Comparison

Dungeons of Aether vs CD2

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

Head to head
About

Dungeons of Aether

Embark on a challenging turn-based dungeon crawler where strategic dice drafting determines your fate. Explore diverse biomes, uncover journal entries, and master unique hero skills in a quest for treasure or an early demise.

Highlights
  • Turn-based dice drafting combat
  • Four unique heroes with special skills
  • Story mode with steampunk town exploration
  • Multiple dungeon biomes
  • Challenge dungeons for roguelike difficulty
  • Collectible journal entries
Features
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Dungeons of Aether is a turn-based dungeon crawler designed by Nikita ‘ampersandbear’ Belorusov from the Aether Studios team. Rivals of Aether is known for its intense competition and twitch skills, while Dungeons of Aether allows you to take things at your own pace - but it’s still just as challenging! Every choice you make can lead you deeper into the dungeons or to an early demise. Will you carry out a treasure chest, or be carried out in a pine box? The combat in Dungeons of Aether uses a dice draft system that ensures each battle is unique while challenging the player to adapt the pool of dice each turn. Use fortune to your favor to defeat your foes, collect treasures and shift the odds in your favor... Game Features: - Meet four NEW HEROES from the world of Aether, each with their own unique skills and memorable personalities. - Play STORY MODE and travel to the steampunk town of Julesvale and brave the sprawling caverns underneath it. - Explore each DUNGEON BIOME as you dive into Julesvale Mines, the Lava Caves, the Underground Oasis and the Mineral Deposits, collecting revealing Journal Entries along the way. - Brave the CHALLENGE DUNGEONS if you are looking for true roguelike difficulty to test your skills in the randomly generated dungeons.

About

CD2

Build a deck of lethal traps and skills to defend altars from waves of bizarre creatures. Explore over 100 bases, face diverse enemies, and utilize a treasure system for strategic gameplay.

Highlights
  • 100+ deadly traps and skills
  • Upgrades & Inscriptions
  • Over 100 bases to defend
  • 45 enemies with unique abilities
  • Treasure system
  • Procedural generation for replayability
  • Events and encounters
Features
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Become THE Trap Master - play your deck of lethal traps to mow down waves of bizarre creatures and protect your altars! - [b]100+ deadly traps and skills[/b] to craft your deck - Upgrades & Inscriptions to beef up your cards - [b]Over 100 cleverly-designed bases[/b] to defend - [b]45 enemies[/b] with unique abilities to challenge and destroy - A treasure system to boost your power - Procedural generated system for extensive replayability - Events and encounters for an immersive adventure Craft a unique deck of traps and powers, discover treasure of surprise effects, and guard a different base each time until you are ready for the unforgiving boss. Face off against 40+ types of enemies and defend over 100 bases. Shoot, scorch, slice. Punch, pierce, poison. Bounce monsters into water to drown them. Summon warriors to fight them. So many traps and tricks to exterminate waves of incoming enemies! Collect cards to craft the deck of your choice. Start from a few basic trap cards, and expand to a versatile deck that could stop a variety of enemies in different terrains. Find powerful synergies with over 100 traps and skills, and test your strategy on the field! Choose your path and encounter curious events that can change the course of your run. Unfold the dark secrets behind the relentless assaults, and study what it takes to become THE Trap Master.

Screenshots

Dungeons of Aether4 screens
CD24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dungeons of Aether at 93% against CD2's 44%. Dungeons of Aether also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.5) and ratings volume (28 vs 4). CD2's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and 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

Dungeons of Aether costs $4.99 and CD2 $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dungeons of Aether holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dungeons of Aether has 28 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of Dungeons of Aether's written reviews are positive against 44% of CD2's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dungeons of Aether versus CD2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeons of AetherCD2
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.8 (28 ratings) — better1.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews93.3% of reviews — better43.8% of reviews
Number of ratings28 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size189 MB579 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDan FornaceHangzhou Chuyu Game Technology Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Dungeons of Aether

All ratings28 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%

CD2

All ratings4 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative43.8%

In-app purchases

None

Dungeons of Aether

No in-app purchases

None

CD2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dungeons of Aether free?
Dungeons of Aether costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CD2 free?
CD2 costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dungeons of Aether or CD2?
Dungeons of Aether is rated higher. Dungeons of Aether averages 4.8 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while CD2 averages 1.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Dungeons of Aether or CD2 have ads?
Neither Dungeons of Aether nor CD2 shows ads.

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