MUDBasher vs Dungeon Scoundrel
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MUDBasher
Experience a reimagined classic text-based adventure game. This app offers a faster, more visually appealing, and feature-rich version of a beloved program from 2012, built for modern devices. Dive into new adventures with enhanced performance and design.
- Classic text-based gameplay
- Rebuilt for modern iOS
- Faster performance
- Improved visuals
- Enhanced features
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"A Classic Returns, Reimagined" The story of MUDBasher is the story of MUDRammer—a beloved app created with love in 2012, named after a friend's ridiculous character name, that brought joy to text gamers for years. When it could no longer keep up with modern iOS, rather than let it fade away, it was completely rebuilt from the ground up. Same heart, new soul. Faster, prettier, more features, and ready for the next decade of adventures.
Dungeon Scoundrel
A tactical card-based dungeon crawler played in portrait mode. Explore a fixed deck, battle monsters, manage resources, and escape alive. Features multiple heroes with unique playstyles and strategic depth for quick, offline sessions.
- Tactical card-based dungeon crawling
- One-handed play
- Seven unlockable hero classes
- Strategic resource management
- Offline play
- Detailed stats and achievements
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A whole dungeon fits in one deck of cards. Every room deals four cards. Monsters, weapons, shields and potions land on the table, and you decide what happens next. Take the sword or leave it. Block the troll or take the hit. Drink now, or save the bottle for the fight you cannot see yet. Clear the room, leave one card behind, and the dungeon deals again. No grid. No timer. No filler. Just a table, a deck, and the next hard choice. THE JOURNEY Twelve dungeons run from the flooded sewers under the city to the dragon horde at the end of the world. Each one has its own monsters, its own story and a boss that ends it. Between runs you return to the Fallen Castle City: spend mana crystals in the Wizard Tower, take bounties from the Job Board, and read what you have killed in the Bestiary. EIGHT HEROES The Scoundrel fights dirty. The Barbarian rages. The Cleric heals what the dungeon takes. The Soundweaver plays by ear alone. Every hero brings a spell that changes how a room can be solved, and you unlock them by surviving. BUILT FOR SHORT SESSIONS Quick Play is a single run of classic rules, about ten minutes. Hero Journey is the full twelve dungeon campaign, saved between sessions. PLAYS WITHOUT SIGHT Full VoiceOver support. Every card, slot, attack and result is announced, so the whole game is playable by ear. NO STRINGS No account, no ads, no internet, no data collection. Buy it once and it runs offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MUDBasher at Free against Dungeon Scoundrel's $1.99. MUDBasher also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Dungeon Scoundrel's advantage is review sentiment (71% vs 28%) and rating (4.2 vs 2.9). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and device support 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
MUDBasher is free to download; Dungeon Scoundrel costs $1.99 up front. Dungeon Scoundrel sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. MUDBasher asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dungeon Scoundrel holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 21 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 28% of MUDBasher's written reviews are positive against 71% of Dungeon Scoundrel's.
MUDBasher ships an update every 6 days, Dungeon Scoundrel weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MUDBasher | Dungeon Scoundrel |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 2.9 (26 ratings) | 4.2 (21 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 27.6% of reviews | 70.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 21 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #120 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Andrew Goldfinch | MM&F Software LLC |
Customer experience
MUDBasher
Dungeon Scoundrel
In-app purchases
MUDBasher
No in-app purchases
Dungeon Scoundrel
- Small Coffee$0.99
- Medium Coffee$2.99
- Large Coffee$4.99






