Comparison

DungeonSquad vs HACK & SLASH Kingdom

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

Head to head
About

DungeonSquad

Lead a solo mission into an enemy-controlled planet to defeat invading heroes. Summon monsters using fallen foes' equipment and harness the power of Dark Gods to overcome colossal enemy forces. Rebuild the Abyss to grow stronger in this roguelike adventure.

Highlights
  • Summon monsters from defeated heroes
  • Equip monsters with fallen sacrifices' gear
  • Harness Dark God blessings
  • Rebuild the Abyss for power
  • Roguelike gameplay with random choices
  • Over 100 unique skills
Features
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The new game of the developer ""GameCoaster"", who made Dungeon Maker and Dungeon Defense! A seemingly infinite stream of heroes invaded the dungeon and brought ruin to the Abyss. Now you must go straight to the source of the enemy and return your home to its former glory. Defeat the Army of Light and take back the power of the Abyss. You are tasked with infiltrating a planet dominated by light all on your own. You must bring down the heroes and use them to summon monsters to fight alongside you, armed with the equipment of these fallen sacrifices. Once you are strong enough, you may receive the blessings of the Dark Gods, and combine their powers with those of your monsters to bring down colossal groups of enemies. ◇ 10 elite monsters and over 100 unique skills ◇ The Power of the Abyss gets stronger as you rebuild ◇ Roguelike with random choices and opportunities

About

HACK & SLASH Kingdom

Embark on an adventure in a world filled with wacky battles and treasure. Collect powerful, randomly generated equipment and enjoy simple, engaging combat. Play manually or automatically with one-hand operation.

Highlights
  • Wacky battles
  • Random equipment generation
  • Explore the world
  • Collect powerful equipment
  • One-handed operation
  • Manual and automatic play
Features
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HACK & SLASH Kingdom is a fun action RPG where you can enjoy the fun of wacky battles and careful selection of equipment with your friends in tow. Become an adventurer, explore the world, and collect powerful equipment! The battle with many dots characters moving around is fun just to watch! The performance of equipment is randomly generated, so selecting items carefully is fun! There are no complicated growth elements, daily missions, or other tedious functions!  No complicated growth elements, no daily missions, and no tedious features! You can comfortably play manually or automatically with one-handed operation!

Screenshots

DungeonSquad4 screens
HACK & SLASH Kingdom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HACK & SLASH Kingdom at Free against DungeonSquad's $4.99. HACK & SLASH Kingdom also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days). DungeonSquad's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

HACK & SLASH Kingdom is free to download; DungeonSquad costs $4.99 up front. DungeonSquad sells 16 one-off in-app purchases and HACK & SLASH Kingdom sells 14 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 — 4.8 for DungeonSquad against 4.7 for HACK & SLASH Kingdom. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 610 and 243 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 71% and 71% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DungeonSquad ships an update every 8 days, HACK & SLASH Kingdom every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DungeonSquad versus HACK & SLASH Kingdom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeonSquadHACK & SLASH Kingdom
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (610 ratings) — better4.7 (243 ratings)
Positive reviews70.6% of reviews71.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings610 — better243
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB391 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGameCoasterRyogo Oka

Customer experience

DungeonSquad

All ratings610 ratings
Positive97.4%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive70.6%
Neutral9.8%
Negative19.6%

HACK & SLASH Kingdom

All ratings242 ratings
Positive93.4%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews207 reviews
Positive71.0%
Neutral10.1%
Negative18.8%

User reviews

DungeonSquad

From 610 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Great art and pixel design
  • 🕹️ Satisfying gameplay loop
  • 🔝 High quality game
  • 🤑 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🤔 Lack of explanations/tutorials
  • 🕰️ Excessive grinding
  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🍼 Overly sexualized art style

HACK & SLASH Kingdom

From 243 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Unique gameplay
  • 👍 Polished and well-designed
  • 🕹️ Satisfying progression
  • 💰 Free-to-play friendly
  • 🤖 Smooth auto-play feature

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Limited resources early on
  • 🤯 Grindy late-game progression
  • 🛑 Excessive ads
  • 🐛 Crashes and bugs
  • 🤖 Unreliable auto-play

Bugs and requests

DungeonSquad

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on title screen
  • Incorrect display of equipment icons
  • Saves lost after updates
  • Language change causes crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Better tutorial and in-game encyclopedia
  • Ability to save/load character builds
  • More language support (e.g. Chinese)
  • Cross-platform cloud save

HACK & SLASH Kingdom

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing loot drops
  • Stuck party movement
  • Passive skills not working as described

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to skip ads
  • Auto-repeat stage option
  • Cross-device account sync
  • Discord community
  • More content updates

In-app purchases

16 purchases

DungeonSquad

One-time16
  • Season 3 Battle Pass$1.99
  • Unlock Beholder$2.99
  • Time Flow$2.99
Show 13 more
  • Autonomy$2.99
  • Uniform Pack$3.99
  • Mecha Pack$4.99
  • Neo Package$4.99
  • Wedding Pack$4.99
  • Nurse Pack$4.99
  • Unlock Temperament$6.99
  • Season Pass$6.99
  • Corrupted Pack$6.99
  • Resource Storage$6.99
  • Unlock Prisoner Codex$6.99
  • Character Pass$11.99
  • Monster Pack$19.99
14 purchases

HACK & SLASH Kingdom

One-time14
  • Gems x50$0.99
  • 3 EXP Tickets$0.99
  • Arena Ticket x300$1.99
Show 11 more
  • Ads removed$1.99
  • Unlimited double speed$1.99
  • Double experience$1.99
  • Gems x300$1.99
  • 12 EXP Tickets$1.99
  • Arena Ticket x700$2.99
  • Gems x700$2.99
  • 26 EXP Tickets$2.99
  • 60 EXP Tickets$6.99
  • Arena Ticket x1500$7.99
  • Gems x1500$7.99

Questions

Is DungeonSquad free?
DungeonSquad costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is HACK & SLASH Kingdom free?
HACK & SLASH Kingdom is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DungeonSquad or HACK & SLASH Kingdom?
DungeonSquad is rated higher. DungeonSquad averages 4.8 out of 5 from 610 ratings, while HACK & SLASH Kingdom averages 4.7 from 243 ratings.
Do DungeonSquad or HACK & SLASH Kingdom have ads?
HACK & SLASH Kingdom shows ads; DungeonSquad does not.
Which is updated more often, DungeonSquad or HACK & SLASH Kingdom?
DungeonSquad ships an update every 8 days, and HACK & SLASH Kingdom every 3 days. Most recently, DungeonSquad was updated on October 19, 2026 and HACK & SLASH Kingdom on October 23, 2026.

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