DungeonSolitaire vs CHESS/RUPT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DungeonSolitaire
This offline card game combines roguelike dungeon crawling with strategic deck-building. Make life-or-death decisions with every card draw as you battle monsters and manage resources. Unlock diverse heroes and master four game modes for quick, challenging runs.
- Roguelike card dungeon crawler
- Offline play
- Permadeath mechanics
- Unlockable heroes with unique abilities
- Four distinct game modes
- Strategic card-based combat
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A roguelike card game meets dungeon crawler — no internet required. Inspired by the tabletop game Scoundrel, Dungeon Solitaire turns every draw into a life-or-death decision. Quick 5-minute runs. Deep strategy. Permanent consequences. SURVIVE THE DECK Battle through 44 cards of monsters, weapons, and potions. Each room reveals 4 cards — choose 3 wisely. One wrong move and your run is over. Permadeath means every choice counts. 13 HEROES, 13 PLAYSTYLES Start with 4 free heroes — Basic, Ranger, Knight, and Wizard. Unlock 9 more, each with unique abilities: drain life as the Vampire, banish monsters as the Ghost Samurai, grow deadlier with every kill as the Demon Lord, and more. FOUR GAME MODES Classic Mode — the original dungeon crawl. Story Mode — unlock the prestige knight skin. Class Gauntlet — switch heroes every 2 rooms. Endless Mode — survive as long as you can. STRATEGY, NOT LUCK Weapons degrade. Potions are limited. Health is precious. This is a single-player strategy card game where skill beats chance. Whether you're a solitaire fan or an RPG lover, download now and see if you can conquer the deck.
CHESS/RUPT
This turn-based arcade survival game offers a unique twist on chess. Players move familiar pieces across a dynamic board that cracks and falls away, requiring strategic adaptation to survive. It features daily challenges, various game modes, and an optional upgrade for unlimited plays.
- Turn-based arcade survival gameplay
- Dynamic, changing game board
- Daily Challenge mode
- Crown Trials for streak scores
- Multiple game modes (Arcade, Puzzle, Battle)
- Optional unlimited plays upgrade
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Move a familiar chess piece. Capture another to change what you can do. Then find a way off a board that is breaking beneath you. CHESS/RUPT turns the moves you already know into fast, tactical runs. Move as the king, queen, rook, bishop, knight, and pawn; transform when you capture; and survive while tiles crack, collapse, and reshape the board. Start with a free Daily Challenge or Daily Puzzle. Everyone gets the same rules that day, so you can solve it your way, protect a streak, and compare scores on optional Game Center leaderboards. Want a longer run? Crown Trials, Puzzle Mode, Free Play, and battle modes turn familiar chess movement into new problems: * Survive a shrinking board and escalating enemy pressure * Plan captures through portals, frozen pieces, and changing movement * Claim territory, chase signals, outlast a snake, or be the last piece standing * Play short sessions offline, then submit optional Game Center scores Daily Challenge and Daily Puzzle are free. One optional, one-time Unlimited Plays purchase unlocks all non-daily modes. No ads, subscriptions, consumable currency, or random loot.
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Verdict
DungeonSolitaire and CHESS/RUPT both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of CHESS/RUPT's written reviews are positive against 75% of DungeonSolitaire's. DungeonSolitaire's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (11 vs 3). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. DungeonSolitaire sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and CHESS/RUPT sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
CHESS/RUPT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of DungeonSolitaire's written reviews are positive against 100% of CHESS/RUPT's.
DungeonSolitaire ships an update every 4 days, CHESS/RUPT every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DungeonSolitaire | CHESS/RUPT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (11 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Club Social, LLC | Ankur Gupta LLC |
Customer experience
DungeonSolitaire
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In-app purchases
DungeonSolitaire
- Support Developer$0.99
- Class Pack$1.99
CHESS/RUPT
- Unlimited Plays$2.99
Questions
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