Orthanc vs Rocco Rogue Premium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Orthanc
Embark on an adventure in this faithful recreation of a classic 1970s graphic dungeon crawl RPG. Explore, defeat monsters, and gather treasure using the touchscreen interface. Experience a challenging yet addictive gameplay loop inspired by early computer games.
- Faithful recreation of a 1970s RPG
- Dungeon crawl gameplay
- Monster combat and treasure hunting
- Touchscreen controls
- Inspired by early computer games
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This game is a faithful recreation of "Orthanc", one of the first graphic dungeon crawl role-playing games developed for the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign's PLATO computer in the 1970s. The original was played on a PLATO terminal with a keyboard. (The PLATO version of "Orthanc" was inspired by "pedit5", which you can learn more about in Wikipedia.) The original PLATO terminals used plasma panels only capable of displaying orange and black. There is no sound. This implementation uses the touchscreen for all gameplay. You are an adventurer gaining experience and treasure by defeating monsters. Orthanc is easy to start but hard to put down.
Rocco Rogue Premium
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Premium version of Rocco Rogue with full access, no ads, and offline play. New to Rocco Rogue? Try the ad-supported Rocco Rogue: Roguelike RPG to experience the same core gameplay before choosing Premium.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Orthanc at Free against Rocco Rogue Premium's $3.99. Rocco Rogue Premium's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Orthanc is free to download; Rocco Rogue Premium costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Orthanc ships an update every 2 months, Rocco Rogue Premium every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Orthanc | Rocco Rogue Premium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Paul Resch | Jianfeng Wu |
In-app purchases
Orthanc
No in-app purchases
Rocco Rogue Premium
No in-app purchases
