Comparison

Dream Quest vs One Deck Dungeon

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

Head to head
About

Dream Quest

A roguelike deckbuilding game where you explore randomly generated levels, battle monsters with a customizable card deck, and level up your character. Choose from 14 classes, each with unique playstyles and hundreds of cards to discover. Enjoy infinite replayability in short, engaging sessions.

Highlights
  • 14 distinct classes
  • Over 300 unique cards
  • Randomly generated levels
  • Card-based combat system
  • Character progression and achievements
  • Infinite replayability
Features
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Play cards! Kill monsters! Level Up! Dream Quest is a roguelike deckbuilding game inspired by the likes of Ascension, Magic: the Gathering, and Shandalar. Explore randomly generated levels as one of 13 classes in short, 30 minute, sessions. One floor might find your wizard in the crypt, another your warrior underwater, and a third, your assassin stalking a volcanic wasteland. As you progress, your characters earn achievements, each making your future runs a little easier or more interesting. Combat is a card game. Your abilities are a deck of cards that you develop as you gain power. For example, a thief starts with a handful of Slice cards and a Backstab, but can learn defensive moves like Dodge or powerful finishing moves like Coup de Grace. Carefully choosing which cards to add to your deck is the heart of the game: wise choices will find you slicing through monsters while poor ones will leave you tripping over your own two feet. Features: •14 different classes, with wildly different play styles •Over 300 cards, ranging from the defensive Kick and Armor to the devastating Meteor and Curse of Doom •More than 70 monsters carefully catalogued in the Bestiary as you encounter them •Infinite replayability – easily 50 hours to see the majority of the content •No In App Purchases – the price of the game is the price of the game. Everything is unlocked only by playing. Reviews of Version 1.0 have been fantastic! Examples include: "Don't be fooled by its simplistic stick-figure art – Dream Quest brings together roguelike dungeon-crawling and deckbuilding to create a truly unique challenge" -IGN "This game is really one of a kind. The mix between rogue-like and cards is really well done...Kudos to the dev for such an innovative and challenging game" -Mike32, TouchArcade "If you can get past the simplistic graphics, you're looking at a very interesting, strategic game. I've already lost a few hours to it - the kind of hours where you wonder where the time went. Outstanding game!" -Citronaut

About

One Deck Dungeon

Embark on a roguelike dungeon-crawling adventure with dice and cards. Choose from a variety of heroes, battle monsters, and unlock new talents to grow your power. Face challenging dungeons and expand your experience with optional content.

Highlights
  • Roguelike dungeon crawler
  • Dice and card-based gameplay
  • Multiple playable heroes
  • Hero talent progression
  • Challenging dungeons
  • Single and two-player modes
Features
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“As we’ve come to expect from Handelabra, the digital version is flawless.” - David Neumann, StatelyPlay.com “One Deck Dungeon offers a wealth of strategic gameplay.” - Christian Valentin, AppSpy.com “A surprisingly deep dungeon crawler with vital decisions to be made at every turn.” - PixelatedCardboard.com =============================== Adventure calls... but you don't always have time to spend hours optimizing your character sheet or managing your inventory! One Deck Dungeon lets you jump right in to bashing down doors, rolling dice, and squashing baddies with style. Get a full roguelike game experience, boiled down to its essence, and captured in a single deck of cards and a handful of dice! One Deck Dungeon is a dungeon crawling adventure game for one or two players. Each time you play, choose one or two of these 6 brave heroes: • Mage - There's rarely a problem in the dungeon she can't solve with a spell. • Warrior - Her favorite dungeon activity is squashing her opponents immediately. • Rogue - Watch in awe as she dispatches monsters with style. • Archer - Accurate, brilliant, catastrophically deadly. • Paladin - She seeks out danger and shields her allies from deadly enemies. • Mist - This breach mage has crossed over from the world of Aeon's End to help defend Mynerva. Learn more at AeonsEndDigital.com! After every game, your heroes make progress toward unlocking up to 15 new talents, building up their power for future games. There are 5 dangerous challenges to face: • Dragon’s Cave - The thick-skinned wyvern who occupies this dungeon prefers her heroes on the crispy side. • Yeti’s Cavern- If you can survive the freezing winds and biting cold, an abominable snowman awaits. • Hydra’s Reef - Chop off one head, and another appears! This regenerating venomous monstrosity is a slippery foe. • Lich’s Tomb - Hordes of undead foes, evil curses, and magical wards. What could possibly go wrong? • Minotaur’s Maze - Abandon all hope, ye who enter here! More content is available via In App Purchase: The Forest of Shadows expansion doubles the content in the game. It features adventures in all-new lush yet deadly locales. A vast network of mossy underground tunnels and connected forest areas await your heroes! Play in 5 new dungeons with 5 new heroes, a new encounter deck, & more! The Abyssal Depths expansion adds a new kind of threat: 6 different Fiends who hound you throughout your entire quest to reach the boss. Plus, 2 new aquatic heroes join the fight in the murky waters! The all-new Relics of the Forge expansion more than doubles the content in the game. Choose from 12 powerful relics to take along in your quest, each with unique abilities and mechanics. Play in 5 new dungeons with 6 new heroes, a new encounter deck, & more! Individual expansion cards: • Caliana - This faerie has decided that dungeoneering looks fun! Don't let her get bored... • Fanatic - A righteous Sentinel is here to smite evil wherever it may lurk! • Witch - Her chaotic magic hammer is ready to smash glooping oozes into glooping puddles! • Cinder Plains - The Hellhound awaits those reckless enough to venture here... • Phoenix's Den - Only the bravest heroes can handle the heat! Once you know your way around the dungeon, a game takes about 15 minutes. It might take a little longer if you're learning, or a lot shorter if you jump into a pit of spikes. Warning: do not jump into a pit of spikes. All cards in One Deck Dungeon have many colorful boxes. Roll your dice, and attempt to fill in as many boxes as possible. For every one you don't fill, you’ll suffer consequences in hearts and time! Once you complete an encounter you'll be able to learn a new skill, acquire a new item, or gain experience to level up your hero. Welcome to the world of One Deck Dungeon. Adventure awaits! One Deck Dungeon is an officially licensed product of “One Deck Dungeon” from Asmadi Games. For more information on One Deck Dungeon, check out OneDeckDigital.com

