Comparison

Deponia vs Champy the Useless Vampire

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

Head to head
About

Deponia

Embark on a hilarious adventure across a junkyard planet. Follow Rufus's chaotic attempts to escape his trash-filled home and his unexpected encounter with a mysterious beauty. This point-and-click adventure features hand-drawn art, detailed animation, and a memorable soundtrack.

Highlights
  • Cornerstone of the adventure genre
  • Likeable heroes and despicable villains
  • Hand-drawn backgrounds
  • Highly detailed animation
  • Rebellious soundtrack
  • Logical puzzles and mini-games
Features
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Please note: This app requires iPad 3 or better or iPad Mini 2 or better. Older devices are not supported. A Lovely Trash Adventure! Everything on Deponia is made of junk. No surprise that Rufus has enough of this place and wants to leave all that trash behind. During a risky, reckless and not particularly clever attempt to escape, a mysterious beauty lands right in front of his feet. This isn't the happy end of a wonderful love story but the beginning of a hilarious adventure packed with danger, intrigue and utter chaos. Key Features: • A cornerstone of the adventure genre • Likeable heroes and despicable villains - just as a story like this demands • Hand-drawn backgrounds and highly detailed animation • A rebellious soundtrack that you won't get out of your head Reviews: Kotaku „Deponia is sharp, pretty and quirky-as-hell, just the way I like my point-and-clickers.” Gamespot – 8/10 "Deponia's tale of love, loss, and all-out comedy is a beautifully constructed piece of point-and-click heaven." Gamereactor – 90% "Likeable characters, an exciting story, a great presentation, amazing soundtrack, logical puzzles and beautifully integrated, intelligent mini games." Gamestar – 88% "LucasArts found a worthy successor in Daedalic." Computer Bild Spiele "Deponia marks Daedalic as a first-class adventure studio. Their humor has pin-point accuracy and the characters are very well-written." Spieletipps – 91 % "A technically brilliant and hilarious Junkyard-Odyssey joining the Major League of LucasArts' legendary adventures."

About

Champy the Useless Vampire

Embark on a hand-drawn 2D adventure as an unconventional vampire tasked with saving his grandfather, Dracula. Solve creative puzzles and interact with a quirky cast of characters in this feel-good point-and-click game.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn 2D environments
  • Point-and-click gameplay
  • Creative puzzles
  • Funny dialogues
  • Hint system
  • Multiple subtitles
Features
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Champy the Useless Vampire is a 2D hand-drawn point-and-click adventure game with a feel-good vibe and lots of crazy puzzles. Meet Champy, the unconventional vampire who doesn't drink blood and only has one power, the ability to turn into a bat. After living a couple of decades in Paris, he is suddenly called into service by his family. Champys grandfather, the once-mighty Dracula,is losing his immortality and powers. The years he has lived are rapidly catching up to him and threatens to end his existence rather quickly, setting the stage for a race against the clock. Dracula's fear of being overthrown by the other vampires makes him turn to the only one he trusts, his useless grandson. Champy, recently being banished from Transylvania after a series of unfortunate incidents, leaps at the chance to redeem himself. Embark on an adventure amongst a cult of vampire hunters, a giant octopus and zombie animals. Will Champy find a way to save Dracula before it's too late? Features: Classic point-and-click adventure game with a modern touch Beautiful hand-drawn 2D environments and animated characters Funny dialogues delivered by professional voice actors Creative and tricky puzzles Built in hint-system for your convenience Subtitles available in english, german, spanish and swedish

Screenshots

Champy the Useless Vampire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Champy the Useless Vampire at 4.4 against Deponia's 3.7. Champy the Useless Vampire also leads on review sentiment (91% vs 49%) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Deponia's advantage is ratings volume (53 vs 17) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). 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

Deponia costs $4.99 and Champy the Useless Vampire $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Champy the Useless Vampire holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Deponia's written reviews are positive against 91% of Champy the Useless Vampire's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Deponia versus Champy the Useless Vampire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDeponiaChampy the Useless Vampire
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating3.7 (53 ratings)4.4 (17 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.7% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings53 — better17
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.3 GB349 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperDaedalic Entertainment GmbHTrue Ascension Productions AB

Customer experience

Deponia

All ratings52 ratings
Positive67.3%
Neutral3.8%
Negative28.8%
Written reviews187 reviews
Positive48.7%
Neutral11.2%
Negative40.1%

Champy the Useless Vampire

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Deponia

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • App does not open
  • Game screen is cut off or not adapting to screen size
  • Game stuck in portrait mode
  • Game screen is rotated 90 degrees
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  • Item lost from inventory
  • Game freezes or becomes unresponsive
  • Sound not working on iPad Pro
  • Game crashes after iOS updates
  • Known bugs for years without fixes

Requested features

6 requests
  • Port other Deponia games to iOS/iPadOS
  • Fix the display/orientation bugs on iPad
  • Add Russian voice acting
  • Improve puzzle logic/intuitiveness
  • Add more save slots/better save system
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  • Release a sequel/more installments on iOS

Champy the Useless Vampire

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Deponia

No in-app purchases

None

Champy the Useless Vampire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Deponia free?
Deponia costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Champy the Useless Vampire free?
Champy the Useless Vampire costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Deponia or Champy the Useless Vampire?
Champy the Useless Vampire is rated higher. Deponia averages 3.7 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Champy the Useless Vampire averages 4.4 from 17 ratings.
Do Deponia or Champy the Useless Vampire have ads?
Neither Deponia nor Champy the Useless Vampire shows ads.

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