Exiles vs DYSMANTLE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Exiles
Embark on an epic sci-fi adventure on a distant planet as an Elite Enforcer. Uncover a government conspiracy, battle alien creatures and mechs with a vast arsenal, and explore a vast open world. Choose your character class and gender, and experience a dark story with no in-app purchases.
- Explore a huge open world
- Battle alien creatures and mechs
- Choose from 3 character classes
- Variety of weapons to upgrade
- Dark story of government conspiracy
- Controller support
- Real-time shadows and day/night system
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From the creators of the award winning Ravensword: Shadowlands comes EXILES, a beautiful Sci-Fi 3D role playing game that takes place on a distant world. In the near future, a colony on a distant planet has been driven to isolation and desolation, as a corrupt government tries to enslave it with a lethal virus. Become one of the Elite Enforcers, and go on various missions that will unravel the secrets behind the plot to enslave the world. Unleash a large arsenal of weapons and items against vicious aliens and mechanized enemies. Features: Explorer a huge and open world, full of alien hives, underground temples, and caves A large colony with various interior locales Choose from 3 different character classes Choose a Male or Female Character A large variety of weapons to use and upgrade Huge Alien creatures to fight Mechs and Hoverbikes available to traverse the massive landscape A dark story of government plots and conspiracy Controller support for movement and attacks No IAP! Real-time Shadows Full Night/Day System Follow us for the latest info and game news! • http://crescentmoongames.com/other-games/ • http://facebook.com/crescentmoongames • http://twitter.com/cm_games
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 review sentiment: DYSMANTLE at 75% against Exiles's 29%. DYSMANTLE also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.9) and ratings volume (469 vs 21). Exiles's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and price ($4.99 vs $9.99). On update cadence, 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
Exiles costs $4.99 and DYSMANTLE $9.99 up front. DYSMANTLE sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Exiles asks for nothing beyond the download.
DYSMANTLE holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DYSMANTLE has 469 ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Exiles's written reviews are positive against 75% of DYSMANTLE's.
Exiles ships an update every 3 weeks, DYSMANTLE every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Exiles | DYSMANTLE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 2.9 (21 ratings) | 4.6 (469 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.8% of reviews | 75.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 469 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | 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 | 9.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 813 MB | 905 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Crescent Moon Games | 10tons Ltd |
Customer experience
Exiles
DYSMANTLE
User reviews
Exiles
From 21 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Open-world exploration gameplay
- 🎨 Good graphics and visual quality
- 🚗 Vehicles (hover bikes, mechas) for traversal
- ⚔️ Weapon variety and upgrade system
- 🎯 Action-oriented combat mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and game-breaking bugs
- 🎮 Poor and clunky controls
- 🗺️ No map or navigation system
- 🌍 Empty, barren world with little to do
- 📖 Weak and short storyline
DYSMANTLE
From 469 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Huge open world to explore
- 🔨 Satisfying destruction and crafting
- 👍 Engaging story and quests
- 🎮 Great controller support
- 💰 Good value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and performance issues
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 🤖 Repetitive enemy encounters
- 🗺️ Lack of fast travel options
- 💾 No cloud save support
Bugs and requests
Exiles
Reported bugs
19 issues- Game crashes at medical facility/specific locations
- Mission completion loops - unable to progress past certain missions
- Black screen in medical facility preventing gameplay
- Cannot leave Zerran 3 moon base after mission completion
- Missing ship/vehicle after completing missions
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- Walking through walls and terrain clipping
- Auto-aim not functioning properly
- Scope view aiming misalignment
- Invisible weapons in first-person mode
- Dialogue cutting off mid-conversation
- NPCs walking through objects
- Texture and graphical glitches throughout world
- Frame rate drops in certain areas
- Mission objectives not registering as complete
- Beacon/location indicators working inconsistently
- Controller button mappings not working
- Game freezing during gameplay
- Falling through solid objects
- Duplicate/oversized item drops blocking movement
Requested features
17 requests- Add a proper map/navigation system
- Implement language localization (French, German, Russian, Japanese, Spanish, etc.)
- Add more missions and side quests
- Expand world content and environmental variety
- Add more weapons and vehicle types
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- Implement armor and customization options
- Add pause menu functionality
- Improve MFi controller support with better sensitivity
- Add cloud save/iCloud support
- Implement a walk toggle option
- Add more NPCs and character interactions
- Improve dialogue variety and depth
- Add more enemy types and AI improvements
- Implement cover/stealth mechanics
- Add customizable UI controls
- Increase enemy difficulty and challenge
- Add more skill trees and progression depth
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
Exiles
No in-app purchases
DYSMANTLE
- Pets & Dungeons$3.99
- Underworld$4.99
- Doomsday$4.99