Screenshots

Dream Quest4 screens
One Deck Dungeon4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dream Quest at none against One Deck Dungeon's 8. Dream Quest also leads on price ($2.99 vs $9.99) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On ratings volume, ads, chart position 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

Dream Quest costs $2.99 and One Deck Dungeon $9.99 up front. One Deck Dungeon sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Dream Quest asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dream Quest holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 328 and 175 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Dream Quest's written reviews are positive against 59% of One Deck Dungeon's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dream Quest ships an update every 3 weeks, One Deck Dungeon every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Dream Quest versus One Deck Dungeon: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDream QuestOne Deck Dungeon
Price$2.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.7 (328 ratings) — better4.3 (175 ratings)
Positive reviews80.8% of reviews — better59.2% of reviews
Number of ratings328 — better175
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#49 — better#125
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.7
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB441 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperPeter M WhalenHandelabra Studio LLC

Customer experience

Dream Quest

All ratings326 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews167 reviews
Positive80.8%
Neutral7.2%
Negative12.0%

One Deck Dungeon

All ratings175 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral4.6%
Negative14.9%
Written reviews147 reviews
Positive59.2%
Neutral13.6%
Negative27.2%

User reviews

Dream Quest

From 328 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Unique deck-building mechanics
  • 👍 Tons of replayability
  • 👍 Charming art style
  • 💡 Innovative blend of genres

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Unbalanced difficulty
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🔋 Dated UI not optimized for modern devices

One Deck Dungeon

From 175 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Faithful digital adaptation of board game
  • ♻️ High replayability with character progression
  • 🧩 Deep strategic gameplay despite dice mechanics
  • ⚡ Quick games suitable for short play sessions
  • 📱 Works well on iPad and mobile devices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Progression not saving between app launches
  • 🎲 Dice rolls appear biased toward low values
  • 🎨 Outdated UI design and aesthetics
  • 🔤 English-only interface (no localization)
  • 💰 Expensive pricing for content

Bugs and requests

Dream Quest

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Saves not recording card upgrades
  • Enemies with overpowered abilities
  • Compatibility issues on newer iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • More character classes and cards
  • Difficulty options and balancing improvements
  • Expanded content and updates
  • Optimized UI for larger screens

One Deck Dungeon

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Game crashes when beating boss/dragon
  • Progress deleted after app restart
  • Blank screen on app launch
  • Cannot start new game or abandon game
  • Game freezes on certain iOS versions
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  • Character progression not syncing between devices
  • Achievements lost after uninstall
  • Undo function causes skill reset bugs
  • Save data corrupted after updates
  • Crashes when rotating device orientation
  • Grey screen after version updates
  • iPad-specific save progression issues

Requested features

16 requests
  • Russian language support
  • French language translation
  • Spanish language translation
  • Korean language support
  • Cloud save synchronization across devices
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  • Character gender customization
  • Better sound effects and music
  • Improved UI/UX design
  • More dungeon and boss variety
  • Character naming feature
  • Multiple character instances per class
  • Better dice visibility on screen
  • Easier screen navigation and swiping
  • Tutorial for DLC content
  • Even easier difficulty mode
  • Landscape mode optimization

In-app purchases

None

Dream Quest

No in-app purchases

8 purchases

One Deck Dungeon

One-time8
  • Phoenix's Den$0.99
  • Caliana$0.99
  • Fanatic$0.99
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  • Witch$0.99
  • Cinder Plains$0.99
  • Abyssal Depths$6.99
  • Forest of Shadows$9.99
  • Relics of the Forge$14.99

Questions

Is Dream Quest free?
Dream Quest costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is One Deck Dungeon free?
One Deck Dungeon costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dream Quest or One Deck Dungeon?
Dream Quest is rated higher. Dream Quest averages 4.7 out of 5 from 328 ratings, while One Deck Dungeon averages 4.3 from 175 ratings.
Do Dream Quest or One Deck Dungeon have ads?
Neither Dream Quest nor One Deck Dungeon shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dream Quest or One Deck Dungeon?
Dream Quest ships an update every 3 weeks, and One Deck Dungeon every 6 weeks. Most recently, Dream Quest was updated on November 3, 2026 and One Deck Dungeon on November 2, 2026.
Which is more popular, Dream Quest or One Deck Dungeon?
Dream Quest currently peaks at #49 in the App Store charts, and One Deck Dungeon at #125. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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