (IT), Indonesian (ID), Brasilian Portuguese (PT BR), French (FR), Turkish (TR), Chinese (CN), Japanese (JA). No wifi needed.

About

Wizardry Variants Daphne

Embark on a perilous journey into a 3D labyrinth, continuing the legacy of classic RPGs. Assemble a party of unique allies, face challenging traps and foes, and uncover a dark story. Experience deep gameplay with intuitive one-handed controls.

Highlights
  • 3D dungeon exploration
  • Class and race combinations
  • High difficulty gameplay
  • Intuitive one-handed controls
  • Fully-voiced scenario
  • Renowned creator collaboration
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The portal of despair opens again. The labyrinth calls you to destruction. Revel in the endless dangers, relish the risk, devour the rewards. Savor the risk. Wizardry Variants Daphne carries on the lineage of the classic RPG series, Wizardry. The portal to the labyrinth of despair, where even destruction is pleasure, has opened once again. ■ Story Once every 100 years, the Abyss opens. It is a curse of death that consumes the continent. A Warlock who coveted Death, devoured people and animals and enveloped the world in despair. Inheriting the power to seal the Abyss over generations, kings have continued to protect the kingdom from its curse. But now, the king has vanished, and the world is being consumed by death, moment by moment. Resistance itself is meaningless. There is naught but to perish. ■ Adventure with allies Experience an adventure of your very own with unique allies based on combinations of classes and races. ■ Difficulty with a bite Perilous traps and mighty foes await in the dungeon. Take on a high difficulty that only Wizardry can offer. ■ Intuitive Controls Play a full 3D dungeon anytime, anywhere, with one hand on your upright smartphone. ■ Cadre of renowned creators Main Character Design: Yusuke Kozaki Manga artist and illustrator; in addition to writing manga, he also does design work for anime and games, and is well known for the fine touches in his character designs. Boss Monster Design: Katsuya Terada His work, centered on manga and illustration, includes character designs video games and movies, as well as poster for theater productions. Sound: Hitoshi Sakimoto Has composed for more than 130 game titles of all genres. With their rich sound and epic scale, his scores have received tremendous support not only in Japan, but also from overseas. ■ Magnificent cast brings the fully-voiced scenario to life [English Voice Actors] Lulunarde: Morgan Cambs Pulgritte: Dev Joshi Dylanhardt: Doug Cockle Elmon: Laurence Bouvard Vernant: Christopher Ragland Pickerel: Alex Capon Leaufonde: Garrick Hagon Shagtis of Sorrow: Jay Rincon - Other Voice Actors, etc. - Beth Robb Adams, Mike Bodie, Sarah Borges, Davis Brooks, Shin-Fei Chen, Doug Cockle, Clare Corbett, Arlene Decker, Sarah Galbraith, Garrick Hagon, Arina Ii, Jules de Jongh, Dev Joshi, Samantha Kamras, Rae Lim,Elsie Lovelock, Meaghan Martin, Gianni Matragrano, Joseph May, Alexander McMorran, Eric Meyers, Sarah Pitard, Christopher Ragland, Matt Reeves, Jay Rincon, Cecily Bednar Schmidt, Kerry Shale, Martin T Sherman, Adam Sims, Ina Marie Smith, Colin Stinton, Alex Vincent, Alexandra Vincent, Glenn Wrage -- Other appearances (in alphabetical order) [Japanese Voice Actors] Lulunarde: Inori Minase Pulgritte: Yui Ishikawa Dylanhardt: Chikahiro Kobayashi Elmon: Satomi Korogi Vernant: Yoshimasa Hosoya Pickerel: Junya Enoki Leaufonde: Takaya Hashi Shagtis of Sorrow: Takehito Koyasu ■What is Wizardry? Wizardry is a computer role-playing game released in the United States in 1981 with elements such as party organizing, labyrinth exploration, monster fighting, and character development having such a tremendous impact on the various RPGs that followed, that it is often referred to as the origin of RPGs. Numerous sequels have been released, and nearly 40 years after its release, it remains a timeless masterpiece that enjoys strong popularity around the world. ----------------------- Wizardry Variants Daphne Official Site: https://wizardry.info/daphne/ Official Japanese X (Twitter): https://x.com/Wizardry_Daphne Official English X (Twitter): https://x.com/Wiz_Daphne_en Official YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdls9RA6g1y4-fbJYSu1P0A ©Drecom Co., Ltd.

