Comparison

SKULL VALLEY vs Don't Kill The Dots

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

Head to head
About

SKULL VALLEY

Navigate a perilous 3D arcade world filled with traps and obstacles to avoid a hilariously clumsy death. Unlock characters, collect pets, and share your funniest demise scenes with friends. This endless runner guarantees a fun and unpredictable experience.

Highlights
  • Endless 3D arcade gameplay
  • Unlock over 40 characters via claw machine
  • Collect adorable pets
  • Hilarious and shareable death scenes
  • Offline play supported
  • Leaderboard and achievements
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*** WARNING *** Playing Skull Valley has been associated with the following symptoms: * Occasional uncontrollable giggles * Sporadic happy dance for no apparent reason * The desire to defy gravity by jumping on lily pads * Perfecting finger tapping skill * Becoming obsessed with recreating a hilarious but nearly impossible death scene *** PLAYERS BEWARE *** THERE IS NO ESCAPE FROM A CLUMSY, DUMB BUT FUNNY DEATH! Skull Valley is an endless 3D arcade game where you guide your character through booby traps and obstacles to avoid a silly, clumsy and dumb death. It might seem easy at first, but one thing is for sure, you will not last long in Skull Valley and a hilarious demise is all but guaranteed! Play the claw machine to unlock tons of cool characters, tap through the valley to collect adorable pets, navigate through flying arrows, lava fireballs, walking bombs, deadly fish, sinking lily pads and share hilarious death scenes with friends! Join the King, Queen, ninja, zombie, pirate, Ace the pilot and a ton of other adorable characters in navigating this death trap filled world. While you figure out your next step, they might even entertain you with a little dance. Try to stay alive for as long as possible and no matter what you do, don't die in a dumb way! ### Features ### ********************** * Free to play! * Play the claw machine to unlock over 40 cool characters with a lot more characters to come in future updates * Collect tons of adorable pets * Hilarious death scenes that are guaranteed to crack you up every single time! * Share funny death scenes and video clips with friends • Can be played offline! No wifi or Internet connection required! * Leaderboard and achievements * iMessage animated stickers * Simple but addicting gameplay Website: https://skullvalleygame.com TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@playskullvalley Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlaySkullValley Twitter: https://twitter.com/playskullvalley Share your funny death scenes on social media using the following hashtags: #skullvalley #skullvalleyfunnydeath #skullvalleygame

About

Don't Kill The Dots

Navigate a challenging arcade experience with simple one-touch controls. Dodge obstacles and eliminate targets to achieve the highest score possible. This game requires quick reflexes and mastery of its unique mechanics.

Highlights
  • Simple one-touch controls
  • Dodge blue dots
  • Kill red dots
  • High score chasing
  • Hard to master gameplay
  • Sharp reflex requirement
Features
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Hit the red dots. Avoid the blue ones. Don't let a single red dot get past you. Don't Kill The Dots is a one touch dot dodge game. A spinner sits in the middle of the screen while waves of dots fly toward it. Hold the screen to spin one way and let go to spin the other. Hit every red dot and keep clear of every blue one. One mistake ends the run. HOW TO PLAY • Hold anywhere to spin one way • Let go to spin the other way • Hit every red dot before it gets past you • Don't touch the blue dots • Let gold dots reach the middle to collect gold HARD MODE In Hard Mode the spinner turns faster from the start. Can you keep control? COLLECT AND UNLOCK • More than 100 spinner colors • Spend gold on new colors • 100 challenges, with special colors as rewards • Spin the prize wheel for free every 12 hours COMPETE • Normal and Hard Mode leaderboards • 19 achievements to earn • Share your high score and challenge your friends to beat it YOUR WAY Reverse the spin direction in settings if it feels better. PLAY OFFLINE No wifi needed. Don't Kill The Dots plays offline, so it's ready for flights, road trips and waiting rooms. Easy to learn, hard to master, and made for one finger. How long can you last?

Screenshots

SKULL VALLEY4 screens
Don't Kill The Dots4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Don't Kill The Dots at 100% against SKULL VALLEY's 0%. Don't Kill The Dots also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3). SKULL VALLEY's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. SKULL VALLEY sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Don't Kill The Dots sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Don't Kill The Dots holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of SKULL VALLEY's written reviews are positive against 100% of Don't Kill The Dots's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SKULL VALLEY ships an update every 5 days, Don't Kill The Dots monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SKULL VALLEY versus Don't Kill The Dots: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSKULL VALLEYDon't Kill The Dots
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (6 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings66
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size288 MB17 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperIntoxic8 Studio LLCPower-Up Game Studios LLC

Customer experience

SKULL VALLEY

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Don't Kill The Dots

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

SKULL VALLEY

One-time10
  • Ghost Hunter$0.99
  • Ghost$0.99
  • Phoebe the Roller Girl$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Thief$0.99
  • Horror Show$0.99
  • Gianna the Soccer Girl$0.99
  • Sophia the Jazz Dancer$0.99
  • Ad Slasher$2.99
  • Fortune$2.99
  • Pet Whisperer$2.99
1 purchases

Don't Kill The Dots

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is SKULL VALLEY free?
SKULL VALLEY is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Don't Kill The Dots free?
Don't Kill The Dots is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SKULL VALLEY or Don't Kill The Dots?
Don't Kill The Dots is rated higher. SKULL VALLEY averages 4.3 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Don't Kill The Dots averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do SKULL VALLEY or Don't Kill The Dots have ads?
Both SKULL VALLEY and Don't Kill The Dots show ads.
Which is updated more often, SKULL VALLEY or Don't Kill The Dots?
SKULL VALLEY ships an update every 5 days, and Don't Kill The Dots monthly. Most recently, SKULL VALLEY was updated on October 24, 2026 and Don't Kill The Dots on October 24, 2026.

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