Comparison

Hi Lord vs Duskborne

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

Head to head
About

Hi Lord

Engage in strategic battles by collecting and upgrading monster cards. Lead your team to victory against enemies using unique skills and combat techniques. Cooperate with other players for an enhanced gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Collect and upgrade monster cards
  • Strategic combat system
  • Real-time global battles
  • Horizontal scroll action gameplay
  • Short and intense battles
  • Cooperative play with other Lords
Features
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Become an absolute Lord, lead your team to win the fight against monsters. This is a battle action game that form the strongest units through collecting various monster cards and defeats enemies with skill attack, avoidance skill, various attack techniques. Identify unique skills and battle characteristics of each monster to create the perfect deck! Hi, LORD! As an absolute lord, you can control warriors, beasts, and mages and use them in battle. Understand weakness & strength chart and after that characteristic of monsters to compose the best units. Even if you have the best monster cards, if you neglect the monster training and combat, you will be the loser Lord. Overcome your enemies and get battle superiority with skill and card upgrade. It will be the power of victory. Sometimes you can defeat powerful enemies through cooperation with other Lords. God will stand with you until you have prevailed. best regards, your guardian ▶Game Features◀ 1. A horizontal scroll style action game 2. A real-time battle game with people around the world. 3. Collect cute, sexy and unique monsters 4. Strategic combat system using unique skills and avoidance technology 5. Never a dull moment! You will fight short and intense battles. ※ You are not allowed to compensate for using illegal software, deleting the game or the wrong approach of the game. ※ Please visit our Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/hiLordgame) or YouTube (www.youtube.com/user/hanaGames) channel if you want more information.

About

Duskborne

Engage in skill-based combat within a dark fantasy world. Explore a three-act story with unique characters and face challenging bosses. Test your mettle in an endless mode with global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Skill-based side-scrolling combat
  • 3 playable characters with unique abilities
  • 3-act story with character-specific dialogue
  • Epic boss fights with two phases
  • Endless mode with global leaderboard
  • Roguelite progression with Remnant buffs
Features
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Duskborne is a dark fantasy action roguelite with skill-based combat, a three-act story, and an endless mode with global leaderboards. MASTER THE COMBAT Chain combos, juggle enemies in the air, and time your parries to survive. Button mashing won't save you here - Duskborne rewards precision and skill. THREE KNIGHTS, ONE STORY Play as Sir Aldric the Crusader, Korrath the Berserker, or Velorum the Duskborne. Each knight has unique abilities, a personal connection to the fallen fourth knight, and character-specific dialogue throughout the story. EPIC BOSS FIGHTS Face the Warchief's charge attacks, dodge Varek's projectile spreads, and survive Drakhar's Void shockwaves. Three bosses with two phases each - learn their patterns or fall. ROGUELITE PROGRESSION Collect Remnants that reshape your build each run. Make strategic choices at events. Manage your health across floors. Every run plays different. ENDLESS MODE Think you've mastered the story? Endless mode cycles through all three stages with scaling difficulty, bosses every 10 floors, and one life. No revives. Compete on the global leaderboard and prove your skill. FEATURES • Skill-based side-scrolling combat with parry system • 3 playable characters with unique abilities • 3 story stages with character-specific dialogue • 3 epic boss fights with two phases each • Endless mode with global leaderboard • 10 Remnant buffs for roguelite build variety • Exclusive cosmetics and slash colors • No paywalls - play the full story for free

Screenshots

Hi Lord4 screens
Duskborne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Duskborne at 5.0 against Hi Lord's 4.0. Duskborne also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 80%). Hi Lord's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Hi Lord sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Duskborne sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Duskborne holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Hi Lord's written reviews are positive against 100% of Duskborne's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hi Lord ships an update every 3 months, Duskborne every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hi Lord versus Duskborne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHi LordDuskborne
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (8 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings8 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size568 MB138 MB
Age rating9+12+
Developer1GamesBDKM LLC

Customer experience

Hi Lord

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Duskborne

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Hi Lord

One-time5
  • Hi Lord Gem 30$1.99
  • Hi Lord Gem 50$3.99
  • Hi Lord Gem 110$7.99
Show 2 more
  • Hi Lord Gem 650$39.99
  • Hi Lord Gem 1500$79.99
6 purchases

Duskborne

One-time6
  • Unlock Berserker$0.99
  • Unlock Velorum$0.99
  • 100 Void Shards$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Knight's Oath Pack$2.99
  • 350 Void Shards$2.99
  • 1,500 Void Shards$9.99

Questions

Is Hi Lord free?
Hi Lord is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Duskborne free?
Duskborne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hi Lord or Duskborne?
Duskborne is rated higher. Hi Lord averages 4.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Duskborne averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Hi Lord or Duskborne have ads?
Duskborne shows ads; Hi Lord does not.
Which is updated more often, Hi Lord or Duskborne?
Hi Lord ships an update every 3 months, and Duskborne every 9 days. Most recently, Hi Lord was updated on November 3, 2026 and Duskborne on November 5, 2026.

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