Last updated on January 4th, 2026 at 06:32 am
DYSMANTLE – Roleplaying Game Review
DYSMANTLE is a Roleplaying/Adventure/Entertainment game from 10tons Ltd., first launched in 19th May 2022.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 430+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes DYSMANTLE Stand Out
As you ascend from your shelter after the long long years, a brave new old world awaits you. A world inhabited with nasty and vile creatures. A world with no other human soul to be seen. A world with nature in reigns now. A world that's about to get even worse. You need to find a way to escape the wretched island. But before that, enjoy the bittersweet apocalypse.
Features:
- Break over 99% of all objects for materials with the right tools. No barrier will stop you.
- Fight with (or run away) nasty and vile creatures of the post-apocalyptic era.
- Explore the handcrafted open world and uncover its mysteries.
- Survive. Clear areas of monsters and claim it as yours.
- Build outposts to establish your presence.
- Craft permanent weapons, tools, outfits, and trinkets.
- Hunt various game or tame them for your post-apocalyptic zoo ranch.
- Farm nutritious plants and reap the rewards as the crop gets ripe.
- Solve puzzles above ground and underground in the Tombs of the Old Ones
- Fish cunning scaly things under the watery surface.
- Cook delicious recipes for permanent stat and ability upgrades.
- Unravel the mysteries of the strange island.
This Roleplaying game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, DYSMANTLE is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 5th December 2025
Recent improvements include:
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Replaces the momentarily released 1.4.2.0 which had some unnoticed performance issues.
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Fixed the sluggish performance momentarily introduced in 1.4.2.0
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Improved & clarified DLC/IAP handling
Bugfixes and stability improvements from 1.4.2.0:
- Small bugfixes
- Removed inaccessible ledge that caught some quest items in Pets & Dungeons questline
- Improved graphics asset loading
Download & Availability
DYSMANTLE is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
So we wont try and say this game is perfect for everyone or even perfect for us but its one of those mobile games we just have to keep on our phone and play because it is the perfect example of what other games should strive for. Beautiful, Optimized, clean with no annoying popups, offline, full controller support, co-op split screen!!! And overall just a game that made us instantly look up to see what else the developers made. If this game was a 3rd person or first person view Id be in heaven.
This was a well designed, fun, frustrating-at-times, totally-worth-it game that is perfect to lose hours to, or play a few minutes at a time. Play the game how you like. Explore and build? You can do that! Smash stuff up? Yeah, that too!! Scavenge and sneak? Sure, whatever you want. And no annoying ads, no distractions, no drama. Just good adventure, good gaming, fun story, challenging, and fun the whole way through. Controls are good and offer customization. Sound and music blend great with the art and design. Oh, and you can break just about everything. It fun. Buy it.
One of the most expansive open-world games on the phone. Incredible imo.
We love games like this. Good fun. Absolutely addicting.
Love the game on the phone. Plays well and has never crash. Lots of things to do and can be relaxing to play. Wish the game save would transfer to our iPad as a cloud save.
So we wont try and say this game is perfect for everyone or even perfect for us but its one of those mobile games we just have to keep on our phone and play because it is the perfect example of what other games should strive for. Beautiful, Optimized, clean with no annoying popups, offline, full controller support, co-op split screen!!! And overall just a game that made us instantly look up to see what else the developers made. If this game was a 3rd person or first person view Id be in heaven.
In our opinion this is so amazing for us ever.we did a list of survival game but we never end.
Best mobile game Ive ever played. We became hooked after the first time playing. Its a great game.
Our literal only complaint is no cloud saving, started this game on our iPad, when we started wanting to play on our phone we had to restart the entire game please enable cloud saving to get over this issue we spend real money to get this game we should be able to play one save across all devices.
Ill preface by saying Im very into resource collection and crafting games. But we never found one that quite fit our style. For example, Stardew was great to scratch that itch, but ultimately it was too rigid and sim-y for our tastes. Also there were no zombies Right for the start, DYSMANTLE had us hooked. We love the the resource collection system; destroying things is so incredibly satisfying, its almost meditative. The plot is interesting and there is always a quest to focus on. And the level progression and crafting system is pretty perfect. Youre also not bogged down with the typical survival mechanisms like hunger, thirst, etc. Im like 10-15 hours into this game and we cannot get enough. Its almost as if someone built the exact game that Ive been dreaming of and searching for our whole life, no exaggeration. Great job people. Thank you.
Its only missing iCloud saves so we can play on multiple devices.
No seriously we cant wait any longer we are so ready for dysplaced we purchased a steam deck and didnt even setup an steam account or even worry about opening the ups box to turn steam deck on when does game release so we can open box and create steam account.
Hope to add cloud archiving function.
Feature Request: please add ability to add saves across devices.
Not super into games, but this has been a lot of fun. Honestly destroying things and leveling up has been nice. Its pretty simple to get the hang out it. We ended up buying a controller for our phone and its been awesome. The world is open, but not so open its overwhelming and with enough leveling up the monsters get easier. Its put together well.
