Comparison

Samurai Runs vs DeepDriller

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

Head to head
About

Samurai Runs

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You are a samurai. Your boss's princess was taken away monsters of Japanses. You need to chase the monster's boss(Tengu). and rescue her. You should avoid or beat monsters using stones who monsters coming from above towards samurai. To run and pick stones up on the road, let's go to the last stage. * Running and throwing stone are autmatically.

About

DeepDriller

Pilot a deep-core extraction rover into a procedurally generated planet's crust. Dig for ore, survive environmental hazards and hostile creatures, and upgrade your vehicle to push deeper. Compete on global leaderboards and uncover ancient secrets.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated mines
  • Rover upgrades
  • Combat against alien constructs
  • Environmental hazards
  • Resource management
  • Global leaderboards
  • Story elements
Features
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Pilot a deep-core extraction rover into the crust of Kerath-9 and dig for everything it's worth. Every dive is a fresh, procedurally generated descent. Strike rich ore, dodge collapsing tunnels, fight what lives in the dark, and claw back to the surface to sell, upgrade, and push deeper — because down here, death is permanent and the pressure never stops. DeepDriller is a gold-class roguelite miner built for one more dive. THE DIVE LOOP Surface, dive, surface-or-die, upgrade, go deeper. Six depth zones, fifteen ores, and a continuous shaft that regenerates every run. The deeper you go, the richer — and the deadlier — it gets. UPGRADE YOUR ROVER Eight upgrade slots: drill, hull, engine, fuel, cargo, sensor, thermal, and auto-turret weapon. Tier up from a stock rover into a void-piercing machine. Your loadout shows on the rover — watch it change as you spend. FIGHT AND SURVIVE Past a certain depth you're not alone. Auto-turrets deploy from the hull and open fire when hostile drones and ancient Veth constructs close in. Then there's the planet itself: gas pockets, lava veins, aquifers, void resonance, gravity anomalies, and ceiling collapses, all hunting your hull. GO DEEPER FOR RARER ORE The richest seams are the most dangerous. Bank cumulative depth to unlock new zones, chase contracts, and decide every dive: cash out safe, or risk it all for one more vein. CLIMB THE LEADERBOARDS Two global Game Center boards: an Open board for total power, and Raw Talent — depth normalized to a stock rig, so skill beats spending. Take on the shared Daily Dive and chase the top of the charts. UNCOVER THE VETH Something pre-human is buried in the dark. Recover artifacts and data cores, intercept faction transmissions, and piece together what AXIOM doesn't want found. RESUPPLY BEACONS Out of fuel and deep in the red? Deploy a Beacon to secure your haul or get back in the fight. Earn them by playing; buy more only if you want to. No ads. No tracking. Game Center leaderboards and achievements. iCloud save across your devices. How deep can you get?

Screenshots

Samurai Runs4 screens
DeepDriller4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Samurai Runs at none against DeepDriller's 3. Samurai Runs also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). DeepDriller's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). On price 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

Both are free to download. DeepDriller sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Samurai Runs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Samurai Runs ships an update every 2 weeks, DeepDriller every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Samurai Runs versus DeepDriller: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamurai RunsDeepDriller
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB95 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperKoichi IwasakiADAM HAROUTUNE MATOSSIAN

In-app purchases

None

Samurai Runs

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

DeepDriller

One-time3
  • 1 Resupply Beacon$0.99
  • 6 Resupply Beacons$4.99
  • 15 Resupply Beacons$9.99

Questions

Is Samurai Runs free?
Samurai Runs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DeepDriller free?
DeepDriller is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Samurai Runs or DeepDriller have ads?
Samurai Runs shows ads; DeepDriller does not.
Which is updated more often, Samurai Runs or DeepDriller?
Samurai Runs ships an update every 2 weeks, and DeepDriller every 2 days. Most recently, Samurai Runs was updated on October 9, 2026 and DeepDriller on October 15, 2026.

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