Comparison

bit Dungeon vs Endless Wander

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Permadeath gameplay
  • Loot collection
  • Retro 16-bit graphics
  • 8-bit music
  • Touch controls
  • Character stat upgrades
Features
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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

About

Endless Wander

Embark on an offline roguelike RPG adventure in a charming pixel art world. Combine weapon abilities and magical runes to create unique builds, unlock characters, and battle fierce enemies in challenging real-time combat. Explore handcrafted environments with a dynamic soundtrack, offering infinite replayability.

Highlights
  • Offline roguelike RPG gameplay
  • Combine weapon abilities and runes
  • Unlock and upgrade unique characters
  • Challenging real-time action combat
  • Stunning pixel art visuals
  • Infinite replayability
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"A mysterious Portal sealed for years reopens, offering a chance for Novu to save his sister trapped inside and to rebuild the Wanderer's Guild." Endless Wander is an offline roguelike RPG in a pixel art style. It features satisfying and challenging gameplay with infinite replayability and an indie soul. THE ULTIMATE MOBILE ROGUELIKE: Experiment and create the optimal build by combining weapon abilities and magical runes. Unlock unique characters, upgrade them, and explore a mysterious world filled with fierce enemies that offers infinite replayability. CHALLENGING ACTION COMBAT: Experience intense real-time action combat that puts your skill to the test. The simple and reactive touch controls combined with a smart auto-aim make fighting merciless enemies and bosses even more satisfying. STUNNING PIXEL ART VISUALS: Explore a variety of beautifully handcrafted pixel art environments and characters. Get captivated by an original soundtrack that changes seamlessly with the time and gameplay to match the mood. OFFLINE GAME No internet connection is required! Play offline anytime or use cloud saves to keep your progress on all your devices. Endless Wander brings the soul of PC indie roguelike games in a fresh, unique, and mobile-first experience. Whether you're a roguelike beginner or you've battled through countless pixel dungeons before, Endless Wander is meticulously crafted to provide an exceptional roguelike experience. Endless Wander is our first game at First Pick Studios. Follow us: Discord: https://discord.gg/sjPh7U4b5U Twitter: @EndlessWander_

Screenshots

bit Dungeon4 screens
Endless Wander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Endless Wander at Free against bit Dungeon's $0.99. Endless Wander also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 3 weeks). bit Dungeon's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 31) and ads (none vs shown). On device support 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

Endless Wander is free to download; bit Dungeon costs $0.99 up front. Endless Wander sells 29 one-off in-app purchases. bit Dungeon asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Endless Wander holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Endless Wander has 3.5K ratings behind it against 153, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of bit Dungeon's written reviews are positive against 78% of Endless Wander's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bit Dungeon ships an update every 3 weeks, Endless Wander every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
bit Dungeon versus Endless Wander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbit DungeonEndless Wander
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (153 ratings)4.8 (3.5K ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.2% of reviews77.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1533.5K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB519 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperKintoGames LLCFirst Pick Studios

Customer experience

bit Dungeon

All ratings153 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral9.2%
Negative20.3%
Written reviews287 reviews
Positive67.2%
Neutral9.1%
Negative23.7%

Endless Wander

All ratings3,513 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews825 reviews
Positive77.7%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.2%

User reviews

bit Dungeon

From 153 App Store ratings

What 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

Endless Wander

From 3.5K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 🎨 Vibrant pixel art
  • 🎵 Great soundtrack
  • 👍 Fair monetization
  • 🕹️ Engaging combat

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and performance issues
  • 🔍 Limited content
  • 🔒 Locked characters behind paywall
  • 🔀 Lack of randomization in higher levels
  • 🤖 Repetitive enemy and boss encounters

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

Endless Wander

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Projectile abilities not working
  • Freezing and frame drops during boss fights
  • Soft locks after defeating bosses
  • Audio issues and distortion

Requested features

5 requests
  • Controller support
  • More playable characters
  • Expanded story and endgame content
  • Customizable controls
  • Randomized level generation

In-app purchases

None

bit Dungeon

No in-app purchases

29 purchases

Endless Wander

One-time29
  • Small amount of crystals$0.99
  • Chapter 1 pack$0.99
  • Novice's pack2 variants$0.99
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  • Boosted revive$0.99
  • Chapter 2 pack$1.69
  • Chapter 3 pack$2.69
  • Wanderer's pack2 variants$2.99
  • Daily pack 1$2.99
  • A bundle of crystals$4.99
  • Wanderer's Pass season 3$4.99
  • Wanderer's Pass season 4$4.99
  • Monthly crystals pack$4.99
  • Chapter 1 pack$4.99
  • Wanderer's Battle Pass$4.99
  • Veteran's pack$4.99
  • Wanderer's Pass season 5$4.99
  • Archi$6.99
  • Liora$6.99
  • Daily pack 3$6.99
  • Monthly pack$8.99
  • A bunch of crystals$9.99
  • Ad removal$9.99
  • Liora Bundle$10.99
  • Archi Bundle$10.99
  • Elione Bundle$10.99
  • Snyde Bundle$10.99
  • Daily pack 4$10.99
  • A big amount of crystals$19.99
  • Daily pack 6$19.99

Questions

Is bit Dungeon free?
bit Dungeon costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Endless Wander free?
Endless Wander is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, bit Dungeon or Endless Wander?
Endless Wander is rated higher. bit Dungeon averages 3.9 out of 5 from 153 ratings, while Endless Wander averages 4.8 from 3.5K ratings.
Do bit Dungeon or Endless Wander have ads?
Endless Wander shows ads; bit Dungeon does not.
Which is updated more often, bit Dungeon or Endless Wander?
bit Dungeon ships an update every 3 weeks, and Endless Wander every 4 days. Most recently, bit Dungeon was updated on November 1, 2026 and Endless Wander on November 1, 2026.

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