Comparison

Dungeon Within vs Bravest!

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

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About

Dungeon Within

Awaken as an amnesiac Dark Lord and build a ruthless dungeon to defend against invaders. Recruit monsters, deploy traps, and use your dark powers to forge an inescapable fortress. Embrace roguelike runs to gather memories and awaken your true authority.

Highlights
  • Design and defend your dungeon
  • Raise a formidable monster army
  • Unleash Dark Lord's authority
  • Unpredictable roguelike encounters
  • Gather fragments of memory
  • Forge an inescapable fortress
Features
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"Reclaim Your Throne as the True Dark Lord!" Awaken as an amnesiac Dark Lord in an endless dream world and construct your own ruthless dungeon. Explore the realm to rally scattered monsters, deploy deadly traps, and bring ruin to insolent invaders. Death is not the end, but the beginning of new power. Through endless roguelike runs, forge your DUNGEON into the ultimate, inescapable fortress! [Design & Defend Your Dungeon] Your strategy becomes the absolute law of the dungeon. Deploy diverse combat rooms, sinister structures, and lethal traps to create the ultimate kill zone for incoming heroes. [Raise a Formidable Monster Army] Explore the world to awaken diverse monsters from their deep slumber. Draft creatures with unique abilities and racial synergies into your ranks, and command the frontline with the ultimate monstrous horde. [Unleash the Dark Lord's Authority] Are the invaders breaching your dungeon's core? Unleash the true power dormant within the Dark Lord. Turn the tide of battle instantly with devastating abilities that will bring arrogant foes to their knees. [Unpredictable Roguelike Encounters] Every run paves a new path. Collect mysterious relics hidden throughout the dungeon, navigate through bizarre unknown events, and empower your forces. Your choices will dictate the fate of the next battle. [Fragments of Memory & True Awakening] Do not stop even if you fall in battle. Gather fragments of lost memories and legacies from past runs to awaken the Dark Lord's true power. Transcend death and reclaim your eternal, absolute authority. Take your rightful place on the throne now and dominate your own grand, brutal dungeon!

About

Bravest!

Embark on a classic single-player RPG adventure with strategic "front and rear" battle formations and a four-person party system. This revived mobile port of a beloved feature phone hit offers a humorous and heartfelt story of a NEET summoned to another world to become a hero.

Highlights
  • Classic single-player RPG
  • Front-view battle system with formations
  • Four-person party system
  • Level-based progression
  • Isekai story with humor
  • Retro 12-dot font and audio
  • Controller support
Features
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“Bravest!” is a classic single-player RPG. Featuring a battle system that combines a front-view perspective with “front and rear” formations, along with a four-person party system and level-based progression, the game offers the classic fun and strategic depth of an RPG that anyone can enjoy with confidence. Originally released on Japanese feature phones, Bravest! became a major hit, reaching hundreds of thousands of players. With its memorable premise—“a NEET is summoned to another world and becomes a hero”—the game drew attention as an early example of the isekai genre. Now, in response to many requests from fans, it has been revived as a modern platform port. Filled with humor from beginning to end, this RPG is also a heartfelt adventure that inspires courage. For this re-release, we used a proprietary i-mode compatible layer to faithfully recreate the original i-mode game. It features the nostalgic 12-dot retro font and retro audio, allowing you to play with the same atmosphere as the original. (Switchable) While keeping the graphics and difficulty intact, we’ve adjusted the user interface and pacing, added controller support, and made other tweaks to ensure a smooth and enjoyable experience on modern devices. ◆Story◆ Yusuke Ogiwara, a NEET who’s all the rage these days. One day, he woke up to find himself in a world he’d never seen before. That world is currently in dire straits due to the Demon King. There was an ancient legend in that world. “When the Demon King appears, a hero from another world will save the realm.” Summoned to this other world by a wizard, Yusuke becomes a “sort-of” hero to defeat the Demon King, and sets out on his journey. Can Yusuke Ogiwara, the NEET summoned to another world, become a true hero and defeat the Demon King? Please enjoy this adventure story that feels both nostalgic and thrilling. ◆Controls◆ [Move] : D-pad, touch controls [Confirm] : O button [Cancel] : X button [Quick Menu] : Star button [Menu] : Wrench button ◆Formation◆ Select the character's position in battle from the front row or back row. Placing a character in the back row makes them less likely to be targeted by enemy monsters. It is more effective to place characters with low defense in the back row whenever possible. Cast area-of-effect spells from a position where you are less likely to be targeted by enemies to end the battle quickly! ◆Changes from the Feature Phone Version◆ ・Upgraded to 60fps ・Added convenience menu (full HP restore and shortcuts) ・Increased save slots from 3 to 9 ・UI adjustments ・Enhanced certain effects ・Corrected some text ◆Notes◆ [※] This game runs at a fixed 60fps. If connected to a display with a refresh rate other than 60Hz (or a multiple thereof), the motion may feel choppy.

Screenshots

Dungeon Within4 screens
Bravest!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Bravest! at none against Dungeon Within's 13. Bravest! also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 69%) and price ($4.99 vs $5.99). Dungeon Within's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days) and chart position (#32 vs unranked). On ads, monetization model 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

Dungeon Within costs $5.99 and Bravest! $4.99 up front. Dungeon Within sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Bravest! asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dungeon Within ships an update every 2 days, Bravest! every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Dungeon Within versus Bravest!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDungeon WithinBravest!
Price$5.99$4.99 — better
Rating4.9 (442 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.5% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings442 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 10 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#32 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB99 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGameCoasterMario Ito

Customer experience

Dungeon Within

All ratings442 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive69.5%
Neutral12.2%
Negative18.3%

Bravest!

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Dungeon Within

One-time13
  • Neo Behemoth$1.99
  • Underworld Pass 1$2.99
  • Underworld Expansion Pass$5.99
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  • Time Traveler$5.99
  • Moonveil Skin Set$9.99
  • Beginning of Growth$9.99
  • Beginning of the Abyss$9.99
  • Pioneer of the Abyss$9.99
  • Memory of Training$17.99
  • Essence of Beginning$19.99
  • Essence of the Abyss$19.99
  • Essence of Transcendence$29.99
  • Ark of Eternity$29.99
None

Bravest!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dungeon Within free?
Dungeon Within costs $5.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Bravest! free?
Bravest! costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dungeon Within or Bravest! have ads?
Neither Dungeon Within nor Bravest! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dungeon Within or Bravest!?
Dungeon Within ships an update every 2 days, and Bravest! every 10 days. Most recently, Dungeon Within was updated on October 17, 2026 and Bravest! on October 11, 2026.

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