The Reeve vs Volcano Princess
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Reeve
Manage a medieval town during a challenging probationary period. Make critical decisions to overcome crises like famines, cultists, and plagues, impacting your town's reputation, order, military, and supplies. Your choices determine the town's fate and your own.
- Administrator role in a medieval town
- Decision-making affecting town stats
- Deal with crises like bandits and plagues
- Branching narrative with unexpected events
- Multiple endings based on strategy
- Town simulator mechanics
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You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town! [Details] Long, long ago, there was a large island south of a kingdom. You are an Administrator tasked with running one of its towns. Your 4-week probationary period will be riddled with adversities. Economic crises, bandits, a dreadful plague and a hostile indigenous religion all threaten to dismantle your little town. You will have to make decisions in the face of each hardship. Your choices will decide your fate after 4 weeks. Choose wisely. Each decision will affect stats including reputation, order, military and supplies. Low numbers on any of these may indicate your town's eventual demise. Predict which stats will be affected by how much before making your decision using your best judgment. The island's Governor is a very impatient man. He will not hesitate to strip you of your power if he disapproves of your policies. Gain the peoples favor and make the most of troops and supplies to get through your probationary period. You won't be alone. Work together with allies to overcome various hardships. [Features] - Unexpected Crises: New events await you with each playthrough. The narrative branches out in multiple different ways depending on your choices. - Town Simulator: Your actions must be based on your town's various stats. Stats are what shape your town and the events that unfold within it. - 11 Endings: There is more than one way to overcome each hardship. Your strategies employed during your probationary period will lead to vastly different endings.
Volcano Princess
Guide your daughter's growth in a magical kingdom through your choices. Explore over 50 unique endings shaped by her career and relationships. This simulation game features new content and full Japanese voice support.
- Multi-ending simulation
- Daughter's growth guidance
- Over 50 unique endings
- Career path choices
- Relationship building
- Japanese voice support
- New story content and illustrations
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Multi-ending daughter-raising simulation game: Volcano Princess In a volcanic kingdom where smithing, magic, and alchemy flourish, you play as a father and guide your daughter as she grows up. Each and every choice you make will influence your daughter's growth and lead the story to different endings. Featuring over 50 unique endings, the game offers a wide variety of outcomes based on your future career path and the bonds you forge with the people who matter most. With its multiplatform release, this version also includes full Japanese voice support, newly written story content, new event illustrations, and a brand-new exploration map. [Official Website] https://volcano-princess.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Reeve at $2.99 against Volcano Princess's $10.99. The Reeve also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Volcano Princess's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 60%) and update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). 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
The Reeve costs $2.99 and Volcano Princess $10.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Reeve ships an update every 2 months, Volcano Princess monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Reeve | Volcano Princess |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $10.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 12 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #180 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 1.7 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gray Muscat | 株式会社 Colorful Palette |
Customer experience
The Reeve
Volcano Princess
In-app purchases
The Reeve
No in-app purchases
Volcano Princess
No in-app purchases
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