Comparison

Dawngeon vs Janken Samurai

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

Head to head
About

Dawngeon

Explore procedurally generated dungeons in this pixel art RPG. Master dual-joystick controls to fight monsters, gather resources, and uncover a post-apocalyptic story with multiple endings. This indie title offers a deep gameplay experience with a compelling narrative.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Dual-joystick controls
  • Crafting and cooking
  • Exploration and combat
  • Post-apocalyptic story
  • Multiple endings
Features
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DAWNGEON is a pixel graphic mobile RPG (role-playing game) adopted from roguelike (random generated dungeons and monsters) gameplay. The player uses two joysticks to move and attack, which requires a lot of skills to master. Around 50 different items and weapons with interactable objects enable fun gameplay! The player can fight, cook, grow, and explore. Dawngeon has an interesting story with two different endings. It takes place in a world after the apocalypse. The player wakes up from a very long hibernation and goes on an adventure to explore this distant world 50 years after the Cracks. The Cracks opened the gateway from the underworld to the Earth, and monsters have attacked the cities, nearly ending humanity. People have survived, but few used their military forces to take over the world. The Tyrannical Government uses its imperial forces to control people’s thoughts, actions, and freedom. The player is given the choice to follow the rebels to end this depressing world or fight against them. DAWNGEON is a student indie project that one single developer has created. All aspects, including the graphics, pixel art, soundtrack, game systems, and designs, are all completed by Youngje Park with some outside resources used for tree graphics and sound effects. This game is free of charge with no advertisements. This project has been influenced by Soul Knights, Undertale, and Archero. Originally, Park created this game to further experience the aiming system from Soul Knight, one of Park’s favorite childhood games. Later, Park adopted its gaming and graphics styles while combining his other ideas. The level-up system from Archero and storytelling in Undertale have also added depth to this game.

About

Janken Samurai

Engage in strategic combat across various ranks and a challenging Lethal mode. Explore an endless roguelike adventure with unique maps and a leveling system. Compete globally on leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Ranked arena progression
  • Lethal combat mode
  • Online leaderboard competition
  • Endless roguelike quest mode
  • Unique maps and leveling system
Features
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Work your way through the ranks (1st Dan, 5th Dan, and 10th Dan) in the arena. Bring those skills to the life and death Lethal mode and compete on the online leaderboard against players from around the world. Take on Quest Mode! An endless roguelike mode with 6 unique maps and an all new leveling system. How many will fall to your blade?

Screenshots

Dawngeon4 screens
Janken Samurai4 screens

Verdict

The call

Dawngeon and Janken Samurai both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 84% of Dawngeon's written reviews are positive against 57% of Janken Samurai's. Dawngeon also leads on ratings volume (124 vs 13). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Dawngeon against 4.5 for Janken Samurai. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dawngeon has 124 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Dawngeon's written reviews are positive against 57% of Janken Samurai's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dawngeon ships an update fortnightly, Janken Samurai monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 12, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dawngeon versus Janken Samurai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDawngeonJanken Samurai
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (124 ratings) — better4.5 (13 ratings)
Positive reviews84.0% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings124 — better13
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size276 MB172 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperMid-Pacific InstituteGood Good Games LLC

Customer experience

Dawngeon

All ratings124 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive84.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.0%

Janken Samurai

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral42.9%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Dawngeon

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game doesn't load/run on older iPhones
  • Game crashes or refreshes progress
  • Lost gold coins/progress after update
  • Language changed to Korean after update
  • Game not saving progress between floors/sessions
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  • Unable to play story mode after update
  • Issues with save and continue system

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add arena/boss fight mode
  • Controller support
  • Endless mode
  • Multiplayer game mode
  • More save points/better save system
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  • Option to make movement/shooting buttons larger
  • Option to restart game/replay story
  • More background for final boss
  • Dynamic joysticks

Janken Samurai

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Dawngeon

No in-app purchases

None

Janken Samurai

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dawngeon free?
Dawngeon is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Janken Samurai free?
Janken Samurai is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dawngeon or Janken Samurai?
Dawngeon is rated higher. Dawngeon averages 4.6 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while Janken Samurai averages 4.5 from 13 ratings.
Do Dawngeon or Janken Samurai have ads?
Neither Dawngeon nor Janken Samurai shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dawngeon or Janken Samurai?
Dawngeon ships an update fortnightly, and Janken Samurai monthly. Most recently, Dawngeon was updated on August 12, 2026 and Janken Samurai on September 10, 2026.

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