Comparison

Doomdark's Revenge vs Desktop Dungeons

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

Head to head
About

Doomdark's Revenge

Embark on an epic quest and engage in strategic warfare in this classic adventure game. Lead your characters to battle against an Empress and her frozen empire, offering both solo and multiplayer experiences.

Highlights
  • Quest and warfare gameplay
  • Exploration and strategy
  • Solo and multiplayer modes
  • Multiple characters to command
  • Epic fantasy storyline
Features
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Mike Singleton's '85 classic Adventure Strategy sequel to The Lords of Midnight, brought to and updated for iOS. "It is many moons now since the Lords of Midnight first appeared out of the soft, wearing gloom. Those of you who took up their challenge and rode with them to battle against the cruel Witchking will need no reminding of that epic struggle. But now a new epic tale unfolds, the story of Doomdark’s Revenge. The game itself involves both quest and warfare, both exploration and careful strategy. You can play on your own or with friends; there are enough different characters at your command for all the family to join in and struggle against Shareth Heartstealer, Empress of the frozen Empire!" - Mike Singleton - 1985 Praise for The Lords of Midnight iOS. "Lords of Midnight does story-based, large-scope, high-fantasy warfare better than most titles I can think of, iOS or otherwise." - Rating 4/5- PocketTactics.com "This is an outstanding remake and developer Chris Wild, should feel very proud of creating such a superb celebration of the man’s work." - Rating 8/10 - Metro "If you're interested in classic games, especially fantasy and/or strategy games, Lords of Midnight is a must-have." - Rating 4/5 - TouchArcade.com "It's an unmissable remake. Few titles weather the storms of time as well as this solid-gold classic." - Rating 4/5 - PocketGamer.co.uk “Made of extremely bright colors and clean lines, a stylistic choice that was and still is very original.” – Multiplayer.it "Despite the perfectly adapted touch controls and crisp graphic presentation, this is a proper 1980s they-don’t-make-’em-like-they-used-to game" - PocketTactics.com "#3 - Top 10 iPad games and apps of December 2012" - QualityIndex.com "Lords of Midnight is an experience that everybody with a remote interest in games should have, buying into your characters and developing your own war stories is a wonderful thing. It is a game with hidden depths that deserve to be plumbed and I cannot recommend it enough." - KoruCottage.com iOS Best Port/Retro Gamer of the Year" - Arcade Life Please check out www.thelordsofmidnight.com/blog for news on updates and new features to come...

About

Desktop Dungeons

Engage in a unique puzzle roguelike adventure across randomly generated dungeons. Collect loot, spells, and items to defeat bosses and upgrade your kingdom. Unlock new classes, races, and items for hundreds of hours of strategic gameplay.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated single-screen dungeons
  • 20 unlockable classes
  • 7 unique races
  • Kingdom upgrades for starting bonuses
  • Hundreds of hours of quests and puzzles
  • Daily Dungeon challenges
Features
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***Cross platform saves! Play the same Kingdom on any device!*** Desktop Dungeons, the award-winning unique puzzle roguelike makes its debut on iOS! Fight your way through randomly generated dungeons, collect spells, items, and loot to defeat the dungeon boss and earn gold to upgrade your Kingdom. Unlock new classes to play as, useful items to discover, capricious gods to worship, and enemies to fight. All in service of the almighty bottom line and saving your Kingdom from peril. Desktop Dungeons packs all the challenge and reward of a dungeon crawling roguelike game into bite sized chunks of puzzle goodness. Take an Elf Warlord through the Venture Cave, defeat Aequitas the Warlock and sell his beard to your Taxidermist to afford an upgrade to your Blacksmith. Or, spend time in the game's extensive puzzles trying to understand exactly what worshipping Taurog is all about. Key Features: -Randomly generated single-screen dungeons offer bite sized adventure. -Explore new terrain to regenerate your health and mana, INNOVATION! -20 Classes to play as and unlock, including the new Chemist and Rat Monarch! -7 Races that combine uniquely with the Classes, each playing differently. -Upgrade your Kingdom to unlock items and preparations to start your dungeon runs with. -Loads of quests and puzzles to keep you entertained for hundreds of hours. -Compete with your friends in the new Daily Dungeon. -Music by the power duo of Danny Baranowsky (Super Meat Boy, Binding of Isaac) and Grant Kirkhope (Banjo Kazooie, Goldeneye 64) -The full Desktop Dungeons experience, optimized for touch screen. -Goats! "If you're looking for a roguelike with a cheeky swagger, and enough content to lose yourself in, then this should be at the top of your list." - PocketGamer (9/10) "Desktop Dungeons is brilliant. It is so incredibly simple, and so incredibly basic, and yet it is brilliant." - GameZebo (4.5/5) "Desktop Dungeons has made a pretty great effort to port their game to the iOS world, and it packs a lot of replay and problem solving into this app." - TouchArcade (4/5) Desktop Dungeons won the award for Excellence in Design at the 2011 Independent Games Festival, where it was also a Grand Prize nominee. Website: http://www.DesktopDungeons.net Forums: http://www.QCFdesign.com/forum Twitter: @QCFdesign

Screenshots

Doomdark's Revenge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Doomdark's Revenge at Free against Desktop Dungeons's $9.99. Doomdark's Revenge also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1) and review sentiment (90% vs 52%). Desktop Dungeons's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (16 vs 4). On ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Doomdark's Revenge is free to download; Desktop Dungeons costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Doomdark's Revenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Doomdark's Revenge's written reviews are positive against 52% of Desktop Dungeons's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doomdark's Revenge ships an update every 2 months, Desktop Dungeons every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Doomdark's Revenge versus Desktop Dungeons: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoomdark's RevengeDesktop Dungeons
PriceFree — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.1 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better52.1% of reviews
Number of ratings416 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPad
Requires iOS12.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB289 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperChilli Hugger Software LtdQCF Design

Customer experience

Doomdark's Revenge

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.7%

Desktop Dungeons

All ratings15 ratings
Positive86.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.3%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive52.1%
Neutral14.1%
Negative33.8%

Bugs and requests

Doomdark's Revenge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Desktop Dungeons

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Crashes frequently
  • Game freezes
  • Screen does not rotate
  • Game locked up after unlocking blacksmith
  • Save files corrupted or stuck
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  • Text unreadable
  • UI elements overlap
  • Game crashes after completing dungeons
  • Game crashes when opening codex
  • Game resets when minimized
  • Blacksmith feature broken
  • Tutorial step bugged

Requested features

11 requests
  • Add difficulty levels
  • Update graphics
  • Fix text formatting and readability
  • Add cloud saves
  • Improve UI for touch devices
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  • Fix screen rotation
  • Remove PC version leftovers
  • Add Retina support
  • Fix game freezes and crashes
  • Improve polish and user experience
  • Add dark mode

In-app purchases

None

Doomdark's Revenge

No in-app purchases

None

Desktop Dungeons

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doomdark's Revenge free?
Doomdark's Revenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Desktop Dungeons free?
Desktop Dungeons costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doomdark's Revenge or Desktop Dungeons?
Doomdark's Revenge is rated higher. Doomdark's Revenge averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Desktop Dungeons averages 4.1 from 16 ratings.
Do Doomdark's Revenge or Desktop Dungeons have ads?
Neither Doomdark's Revenge nor Desktop Dungeons shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doomdark's Revenge or Desktop Dungeons?
Doomdark's Revenge ships an update every 2 months, and Desktop Dungeons every 4 weeks. Most recently, Doomdark's Revenge was updated on October 23, 2026 and Desktop Dungeons on October 24, 2026.

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