Comparison

Dawnmaker vs Rogue Keys

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

Head to head
About

Dawnmaker

A solo strategy game blending city building and deck building mechanics. Rebuild a world shrouded in toxic smog by constructing buildings, acquiring powerful cards, and upgrading your lighthouse to reclaim lost lands and technologies.

Highlights
  • City building mechanics
  • Deck building gameplay
  • Resource management
  • Lighthouse upgrades
  • Smog reclamation
  • Technology recovery
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Dawnmaker is a solo strategy game combining elements of city building and deck building to create a board game-like experience. In a world covered by a toxic Smog, only you can rekindle the ancient lighthouses and bring light and life back. Construct buildings, gain new cards, generate resources and improve your central lighthouse to unlock new building space. Optimize your deck - gain increasingly powerful cards as you improve your city. Your cards and buildings interact in various ways: choose them wisely to create the most powerful combinations! Build efficient cities - make the best of your limited space by optimally positioning your buildings. Improve your lighthouse to repel the Smog and expand your city. Manage your resources - grow farms, build industries, develop science and inspire your people to create the rarest of resources: Eclairium! Reclaim the lost continent - the continent of Heksiga has been covered by a toxic Smog. Repair and improve magical lighthouses to repel that Smog and reclaim the land, region by region. Recover lost technologies - explore vestiges of the old Empire and rediscover technologies that were lost to the Smog.

About

Rogue Keys

A turn-based tactical puzzle game on a 5x5 grid where players manage limited turns and unlock powerful keyboard-key-themed Glyphs. Each run offers unique challenges with procedurally generated boards and randomized abilities.

Highlights
  • Turn-based tactical grid gameplay
  • Keyboard key-themed abilities
  • Unlockable Glyphs with game-changing effects
  • High score chasing with global leaderboards
  • Procedurally generated boards for replayability
  • Multi-run progression and seeded runs
  • Voiceover accessibility support
Features
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Rogue Keys is a turn-based, tactical puzzle/strategy game played on a 5×5 grid where every move counts. Survive enemies, manage your limited turns, and unlock mysterious Glyphs that bend the rules of the game in surprising ways. The twist in Rogue Keys is that your powers and upgrades (as well as enemy buffs) are represented by placed keyboard keys on the board tiles. Each run is a battle of wits against the board itself. You’ll need to balance survival, score-chasing, and risk-taking, all while planning around abilities that grow more powerful the longer you play. FEATURES: • Turn-Based Tactics: Every move consumes precious turns; every decision matters. • Keys of Power: Discover and equip 64 unique keys with over 100 game-changing effects and combos. • Stack & Shift Mechanics: Upgrade keys by using the ‘Shift’ key and chain key abilities for unique effects. • High Score Chasing: Bank points strategically or risk losing them forever. Global leaderboards through Game Center. • Endless Replayability: Procedurally generated boards and randomised keys keep every run unique. • Multi-Run: Extend your streak across multiple runs, earn Glyphs, and carry their powers forward until your streak ends. • Seeded Runs: Weekly seeded runs allow you to jump straight into a single run without the set up and test your skills against other players on the same board. • Accessibility: App and gameplay fully supported with Voiceover.

Screenshots

Dawnmaker4 screens
Rogue Keys4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dawnmaker at daily against Rogue Keys's monthly. Dawnmaker also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). Rogue Keys's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $8.99). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Dawnmaker costs $8.99 and Rogue Keys $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Dawnmaker against 5.0 for Rogue Keys. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dawnmaker ships an update daily, Rogue Keys monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dawnmaker versus Rogue Keys: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDawnmakerRogue Keys
Price$8.99$2.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB139 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAcram DigitalKIERAN HARTNETT

Customer experience

Dawnmaker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Rogue Keys

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dawnmaker

No in-app purchases

None

Rogue Keys

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dawnmaker free?
Dawnmaker costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Rogue Keys free?
Rogue Keys costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dawnmaker or Rogue Keys?
Dawnmaker and Rogue Keys are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Dawnmaker or Rogue Keys have ads?
Neither Dawnmaker nor Rogue Keys shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dawnmaker or Rogue Keys?
Dawnmaker ships an update daily, and Rogue Keys monthly. Most recently, Dawnmaker was updated on September 19, 2026 and Rogue Keys on September 7, 2026.

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