Comparison

Deep Rock Galactic vs Dandy Ace

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Deep Rock Galactic

Engage in a single-player survivor-like auto-shooter, battling alien hordes and mining for riches. Upgrade your gear and arsenal to survive the procedurally generated caves of Planet Hoxxes. Experience the Deep Rock Galactic universe from a new top-down perspective.

Highlights
  • Survivor-like auto-shooter gameplay
  • Procedurally generated caves
  • Mining for riches
  • Unlockable upgrades and weapons
  • Top-down perspective
  • Single-player experience
Features
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Welcome, Survivor! DEEP ROCK GALACTIC: SURVIVOR is a single player survivor-like auto-shooter. Take on hordes of lethal aliens, mine riches, and unlock powerful upgrades to survive, as you wield the full arsenal of Deep Rock Galactic. It's one dwarf against all of Planet Hoxxes! REVERSE BULLET HELL, WITH MINING Kill bugs, upgrade your gear, and delve ever deeper into the lethal caves of Hoxxes. Collect and assemble a devastating array of guns, unleash hell upon wave after wave of alien monsters in fast and frenetic combat, and tunnel your way to collect precious riches from deep within the cave walls. With the auto-shooter gameplay, you don’t worry about aiming and firing – just run and mine for your life, as you automatically blast away. Each mission is entirely unique with its own procedural cave generation and enemy waves, just as you've come to know from Deep Rock Galactic. COMPLETE MISSION OBJECTIVES TO BECOME STRONGER Dig deep, Miner! Once the Drop Pod releases you into the oppressive darkness, you’re on your own. Complete the mission objectives set forth by the Company, and make it back to the Drop Pod in time to try your luck at even more deadly and lucrative encounters. Progress deeper and deeper into the planet while you grow ever stronger, survive all the way to the very end of your assignment, and finally get extracted alongside your hefty sack of loot. DEEP ROCK, FROM A WHOLE NEW PERSPECTIVE Now you can explore the Deep Rock Galactic universe in a whole new single-player-focused experience! Play each mission from a top-down perspective, navigating the caves of Hoxxes as you've never seen them before, soaking it up through nonstop auto-shooter action. Greybeard Deep Rock veterans will recognize much from Deep Rock Galactic, and if you are a recently joined Greenbeard: Welcome all the same! We are thrilled to have you on board. You will like it here. Management requires it. ROCK AND STONE! Discord: https://discord.gg/drgs Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@fundaygames X: https://x.com/FundayGamesdk

About

Dandy Ace

Embark on an over-the-top action adventure as a fabulous magician. Combine magical cards, battle enemies, and loot your way through challenges to defeat a wicked illusionist and escape a cursed mirror.

Highlights
  • Over-the-top action gameplay
  • Magical card combination system
  • Looting and combat mechanics
  • Defeat the Green-Eyed Illusionist
  • Escape a cursed mirror
Features
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Dandy Ace is an over the top action game that follows this fabulous magician seeking to combine and use his magical cards, fighting and looting his way to defeat the Green-Eyed Illusionist and free himself from a cursed mirror.

Screenshots

Deep Rock Galactic4 screens
Dandy Ace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Deep Rock Galactic at Free against Dandy Ace's $9.99. Deep Rock Galactic also leads on ratings volume (5.6K vs 1). Dandy Ace's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 62%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Deep Rock Galactic is free to download; Dandy Ace costs $9.99 up front. Deep Rock Galactic sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Dandy Ace asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dandy Ace holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deep Rock Galactic has 5.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Deep Rock Galactic's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dandy Ace's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Deep Rock Galactic versus Dandy Ace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeep Rock GalacticDandy Ace
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating4.7 (5.6K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.6K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size922 MB1.6 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGhost Ship PublishingMad Mimic

Customer experience

Deep Rock Galactic

All ratings5,617 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.2%
Written reviews669 reviews
Positive61.9%
Neutral11.4%
Negative26.8%

Dandy Ace

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Deep Rock Galactic

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Pause screen not working properly
  • Targeting issues with enemies

Requested features

3 requests
  • Horizontal orientation option
  • Cross-progression from other platforms
  • More weapon/content variety

Dandy Ace

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Deep Rock Galactic

One-time10
  • Supporter Pack$4.99
  • After Hours Pack$4.99
  • Heavy Duty Expansion - Sale$9.99
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  • Heavy Duty Expansion$9.99
  • Unlock Full Game - Sale$12.99
  • Full Game$12.99
  • Deluxe Edition$14.99
  • Deluxe Edition - Sale$14.99
  • Complete Edition - Sale$22.99
  • Complete Edition$22.99
None

Dandy Ace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deep Rock Galactic free?
Deep Rock Galactic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dandy Ace free?
Dandy Ace costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Deep Rock Galactic or Dandy Ace?
Dandy Ace is rated higher. Deep Rock Galactic averages 4.7 out of 5 from 5.6K ratings, while Dandy Ace averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Deep Rock Galactic or Dandy Ace have ads?
Neither Deep Rock Galactic nor Dandy Ace shows ads.

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