Dark Sword 2 vs Bleak Sword
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
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.
- Diorama battlefields
- Nine tense chapters
- Powerful magic invocation
- Item discovery
- Character leveling and stat upgrades
- Arena Mode
- Unlockable achievements
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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.
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Verdict
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
Both are free to download. Dark Sword 2 sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Bleak Sword asks for nothing beyond the download.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Dark Sword 2 | Bleak Sword |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (212 ratings) — better | 4.5 (899 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 44.0% of reviews | 79.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 212 | 899 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 378 MB | 467 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NANOO COMPANY Inc. | Devolver Digital, Inc. |
Customer experience
Dark Sword 2
Bleak Sword
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
Dark Sword 2
- 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
Bleak Sword
No in-app purchases
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