Imbroglio vs Dicey Dungeons
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Imbroglio
Navigate a dynamic labyrinth filled with monsters and treasures. Build your deck to invoke powers, equip magical weapons, and choose from diverse heroes to survive and achieve a high score in this tactical deck-building game.
- Ever-shifting labyrinth
- Deck-building tactics
- Magical weapons
- Invoke special powers
- Multiple heroes
- Enigmatic enemies
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"Every individual element of Imbroglio’s design coalesces into an elegantly complex whole. Nothing is out of place. It’s the kind of game that I just want to think and talk about all the time." - Pocket Tactics review Finalist for Excellence in Design, Independent Games Festival 2017. Named best game of 2016 by iPhone GameCast. Named one of the ten best British games of 2016 by Kotaku UK. Honorable Mention for Best Mobile Game in Game Developers Choice awards 2017. Survive in an ever-shifting labyrinth filled with vicious monsters and valuable gemstones. Choose your hero, arm them with magical weapons, spend runes to invoke special powers, and fight for a high score in this deck-building tactics game where the deck is the dungeon. At least four enigmatic enemies to battle. Eight different heroes to play as. Thirty-two weapons to level up.
Dicey Dungeons
Embark on a challenging deckbuilding roguelike adventure as a giant walking dice. Battle monsters, collect loot, and level up heroes in an ever-changing dungeon. Strategize against the unpredictable nature of dice rolls to escape Lady Luck's domain.
- Deckbuilding roguelike gameplay
- Battle monsters
- Find better loot
- Level up heroes
- Procedurally generated dungeons
- Dice roll mechanics
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"It is going to be hard for anything on mobile to top this for me" - TouchArcade Game of the Week Become a giant walking dice and battle to the end of an ever-changing dungeon! Can you escape the cruel whims of Lady Luck? In this new fast-paced deckbuilding roguelike from Terry Cavanagh (Super Hexagon, VVVVVV), Chipzel, and Marlowe Dobbe, you'll fight monsters, find better loot, and level up your heroes as you work together to take down the Goddess of Fortune, Lady Luck herself. Balance your carefully planned strategies against the unknown of a dice roll.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dicey Dungeons at none against Imbroglio's 3. Dicey Dungeons also leads on chart position (#59 vs unranked). Imbroglio's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (90% vs 75%). On 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
Imbroglio costs $3.99 and Dicey Dungeons $4.99 up front. Imbroglio sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Dicey Dungeons asks for nothing beyond the download.
Imbroglio holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 110 and 221 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Imbroglio's written reviews are positive against 75% of Dicey Dungeons's.
Imbroglio ships an update every 2 months, Dicey Dungeons every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Imbroglio | Dicey Dungeons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (110 ratings) — better | 4.6 (221 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 89.7% of reviews — better | 74.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 110 | 221 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #59 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 842 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Michael Brough | Distractionware Limited |
Customer experience
Imbroglio
Dicey Dungeons
User reviews
Imbroglio
From 110 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Exceptional strategic depth and complexity
- 🧩 Brilliant puzzle-roguelike hybrid gameplay
- 🎯 Elegant minimalist design with tight mechanics
- 🔄 Extremely high replayability and longevity
- 💰 No pay-to-win mechanics or predatory IAPs
Room to improve
- 📖 Steep learning curve with confusing initial mechanics
- 📝 Minimal tutorial and unclear instructions
- 🎯 Extremely difficult and punishing gameplay
- 🎲 Heavy reliance on RNG and randomness
- 📱 Tiny text that's hard to read
Dicey Dungeons
From 221 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
- 🎨 Great art style and music
- 💎 Unique and varied character classes
- 🕹️ Intuitive and easy to pick up
Room to improve
- 🎲 Heavily reliant on RNG/luck
- 🔁 Repetitive and lacking in progression
- 🤕 Unfair/frustrating difficulty spikes
- 🔇 Missing audio/sound issues
Bugs and requests
Imbroglio
Reported bugs
5 issues- iOS 11 compatibility crashes on startup
- Character unlock not persisting after reinstall unless high score beaten
- Game crashes when opening on certain iOS versions
- Harry build exploit allowing use of outlawed range options via copied boards
- Wall shift mechanics occasionally trapping player in worst positions
Requested features
10 requests- Tutorial or better onboarding for new players
- Larger text size option for readability
- Random board generation option
- Ability to replay custom boards multiple times
- Pass/skip turn option for tactical flexibility
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- iPhone X native screen support (resolved in updates)
- Music soundtrack addition
- Option to use earlier game rulesets with progress tracking
- Randomize board button in edit screen
- More detailed help documentation
Dicey Dungeons
Reported bugs
3 issues- Tutorial not registering inputs
- Buttons/controls bugging out
- Crashes and performance issues
Requested features
4 requests- Vertical/portrait mode support
- Cloud save/sync across devices
- More content and character variety
- Better balance and progression
In-app purchases
Imbroglio
- Imbroglio: Ossuary$1.99
- Imbroglio: Phlogiston$2.99
- Imbroglio: Mizzenmast$7.99
Dicey Dungeons
No in-app purchases
