Dragon Battle! vs Direhollow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dragon Battle!
Embark on a thrilling adventure to battle a fierce dragon. This game offers retro-style graphics, an engaging storyline, and challenging gameplay for fans of classic RPGs.
- Thrilling dragon battles
- Retro-style graphics
- Engaging storyline
- Challenging gameplay
- Classic RPG appeal
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Can you beat the dragon? Dragon Battle is a thrilling adventure game that will test your skills and strategy as you battle the fierce dragon. With its retro-style graphics, engaging storyline, and challenging gameplay, Dragon Battle is a game that will appeal to fans of classic RPGs like Dragon Warrior.
Direhollow
Experience a faithful mobile remake of the classic 1980 roguelike game. Navigate unforgiving dungeons, face a complete bestiary, and strive to claim the Amulet of Yendor with true permadeath. Enjoy the authentic ASCII graphics and a free, fair gameplay experience.
- Faithful remake of classic roguelike
- True permadeath with save deletion
- Complete A-Z bestiary
- Loot and identify mechanics
- Authentic ASCII graphics
- Touch-first controls
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Direhollow is a faithful mobile remake of Rogue — the 1980 game that started the roguelike. The same Dungeons of Doom. The same A–Z bestiary. The same unforgiving permadeath. Rebuilt for a phone: touch-first, free, and true to the original. We modernize the shell, not the rules. THE REAL GAME, ON A PHONE The same seeded dungeons, the same monsters, the same merciless math — with a 3×3 move pad, pinch-to-zoom, a tap-driven pack, and saves that actually survive a phone call. WHAT YOU'LL FIND DOWN THERE • True permadeath — one life, one seed. The save is deleted on death. No reloading an earlier turn. • The full bestiary — the complete A–Z roster, depth-ordered exactly as the original intended. • Loot & identify — per-run appearances for scrolls, potions, rings, and wands. Learn them, or risk them. • The Amulet of Yendor — descend to claim it, then climb back to the surface alive. Few will. • True ASCII — the authentic 1980 glyph grid. No tiles, no remix. The terminal classic, on a phone. FREE, AND FAIR No pay-to-win. No energy timers. No reloads sold back to you. The whole game is earned — exactly as it was in 1980. ——— "Rogue" is used here only descriptively, to say what kind of game this is. Direhollow is an independent work inspired by the BSD-licensed original; it is not affiliated with or endorsed by any trademark holder.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Dragon Battle! at 13.0 against Direhollow's 15.0. On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dragon Battle! against 5.0 for Direhollow. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
| Parameter | Dragon Battle! | Direhollow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 24 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | bryan rigsby | HYMEL VENTURES LLC |
Customer experience
Dragon Battle!
Direhollow
In-app purchases
Dragon Battle!
No in-app purchases
Direhollow
No in-app purchases