This game is super fun, we are 31 hours in and still enjoying it. Love the smash and build genre with a good story. Looking forward to playing it though and buying the add ons.
Its a wonderful mobile game with a bit too much filler content. Gathering, farming, fishing, and building all end up being chores without a gameplay element, with nothing but waiting and mindless button taps in a half hearted attempt to add hours of playtime to the value calculus. By the last few hours of storyline, gameplay very much felt like work that sunk-cost fallacy compelled us to complete. That said, it is very, very fun for a long time between those points. Its like those annoying stealth missions that break up an otherwise strong AAA game. Sanity tip: install Deadly Transmissions ASAP. Thank us later.
Ive owned this on PC and just bought it again for playing on our iPad, and Mac. This really is a lot of fun. Biggest issue is missing proper cloud save so we can move between Apple devices. This really is a big misstep to a great game and takes away a star.
This ga us is the perfect mix of games where you progress through the game by breaking things and collecting resources as well as rogue survival with a home base. The only technical issue Ive come across is the audio will completely cut out (music and sound effects) after a certain amount of time playing to the point where its completely silent. You have to close the game for it to fix not just save and exit.
Seriously! As soon as it happens.
We love this game, we have put a lot of time into it and we have so much work that still needs to be done in game. However, you CANNOT play this game offline if you buy the dlc. The game will not work offline and it will force you to make another save without the dlc (You Purchased) The lack of cloud saving is also disappointing. Its a single player game with co op capabilities, so we cant wrap our head around why theres no offline option. Ive spent about $20 on this game including dlc and at this point we are sorely disappointed that we wont be able to play the game wherever/whenever. Wifi is required and that should be stated to the people buying this product.
Over all this is a fun game. There are only 2 things we think need updates. 1. Fast Travel from Camp Sites. 2. The ability to play our saved status between our iPad and iPhone. Give us those 2 and Ill give this a 5 star.
There isnt a game center save . So if you delete you loose all progress . Kind of hard to get into a game that you cant keep.
This is one of those games thats fun about halfway through upgrading tools and weapons then its just a boring grind. Add to the fact that transversing the map is a nightmare of mazes blocked by constant impasses of waterways and mountains and although you can travel home at anytime, you can only fast travel to a handful of locations. The enemies are boring. The story is boring. The only real saving grace is the tomb puzzles.
Its wild that this game doesnt offer iCloud saves still. So disappointing we cant play this across our iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Boooooooo.
Tena mucho tiempo buscando un juego como este, donde solo tena que comprarlo y ya, no tener que estar pagando por nada ms!! Este juego est sper completo, est al nivel o sobrepasa a muchos juegos de consolas, recomendado al 100%.
Currently on our third full run through including the two DLCs. Enjoy the game but frustrated that we have to always open the inventory to switch weapons. The game needs an additional customizable button for weapon 1 and 2, such as axe and sledgehammer. This will make the game less frustrating and more enjoyable IMHO.
Audio has a problem, we cant hear anything from the monsters and other interaction sound. But the beginning gameplay page does have music which is weird.
A throwback to the time when app games felt fleshed out and full instead of temporary and gimmicky. Loved every bit including the dlc, except for the fact that now Im near the end, we've converted the majority of societies remnants into crafting materials and we still cant figure out how to open the vaults.
THIS is what mobile gaming should be. No micro-transactions. Only in-game purchases are reasonably priced DLCs (that are cheaper than their PC counterparts, by the way). Works wonderfully with our game controller. The gameplay itself is interesting and satisfying, although admittedly somewhat repetitive. We would give the gameplay by itself maybe 3.5 or 4 stars. Im giving 5 stars because these devs single-handedly restored a portion of our faith in the future of mobile gaming. We hope other mobile game devs take note of gems like this.
So we had not played this game ever before. We didnt even know about it until we got the Apple Vision Pro. We were looking at which games are compatible with a PlayStation 5 controller. We love everything about this game. We would love to see this game again higher graphics to make you so the M2 processor in the Apple Vision Pro or iPad. So this is a game genre we never played before either. We think the game does a good job at helping you along the way. There are certain things in the game that are frustrating, but thats part of the genre. The collectible items and the crafting system is great. We would like more travel points, but thats our only negative. Even though the game doesnt have the worlds greatest graphics, it is extremely fun and its a very big game. The game is as well. We still havent finished it, we think Im level 25. But Im hooked. Keep up the good work and Im going to look up studio to see what else they have to offer once we finish this game and the expansion.
This is actually a pretty cool game. We never played it on any other platforms. So getting the iPad app and playing it inside of the Apple Apple Vision Pro with controller support is we think a killer app! The gameplay extremely well and is seriously deep! Im going to be playing this for months to come.
This is easily the great iOS game Ive ever purchased. Its equal parts fun while being very challenging. It has a huge map for a mobile game and runs beautifully, its easily worth the money.
BUY THIS. We don't care what game genres you like or dislike. You won't care what genres you like or dislike. This game would be reason enough to buy an iPhone. This is better than we would imagine an iPhone could be capable of. We're actually serious. This game is amazing. BUY THIS. BUY THIS NOW.
