Arcadium vs Dragon Barrage
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arcadium
Embark on a survival roguelite adventure across a dynamic universe. Harvest resources, craft powerful builds, and battle relentless alien waves in an ever-changing galaxy. Enjoy endless replayability with unique playthroughs and strategic preparation between combat encounters.
- Dynamic universe generation
- Resource harvesting
- Craftable builds
- Strategic combat preparation
- Quick play sessions
- Endless replayability
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Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries. Key Features - Endless replayability: A dynamically generated universe that offers limitless exploration with planets, stars, black holes, aliens, and wonders to discover, setting it apart from traditional static or repetitive maps. - Countless builds: Hundreds of different abilities obtainable through talents, items, artifacts (and more) that can completely shift the gameplay. - Strategic gameplay: Between alien waves, harvest resources from nearby planets and interact with the universe to prepare your next move. - Quick play sessions: Play in short bursts and pick up right where you left off. - And more: Missions, unlockables, and surprises await.
Dragon Barrage
Experience a unique blend of brick breaker mechanics and roguelike RPG elements. Control a dragon to unleash chaotic, bouncing shots, clearing waves of enemies and collecting randomized loot. Embark on an adventure filled with fast-paced arcade action and strategic item builds.
- Brick breaker action
- Roguelike RPG elements
- Dragon companion control
- Randomized item effects
- Fast-paced arcade gameplay
- Enemy wave destruction
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A unique fusion of brick breaker action and roguelike RPG gameplay! Adventure across the world with your dragon companion in search of treasure! Endless hordes of enemies fill the screen. And then—bouncing shots create pure, screen-filling chaos! Control your dragon and unleash powerful shots that bounce all over the screen. Destroy waves of enemies pouring in from above! Defeated enemies may drop rare treasure chests. Each item has randomly generated effects, making every run unique. Perfect for fans of hack-and-slash and roguelike games! Easy to play, hard to put down! Enjoy fast, satisfying arcade action anytime.
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Verdict
Arcadium and Dragon Barrage both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 60% of Arcadium's written reviews are positive against 24% of Dragon Barrage's. Dragon Barrage's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Arcadium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dragon Barrage sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Arcadium against 4.8 for Dragon Barrage. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Arcadium's written reviews are positive against 24% of Dragon Barrage's.
Arcadium ships an update every 3 months, Dragon Barrage every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcadium | Dragon Barrage |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23 ratings) | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 23.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 310 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Luciano Bercini | Ryogo Oka |
Customer experience
Arcadium
Dragon Barrage
In-app purchases
Arcadium
- Premium$4.99
Dragon Barrage
- Game Speed Up$0.99
- Remove Forced Ads$0.99
- Almighty Card x85$1.49
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- 2x EXP$1.99
- Adventurer Pack$2.99
- Energy Potion x 40$2.99
- Almighty Card x192$2.99
- Almighty Card x460$5.99
- Energy Potion x 300$11.99
- Almighty Card x1500$11.99
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