Gridlock Dungeon vs Ax Roguelike
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gridlock Dungeon
Navigate a dungeon grid, clearing creatures by traversing an uninterrupted path. Solve over 550 progressively complex puzzles, unlocking new mechanics and creatures. Enjoy an intuitive tap-and-drag experience with atmospheric music and charming art.
- Uninterrupted path traversal
- Creature clearing puzzles
- Over 550 replayable puzzles
- Unlockable creatures and mechanics
- Intuitive tap-and-drag gameplay
- Helpful hints system
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Embark on a journey through the depths of Gridlock Dungeon, a captivating puzzle adventure. You, the hero, must clear creatures by traversing an uninterrupted path through the dungeon grid. Each level presents a unique challenge, with progressively complex puzzles that will test your strategy and wit. As you descend further, unlock new creatures, traps, and mechanics that add fresh layers of difficulty. Struggling with a particularly devious puzzle? Use carefully crafted hints to nudge you in the right direction. Return to previous puzzles to perfect your solutions or challenge yourself again. Featuring an intuitive tap-and-drag gameplay system, Gridlock Dungeon offers a smooth learning curve with endless replayability. Lose yourself in its atmospheric music and delightful art style, which bring the dungeon's eerie yet charming world to life. Key Features: - More than 100 unlockable creatures and puzzle mechanics - Over 550 replayable puzzles - Helpful hints if you get stuck - Immersive music and charming, hand-crafted art - Easy-to-learn, hard-to-master grid-based gameplay
Ax Roguelike
A turn-based deck-building roguelike where players learn skills, build powerful synergies, and prepare at a base before challenging stages. Strengthen weapons, will, skills, and equipment to overcome difficult encounters.
- Deck-building with over 900 skills
- Turn-based command selection combat
- Base preparation and upgrades
- Weapon and skill strengthening
- Equipment modification
- Synergistic skill interactions
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*Supported languages English/Japanese Ax Roguelike is a deck-building roguelike game. Deck-building Over 900 skills can be learned. Depending on the construction, various effects will interact in a complex manner and create synergies. Battle Progress is based on turn-based command selection. Players can connect up to three skills and activate them consecutively. Base At the base, you can prepare in advance before heading to the stage. If it is difficult to conquer, expand the functions of your base and prepare your initial equipment before trying again. Strengthening During the capture, various training is possible in the village. Strengthening weapons, strengthening will, modifying skills, modifying equipment, etc.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gridlock Dungeon at 4.8 against Ax Roguelike's 4.3. Ax Roguelike's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 months) and price ($2.99 vs $3.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Gridlock Dungeon costs $3.99 and Ax Roguelike $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Gridlock Dungeon holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Gridlock Dungeon's written reviews are positive against 75% of Ax Roguelike's.
Gridlock Dungeon ships an update every 4 months, Ax Roguelike every 2 days. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.
| Parameter | Gridlock Dungeon | Ax Roguelike |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better | 4.3 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 12 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 144 MB | 291 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Red Hawk Games | Katsunori Sasamoto |
Customer experience
Gridlock Dungeon
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In-app purchases
Gridlock Dungeon
No in-app purchases
Ax Roguelike
No in-app purchases
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