Comparison

Drop Duchy vs Run Dummy

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

Head to head
About

Drop Duchy

Experience a unique blend of deckbuilding, puzzle, and rogue-lite gameplay. Build a realm by strategically placing tiles, gather resources, and lead your troops to reclaim enemy territory. Each run offers a fresh challenge with procedural generation and meta-progression.

Highlights
  • Deckbuilding, puzzle, and rogue-lite gameplay mix
  • Strategic tile placement for resource maximization
  • Real-time strategy combat and territory reclamation
  • Procedurally generated game experiences
  • Meta-progression with over 90 challenges
  • Over 110 unique cards for deck building
  • Three playable factions: The Duchy, The Order, The Republic
Features
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[TRY BEFORE YOU BUY!] A beloved PC game, now coming to mobile. Metacritic: 83. Very Positive on STEAM - 90%. Drop Duchy takes the iconic geometric puzzle gameplay we all know and love and gives it a fresh perspective: instead of simply clearing lines, you build a realm. A mix of deckbuilding, puzzle and rogue-lite, designed to hone your appetite as a block-stacking tactician. Place tile pieces as you would in a block-dropping game, but align them to maximize their activation rules. Set the right structures next to lush forests, wild rivers and grassy plains to pull out maximum resources and units. Then gather your troops, reclaim the regions under enemy control, and storm the enemy fortress along branching, decision-filled paths. Let your castle take too much damage and the run ends - but defeat is not the end: jump straight back in with a new strategy, and use the experience gained to unlock even more content. Grow in power with over 110 unique cards, trade with markets and guilds, and climb a meta progression of over 90 missions tied to three playable factions: The Duchy, The Order and The Republic. Adapt, conquer, and keep the action moving! FEATURES * An original mix of puzzle gameplay and real-time strategy * A brand new game experience with each run thanks to procedural generation * Play with Factions: The Duchy, The Order, The Republic * Meta progression: over 90 challenges designed to help you through your journey * Build the perfect deck with over 110 unique cards * An elegant and charming art direction to please your eyes * An engaging and ever-evolving soundtrack to please your ears * Choose your path between lakes, glades, forests, villages, guilds… and more!

About

Run Dummy

Features
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Run Dummy is a 3D maze runner starring a crash-test dummy on the loose in a neon laboratory. Steer with simple tank controls, memorize the corridors, and reach the reward well before the clock runs out. THE LAB IS BOOBY-TRAPPED Every trial hides hazards between you and the exit: spinning blades, floor spikes, dart launchers, crumbling tiles, moving walls, one-way doors, teleporters, and pressure switches that open gates across the maze. The walls can't hurt you — the traps will. RUN. REMEMBER. ESCAPE. - 35 trials across 5 chapters, from gentle warm-up lattices to the deep lab - A chase camera with a rear-view mirror, so nothing sneaks up behind you - Tactile haptics, footstep audio, and a moody synth soundtrack - Up to 3 stars per trial: finish the run, beat the target time, stay nearly untouched - Chase camera tuned for long corridors and split-second turns UNLOCK THE CREW Chain wall streaks — clean runs without kissing the walls — to unlock new runners, each with its own look: Dummy, Bolt, Bulwark, Wraith, and Gilded. Star collectors can earn fresh ball-skin finishes too. FREE POWER-UPS Grab power-ups from the Power-Ups screen before a big attempt: Speed Boost, Shield, Long Jump, Time Freeze, and Extra Hearts. Every power-up is included free — equip as many as you like. There are no purchases, no subscriptions, and no ads anywhere in the game. Only the traps can stop you. How far can you run? Run Dummy is a DJ Games LLC production. © 2026 DJ Games LLC.

Screenshots

Drop Duchy4 screens
Run Dummy3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Run Dummy at none against Drop Duchy's 2. Drop Duchy's advantage is device support (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drop Duchy sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Run Dummy asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drop Duchy ships an update daily, Run Dummy every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Drop Duchy versus Run Dummy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDrop DuchyRun Dummy
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size304 MB6 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDoghowl Games Ltd.DESTIN MITCHELL

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Drop Duchy

One-time2
  • Base Game Offer$12.99
  • Base Game$14.99
None

Run Dummy

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drop Duchy free?
Drop Duchy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Run Dummy free?
Run Dummy is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Drop Duchy or Run Dummy have ads?
Neither Drop Duchy nor Run Dummy shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Drop Duchy or Run Dummy?
Drop Duchy ships an update daily, and Run Dummy every 6 days. Most recently, Drop Duchy was updated on October 3, 2026 and Run Dummy on October 11, 2026.

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