Drones vs Hunter vs Abyss Runner
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drones vs Hunter
Engage in a thrilling 5v1 multiplayer strategy game blending base building, tower defense, and hide-and-seek. Team up as Drones to build defenses and evade the Hunter, or play as the Hunter to track and eliminate the Drones before they become too powerful.
- 5v1 online multiplayer PvP
- Tower defense and base building
- Hide and seek gameplay
- Play as Drone or Hunter
- Ranked ladders and leaderboards
- Unlockable cosmetic skins
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Drones vs Hunter is a 5v1 online multiplayer PvP game that mixes base building and tower defense with a tense game of hide and seek! Team up with four other Drones to run, hide, build and defeat the Hunter, or play as the Hunter and take down every Drone before they get too powerful! Features: - 5v1 online multiplayer PvP - Tower defense, base building and hide and seek in one game - Play as a Drone or as the Hunter - Ranked ladders and leaderboards - Play with friends - No ads, no pay to win RUN, HIDE AND BUILD A BASE - Use your head start to escape the Hunter and claim a Flux Vent - Build a Generator to earn Flux, then spend it on your base defense - Block entrances with Plasma Walls - Defend with Space Cannons and Freeze Towers that slow the Hunter down - Train Blazebolt troops or roll out the Ridgebreaker tank - Rescue fallen teammates and turn the hunt around OR PLAY AS THE HUNTER - Track Drones across the jungle map - Smash through their walls, cannons and towers - Earn Drone Parts and upgrade your attack in the Hunter Shop - Place Jail Guards to stop the Drones from rescuing their team - Take down all five Drones to win CLIMB THE RANKS - Climb separate Drone and Hunter ranks, from Bronze through Silver, Gold and Master to Grandmaster - Track your stats on the leaderboards UNLOCK EPIC SKINS - Customize your Drone and Hunter with cosmetic skin packs - Skins change your look, never your power
Abyss Runner
Embark on a perilous journey as a knight through dark fantasy worlds. Navigate treacherous paths, overcome obstacles, and battle enemies. Unlock new heroes and customize your appearance as you uncover the kingdom's lore.
- Run through 20 dark fantasy worlds
- Collect lore and unlock heroes
- Customize hero appearance
- Local multiplayer mode
- Offline solo play
- Adjustable controls and settings
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The kingdom has fallen. Your oath remains. Step into the armor of Gravebound Knight and run through moonlit ruins, ancient forests, frozen roads and cliffside kingdoms. Read the road, change lanes, leap over danger, slide beneath obstacles, cleave through enemies and raise your Warding Veil when the darkness closes in. FORTY JOURNEYS Cross 20 dark fantasy worlds in 40 journeys. Collect the kingdom's scattered lore and reach the final sanctuary, or test your endurance in endless mode. FACE NEW ENCOUNTERS Find four themed encounters across eight journeys: The Forbidden Grove, The Breaking Causeway, The Hollow Antler and The Sunless Warden. Take the optional oath-seal route and earn a first-completion relic reward. EARN YOUR LEGEND Gravebound Knight is yours from the start. Collect relics to unlock other heroes, and master journeys to earn capes, armor finishes and sword appearances. No ads. No real-money purchases. RUN SIDE BY SIDE Connect with one nearby friend in Local Ghosts. See each other run without colliding or competing for pickups. If you fall, watch your partner continue. If they clear the journey, you return for the next one. If you both fall, vote together to retry. PLAY YOUR WAY Learn each move in interactive training. Adjust touch controls and controller bindings, choose portrait or landscape, brighten hazard outlines, enlarge warnings, reduce flashes and enable Battery Saver. Available in English, Spanish, Ukrainian, Russian and French. Choose your language in Settings. Solo play works offline without an account. Local Ghosts requires two devices on a reachable local network; Apple Nearby is also available between supported Apple devices. Local multiplayer has no internet matchmaking. Progress is saved on your device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Abyss Runner at none against Drones vs Hunter's 10. Drones vs Hunter's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume and 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
Both are free to download. Drones vs Hunter sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Abyss Runner asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Drones vs Hunter against 5.0 for Abyss Runner. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively.
Drones vs Hunter ships an update every 4 days, Abyss Runner every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drones vs Hunter | Abyss Runner |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 711 MB | 333 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | CDX Studios, LLC | Cheryl Turner |
Customer experience
Drones vs Hunter
Abyss Runner
In-app purchases
Drones vs Hunter
- Arcade Overlord Duo Pack$0.99
- 80 Gems$0.99
- Starter Pack$1.99
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- 500 Gems$4.99
- Solar Phoenix Duo Pack$4.99
- Abyssal Leviathan Duo Pack$4.99
- 1,100 Gems$9.99
- Eclipse Sovereigns Founder Pack$19.99
- 2,400 Gems$19.99
- 6,500 Gems$49.99
Abyss Runner
No in-app purchases
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