Deep Rock Galactic vs OpenTyrian 2000
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Survivor-like auto-shooter gameplay
- Procedurally generated caves
- Mining for riches
- Unlockable upgrades and weapons
- Top-down perspective
- Single-player experience
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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
OpenTyrian 2000
Experience a classic vertical scrolling space shooter with five full episodes, hundreds of weapons, and ship upgrades. Navigate asteroid fields, battle bosses, and uncover a rich storyline. Optimized for mobile with touch controls and controller support.
- Five full episodes
- Hundreds of weapons and upgrades
- Multiple game modes
- Rich storyline
- FM synth soundtrack
- Controller support
- iCloud save sync
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OpenTyrian 2000 is a faithful port of the classic DOS game Tyrian 2000, widely regarded as one of the greatest vertical scrolling shooters ever made. FEATURES: - Five full episodes of intense arcade action - Hundreds of weapons, shields, and ship upgrades - Multiple game modes: Full Game, Arcade, and Timed Battle - Rich storyline told through collectible data cubes - Iconic FM synth soundtrack - Apple TV with game controller support - iCloud save sync across iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV - Touch controls optimized for mobile with virtual joystick and direct touch modes, plus game controller support - Configurable action buttons and sensitivity - 11 languages: English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Arabic, Hindi, Japanese, Korean Originally created by Jason Emery and published by Epic MegaGames in 1999, Tyrian 2000 was later released as freeware. OpenTyrian is an open-source port that preserves the original gameplay while adding modern platform support. Navigate through asteroid fields, battle massive bosses, and uncover the conspiracy behind the mineral-rich planet Tyrian. Collect data cubes for lore, upgrade your ship at shops between levels, and discover secret levels and bonus games. Whether you played the original or are discovering it for the first time, OpenTyrian 2000 delivers the definitive classic arcade shooter experience. Privacy URL: https://playtyrian.com/privacy.html Support URL: https://tablefy.eu/feedback/8ee344ef/frostdev/6 Marketing URL: https://playtyrian.com/index.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Deep Rock Galactic at Free against OpenTyrian 2000's $0.99. Deep Rock Galactic also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (5.6K vs 8). OpenTyrian 2000's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and review sentiment (82% vs 62%). On ads 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
Deep Rock Galactic is free to download; OpenTyrian 2000 costs $0.99 up front. Deep Rock Galactic sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. OpenTyrian 2000 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Deep Rock Galactic holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Deep Rock Galactic has 5.6K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 62% of Deep Rock Galactic's written reviews are positive against 82% of OpenTyrian 2000's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Deep Rock Galactic ships an update every 6 days, OpenTyrian 2000 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Deep Rock Galactic | OpenTyrian 2000 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (5.6K ratings) — better | 4.4 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.9% of reviews | 81.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.6K — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 922 MB | 29 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ghost Ship Publishing | Alvaro Escarcha Esteban |
Customer experience
Deep Rock Galactic
OpenTyrian 2000
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
OpenTyrian 2000
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Deep Rock Galactic
- 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
OpenTyrian 2000
No in-app purchases
Questions
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