Comparison

Fantasy Defense Quest vs Dungeon Core TD

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

Head to head
About

Fantasy Defense Quest

Defend your castle from invading Orcs, Dragons, and other magical creatures in this addictive tower defense game. Strategize your defenses with a variety of towers, upgrade them, and build mazes to stop the enemy horde. Earn more gold coins faster by playing on higher difficulties.

Highlights
  • Strategic tower placement
  • Tower upgrades
  • Maze building
  • Variety of enemy types
  • Multiple tower types
  • Difficulty-based coin bonuses
Features
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Fantasy Defense Quest is a fun and addicting Tower Defense game in a world of magic and sorcery. The world is in danger! The Orcs are invading us, Dragons, Goblins and Ogres are on their side! You are the world's last hope... Stop them before they take your castle! Plan your defense using magic, arrows and ancient technologies. Plant towers, upgrade them, build mazes. Be creative and do everything you can to save the world from the Orc Invasion! The ennemies: - Goblin Fodders: weak warriors with weak armors - Orc Warriors: stronger warriors with armors - Orc Chieftains: provides additional armor to surrounding units - Orc Necromancers: revives other dead units - Orc Battlemage: resistant to magic - Ogre Maulers: heavy armor, hard to kill! - Blue Dragons: young and inexperienced but you should still fear their flames - Black Dragons: thinking ninja but flying and throwing flames, watch out! - Red Dragons: On the way to excellence the red dragon will give you a real hard time... - Gold Dragons: heavy and aggressive, they are the proud of the Dragon army! - Goblin Flying Contraption: Who said a little goblin can not be the most dreadful enemy? Your weapons: Archer Tower: long range, fast shooting, targets air and land Frost Tower: slows down units - air and land, low damage, area of effect. Flame Tower: magical effect, Area of Effect splash damage. Targets air and land Siege Tower: massive damage, armor piercing, ground only, short range. Dragon Tower: massive damage to air units only, no damage to ground. Want to EARN MORE GOLD COINS FASTER? Play in Medium and get 2x coins or plain in Hard and get 4x coins Have fun playing :) Say Hi, Like us and follow us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FantasyDefenseQuest

About

Dungeon Core TD

This tower defense game challenges players to dig underground pathways and strategically place towers to defend their castle from enemy waves. It offers a unique twist on the genre by allowing players to shape the battlefield. Outsmart your foes with creative tactics and powerful upgrades.

Highlights
  • Dig underground pathways
  • Shape the battlefield
  • Build and upgrade towers
  • Defend your castle
  • Unique tower defense twist
  • Relentless enemy waves
Features
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Unleash your strategic genius in this thrilling tower defense game! Dig pathways underground, shaping the battlefield as you prepare for relentless waves of enemies rising from below. Build and upgrade powerful towers to defend your castle at the top. Use tactics and creativity to outsmart foes and protect your kingdom in this unique twist on the tower defense genre!

Screenshots

Fantasy Defense Quest4 screens
Dungeon Core TD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fantasy Defense Quest at 83% against Dungeon Core TD's 0%. Fantasy Defense Quest also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.0) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Dungeon Core TD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 7) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, 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. Fantasy Defense Quest sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Dungeon Core TD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fantasy Defense Quest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Fantasy Defense Quest's written reviews are positive against 0% of Dungeon Core TD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fantasy Defense Quest ships an update fortnightly, Dungeon Core TD every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Fantasy Defense Quest versus Dungeon Core TD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFantasy Defense QuestDungeon Core TD
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size190 MB159 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperChristophe DelhazeVOJII GAMES OYUN VE TEKNOLOJI ANONIM SIRKETI

Customer experience

Fantasy Defense Quest

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

Dungeon Core TD

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Fantasy Defense Quest

One-time7
  • Mini Pack$0.99
  • Remove Ads Forever$1.99
  • Small Pack$4.99
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  • Medium Pack$9.99
  • Large Pack$19.99
  • Jumbo Pack$39.99
  • Epic Pack$99.99
None

Dungeon Core TD

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fantasy Defense Quest free?
Fantasy Defense Quest is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dungeon Core TD free?
Dungeon Core TD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fantasy Defense Quest or Dungeon Core TD?
Fantasy Defense Quest is rated higher. Fantasy Defense Quest averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Dungeon Core TD averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Fantasy Defense Quest or Dungeon Core TD have ads?
Both Fantasy Defense Quest and Dungeon Core TD show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fantasy Defense Quest or Dungeon Core TD?
Fantasy Defense Quest ships an update fortnightly, and Dungeon Core TD every 2 days. Most recently, Fantasy Defense Quest was updated on November 1, 2026 and Dungeon Core TD on November 4, 2026.

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