# Dankal — One cut and you die. > One cut and you die. (iPhone/iPad app by jinseok kim.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dankal/id6808849910 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [jinseok kim](https://appshunter.io/developer/6783805394) - Category: Games, Action - Price: Free - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 15.0 · 92 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian and 6 more - Released: 2026-09-06 - Data updated: 2026-10-09 ## What is Dankal? One cut and you die. So does almost everyone else. Dankal is a top-down sword game set in Joseon Korea. There is no health bar. Your enemies mostly have none either. A single stroke settles it. EVERY STRIKE IS ANNOUNCED A red arc appears before a blade falls. It is always there, and it is always long enough to react to. If you were hit, you were not unlucky. You were late. SIXTY BOUTS The ground, the enemies, the order they arrive — every bout is placed by hand. Nothing is rolled at random. Your record and mine are set on the same board. SIX WAYS TO DIE Grunts, swordsmen, spearmen, archers, arc-shooters. And the armored, who do not fall to one cut. Armor can be strapped onto any of them. CUT THEM TOGETHER Herd them into a line and take them in a single swing. Strike from behind for a higher score. Points reward nerve, not patience. BLOODBATH No bouts. No end. They pour in until you fall. WHERE DO YOU RANK Every run is measured against the world. No account, no sign-in, no name to type. The ranking is there from your first death. Two thumbs. Move and cut. Sixteen languages. Plays offline. EARN COINS, AIM HIGHER Defeat enemies to earn coins. Choose a dagger, dual blades, great blade, spear, crescent blade or bow in the armory. Upgrade each weapon up to 3 levels and buy slash effects. Aim for a personal best and a higher world rank. Training does not award coins. SIX WEAPONS, SIX SKILLS Hold the attack button to unleash your equipped weapon’s skill: a swift dash, flying cross slash, spinning slash, piercing spear throw, sweeping crescent slash or charged piercing arrow. Skills have an 8-second cooldown. A narrow dodge resets it immediately. Armored enemies still require multiple hits, even from skills. ## Is Dankal safe? Not enough ratings yet to assess Dankal. ## Is Dankal legit? Dankal has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Dankal is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Version history (last 4 releases) ### 2.2 — 2026-09-17 Choose from six weapons, now including a spear, a crescent blade and a bow. Hold the attack button to use your weapon’s skill. A narrow dodge resets its cooldown. A new first-battle guide highlights each control. Bloodbath builds pressure faster, and distant enemies rejoin the fight. The armory and settings now sit at the top of the main menu. Improved armor and terrain hit detection, plus performance in crowded battles. A new update notice links to the store when a newer public version is available. Your records and purchased equipment carry over. ### 2.1 — 2026-09-09 Refreshed warrior and enemy designs, with two-handed dual-blade animations. Run across an open field in Bloodbath. A larger, movable slash control keeps the roll button clear. Improved portrait, landscape, and foldable layouts. New title-screen artwork and clearer menus. Slash-color previews show the current warrior and equipped weapon. Your records and purchased equipment carry over. ### 1.1 — 2026-09-08 Added landscape mode. Turn the phone sideways and the screen turns with it. The controls split to either side: move on the left, strike on the right. The arena size, the terrain, and where enemies appear are all unchanged, so portrait and landscape scores can be compared directly. ### 1.0 — 2026-09-06 No release notes. ## Apps similar to Dankal | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [TELL: It Learns You](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/tell-it-learns-you/id6801817484) | — | Free | Games | | [DarkMan Project: Survivor One](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/darkman-project-survivor-one/id6783929042) | — | Free | Games | | [Neon Horde: Survivor Roguelite](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/neon-horde-survivor-roguelite/id6795572298) | — | Free | Games | | [Great Gunman](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/great-gunman/id6787085573) | — | Free | Games | | [혈월](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6792295703) | — | Free | Games | | [Cheonma Rebirth: Defend Shiman](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/cheonma-rebirth-defend-shiman/id6812568709) | — | Free | Games | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-10-09.*