Comparison

Unknown Knights vs Gloomgrave

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

Head to head
About

Unknown Knights

Lead your company of Knights and Soldiers in real-time strategy battles against the Dark Lord. Navigate a journey filled with unique encounters, make impactful choices, and discover hidden bosses and relics. Build your ultimate band of warriors to conquer the Dark Lord's Tower.

Highlights
  • Real-time action strategy
  • Narrative choices and consequences
  • Unique unit battles
  • Roguelike encounters
  • Hidden bosses and relics
  • Dynamic weather system
Features
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Discover new challenges, and steer the game's Narrative as you venture to destroy the Dark Lord's Tower. Your loyal company of Knights and Soldiers, the Unknown Knights, will stand by you every step of the journey. "Unknown Knights" provides unique unit battles with roguelike encounters. You must solve problems, hire knights, and draft militia to build a strong band for the final fight against the Dark Lord. KEY FEATURES ◆Real-Time ACTION Strategy Control multiple units in real-time with four buttons. Timing your Actions is key; Read enemy movements and react accordingly. - Attack, Defense, Parry, and Charge. ◆The Journey and Choices Hundreds of random encounters will pop up during the journey. Each of them has different choices and consequences. Some of the results of your decision won't happen immediately but surely come back to you. ◆Hidden Bosses & Relics to Discover Your name will spread in the world as you continue your journey. Wandering wizards, underground monsters and leaders of factions will come to you to challenge or give a request. ◆Content - 290+ events and stories, all affected by user choice - 350+ battles - Knights with 15 different specialties - Enemy Factions that includes Dark Lord's Army, Thieves, the Assassins, and the Royal Guards - Randomly generated play map and different ways to unlock gifts - Dynamic Weather, providing weather-based strategies - Three different difficulties designed for players of different skill levels - 10 hidden bosses can be found throughout gameplay - Online Ranking ※ The game is available for offline playing. ※ No Ads or Microtransactions

About

Gloomgrave

Embark on a challenging roguelike dungeon crawl with a retro pixel art style. Choose your class, level up your character, and explore procedurally generated dungeons filled with monsters, traps, and loot. Experiment with different builds and perks to survive increasingly difficult depths in your quest for ancient relics.

Highlights
  • Turn-based combat
  • Randomly generated dungeons
  • Class selection and leveling
  • Perks and skills system
  • Lootable items and gear
  • Diverse monsters and classes
Features
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Gloomgrave is a roguelike turn-based dungeon crawler where you will explore, loot, and fight your way through the ever-shifting dungeon to defeat the evil that lies below. Features Loot everything: weapons, armor, wands, rings, potions, scrolls, and more. Every piece of gear can roll blessed, enchanted, or worse... Procedurally generated dungeons feature hand-crafted rooms and vaults woven into randomized floors so that every run feels fresh Magical glyphs: discover weapons that poison, burn, or paralyze your foes, and armor that punishes those who dare strike you Classic turn-based combat: the dungeon only moves when you do. Take your time, plan your moves, and outsmart every encounter

Screenshots

Unknown Knights4 screens
Gloomgrave4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Unknown Knights at 4.7 against Gloomgrave's 4.3. Unknown Knights also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 8 months) and review sentiment (81% vs 66%). On ratings volume, ads, 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

Unknown Knights costs $2.99 and Gloomgrave $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Unknown Knights holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 84 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Unknown Knights's written reviews are positive against 66% of Gloomgrave's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Unknown Knights ships an update weekly, Gloomgrave every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Unknown Knights versus Gloomgrave: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUnknown KnightsGloomgrave
Price$2.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (53 ratings) — better4.3 (84 ratings)
Positive reviews81.4% of reviews — better65.6% of reviews
Number of ratings5384 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size257 MB101 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAram SeoAndrew Leyba

Customer experience

Unknown Knights

All ratings53 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.8%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral9.8%
Negative8.8%

Gloomgrave

All ratings78 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive65.6%
Neutral16.4%
Negative18.0%

In-app purchases

None

Unknown Knights

No in-app purchases

None

Gloomgrave

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Unknown Knights free?
Unknown Knights costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gloomgrave free?
Gloomgrave costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Unknown Knights or Gloomgrave?
Unknown Knights is rated higher. Unknown Knights averages 4.7 out of 5 from 53 ratings, while Gloomgrave averages 4.3 from 84 ratings.
Do Unknown Knights or Gloomgrave have ads?
Neither Unknown Knights nor Gloomgrave shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Unknown Knights or Gloomgrave?
Unknown Knights ships an update weekly, and Gloomgrave every 8 months. Most recently, Unknown Knights was updated on October 26, 2026 and Gloomgrave on October 25, 2026.

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