Comparison

Gorge Defense vs Needle Quest

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

Head to head
About

Gorge Defense

Features
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Gorge Defense is a 2D cooperative tower defense game built around cross-support gameplay. In each match, two players defend opposite slopes of a canyon. You place defenses on your side, but your towers and attacks support your teammate across the gorge — and they support you in return. Success depends on coordinated placement, timing, and covering gaps in each other’s defenses. A match is structured in short preparation steps: - place and adjust towers and weapons - add barricades and traps to reinforce the slopes - select a hero loadout and a shared drone weapon When the wave starts, enemies climb from the gorge and the team defends both sides using towers, traps, and active shooting. Progression is based on unlocking weapons and upgrading them. The game includes 20+ weapons. Each weapon can be evolved once, improving its performance and adding a visible upgrade. Between matches you receive rewards, improve hero skills, unlock perks, and advance in ranking. Features: - 2D co-op tower defense for mobile - gameplay focused on protecting your teammate’s side - 20+ weapons with upgrades - short matches designed for quick sessions - progression, perks, hero skill upgrades, and ranking

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Needle Quest

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One lost needle. A haystack full of secrets. Where would you start? Step onto a colourful little farm and search a giant haystack from a first-person view. Pick up your first handful, sell it at the Hay Market and turn small discoveries into better tools. Every straw you remove opens another little pocket. Dig a hollow, carve a tunnel and uncover what is hiding inside. BUILD YOUR TOOLKIT Start with your bare hand, then work through a glove, mini rake, scoop, pitchfork and shovel to a powerful vacuum. Improve your carrying capacity, gathering speed and hay value as you go. Each tool digs in its own shape. FOLLOW THE COLOUR Green, purple, red and orange rare straws give you crystals for tools. Look for blue tech crystals and hidden treasures to develop your engineering kit. Use a collecting bomb to clear a patch or follow scanner echoes towards a find. Your drone carries its own hay to market and earns coins while you keep exploring. FILL YOUR COLLECTION Find seven distinctive campaign needles as the haystacks grow from 50,000 to 3 million straws. Finish the campaign to unlock Free Play, choose a haystack size and search for secret needles. Discover curious farm treasures and collect all four Sewing Kit pieces for a bonus. DAILY WORD HUNT Find hidden 3D letters and collect the word of the day across several haystacks. Complete the word to earn bonus tech crystals. PLAY AT YOUR PACE Simple touch controls, portrait and landscape layouts, and progress saved on your device let you return to your search. The core game works offline. Optional rewarded advertisements need a connection and availability may vary. Every handful brings you closer. What will you uncover next?

Screenshots

Gorge Defense3 screens
Needle Quest4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Needle Quest at daily against Gorge Defense's every 2 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gorge Defense ships an update every 2 months, Needle Quest daily. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Gorge Defense versus Needle Quest: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGorge DefenseNeedle Quest
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.4
Further details — not scored
Size276 MB15 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAnton KotelnikovNikita Ermachkov

In-app purchases

None

Gorge Defense

No in-app purchases

None

Needle Quest

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gorge Defense free?
Gorge Defense is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Needle Quest free?
Needle Quest is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Gorge Defense or Needle Quest have ads?
Both Gorge Defense and Needle Quest show ads.
Which is updated more often, Gorge Defense or Needle Quest?
Gorge Defense ships an update every 2 months, and Needle Quest daily. Most recently, Gorge Defense was updated on November 9, 2026 and Needle Quest on November 10, 2026.

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