Comparison

GnollHack vs Summoned By Accident

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

Head to head
About

GnollHack

Embark on a perilous quest in a remastered classic roguelike. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, battle monsters, and uncover powerful artifacts. With deep strategy, a rich class and race system, and challenging permadeath, every playthrough offers endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Turn-based roguelike gameplay
  • Modern user interface
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • 13 classes and 5 races
  • Hundreds of items and spells
  • Challenging permadeath mode
Features
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ABOUT GnollHack is a remastered and enhanced version of the classic roguelike game NetHack, one of the most iconic games developed in 1980s and 1990s. With GnollHack, you get: - Traditional roguelike with turn-based gameplay - Modern user interface - Legendary strategic depth of NetHack - Endless replayability - Several new features, enhancing your gameplay experience STORY In GnollHack, you are a hero sent by your deity into the perilous Dungeons of Doom, tasked with recovering the stolen Amulet of Yendor from the clutches of the malevolent god Moloch, who has hidden it in the fiery depths of the underworld. Along your journey, you will encounter formidable enemies, discover great magical artifacts, and strive for glory. You must either triumph or perish in the attempt. ROGUELIKE GAMEPLAY Explore procedurally generated dungeons filled with monsters, traps, and treasures. RICH CLASS AND RACE SYSTEM - 13 classes: wizard, barbarian, rogue, etc. - 5 races: human, elf, gnoll, etc. DEEP ITEM AND MAGIC SYSTEM Hundreds of items, spells, and artifacts with diverse effects. CHALLENGING PERMADEATH (Classic Mode Only) Death is permanent, requiring players to adapt, plan, and learn from mistakes to progress further. TUTORIALS AND GAMEPLAY INFORMATION - GnollHack wiki: https://wiki.gnollhack.com SUPPORT - Discord: https://discord.gg/cQuExnzUQy

About

Summoned By Accident

Embark on a text-based RPG adventure in a new world, focusing on character-driven plots and m/m content. Explore, interact with inhabitants, and make choices that shape your journey and allegiances.

Highlights
  • Text-based RPG gameplay
  • Character-driven plot
  • M/M content focus
  • Exploration and interaction
  • Player choice and allegiance
  • Character customization
Features
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Summoned by Accident is a text based rpg focused mainly on m/m content with character driven plot. In it, you explore and run into inhabitants of the world. Some friendly, some foe. Inspired by other text based games and some videos. You play as a visitor to the world who's trapped here till you can get a way back home. Luckily, your first encounter is with a short blue fox that seems to have the hook up. Able to get you a place to stay and even a new job as you wait. This, much like the inhabitants of the world, is something more than what first comes to eye. As you meet new people and learn what exactly you're being set up for, you'll be forced to choose who's allegiance you stand for. Even if that is mainly for one other person than group. At first, you'll be restricted on what you can do. Exploring and finding about the little part of the city you stay at, but as you progress further in the story, so too does your freedom along with others. What starts out as you learning about the world and meeting new people, will evolve into you changing yourself to fit the occasion. Whether it's changing your looks for the right guy to be interested in you or people to give you the time of day. The way you fight so you can stand a chance against something you're dragged in to. Or just to do it so you can see that something special only a certain few can, you won't be leaving this world the same way you came into it.

Screenshots

GnollHack4 screens
Summoned By Accident4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: GnollHack at 85% against Summoned By Accident's 50%. GnollHack also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Summoned By Accident's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

GnollHack holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GnollHack has 111 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of GnollHack's written reviews are positive against 50% of Summoned By Accident's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

GnollHack ships an update every 5 days, Summoned By Accident monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
GnollHack versus Summoned By Accident: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGnollHackSummoned By Accident
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (111 ratings) — better4.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings111 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size772 MB782 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperHyvan mielen pelit ryBlack Cat Studios, LLC

Customer experience

GnollHack

All ratings111 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.1%

Summoned By Accident

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

None

GnollHack

No in-app purchases

None

Summoned By Accident

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is GnollHack free?
GnollHack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Summoned By Accident free?
Summoned By Accident is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, GnollHack or Summoned By Accident?
GnollHack is rated higher. GnollHack averages 4.7 out of 5 from 111 ratings, while Summoned By Accident averages 4.5 from 6 ratings.
Do GnollHack or Summoned By Accident have ads?
Neither GnollHack nor Summoned By Accident shows ads.
Which is updated more often, GnollHack or Summoned By Accident?
GnollHack ships an update every 5 days, and Summoned By Accident monthly. Most recently, GnollHack was updated on October 16, 2026 and Summoned By Accident on September 20, 2026.

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