bit Dungeon vs Castlevania
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
bit Dungeon
Embark on a retro-style quest to rescue your wife from demons. This roguelike action RPG features permadeath, loot collection, and simple touch controls. Upgrade your character's stats and abilities to survive challenging dungeons.
- Permadeath gameplay
- Loot collection
- Retro 16-bit graphics
- 8-bit music
- Touch controls
- Character stat upgrades
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"It's a smartly and elegantly designed game that's not afraid to permakill you" --IndieGames.com "The distilled essence of every 8-bit action role-playing game ever. Love it." --Kotaku "Bit Dungeon brings together The Legend of Zelda’s top-down dungeon stomping, Diablo’s loot lust, and the unforgiving difficulty of roguelikes within a slick retro-style quest." --Mac|Life "It’s great fun, made even more entertaining by the retro visuals that bring to mind classics like The Legend of Zelda on NES." --Game Trailers √ 16-bit Graphics √ 8-bit music from STRESS_TN *Known Issue* *Warning*, it is best to re-install the game when applying this update. There is a known save issue on some devices if you update with out re-installing. *Instructions* You and your wife were captured by demons... You wake up trapped in a cell, grab your sword and let the quest to find your wife begin! •The "Save Rune" feature is only there to stop playing and pick it up later. •If you die you lose all items and start over. •Extra Life: at Level 4 you receive a Soul after the boss instead of more magic. When you die this soul gives you a second chance. •“Touch” to control the character. •Hold down “Touch” to charge up and use a STUN ATTACK. •Once CHARGED your next attack will be a POWER ATTACK dealing the total [Attack Damage+Critical Damage+Armor] •Hold Down “Touch” to BLOCK any attack. *Stats* LifeRegen – Regens life slowly over time. LifeSteal – Steals life and heals you per hit. DeathStrike – Chance to instant kill normal enemies. Chop – Chance to take off 25% of total life in one hit. Cleave – Chance to do "Double" attack Damage. Proc – Chance to shoot a magic bolt on hit. Crit – Chance to do a Critical hit (Critical Damage3). Defend – Chance to block all enemy Damage on hit. RunSpeed – the movement speed of your character. Attack Damage – Normal hit Damage. Critical Damage – Critical hit Damage. Armor – Reduces Damage by a percent. Life – Increases max life. facebook.com/KintoGames
Castlevania
Experience a classic action RPG on mobile. Explore a vast castle, battle unique enemies, and uncover secrets as Alucard. This port features updated controls and achievements.
- Direct port of the console classic
- Play as Alucard
- Jump, dash, and slash combat
- Vast castle exploration
- Game controller compatibility
- New continue feature
- Unlockable achievements
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The iconic game from the beloved Castlevania series finally comes to mobile. This direct port of the classic console action RPG lets you jump, dash and slash your way through Dracula’s vast castle as Alucard while encountering a unique array of enemies and characters along the way. Rediscover the world of Castlevania with one of its original groundbreaking games and renowned music and graphics. □Features Fully compatible with game controllers New continue feature Unlock achievements with hard-fought battle milestones Available in 6 languages: English, Japanese, German, French, Italian, Spanish
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: bit Dungeon at every 3 weeks against Castlevania's every 29 months. bit Dungeon also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 54%) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Castlevania's advantage is ratings volume (1.8K vs 153) and chart position (#9 vs unranked). On rating, 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
bit Dungeon costs $0.99 and Castlevania $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for bit Dungeon against 3.9 for Castlevania. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Castlevania has 1.8K ratings behind it against 153, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of bit Dungeon's written reviews are positive against 54% of Castlevania's.
bit Dungeon ships an update every 3 weeks, Castlevania every 29 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | bit Dungeon | Castlevania |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 3.9 (153 ratings) | 3.9 (1.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.2% of reviews — better | 53.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 153 | 1.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 29 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #9 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 9.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 326 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | KintoGames LLC | KONAMI |
Customer experience
bit Dungeon
Castlevania
User reviews
bit Dungeon
From 153 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game
- 🚀 Addictive and fun
- 👍 Retro-style graphics
- 👍 Simple but effective controls
- 👍 Engaging dungeon crawling
Room to improve
- 🐛 Saving issues and lost progress
- 🐛 Freezing and performance problems
- 👎 Lack of tutorial or instructions
- 👎 Repetitive level design
- 👎 Difficulty spike in later levels
Castlevania
From 1.8K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Faithful port of a classic game
- 🎮 Works well with controllers
- 💰 Great value for the price
Room to improve
- 🎮 Unresponsive touch controls
- 🔍 Small action buttons
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches (clock room issue, save system issues)
Bugs and requests
bit Dungeon
Reported bugs
4 issues- Chests not opening properly
- Locked in first room with no way out
- Saved progress not carrying over
- Frequent crashes and freezes
Requested features
5 requests- Add a pause feature
- Implement a proper save/load system
- Introduce more varied level layouts
- Add a virtual joystick control option
- Provide in-game stats and leaderboards
Castlevania
Reported bugs
3 issues- Clock room not functioning properly
- Save system issues (not saving, losing progress)
- Audio issues (no sound, pitch/speed problems)
Requested features
4 requests- Customizable controls and button layout
- Original voice acting option
- Improved cutscene quality
- Cloud save support
In-app purchases
bit Dungeon
No in-app purchases
Castlevania
No in-app purchases
Questions
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