Night Hunt vs Aether Bastion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Night Hunt
Defend against endless hordes of monsters in a cursed castle. Wield powerful magic, upgrade your skills, and collect loot to survive challenging roguelike levels. This game offers strategic combat with a relaxed, idle-meets-tactical approach.
- Hundreds of roguelike levels
- Wield devastating magic spells
- Strategic ability upgrades
- Collect loot and gear
- Idle meets tactical combat
- Customize spell combos
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Step into the haunted halls of the Vampire Tower and become the ultimate Night Hunter! In this action-packed roguelike survivor game, you are humanity’s last hope. Armed with a deadly crossbow and arcane magic, you’ll battle endless hordes of demons, vampires, zombies, and Lovecraft horrors in a cursed castle teeming with nightmares. Every floor tests your strategy with relentless waves—adapt or perish! === Gameplay Features === • Conquer hundreds of levels in the spine-chilling Vampire Tower—each run is a fresh challenge! • Wield devastating magic: Rain down meteors, freeze foes with ice beams, or electrify them with lightning strikes. Customize spells or unique combos! • Strategic upgrades: Choose new abilities, empower existing skills, or unlock alternate spell variants to match your playstyle. • Loot & dominate: Collect rare gems and epic gear from fallen monsters to upgrade your arsenal and unlock game-changing buffs. === Idle Meets Tactical Chaos === Love tower defense tension or survivor-style action but prefer low-input strategic choice? Night Hunt delivers bombastic VFX and thrilling combat—without frantic tapping. Sit back, plan your build, and watch the spectacle unfold! === Who’s It For? === • Heroes who stand alone against the darkness (comic book/gothic fantasy fans, this is your battleground!). • Roguelike survivor enthusiasts who crave replayability with strategic depth, not just reflexes. • Tower defense and shooting game players who want relaxed yet epic battles—no superhuman reaction times needed! Do you dare face the night? Download now and claim your place as the ultimate Night Hunter!
Aether Bastion
Defend a growing rift against swarms. Strategically expand your keep and spend resources to bring cores home. Enjoy live co-op multiplayer for up to four players.
- Idle rift defense gameplay
- Strategic keep growth
- Resource management
- Live co-op multiplayer (2-4 players)
- Seasonal events
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You don't aim. You grow. Aether Bastion is idle rift defense. One lattice. A swarm on the ring. Grow the keep, spend scrap in the run, and bring cores home. • Seasonal tides bring new events to the keep. • Live co-op for 2 to 4 keepers through Game Center, each on their own device (no couch co-op). • No ads. The optional Circle subscription adds an extra Forge, 1.25× cores, and daily gems. Founder packs are gems only. Play on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple TV. Plays on iPhone Duo, in portrait on the outer screen and landscape on the unfolded inner screen. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Aether Bastion at 100% against Night Hunt's 44%. Aether Bastion also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and ads (none vs shown). Night Hunt's advantage is update cadence (every 11 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Night Hunt sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Aether Bastion sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Aether Bastion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 13 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Night Hunt's written reviews are positive against 100% of Aether Bastion's.
Night Hunt ships an update every 11 days, Aether Bastion monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Night Hunt | Aether Bastion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 44.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 13 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 184 MB | 165 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Mirror Magic | NoffTech LLC |
Customer experience
Night Hunt
Aether Bastion
In-app purchases
Night Hunt
- Special Offer$0.99
- Special Offer$1.99
- Unlock Instant Hunt$4.99
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- Special Offer$4.99
- Large Pack of Rubies$9.99
- Premium Pass$9.99
- Lifetime Ads-Free$9.99
- Special Offer$9.99
- Mega Pack of Rubies$49.99
- Ultra Pack of Rubies$99.99
Aether Bastion
- Bastion Circle7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Handful of Gems$0.99
- Ember Theme$1.99
- Awakening Pack$2.99
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- Ember Pack$2.99
- Purse of Gems$4.99
- Founder’s Sigil$4.99
- Chest of Gems$9.99
- Vault of Gems$19.99
- Treasury of Gems$49.99
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