Comparison

Midnight Terrors vs Thornguard

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

Head to head
About

Midnight Terrors

Defend a child from a nightly onslaught of monsters using an arsenal of toys. Strategically build defenses and upgrade your arsenal to survive wave after wave of creepy creatures and epic boss battles.

Highlights
  • Fortify defenses with a maze of unique towers
  • Deploy powerful and unique toy towers
  • Survive night after night in new areas
  • Battle epic bosses and unique monsters
  • Stunning 3D and 2D graphics
  • Upgrade or sell your toys
  • Collect 25 achievements
Features
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Good Night, Sleep Tight and Don't Let The Barrage of Bedtime Monsters Out Of Your Sight! Don't be mistaken, Midnight Terrors is not your average tower defense game. Get ready to protect a frightened little kid named Casey from an onslaught of creepy night-time nocturnal monsters that hinder Casey from getting any kind of peaceful slumber. But how? With Casey's toys, of course! Whether you use the windup robot that shoots electricity from its arms or the army of toy soldiers who use their plastic rifles – it's up to you to keep the scary monsters from reaching Casey. Get ready to do combat with a creepy-crawly invasion of nightmarish monsters. Your only way to make it to the morning is by using a combination of toys to build a strong defense. Here's what you can expect to encounter as you stay up all night defending Casey: • Fortify Your Defenses – Construct a maze of unique towers and see if you can withstand wave after wave of cute, but creepy enemies. • Powerful and Unique Towers - Choose from a variety of different towers with unique abilities and magical powers. • Survive the Night: Survive night after night in new areas of Casey's house. Reset your defense and prepare for a new wave of terror. • Epic Boss Battles: Battle against weird and menacing bosses and an array of frightfully unique Monsters. • Stunning 3D and 2D Graphics with a unique Art Style. • Upgrade your Toys or Sell them • Share your progress on Facebook and show off how good you are. • 25 achievements to collect

About

Thornguard

Features
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Thornguard is a tower defense roguelike where every run starts fresh. Choose a prophecy, build towers, draft abilities, collect relics, and see how far you can go. PROPHECIES Pick from 9 challenge tracks before each run. Four elemental prophecies throw themed enemy waves at you. Four tactical prophecies test specific strategies. One throws everything at you from wave one. Each prophecy has 6 difficulty levels with signature mechanics that intensify as you climb. Beat a level, earn a title. TOWERS Six tower types across four elements and two neutral. Fire beats Frost, Frost beats Lightning, Lightning beats Fire. Thorn plays by its own rules. Place your towers wisely — the element matchup matters. ABILITIES Over 20 abilities to collect during a run. They cycle through a queue system — draft them, wait for recharge, activate from your slots. Each ability has a branching upgrade tree from L1 through L3, so you can specialize your build as you go. RELICS After each wave, pick one of three relics. Over 60 relics across four rarities — Common, Uncommon, Rare, and Legendary. They stack and synergize to shape your strategy. No two runs build the same way. BOSS FIGHTS 10 bosses with unique mechanics — summoning minions, shifting lanes, shielding themselves, draining your towers. Beat them for extra gold. FEATURES - 9 prophecy tracks with 6 difficulty levels each - 6 tower types across 4 elements - 20+ abilities with branching upgrade trees - 60+ relics across 4 rarities - 10 bosses with unique mechanics - 40+ enemy types across elemental families - Fully offline — no internet, no accounts, no ads - All progress stored locally on your device Built for quick sessions. No internet required. No ads. No accounts. Just towers and bad decisions.

Screenshots

Midnight Terrors4 screens
Thornguard4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Midnight Terrors at none against Thornguard's 4. Midnight Terrors also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). Thornguard's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Thornguard sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Midnight Terrors asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Midnight Terrors ships an update every 3 months, Thornguard every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Midnight Terrors versus Thornguard: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMidnight TerrorsThornguard
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size275 MB104 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperMassDiGINATHAN CARLISLE FOX

In-app purchases

None

Midnight Terrors

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Thornguard

One-time4
  • Bronze Supporter$0.99
  • Silver Supporter$2.99
  • Gold Supporter$4.99
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  • Champion$9.99

Questions

Is Midnight Terrors free?
Midnight Terrors is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Thornguard free?
Thornguard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Midnight Terrors or Thornguard have ads?
Neither Midnight Terrors nor Thornguard shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Midnight Terrors or Thornguard?
Midnight Terrors ships an update every 3 months, and Thornguard every 2 days. Most recently, Midnight Terrors was updated on October 19, 2026 and Thornguard on October 6, 2026.

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