Bloomtown vs DesertForge
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bloomtown
Embark on a narrative JRPG adventure set in a seemingly idyllic 1960s town where children are disappearing and nightmares become reality. Explore a hidden demon world, tame creatures, and engage in tactical turn-based combat to uncover the town's dark secrets and save its inhabitants.
- Narrative JRPG gameplay
- Turn-based tactical combat
- Monster taming and fusion
- Social RPG elements
- Exploration of two worlds
- Character ability customization
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Bloomtown: A Different Story is a narrative JRPG mixing turn-based combat, monster taming and social RPG set in a seemingly pleasant 1960s Americana world. Play as Emily and her younger brother Chester sent on their summer holiday to their grandpa’s cozy and quiet town. May be too quiet… Children starting to disappear, nightmares getting more real… Something’s not right, especially for a 12-year-old girl with an adventurous mind! It is up to you to solve this mystery and free Bloomtown and its inhabitants from a glooming fate! A tale of two worlds: Bloomtown is a quiet and cozy American town with its cinema, grocery shops, library, parks… But this is only a façade! A demon world is growing on the underside, children are disappearing, and it is up to you to save the town! A different Story: Embark on mysterious adventure to save the townspeople from their own demons: Fear and vices have taken monstrous life form in the Underside. Follow Emily and her group of friends, figure out the mysteries of the mystical disappearances and save Bloomtown’s inhabitants souls! Teamwork makes the dream work: In the turn-based tactical battles against giant demons and dungeon bosses from the Underside, Emily is not alone! Use each character abilities and strengths to come out victorious. Summon your own inner demons as well as the captured ones to set up devastating combos. Tame demons from the Underside: During combat, catch weaken creatures to add them. With loads of unique creatures and a deep fuse system, create hundreds of synergies and your own demon-hunting squad. A summer holiday adventure: Explore the town’s secret areas, strength your physical abilities at the gym, gain pocket money working at the grocery store, make resourceful friends or do some relaxing gardening. You decide what is the most useful for your adventure.
DesertForge
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DesertForge is the ultimate companion app for players of a deep desert survival MMO game. Designed for explorers, builders, and strategists, it lets you quickly search and reference a full list of unique, high-tier craftable items — all organized by tier — so you can plan your resource gathering and crafting more efficiently. Whether you’re navigating the desert to collect rare materials or preparing to assemble your next legendary weapon or utility tool, DesertForge gives you instant access to the item requirements and ingredients you need. - Search items by name across six crafting tiers - See how many materials are required per item - Quickly scan for what to collect before returning to your base DesertForge is designed by players, for players — helping you spend more time exploring and less time alt-tabbing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DesertForge at none against Bloomtown's 1. DesertForge also leads on update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Bloomtown sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DesertForge asks for nothing beyond the download.
Bloomtown ships an update every 2 weeks, DesertForge every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and November 27, 2025 respectively.
| Parameter | Bloomtown | DesertForge |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.8 (38 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 59.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.0 GB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | Twin Sails Interactive | Nader William |
Bugs and requests
Bloomtown
Reported bugs
3 issues- No sound
- Sliders don't work
- Screen size messed up
Requested features
2 requests- Fix audio issues
- Improve screen size and layout
DesertForge
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Bloomtown
- Full Game$9.99
DesertForge
No in-app purchases









