Monument Valley vs Dopamin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monument Valley
Explore a world of impossible architecture and optical illusions. Guide a silent princess through stunningly beautiful, hand-crafted monuments by manipulating the environment. Uncover hidden paths and solve puzzles in this surreal exploration game.
- Impossible architecture manipulation
- Optical illusion puzzles
- Surreal exploration
- Hand-crafted worlds
- Intuitive twist and drag controls
- Reactive soundscape
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** Apple Game of the Year 2014 ** ** Winner of Apple Design Award 2014 ** In Monument Valley you will manipulate impossible architecture and guide a silent princess through a stunningly beautiful world. Monument Valley is a surreal exploration through fantastical architecture and impossible geometry. Guide the silent princess Ida through mysterious monuments, uncovering hidden paths, unfolding optical illusions and outsmarting the enigmatic Crow People. Ida's Dream now available. Forgotten Shores: Eight new chapters of adventure and illusion available now as a separate purchase. Buy or download Monument Valley now and you’ll also get our fully animated iMessage sticker pack, including 5 stickers exclusive to players! Only available on iOS10 and above. ======= "This might be the most beautiful iPad game of 2014" - Wired "Brilliant design... stayed with me like a dream I didn't want to forget" 9/10 - Polygon "The most sublime hour my iPad has ever given me... and the value of such a thing is incalculable" - Kotaku "Monument Valley stuns with its serenity... each screen is a work of art" - Huffington Post "Almost impossibly gorgeous... a feast for your senses" 5/5 - Touch Arcade ======= BEAUTIFUL Inspired by minimalist 3D design, optical illusions and palaces and temples from around the world, every monument is a unique, hand-crafted world to explore. EASY TO USE Twist and drag to reshape the world and help Ida to explore. Designed to be easy for everyone to pick up, enjoy and complete. SOUND Audio reacts to your manipulation of the world to provide a surreal and beautiful soundscape. Best experienced with headphones. iCloud Synchronize your game across all your devices. ** Monument Valley is designed for iPhone 4 and above. It is NOT compatible with iPod Touch 4th Generation.
Dopamin
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dopamin — beynindeki gibi bir ağ. Tek bir nörona dokun, sinyalin dallanıp tüm ağı ateşleyişini izle. Her seviye küçük bir bulmaca: doğru nörondan başla ki sinyal ağın tamamına yayılsın. Kolay başlar; sonra gerçek nörobilimden ilham alan mekanikler işin içine girer — tek yönlü sinapslar, sinyali yutan GABA düğümleri, aynı anda iki sinyal isteyen kavşaklar, refrakter dönemler, ritme uyan nöronlar, iki daldan beslenen astrosit köprüleri, sinyali 2.5 kat hızlandıran miyelin otoyolları, menzili tazeleyen dopamin düğümleri, ekranı tarayan delta dalgaları, birbirini uyandıran oksitosin bağları ve sıralama isteyen NMDA kapıları. Her yeni mekanik önce tek başına öğretilir, sonra kombinasyonlar gelir. ÖZELLİKLER • 1200'den fazla dengelenmiş seviye — her biri çözülebilirlik ve adillik testinden geçti • 12 nörobilim temalı mekanik, kademeli öğretim, her 50 bölümde bir "zirve" meydan okuması • Günün Ağı — herkese aynı, her gün yeni bir bulmaca • Zen Akışı — sayaçsız, baskısız, sonsuz akış • Yıldız topla — her seviyeyi en az dokunuşla bitirip mükemmeli yakala • Takıldığında ipucu — doğru nöronu gösterir, sıra sırayla • Biyolüminesan "Lumen Soft" görsellik ve pentatonik sesler • Tatmin edici dokunuş hissi: parçacıklar, ince titreşim, akıcı animasyon • Ceza yok — yaklaştığında "çok az kaldı", istediğin kadar dene Reklamsız. Rahatsız eden hiçbir şey yok. Baştan sona sadece oyun. Bir sinyalin bir ağı nasıl aydınlattığını hissetmek isteyen herkes için.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dopamin at Free against Monument Valley's $3.99. Dopamin also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Monument Valley's advantage is chart position (#4 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Dopamin is free to download; Monument Valley costs $3.99 up front. Monument Valley sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dopamin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Monument Valley ships an update every 2 months, Dopamin every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monument Valley | Dopamin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (17K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #4 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 324 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | ustwo games | DILAY DEMIRGAN |
Bugs and requests
Monument Valley
Reported bugs
3 issues- Levels not loading or freezing on certain devices
- Inability to purchase or access DLC/expansion content
- Compatibility issues with recent iOS updates
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and chapters to extend the gameplay
- Increased difficulty and challenge in later puzzles
- Ability to save progress and resume levels
- Support for newer device screen sizes and resolutions
Dopamin
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Monument Valley
- Forgotten Shores$1.99
Dopamin
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Monument Valley free?
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Do Monument Valley or Dopamin have ads?
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