Drobot vs Dead At Dusk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Drobot
Engage in a 360-degree space shooter where you fire backwards to defeat mysterious creatures. Upgrade your character between waves to become stronger and clear all levels to restore peace. Features include a unique shooting mechanic and a variety of unlockable color palettes.
- Backwards-firing 360-degree shooting
- Upgrade system for character strength
- Ten-second waves with numerous enemies
- Dash ability with energy charge
- Unlockable color palettes
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Beep! Beep! Beep! It's a state of emergency! An outbreak of mysterious creatures is going on in outer space! -Game Descriptions Drobot is a backwards-firing 360-degree shooting game. One wave lasts ten seconds. The wave is cleared either when all enemies are killed or you escaped from all enemies. After clearing a wave, you can make drobot stronger with upgrade items. Clear all the waves and restore peace to space! -Controls Move and shoot with the joystick. Press the button to dash. You cannot use dash until your energy is charged. -Features Backwards-shooting Drobot gets progressively stronger through upgrades Exciting gameplay with huge amounts of enemies Unlock a wide variety of color palettes
Dead At Dusk
Survive the night against relentless enemy hordes by choosing unique heroes and weapons. Specialize your character with powerful abilities to withstand the onslaught.
- Endless enemy horde survival
- Diverse hero selection
- Variety of weapon choices
- Character ability specialization
- Nighttime survival gameplay
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Survive through the night against an endless horde of enemies! HEROES & WEAPONS Choose from a diverse selection of characters and weapons that offer a variety of gameplay experiences. ABILITIES Specialize or equip multiple abilities so your character is strong enough to survive through the night.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dead At Dusk at 5.0 against Drobot's 4.3. Dead At Dusk also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Drobot's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Dead At Dusk sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Drobot asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dead At Dusk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Drobot ships an update every 3 months, Dead At Dusk every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drobot | Dead At Dusk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 191 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Masayoshi Teshima | whale oild LLC |
Customer experience
Drobot
Dead At Dusk
In-app purchases
Drobot
No in-app purchases
Dead At Dusk
- 500 Cleansed Blood$0.99
- 5000 Cleansed Blood$4.99
- 15000 Cleansed Blood$9.99
