Phantom Blade vs Shadow Slayer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Phantom Blade
Embark on a kungfu adventure filled with dark fantasy and conspiracy. Engage in fast-paced combat, master unique combos, and unravel a story of insane kungfu masters and a world-threatening plot. Explore a visually stunning world inspired by traditional Chinese art.
- Fast-paced kungfu combat
- Combo Chain system for custom moves
- Engaging Wuxia storyline
- Branching side quests
- Stylish 'Kungfupunk' art style
- Investigate world-threatening conspiracy
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Phantom Blade: Executioners features a rich storyline of kungfu adventures, where you dive into a conspiracy that threatens to topple the world, cut down kungfu masters who have succumbed to insanity, and find out the mastermind following a series of seemingly independent incidents. Exhilarating, fast combat Phantom Blade: Executioners celebrates the thrill of kungfu combat with the sheer pace of it. Just like in a good kungfu movie, you will often find yourself facing multiple opponents who just wouldn’t give a break. Dodge, parry, leap out of harm’s way, create an opening to deliver a torrent of lethal blows. Build up an expansive arsenal of kungfu moves and choreograph them into sequences that perfectly fit your own play style with the Combo Chain system, which is introduced to cut the need for excessive button-mashing or memorizing super long move lists. Explore and find your own niche! Oriental art in modern glory The stylish visual art of Phantom Blade: Executioners is based on Chinese traditional painting, augmented with modern sharpness and elements of fantasy. “Kungfupunk” is the name we coined for this approach, not unlike steampunk and cyberpunk. All combat animations are carefully crafted by prestigious studios under the leadership of Michael CTY, who had been the art director of Demon’s Souls and the first two titles in the Dark Souls trilogy before joining us to work on Phantom Blade: Executioners. Engaging Wuxia storyline The world is falling apart as kungfu masters, one by one, gain enormous power overnight and somehow turn insane in the process. As you investigate, these seemingly independent cases appear to have a pattern. The clock is ticking. Take down the insane ones before any further damage is done, and stop the spreading of body-engineering technique known as Sha-Chi Mod! Experience an authentic Chinese Wuxia story full of suspense told in episodes and branching side quests.
Shadow Slayer
Embark on an epic adventure in a dark fantasy world, battling hordes of undead monsters and powerful bosses. Unlock new skills, collect valuable treasures, and master unique characters in this action-packed RPG. Play anytime, anywhere, even offline.
- Hack'n'Slash combat
- Monster and boss battles
- Skill progression
- Multiple playable characters
- Treasure chest discovery
- Offline play
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Hardcore Hack'n'Slash Massive Action-RPG Welcome to Shadow Slayer! Join our heroes' adventure in Foliga, a once happy and peaceful world turned dark. Undead bosses are now crowding everywhere. But this will end now! Stock up on epic hero powers to start the battle of the century today! Unlock your potential and learn new skills to battle monsters while exploring all the possibilities of this new and exciting action hack and slash game! Grab your weapons and friends to join this exciting anime fighting RPG now! You will find it full of opportunities to battle fierce enemies, unlock skills, and power up your hero to the max! Grow stronger every day and battle the undead bosses of Foliga in this legendary battle! - EXPLORE, SLAY, AND LEVEL UP Tons of different monsters and bosses are waiting for you in the dungeons! Go into training to prepare yourself, challenge them to a battle, and show off your fighting skills! - MASSIVE BOSS BATTLE You will never forget the battles with the huge, bloodthirsty, and mighty bosses. You need good equipment and superior skills to defeat those bosses; otherwise, you will be defeated by them. - MULTIPLE CHARACTERS TO PLAY AND ROLL Players will get to play as multiple different characters, each with their own unique skills, gameplay, and assets. Each character is going to have a distinct way to play the game and a distinct approach to the strategy and the combat. - MYSTERIOUS TREASURE CHESTS Discover hidden treasures everywhere, you need to be observant to find them. Do not miss a treasure, because they are very valuable. Play anytime, anywhere, even when offline. - Follow us on social media for more information and to get support: Discord: https://discord.gg/9gk7YxRMpQ Meta Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/ondi.shadow.slayer Meta Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ondishadowslayer Twitter: https://twitter.com/shadowslayer_hi
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shadow Slayer at 4.7 against Phantom Blade's 3.6. Shadow Slayer also leads on review sentiment (65% vs 49%) and ratings volume (360 vs 28). Phantom Blade's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Phantom Blade sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Shadow Slayer sells 59 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shadow Slayer holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadow Slayer has 360 ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of Phantom Blade's written reviews are positive against 65% of Shadow Slayer's.
