Dawncaster vs Buriedbornes2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dawncaster
Embark on a tactical card game adventure with over 900 illustrated cards. Master unique mechanics, explore a mysterious world, and shape its fate through your choices. Enjoy endless replayability with randomized encounters and unlockable content.
- Over 900 hand-illustrated cards
- Groundbreaking card game mechanics
- Innovative energy system
- Richly illustrated world with choices
- Randomized encounters for replayability
- Unlockable cards, portraits, and challenges
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Dawncaster: Epic Deck-Building Adventure Dive into a world of strategy and magic in Dawncaster, the ultimate deck-building experience with over 900 stunning hand-illustrated cards. Will you become a shadow-dancing rogue, an indomitable warrior, a mysterious Seeker, or forge your own path? Unravel the dark secrets of Aethos in this tactical masterpiece that revolutionizes mobile card gaming. Redefining Card Games - Experience groundbreaking mechanics that seasoned players will love - Blend unique class abilities with powerful weapons and enchantments - Master an innovative energy system, freeing you from traditional deckbuilder constraints A World Shrouded in Mystery - Embark on a quest to find the legendary 'Dawnbringer' lost in the corrupted realm of Umbris - Immerse yourself in a richly illustrated world with compelling dialogue and meaningful choices - Shape the fate of a desperate world through your actions Complete Gaming Experience - Unlock all cards and classes with your purchase - no microtransactions! - Open up new exciting area's with optional expansion packs for even more content - Enjoy a premium game free from ads, timers, or pay-to-win mechanics Endless Replayability - Every run is unique with randomized encounters and battles - Unlock new starting cards, portraits, and challenges - Test your skills with increasing difficulty levels Join the Dawncaster Community - Connect with fellow players and developers on the Discord server - Share strategies, get the latest updates, and influence the game's future - Be part of a passionate community that's shaping the future of Dawncaster Ready to answer the call? Download Dawncaster now and begin your legendary journey! Discord: https://discord.gg/pfeMG9c Website: https://dawncaster.wanderlost.games
Buriedbornes2
Embark on a turn-based dungeon RPG adventure where strategic choices and character customization are key. Build powerful heroes by combining races, jobs, skills, and equipment to overcome hordes of undead and resist a world-ending threat.
- Turn-based dungeon crawling
- Deep character customization
- Strategic skill and rune system
- Item and equipment collection
- Cooperative survivor communities
- Permadeath adventure
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* Easy to play X Severe adventure Again Buriedbornes2 is the sequel to the easy-to-play turn-based dungeon RPG series. The popular series, which has surpassed 2.5M total users, has evolved in a form that is easier to play and more freely enjoyable. Choose between 2 options for the room you want to progress in, decide which items you want to obtain, choose from up to 5 skills to use next, and more... The simple, non-real-time operation allows you to enjoy a serious adventure where death is the only thing you have to worry about. The best part of the Buriedbornes series is creating a powerful character that surpasses the terrifying army of undead and crushing them! * The battle of the dead and the cooperative "Union" The world is on the brink of ruin due to the invasion of the "Ancient Overlord" and his army of corpses, a threat suggested by the most ancient prophecies. You will repeatedly challenge dangerous dungeons by acquiring corpses, altering them, and using the forbidden "Buriedbornes" art of possessing their souls. It is a hopeless battle with no redemption or end, yet mankind has not given up on everything yet. In various parts of the world, communities of survivors, each with their own goals, continue to resist. By helping each other with them, we may find hope. * Races, jobs, origins, equipments, skills, runes... countless combinations At the start of the adventure, character creation is possible by selecting the race, job, and origin of the corpse to be used. Each legendary equipments that can be found in each dungeon has its own unique abilities. Up to 5 skills can be held, each of which can be set with up to 5 skill runes that can also be obtained in dungeons. These elements allow you to build your tactics freely from a myriad of options. You can build your builds systematically, or you can improvise and discover powerful builds through unexpected coincidences. * End-User license agreements https://nussygame.com/en/bb2/eula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Buriedbornes2 at Free against Dawncaster's $4.99. Buriedbornes2 also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Dawncaster's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#11 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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
Buriedbornes2 is free to download; Dawncaster costs $4.99 up front. Dawncaster sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Buriedbornes2 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Buriedbornes2 holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 929 and 702 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Dawncaster's written reviews are positive against 73% of Buriedbornes2's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dawncaster ships an update every 2 weeks, Buriedbornes2 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dawncaster | Buriedbornes2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (929 ratings) | 4.9 (702 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.3% of reviews — better | 72.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 929 — better | 702 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #11 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.4 GB | 592 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Rick van der Wal | yujiro komine |
Customer experience
Dawncaster
Buriedbornes2
User reviews
Dawncaster
From 929 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Constant updates
- 🔥 Addictive gameplay loop
- 🔍 Discovering new secrets
- 💎 Excellent value for money
- 🎨 Beautiful art and visuals
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🔍 Steep learning curve
- 🔁 Repetitive enemy and boss encounters
- 🕰️ Slow progression and unlock system
- 🔧 Unbalanced difficulty spikes
Buriedbornes2
From 702 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Simple but fun and challenging
- 👍 Great art and design
- 👍 Reasonable monetization
- 👍 Depth and variety of playstyles
- 👍 Addictive and hard to put down
Room to improve
- 🐛 Confusing mechanics and poor explanations
- 🔧 Skill system needs improvement (limited uses, skill stocks)
- 🔧 Difficulty curve can be unbalanced at times
Bugs and requests
Dawncaster
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes after certain card interactions
- Incorrect card behavior or descriptions
- Progression loss after updates
- Compatibility issues on newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Endless or challenge mode
- More language support (e.g. Chinese, Spanish, Russian)
- Improved tutorial and onboarding
- Ability to toggle DLC content on/off
- Checkpoints or save states during runs
Buriedbornes2
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login screen freezes
- Compatibility issues on older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Expanded social features
- More tutorial and onboarding support
- Unlimited or improved skill usage
In-app purchases
Dawncaster
- Vaul of the Void Promo PackFree
- Eclypse Supporter Pack$3.99
- Tribes of Twilight$4.99
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- Death of Divinity$4.99
- Masks of Misery$4.99
- Siege of Shadows$4.99
- Dawncaster Origins Bundle$4.99
- Nexus of Nightmares$5.99
- Infernal Invasions$5.99
- Dawncaster Mega Bundle$12.99
Buriedbornes2
- 160 Gold Shard$0.99
- 500 Gold Shard$2.99
- 1300 Gold Shard$6.99
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- 2700 Gold Shard$14.99
- 4600 Gold Shard$24.99
- 12000 Gold Shard$59.99








