Godville vs A Dark Room
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
Read full descriptionHide full description
“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
A Dark Room
Awaken in a mysterious world with a throbbing head and blurry vision. Follow the voices' instructions to survive and explore this text-based adventure. Experience a game free from ads, loot boxes, in-app purchases, and tracking, fully playable with VoiceOver.
- Text-based adventure
- Survival mechanics
- Exploration
- Resource management
- VoiceOver compatible
- No ads or IAP
Read full descriptionHide full description
awake. head throbbing. vision blurry. the voices say to survive. - One of Apple's most downloaded apps of 2014. - Ranked in the top 10 games in 70 countries, #1 app overall in 7 countries. - No ads, no loot boxes, no IAP, no tracking. - 100% playable via VoiceOver. - Relive the glory days of gaming from the era of Zork.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Godville at Free against A Dark Room's $1.99. A Dark Room's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and chart position (#25 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Godville is free to download; A Dark Room costs $1.99 up front. Godville sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. A Dark Room asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Godville against 4.8 for A Dark Room. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.8K and 2.7K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of Godville's written reviews are positive against 93% of A Dark Room's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Godville | A Dark Room |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.8K ratings) | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.3% of reviews | 92.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.8K | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #25 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mikhail Platov | Amirali Rajan |
Customer experience
Godville
A Dark Room
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
A Dark Room
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
Show 2 moreShow fewer
- 120 charges pack$24.99
- 250 charges pack$49.99
A Dark Room
No in-app purchases