Screenshots

Dungeon Ward4 screens
Wizardry Variants Daphne4 screens

Verdict

The call

Dungeon Ward and Wizardry Variants Daphne both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Dungeon Ward's written reviews are positive against 77% of Wizardry Variants Daphne's. Wizardry Variants Daphne's advantage is chart position (#58 vs unranked) and update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). 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. Dungeon Ward sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Wizardry Variants Daphne sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Dungeon Ward against 4.7 for Wizardry Variants Daphne. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wizardry Variants Daphne has 9.6K ratings behind it against 1.3K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Dungeon Ward's written reviews are positive against 77% of Wizardry Variants Daphne's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dungeon Ward ships an update fortnightly, Wizardry Variants Daphne weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Dungeon Ward versus Wizardry Variants Daphne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeon WardWizardry Variants Daphne
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.3K ratings)4.7 (9.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews91.8% of reviews — better76.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K9.6K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#58 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.1 GB1.8 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperFrantisek LiskaDrecom Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Dungeon Ward

All ratings1,319 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral4.0%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews184 reviews
Positive91.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative5.4%

Wizardry Variants Daphne

All ratings9,518 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.9%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews1,232 reviews
Positive76.5%
Neutral6.8%
Negative16.6%

User reviews

Dungeon Ward

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and intuitive controls
  • 🚀 Straightforward gameplay
  • 💎 Good character customization
  • 🔍 Randomly generated dungeons
  • 🎨 Charming retro-style graphics

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Limited content/short playtime
  • 🕹️ Clunky movement controls
  • 🤖 Lack of enemy variety
  • 🎨 Limited character visual customization
  • 🔁 Repetitive gameplay loop

Wizardry Variants Daphne

From 9.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Engaging story and characters
  • 🎨 Impressive visuals and art style
  • 🎮 Classic dungeon crawler experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • ⏱️ Slow loading times and connection issues
  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🤔 Unclear mechanics and lack of information

Bugs and requests

Dungeon Ward

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Occasional game crashes
  • Progress loss when dying in non-hardcore mode

Requested features

5 requests
  • More character classes and gender options
  • Expanded dungeon layouts and enemy types
  • Additional story content and quests
  • Ability to craft and upgrade equipment
  • Option to respec character skills

Wizardry Variants Daphne

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Stuck at certain points in the dungeon
  • Camera and input issues
  • Untranslated text
  • Unreliable auto-navigation

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to name own characters
  • More enemy and item variety
  • Offline mode
  • Better explanation of game systems

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Dungeon Ward

One-time8
  • 300 Gems$2.99
  • Starter Pack$2.99
  • 500 Gems$4.99
Show 5 more
  • No Ads$8.99
  • 1200 Gems$10.99
  • 2600 Gems$20.99
  • 5000 Gems$37.99
  • 7500 Gems$49.99
10 purchases

Wizardry Variants Daphne

One-time10
  • Weekly Item Set_AF14$1.19
  • Adventurer Celebration Set_EG3$1.59
  • Limited-Time Pack_ED1$2.29
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  • Weekly Item Set_AF15$2.29
  • Weekly Item Set_AF16$2.29
  • Limited-Time Game Pass_B1$3.99
  • Limited-Time Mission Pass_CF$4.59
  • Limited-Time Game Pass_B2$11.99
  • Gem of Erin F$39.99
  • Gem of Erin H$99.99

Questions

Is Dungeon Ward free?
Dungeon Ward is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wizardry Variants Daphne free?
Wizardry Variants Daphne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dungeon Ward or Wizardry Variants Daphne?
Wizardry Variants Daphne is rated higher. Dungeon Ward averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Wizardry Variants Daphne averages 4.7 from 9.6K ratings.
Do Dungeon Ward or Wizardry Variants Daphne have ads?
Both Dungeon Ward and Wizardry Variants Daphne show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dungeon Ward or Wizardry Variants Daphne?
Dungeon Ward ships an update fortnightly, and Wizardry Variants Daphne weekly. Most recently, Dungeon Ward was updated on November 7, 2026 and Wizardry Variants Daphne on November 9, 2026.

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