Godville vs Orthanc
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Godville
Experience a humorous, self-playing comedy game where you play as a deity whose hero often ignores your wishes. It's a parody of MMORPGs where your character progresses independently, creating a unique story with plenty of laughs and puns.
- Self-playing comedy game
- Hero ignores deity wishes
- Parody of MMORPGs
- Character progression
- Story generation
- Humorous puns
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“Not playing videogames has never been this much fun” - Jim Sterling, GamesRadar (iPhone Game of the Day) "This game has made me laugh more than any other I've played in recent memory" - GamePro (App Store Games of the Week) "Ultimately, GodVille is a fun, funny, incredibly clever little game" - Destructoid Welcome to a self-playing comedy game about gods, heroes, and lack of subordination. Want to be a deity? A hero of yours is totally ready to ignore your wishes. It's a parody take on MMORPG and levelling. Here you can do literally nothing, while your character progresses on his own, writing a story on the go. Or you could show this mortal your will and control him (unsuccessfully). Either way, it'll be lots of fun. And puns. Lots of them. The game requires persistent internet connection. PS: If you're having a problem with the game please contact us using Menu-> Feedback within the app or via email support@godvillegame.com
Orthanc
Embark on an adventure in this faithful recreation of a classic 1970s graphic dungeon crawl RPG. Explore, defeat monsters, and gather treasure using the touchscreen interface. Experience a challenging yet addictive gameplay loop inspired by early computer games.
- Faithful recreation of a 1970s RPG
- Dungeon crawl gameplay
- Monster combat and treasure hunting
- Touchscreen controls
- Inspired by early computer games
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This game is a faithful recreation of "Orthanc", one of the first graphic dungeon crawl role-playing games developed for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's PLATO computer in the 1970s. The original was played on a PLATO terminal with a keyboard. (The PLATO version of "Orthanc" was inspired by "pedit5", which you can learn more about in Wikipedia.) The original PLATO terminals used plasma panels only capable of displaying orange and black. There is no sound. This implementation uses the touchscreen for all gameplay. You are an adventurer gaining experience and treasure by defeating monsters. Orthanc is easy to start but hard to put down.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Godville at 4.7 against Orthanc's 4.0. Godville also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 50%) and ratings volume (1.8K vs 6). Orthanc's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Godville sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Orthanc asks for nothing beyond the download.
Godville holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Godville has 1.8K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Godville's written reviews are positive against 50% of Orthanc's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Godville | Orthanc |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.8K ratings) — better | 4.0 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.3% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mikhail Platov | Paul Resch |
Customer experience
Godville
Orthanc
Bugs and requests
Godville
Reported bugs
3 issues- Registration/login issues
- Freezing/crashing on certain devices
- Inconsistent diary/event updates
Requested features
5 requests- More player customization options
- Improved accessibility features
- Expanded social/multiplayer functionality
- Richer visuals and animations
- Better tracking of hero progress and history
Orthanc
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Godville
- 4 charges pack$0.99
- 22 charges pack$4.99
- 45 charges pack$9.99
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- 120 charges pack$24.99
- 250 charges pack$49.99
Orthanc
No in-app purchases
