Comparison

Incremental ELM Quest 2 vs Dungeon Crawl 94

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

Head to head
About

Incremental ELM Quest 2

Explore a world where elemental forces are merging, cataloging creatures and uncovering a deep mystery. This offline RPG features extensive progression systems, a vast bestiary, and a narrative told through field reports. Earn rewards even while offline.

Highlights
  • Catalog over 4000 unique creatures
  • Level up over 300 hero classes
  • Explore elemental portals
  • Offline progression
  • Narrative told through field journals
  • Deep progression systems
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A free incremental RPG you can play entirely offline. No ads, no paywall, and every goal in the game is reachable without spending a cent. The world's eight elemental forces were once held apart. Now they are bleeding together, and everything is changing. You are a Cataloguer: a licensed scholar sent into the saturated zones to document what lives there. Encounter creatures, record them, and fill the Manifest, one species at a time. The more you catalogue, the more the world opens up, and the closer you come to the thing nobody wants to talk about: why everything is falling apart. If you've always wanted to play a uniquely idle monster collecting adventure with the patience of a nature documentary and the wit of a dungeon crawl, this is your chance. Explore portals, return to new species and new regions, and watch the Manifest fill in like a field journal. WHAT YOU'LL FIND • Over 4,000 creatures to find, fight, and catalogue. Each holds a small piece of the overall narrative. • Over 300 classes to equip and level up. Send your hero into elemental portals and take control as battles unfold. • Offline progression that unlocks early and never stops: your hero keeps earning and your disciples keep hunting while the app is closed. • Every portal is graded. The threat ratings are, unfortunately, accurate. • 16 narrators bring the world alive through their lost dossiers. Sixteen cataloguers came before you and its on you to find out why they stopped writing. • Deep progression: level classes, raise disciples, study at the university, upgrade your guild license, master insignias, power up skills, and more. • Rare enemy variants, an ever-expanding ladder of achievements, and Game Center leaderboards (purely optional). FAIR BY DESIGN The whole game is offline, free, and ad-free. The optional purchases are purely cosmetics that support a solo, part-time developer. I'm an incremental game fan who got bored waiting for the next one to drop. Made by one person as a part-time passion project. Thank you for giving it a shot!

About

Dungeon Crawl 94

Embark on a pixel-art adventure RPG focused on exploration, character growth, and survival. Venture into dangerous lands, battle creatures, and uncover secrets to discover what was taken.

Highlights
  • Pixel-art RPG adventure
  • Character classes and attribute progression
  • Melee, ranged, and magic combat
  • Procedurally generated areas
  • Quests and unique characters
  • Resource management and crafting
  • Animal companions
Features
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DC94: What Was Taken is a pixel-art adventure RPG built around exploration, character progression, survival, and discovery. Your journey begins with a simple question: What was taken? Leave the safety of town and venture onto dangerous roads, through goblin-infested caves, ancient forests, forgotten hideouts, and dark places where something far more dangerous awaits. Create your character, choose how you want to play, and grow stronger as you explore. Develop attributes such as Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, Wisdom, Constitution, Speed, and Luck. Find weapons, armor, shields, spells, potions, supplies, and rare equipment that can change how you approach the journey. EXPLORE Adventure through a world filled with dungeons, hidden areas, treasure, merchants, quests, secrets, hazards, and unexpected encounters. Not every journey will unfold exactly the same way. BUILD YOUR CHARACTER Choose a starting class and develop your character as you level up. Focus on physical strength, speed and ranged combat, magic, survivability, or create a build of your own. FIGHT YOUR WAY FORWARD Battle enemies using melee weapons, ranged attacks, magic, bombs, and other tools you discover along the way. Face increasingly dangerous creatures and powerful bosses as you travel deeper into the world. PREPARE FOR THE JOURNEY Resources matter. Gather supplies, build campfires, rest, craft useful items, manage your equipment, and prepare before pushing farther into dangerous territory. DISCOVER MORE THAN TREASURE Meet travelers and merchants, complete quests, discover unusual locations, uncover secrets, and encounter animals that can become companions on your adventure. FEATURES • Pixel-art RPG adventure • Character classes and attribute progression • Melee, ranged, and magic combat • Weapons, armor, shields, spells, potions, bombs, and rare loot • Procedurally generated areas and encounters • Quests and unique characters • Merchants and trading • Animal companions • Campfires, resting, crafting, and resource management • Hidden areas, treasure rooms, hazards, and secrets • Multiple environments and challenging bosses • Touch controls designed for mobile • Controller support Explore the unknown. Prepare for what lies ahead. Survive long enough to discover what was taken.

Screenshots

Incremental ELM Quest 24 screens
Dungeon Crawl 944 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Incremental ELM Quest 2 at Free against Dungeon Crawl 94's $4.99. Incremental ELM Quest 2 also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 weeks) and ratings volume (54 vs 4). Dungeon Crawl 94's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 16) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On 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

Incremental ELM Quest 2 is free to download; Dungeon Crawl 94 costs $4.99 up front. Incremental ELM Quest 2 sells 16 one-off in-app purchases. Dungeon Crawl 94 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dungeon Crawl 94 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Incremental ELM Quest 2 has 54 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Incremental ELM Quest 2's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dungeon Crawl 94's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Incremental ELM Quest 2 ships an update every 4 days, Dungeon Crawl 94 every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Incremental ELM Quest 2 versus Dungeon Crawl 94: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIncremental ELM Quest 2Dungeon Crawl 94
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (54 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings54 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB468 MB
Age rating+99+
DeveloperEric MarinDEVON BRYCE UNDERWOOD

Customer experience

Incremental ELM Quest 2

All ratings51 ratings
Positive90.2%
Neutral5.9%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%

Dungeon Crawl 94

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

16 purchases

Incremental ELM Quest 2

One-time16
  • Cosmetic: D- Pack$0.99
  • Support Tip$0.99
  • Support Coffee$4.99
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  • Cosmetic: S- Pack$6.99
  • Cosmetic: SS- Pack$7.99
  • Cosmetic: S+ Pack$7.99
  • Cosmetic: SS+ Pack$8.99
  • Cosmetic: SSS- Pack$9.99
  • Cosmetic: SSS Pack$9.99
  • Cosmetic: SSS+ Pack$9.99
  • Cosmetic: Letter of Patronage$9.99
  • Support Lunch$9.99
  • Cosmetic: Founder's Edition$19.99
  • Support Dinner$19.99
  • Support Updates$29.99
  • Support Next Game$49.99
None

Dungeon Crawl 94

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Incremental ELM Quest 2 free?
Incremental ELM Quest 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dungeon Crawl 94 free?
Dungeon Crawl 94 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Incremental ELM Quest 2 or Dungeon Crawl 94?
Dungeon Crawl 94 is rated higher. Incremental ELM Quest 2 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 54 ratings, while Dungeon Crawl 94 averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Incremental ELM Quest 2 or Dungeon Crawl 94 have ads?
Neither Incremental ELM Quest 2 nor Dungeon Crawl 94 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Incremental ELM Quest 2 or Dungeon Crawl 94?
Incremental ELM Quest 2 ships an update every 4 days, and Dungeon Crawl 94 every 2 weeks. Most recently, Incremental ELM Quest 2 was updated on October 31, 2026 and Dungeon Crawl 94 on October 29, 2026.

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