Needs seemless cross save between all Apple devices!!! Please.
Great game but with the new update, when is the Apple TV version coming.
We had a lot of fun for the first few hours of this game, and we suspect you will too. Unfortunately, thats where the fun ends. The real reason for this 2 star review is the final sequence. You think youre almost at the end, then you have another task that takes a couple hours. Then you finish that and think youre at the end, boom, another couple hour quest. Okay, finally, we just want to finish the game. Finally, youre at the end, right? Nope, another roadblock that will take many more hours to finish. A roadblock with crafting that you can have zero time invested into at this point, because it was never needed until this point in the game. It was fun, but then turned boring, which turned frustrating. We resorted to looking up the ending which is extremely disappointing. No finale, no finish to the story, nothing satisfying. Big waste.
So many times our toon hits a fence instead of the mob killing us. And so many trees, rocks, to get stuck on while running. Power attack works less than fifty percent of the time due to interface issues. The PC version was great, but this is never a game that is suitable for a touch interface. Youll get way too frustrated by the stupidity of it, and it just isnt fun when it really matters because of the device.
We love the game but it is left unclear on how and when we get the updated features. Im stuck. We have completed the whole game everything 100%. We come out of the shelter again starting a new game and everything looks the same except we had inventory. Im lost.
Edit- bought the DLC and couldnt even make if off the first map cause we cant beat the final boss where you open up the train tunnel and all the enemies come out. Really wanted to keep playing but no matter how many times we try, we just cant beat that challenge. Definitely a great purchase. Ive previously played this on PC and just so happened to see it on mobile and purchasing it again was a no brainer. Smash, slash, and break everything in your path! Our only concern with this game being on mobile is that we have an iPhone 13 Pro Max and it runs really hot when playing this for even 30ish minutes but other than that, 0 problems.
(Ill keep this short because nobody wants to read a long review) For starters this game is really good and the ability connect your controller is pretty nice. We know no one will actually use a controller but for PS5 players, like us it makes us way more confortable. Im going to end on, never back down.
HUGE game with tons of stuff to do and explore. The in-app purchases are not gotcha, but legit huge expansions. Not pay-to-win. No PvP, thank god. Suggestions: early game is an off-putting slog, though well worth it. We considered dropping this one. Glad we did not! Horrible lag when trying to swing weapon; even worse on Android than on iOS. Needs more, and more interesting, monsters. Robots, aliens,dinosaurs, giant insects, ANYTHING beyond zombies. The only thing worse than the most boring enemies in the universe is so many of them. But GREAT game, THANKS.
Dysmantle is not your average mobile game by any means. The map is huge and it feels rewarding for each area you unlock, without the DLC alone. The gameplay is challenging with combat at times, other times its like gliding through it, the goal of the game is in the title itself. We haven't ever paid for a mobile game before that wasn't 99, but.. If you want an actual video-game designed for mobile… Give it a go. We're not not disappointed in the slightest. If you don't like it within a day or 2 of playing, you can always request a refund from Apple.
This game is hands down the best in the survival genre currently in the App Store. With exception of expansion packs (DLCs) (which you dont have to purchase if you dont want to) this game doesnt have Microtransactions (in-app purchases) in it to progress meaningfully in the game. Freemium business models are an annoyance of ours in mobile gaming. A fixed price provides an actual gaming experience rather than a gambling one. 10tons is also working on a new game, Dysplaced, that will be released around late 2024 for PC and then port it to mobile in 2025. They are staying true to Dysmantles legacy of zero Microtransactions other than expansion packs (DLCs)! This is an amazing indie studio that actually make games! Kudos to them.
Really enjoy the game – one of our favorite iOS games! Stuck with a bug half way through the game where the game crashes when we try to ride a train. Have played the first half twice but frustrated with a game breaking bug. Hopefully a fix will come soon. Edit – game blocking bug fixed.
Please fix the crashing at the 10Tons opening screen. We updated to the latest version now it just crashes right away! Thank you for correcting the issue, game is great just needed this correction.
THE ONLY reason we rated this 4 star is because we really want multiplayer, It would be so fun! We were thinking adding a code system to join lobbys? Just an idea. OVERALL THIS GAME IS AMAZING! We HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO ANYONE.
There are lots of bugs not only in the game itself but also the dlcs.especially new the new dlc.
Whenever we enter the evacuation zone or just the entire east side of the map our game crashes without fail. We play on a $1000 tablet so we think it can handle the games so it must be some kinda bug. Id buy all the dlc but we cant even get to the area that we need to for the dlc. Please fix this if its a repeated problem for many people. If not we guess we dont get to enjoy the game.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.4.3
- Size: 904.84 MB
- iOS: 13.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Horror/Fear Themes, Frequent/Intense Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Infrequent/Mild Realistic Violence
- Developer: 10tons Ltd.
Last updated: 5th December 2025 | Genre: Roleplaying, Adventure | Developer: 10tons Ltd.