Comparison

Dark Sword 2 vs Bleak Sword

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

Head to head
About

Dark Sword 2

Embark on a sci-fi action RPG adventure as a female cyborg to save humanity. Form a 3-member squad, hack and slash through missions, and customize your characters with advanced gameplay and enhanced graphics. Play offline on low-spec devices.

Highlights
  • Enhanced dark silhouette graphics
  • 3-member squad system with tag and co-op modes
  • Diverse female cyborg characters (Fatima) with unique skills
  • Over 100 missions with unique enemies and bosses
  • Offline play and low-spec device optimization
  • Fatima upgrade system (AI, Weapons, Skills, etc.)
  • Equipment crafting and plugin system
Features
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Featuring the original dark silhouette, yet vibrant graphics, this is the official sequel to Dark Sword. ### Official sequel to the legendary indie game ‘Dark Sword’, made by a sole developer. ### ### Over 10 million total global downloads ### ### No. 1 Popular RPG in 54 countries ### In the world ruled by machines hacked by Azi Dahaka, join the rebellion with female cyborgs, Fatima, and save the human race. ‘Dark Sword 2’ Features ▶ Enhanced Graphics: Incredible dark silhouette action RPG in sci-fi world setting, Dark Sword is back with even more vibrant graphics and quality. Enjoy the beauty of dark silhouette action. ▶ Advanced Gameplay: You are not alone! Form a 3-member squad and battle! Play more powerfully with the tag system and co-op team mode. Hack & slash gameplay has been enhanced as well. ▶ Diverse Characters: Deploy female cyborgs, Fatima, each possessed with different skills and abilities, and play strategically using tags and compatibility rates between each Fatima. ▶ Massive Content: Enjoy over 100 missions with unique cyborg monsters and powerful bosses of overwhelming sizes. Make Fatima more powerful by acquiring various parts, items, and battle gears. ▶ Play offline and on low-spec devices: Although gameplay, graphics, and content have all been enhanced, the game still runs optimally on low-spec devices without taking up much storage space. Enjoy the game without Internet as well (Some contents may be limited when offline). New System Features in ‘Dark Sword 2’ ▶ Fatima System: Become more powerful by upgrading AI, Weapons, Skills, Plugins, Insignia, and Battle Gears. ▶ Impossible Missions: Play co-op missions with Fatima squads and get powerful rewards. ▶ Equipment Craft System: Acquire the desired crafted equipment tier by selecting the amount of input material to adjust the probability. ▶ Plugins: Increase Fatima’s performance by combining various plugin shapes on the plugin board. ▶ Squad System: Build a 3-member squad and make sure the compatibility between them stays optimal. Will Fatima be able to save the human race?! Assist us and change the future!

About

Bleak Sword

Embark on a dark fantasy adventure across cursed diorama battlefields. Battle creatures through nine chapters, lifting a legendary curse by upgrading your hero with magic and items. Challenge yourself further in Arena Mode with unlockable achievements.

Highlights
  • Diorama battlefields
  • Nine tense chapters
  • Powerful magic invocation
  • Item discovery
  • Character leveling and stat upgrades
  • Arena Mode
  • Unlockable achievements
Features
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Developed by more8bit Bleak Sword is a dark fantasy action game tasking players to struggle across compact, cursed diorama battlefields. Through nine tense chapters, heroes must lift the curse of the legendary Bleak Sword by striking down all manner of creatures in every forest, swamp, castle, and dungeon on their journey. Invoke powerful magic, uncover helpful items, and level up your character to upgrade your stats before facing down menacing guardians. Once the curse has been lifted the challenging Arena Mode and thirty unlockable achievements await even the most accomplished warrior. Bleak Sword is designed to be able to play it easily with elegant controls allowing heroes to roll, parry, attack and counter-attack using basic movements on gamepads and touch controls. Scored by award-winning composer Jim Guthrie with sound by famed designer Joonas Turner.

Screenshots

Dark Sword 24 screens
Bleak Sword4 screens

Verdict

The call

Dark Sword 2 and Bleak Sword both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 80% of Bleak Sword's written reviews are positive against 44% of Dark Sword 2's. Bleak Sword also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). Dark Sword 2's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 8 months). On price, rating 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. Dark Sword 2 sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Bleak Sword asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Dark Sword 2 against 4.5 for Bleak Sword. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 212 and 899 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 44% of Dark Sword 2's written reviews are positive against 80% of Bleak Sword's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dark Sword 2 ships an update fortnightly, Bleak Sword every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Dark Sword 2 versus Bleak Sword: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDark Sword 2Bleak Sword
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (212 ratings) — better4.5 (899 ratings)
Positive reviews44.0% of reviews79.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings212899 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size378 MB467 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNANOO COMPANY Inc.Devolver Digital, Inc.

Customer experience

Dark Sword 2

All ratings212 ratings
Positive90.1%
Neutral3.8%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews134 reviews
Positive44.0%
Neutral12.7%
Negative43.3%

Bleak Sword

All ratings899 ratings
Positive87.9%
Neutral3.6%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews552 reviews
Positive79.9%
Neutral7.4%
Negative12.7%

Bugs and requests

Dark Sword 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bleak Sword

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Controls becoming unresponsive after app switch
  • Inconsistent blocking mechanics

Requested features

5 requests
  • Landscape mode support for tablets
  • Ability to skip credits after first completion
  • More enemy and boss variety
  • Customizable controls
  • Expanded story and lore

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Dark Sword 2

One-time13
  • First Pack$0.99
  • 200 Souls$1.99
  • Toolkit x30$1.99
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  • 14,300 GOLD$2.99
  • EXP Booster (A Rank) x10$2.99
  • 525 Souls$4.99
  • 7-DAY VIP$4.99
  • Supply Pack$4.99
  • Starter Pack$7.99
  • 1,100 Souls$9.99
  • 30-DAY VIP$9.99
  • 2,300 Souls$19.99
  • Squad Pack$39.99
None

Bleak Sword

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dark Sword 2 free?
Dark Sword 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bleak Sword free?
Bleak Sword is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dark Sword 2 or Bleak Sword?
Dark Sword 2 is rated higher. Dark Sword 2 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 212 ratings, while Bleak Sword averages 4.5 from 899 ratings.
Do Dark Sword 2 or Bleak Sword have ads?
Dark Sword 2 shows ads; Bleak Sword does not.
Which is updated more often, Dark Sword 2 or Bleak Sword?
Dark Sword 2 ships an update fortnightly, and Bleak Sword every 8 months. Most recently, Dark Sword 2 was updated on September 21, 2026 and Bleak Sword on September 20, 2026.

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