Fire Survivors vs Shadow Survival
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fire Survivors
Battle hordes of fire monsters using water weapons and powers. Upgrade your arsenal and skills to become stronger, rescue survivors for new gear, and create powerful combos. Can you defeat the fire boss at the end of each level?
- Fight hordes of enemies
- Upgrade weapons and skills
- Rescue survivors for new gear
- Mix and match powers for combos
- Defeat fire boss
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In Fire Survivors you must fight a horde of fire monsters that want to burn everything in their path! Use your water weapons and powers to put out the fires, but be careful because there is always more monsters trying to get you! - Fight huge hordes of enemies in this Vampire Survivors inspired game. - Upgrade your weapons and skills to become even more powerful. - Save the survivors to get new and crazy water weapons. - Mix and match your powers to make epic fun combos. - Can you take down the fire boss at the end of the level?
Shadow Survival
Engage in a thrilling vampire survival game where you battle hordes of monsters. Level up your knight, upgrade skills, and strategically combine abilities to wipe out enemies. Choose your hero and conquer challenging maps to survive the encroaching darkness.
- Kill countless monsters
- Level up and upgrade skills
- Organize unique skill decks
- Choose and strengthen heroes
- Strategic one-handed control
- Battle on numerous maps
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Where monsters appear in the dark, there is a war of survival. And on the battlefield, brave knights are killing monsters! Shadow Survival is a vampire survival game in which the knight kills monsters appearing in the dark, by leveling up, and surviving. Feel the exciting of sweeping away the monsters that are flocking by upgrading your skills in the game! Shadow Survival Game features The pleasure of killing monsters : there's the pleasure of fighting countless monsters that flock and wiping them out at once! The more you clearing the stage, the more thrilling you can feel. Easy to control : Simple to control with one hand, light usability that makes it easy for anyone to enjoy anytime, anywhere. Fun organizing your own skill deck: Create your own skill deck by selecting the skill given during gameplay! As you upgrade and combine different skills, the stronger you get, the harder it will be to get out of this game! Battle of Heroes: Choose the hero character to fight against monsters and enjoy strategic play! The battle of heroes takes place on numerous maps. Improve your abilities with trophies through battle, and strengthen your heroes to survive and win the crisis! Darkness is more deepens, the monsters get stronger and stronger. Fight with your brave knights can overcome the monsters! It's time to enjoy your adventure! * 'Shadow Survival' We are running the game in collaboration with 'Liberty Dust', the developer of Dark SurvivalIt's time to enjoy your adventure!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Shadow Survival at 4.6 against Fire Survivors's 3.9. Shadow Survival also leads on ratings volume (745 vs 11) and review sentiment (44% vs 25%). Fire Survivors's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 20) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Shadow Survival sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Fire Survivors asks for nothing beyond the download.
Shadow Survival holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadow Survival has 745 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Fire Survivors's written reviews are positive against 44% of Shadow Survival's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Fire Survivors | Shadow Survival |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.9 (11 ratings) | 4.6 (745 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 43.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 745 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 133 MB | 266 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | GMK Negocios e Participacoes Ltda | SeungHo Chung |
Customer experience
Fire Survivors
Shadow Survival
Bugs and requests
Fire Survivors
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Shadow Survival
Reported bugs
4 issues- Flame lizard level 10 ability not working
- Equipment selection options disappearing after merging
- Crash on startup
- Lost progress and account issues after updates
Requested features
5 requests- Offline mode or sync timer
- Account options (e.g., login via social media)
- Improved wave design with more variety
- Multiplayer modes
- Better translation and localization
In-app purchases
Fire Survivors
No in-app purchases
Shadow Survival
- gem_1$0.99
- coinbank_1$0.99
- day_access_package1$0.99
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- vip1_package1$0.99
- chapter_1$1.99
- chapter_2$2.99
- gacha_level_2$2.99
- ss_special_cheering_1$2.99
- skin_9$4.99
- lucky_package$4.99
- pass_1$6.99
- rare_hero_choice_package2$6.99
- legend_hero_celebration_pack3$8.99
- gem_3$9.99
- special_package_13$9.99
- monthly_fixed+remove_ads$14.99
- legendary_hero_choice_package3$18.99
- season_hyperpass_9$18.99
- season_hyperpass_8$18.99
- pass_2$19.99
Questions
Is Fire Survivors free?
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Which has better reviews, Fire Survivors or Shadow Survival?
Do Fire Survivors or Shadow Survival have ads?
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