Tallowmere vs DYSMANTLE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tallowmere
Embark on an action roguelike platformer adventure through ever-changing dungeons. Collect loot, battle enemies, and see how far you can progress in this challenging and engaging experience. Supports single-player and local co-op modes.
- Action roguelike platformer
- Randomly-generated dungeons
- Seven tiers of loot
- Single-player mode
- Two-player local co-op
- Game Center leaderboards and achievements
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"Tallowmere is a cracking game. It returns to the roots of roguelikes when games were just fun instead of bogged down in endless menus and options." – Pocket Gamer "This is a deceptively engaging ride with plenty of unexpected, organic moments to remember fondly." – TouchArcade Raise your shield. Embrace Lady Tallowmere's ever-changing dungeons. How far can you make it? Features: • Action roguelike platformer • Randomly-generated rooms, each bigger than the last • Seven tiers of loot, ranging from Basic to Otherworldly • Single-player mode (use touchscreen or MFi Controller) • Two-player local co-op mode (requires two MFi Controllers) • Game Center support for leaderboards and achievements • iCloud support • Sacrificial kittens To those who will be lured into Lady Tallowmere's dungeons: good luck. Note: Tallowmere features blood and dismembered body parts. Blood can be toggled on or off in-game. Supported Bluetooth controllers with iOS 14: • Xbox One Wireless Controller • PlayStation 4 DualShock 4 • MFi Controllers Supported languages & translation credits: • English • Finnish – Tomi Turkki & Olli-Samuli Lehmus • French – Christophe Braguy • German – Spiffosi, sePL, & John Westfield • Italian – Luca Pattarini • Japanese – Teyon Japan • Korean – The Balance • Polish – Maciej Ułanowicz • Portuguese-Brazil – Lucas Videla • Russian – Tycho Davidianus • Simplified Chinese – Kai Shao • Slovenian – Alen Korez • Spanish – Jose M. Gaspar • Turkish – A. Ozkal
DYSMANTLE
Explore a post-apocalyptic world after emerging from a shelter. Gather resources by breaking objects, fight or evade creatures, and build outposts. Craft weapons, farm, hunt, and solve puzzles to uncover the island's mysteries and escape.
- Break objects for materials
- Fight or evade creatures
- Explore open world
- Build outposts
- Craft weapons and tools
- Hunt and farm
- Solve puzzles
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As you ascend from your shelter after the long long years, a brave new old world awaits you. A world inhabited with nasty and vile creatures. A world with no other human soul to be seen. A world with nature in reigns now. A world that's about to get even worse. You need to find a way to escape the wretched island. But before that, enjoy the bittersweet apocalypse. Features: * Break over 99% of all objects for materials with the right tools. No barrier will stop you. * Fight with (or run away) nasty and vile creatures of the post-apocalyptic era. * Explore the handcrafted open world and uncover its mysteries. * Survive. Clear areas of monsters and claim it as yours. * Build outposts to establish your presence. * Craft permanent weapons, tools, outfits, and trinkets. * Hunt various game or tame them for your post-apocalyptic zoo ranch. * Farm nutritious plants and reap the rewards as the crop gets ripe. * Solve puzzles above ground and underground in the Tombs of the Old Ones * Fish cunning scaly things under the watery surface. * Cook delicious recipes for permanent stat and ability upgrades. * Unravel the mysteries of the strange island.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Tallowmere at $1.99 against DYSMANTLE's $9.99. Tallowmere also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and review sentiment (88% vs 75%). DYSMANTLE's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (469 vs 29). On rating, ads 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
Tallowmere costs $1.99 and DYSMANTLE $9.99 up front. DYSMANTLE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Tallowmere asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Tallowmere against 4.6 for DYSMANTLE. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DYSMANTLE has 469 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 88% of Tallowmere's written reviews are positive against 75% of DYSMANTLE's.
Tallowmere ships an update every 2 months, DYSMANTLE every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Tallowmere | DYSMANTLE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (29 ratings) — better | 4.6 (469 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.9% of reviews — better | 75.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 469 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #35 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 120 MB | 905 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Chris McFarland | 10tons Ltd |
Customer experience
Tallowmere
DYSMANTLE
Bugs and requests
Tallowmere
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
DYSMANTLE
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes when entering certain areas
- Audio issues like sound cutting out
- Progression-blocking bugs in DLC content
- Inconsistent controls and targeting system
Requested features
5 requests- Cloud save functionality
- More enemy and environmental variety
- Improved fast travel system
- Multiplayer co-op mode
- Ability to customize the player character
In-app purchases
Tallowmere
No in-app purchases
DYSMANTLE
- Pets & Dungeons$3.99
- Underworld$4.99
- Doomsday$4.99