Phantom Blade ships an update every 9 days, Shadow Slayer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Phantom Blade | Shadow Slayer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (28 ratings) | 4.7 (360 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 48.5% of reviews | 65.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 28 | 360 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 282 MB | 751 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | SHARPMAN STUDIO LIMITED | ONDI TECHNOLOGY JSC |
Customer experience
Phantom Blade
Shadow Slayer
User reviews
Phantom Blade
From 28 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fluid combat and animations
- 👍 Engaging story and characters
- 🎨 Beautiful art style and visuals
- 💡 Unique and creative gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and performance issues
- ⌚ Slow loading times
- 🔌 Requires constant internet connection
- 💰 Aggressive monetization and energy system
Shadow Slayer
From 360 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun and awesome gameplay
- 👍 Reminds of anime shows
- 👍 Great for RPG players
- 👍 Good Metroidvania style features
- 👍 Beautiful colors
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashing in survival mode
- 🐛 Lost progress after redownloading
- 🐛 Lost all progress
- 🐛 Game keeps crashing
- 🐛 Expensive in-store purchases
Bugs and requests
Phantom Blade
Reported bugs
4 issues- Login and account binding issues
- Disappearing progress and lost purchases
- Unresponsive or frozen gameplay
- Compatibility problems on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Controller support
- Offline play mode
- Improved optimization and stability
- Balancing adjustments for PvP and endgame content
Shadow Slayer
Reported bugs
11 issues- 🐛 Game crashes at wave 51
- 🐛 Lost everything after redownloading
- 🐛 Lost all progress
- 🐛 Game keeps crashing
- 🐛 Account locked
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- 🐛 Error: connect to internet
- 🐛 Negative gold balance
- 🐛 Stuck on map
- 🐛 Bugs are still there
- 🐛 Failed purchase, money taken
- 🐛 Game does not support Backbone
Requested features
7 requests- 💡 Controller support needed
- 💡 Add Google connection button
- 💡 Needs more characters
- 💡 Add Chinese language support
- 💡 Fixed joystick option
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- 💡 Custom button layout
- 💡 More QoL features
In-app purchases
Phantom Blade
- 10 Dragonseal$0.99
- Rookie Booster I$0.99
- 50 Dragonseal$4.99
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- Rookie Booster II$4.99
- 110 Dragonseal$9.99
- Rookie Booster III$14.99
- 230 Dragonseal$19.99
- Rookie Booster IV$29.99
- 600 Dragonseal$49.99
- 1300 Dragonseal$99.99
Shadow Slayer
- Starter Pack$0.99
- Daily Bundle 1$0.99
- Gem Pack I$0.99
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- Expert Pack$2.99
- Ticket Package 1$2.99
- Gem Pack II$2.99
- Only This Time 2$3.99
- Gear Up$4.99
- Gacha Pack I$4.99
- Chapter 2 Pass - Normal$4.99
- Chapter 1 Pass - Normal$4.99
- Resource Selection 1$4.99
- Chapter 3 Pass - Normal$4.99
- Normal Monthly Card$4.99
- Chapter 4 Pass - Normal$4.99
- Account Level Pass 30$4.99
- Remove Ads$4.99
- Hunter: Leonard$9.99
- Prestige Monthly Card$9.99
- Ticket Package 2$9.99
- Hero Althea$9.99
- Battle Pass Season 1$9.99
- Equipment Selection 1$9.99
- Best Deal 1$9.99
- Frostweaver Codex$9.99
- Frostweaver Mirianne$9.99
- Scarlet Judgement Althea$9.99
- Frostblade$9.99
- Flash sale 1$9.99
- Gem Pack III$9.99
- Rune Selection 1$9.99
- Gacha Pack II$9.99
- Prepare for the fight$9.99
- Hunter Aasmund$9.99
- Gacha Pack III$14.99
- Eleanor$14.99
- Frostforged Devotion Relic$14.99
- Winter's Grace Eleanor$14.99
- Reforge Bundle 2$14.99
- Flash sale 2$14.99
- Gacha Pack IV$14.99
- Upgrade Pack$14.99
- Equipment Selection 2$14.99
- Battle Pass Season 1 Premium$14.99
- Leonard Event Bundle I$19.99
- Althea's Bundle 1$19.99
- Blessing Bundle 1$19.99
- Althea's Path$19.99
- Rune Selection 2$19.99
- Gem Pack IV$19.99
- Ticket Package 3$19.99
- Leonard Event Bundle II$29.99
- Blessing Bundle 2$29.99
- Eleanor's Path$29.99
- Althea's Bundle 2$29.99
- Ticket Package 4$49.99
- Equipment Selection 4$49.99
- Equipment Selection 5$99.99
- Rune Selection 3$99.99
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