Comparison

Emberdeep vs Hollowkeep

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

Head to head
About

Emberdeep

Engage in tactical combat by swapping between seven unique heroes to defeat enemies across 60 procedurally generated dungeon floors. Collect loot, upgrade your heroes, and bank gold to progress permanently even after death. This game offers a challenging roguelike experience with no pay-to-win mechanics.

Highlights
  • Tag-swap hero control
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Deep loot system with upgrades
  • Permanent progression and banking
  • Multiple biomes and bosses
  • Choice-based ad viewing
Features
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Descend sixty floors into a dungeon that burns like an ember. Combat is yours to steer: aim, dodge, dash, and swap heroes at the right moment. TAG-SWAP: ONE BUTTON, SEVEN HEROES Knight, archer, mage, rogue and priest fight side by side, joined by two exclusive champions. One tap takes control; the swap grants a moment of invulnerability and pulls every enemy onto your new leader. Each hero carries their own health pool, so one falling does not end the run. DEEP LOOT, NOT A DEEP MENU 150 item families across five tiers, with affixes, sockets and gems. Same-tier pieces fuse regardless of slot. Upgrade, melt and socket at the forge. The screen tells you whether a drop beats what you wear, so you never do the math yourself. A DIFFERENT DUNGEON EVERY RUN Hand-built room templates arranged procedurally: familiar, never memorized. Ten biomes, each with its own enemies and hazards. Twenty bosses and twenty mini-bosses, each with a telegraph and a weakness. PROGRESS THAT STAYS Gold you bank survives death. Buy permanent ranks on the upgrade tree, unlock new heroes, and continue from your deepest checkpoint. Die and you resume one floor back, not from the start. AN HONEST GAME No gacha. No energy timers. No pay-to-win. Buying moves you faster, nothing more. Watching an ad is always your choice. Playable in English, Turkish, German, Spanish and Portuguese.

About

Hollowkeep

Features
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Chop trees, build up your camp, and survive the waves. Your axe spins on its own, so all you do is move. Head into the forest to cut wood, then spend it on lookouts, hearths and traps around camp. Creatures come out of the trees in waves. Stay in one spot too long and you get surrounded. Wander too far and you're on your own. WHAT'S IN IT • 32 stages across 4 regions, each region with its own creatures and guardian • 17 keepers to unlock and 34 weapons to find • 29 relics to collect and level up • A camp that grows through 8 rings of upgrades • 6 animal partners to rescue, including a hound, an owlet and a badger • Two side modes: the Gold Chase and the Long Night • Two raids against the clock, each with a weekly leaderboard Losing still counts. You keep the gold from every run, so you can upgrade and try again. Plays offline with one thumb. No account needed. Ads only play when you choose to watch one for a reward.

Screenshots

Emberdeep4 screens
Hollowkeep4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Hollowkeep at 15.6 against Emberdeep's 17.0. 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. Emberdeep sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Hollowkeep sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Emberdeep versus Hollowkeep: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmberdeepHollowkeep
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequency—Every 2 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size103 MB82 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developer2VIBE TECHMatt Panton

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Emberdeep

One-time10
  • STARTER PACK$0.99
  • 10,000 GOLD$1.99
  • 5 SOCKET STONES$2.99
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  • ROGUE$3.99
  • ARCHER$3.99
  • PRIEST$3.99
  • REMOVE ADS + VIP$6.99
  • EMBER ORACLE$19.99
  • 100,000 GOLD$19.99
  • FOUNDER PACK$49.99
2 purchases

Hollowkeep

One-time2
  • Handful of gems$0.99
  • Chest of gems$4.99

Questions

Is Emberdeep free?
Emberdeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hollowkeep free?
Hollowkeep is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Emberdeep or Hollowkeep have ads?
Both Emberdeep and Hollowkeep show ads.

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