Comparison

Dawnmaker vs Deadline Negotiator

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.

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Deadline Negotiator

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Deadline Negotiator — The AI-Powered Negotiation Game Step into high-stakes crisis scenarios where every word you say changes the outcome. A bank robbery with hostages, an explosive family conflict, a tense salary negotiation: in Deadline Negotiator, you are the negotiator, and AI plays your counterpart with striking realism. CHARACTERS THAT TRULY REACT Every non-player character is driven by advanced artificial intelligence. They have their own personality, emotions, and secrets. Their trust, patience, and stress evolve in real time based on your word choices. Show empathy and they'll open up. Get aggressive and the situation spirals out of control. UNCOVER THE SECRET TO WIN Behind every crisis lies a truth the character won't reveal easily. Ask the right questions, spot the clues in their answers, and discover their weakness: the real reason behind their actions. That's the key to unlocking a peaceful resolution. DOZENS OF UNIQUE SCENARIOS Bank heist, hostage situation, bitter divorce, workplace harassment, diplomatic crisis… Each scenario offers multiple playable roles (negotiator, accomplice, journalist) and randomized weaknesses, delivering near-infinite replayability. A COMPLETE PROGRESSION SYSTEM Rise from Apprentice to Legendary rank. Unlock trophies: First Victory, 5-Win Streak, Perfect Negotiator, Empathy Master, and many more. Compare your scores on the global leaderboard and become the ultimate negotiator. PLAY FOR FREE 3 full scenarios are available for free. Go Premium for just $4.99/year and unlock every scenario, Expert, Master, and Legendary ranks, plus all future content. LEARN BY PLAYING Deadline Negotiator draws from real crisis negotiation techniques: active listening, reframing, tactical empathy, stress management. An educational tool disguised as an addictive game. FEATURES — Advanced conversational AI with unique personalities — Real-time trust, patience, and stress gauges — Keyword-based weakness discovery system — Multiple roles per scenario — Trophies, ranks, and global leaderboard — Bilingual: English & French — New scenarios added regularly — Negotiation timer for maximum tension Can you find the right words before time runs out? Terms of use : https://deadline-negociator.com/legal

Screenshots

Dawnmaker4 screens
Deadline Negotiator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Deadline Negotiator at Free against Dawnmaker's $4.49. Dawnmaker's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (daily vs every 6 days). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Deadline Negotiator is free to download; Dawnmaker costs $4.49 up front. Deadline Negotiator sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. Dawnmaker asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dawnmaker ships an update daily, Deadline Negotiator every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Dawnmaker versus Deadline Negotiator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDawnmakerDeadline Negotiator
Price$4.49Free — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaid—
Best chart rank#48 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB77 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAcram DigitalMonsieur Pickles

In-app purchases

None

Dawnmaker

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Deadline Negotiator

Subscriptions1
  • Premium account$3.991 Year

Questions

Is Dawnmaker free?
Dawnmaker costs $4.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deadline Negotiator free?
Deadline Negotiator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dawnmaker or Deadline Negotiator have ads?
Neither Dawnmaker nor Deadline Negotiator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dawnmaker or Deadline Negotiator?
Dawnmaker ships an update daily, and Deadline Negotiator every 6 days. Most recently, Dawnmaker was updated on October 28, 2026 and Deadline Negotiator on October 25, 2026.

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