DARKEST DAYS vs Grave Dividend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DARKEST DAYS
Explore a post-apocalyptic open world filled with zombies, uncover the virus's origin, and build a sanctuary. Survive by scavenging, crafting, and fighting hordes with various vehicles and weapons. Engage in both cooperative and competitive multiplayer modes.
- Open-world exploration
- Vehicle collection and upgrades
- Zombie combat
- Base building and community management
- Multiplayer modes (co-op and PvP)
- Story progression
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The world has become a wasteland due to a sudden zombie virus outbreak. You will start as a fragile survivor in this world, overcoming various threats around you and uncovering the secret of the zombie virus. A Vast, Living Open World Explore every corner of the seamless open world offered by DARKEST DAYS. The apocalyptic world, realistically rendered, delivers an immersive experience. Your journey begins in the desolate town of Sand Creek, where death fills the air. From desert villages to snow-covered islands and charming resort cities, explore the diverse themed open world, uncover the origins of the zombie virus, and write your own story. A Variety of Vehicles for Survival in the Open World Explore the vast open world of DARKEST DAYS using a range of vehicles. From everyday family cars once used before the apocalypse to powerful trucks and specialized vehicles like police cars and ambulances, you can utilize modes of transportation to navigate the wasteland. Vehicles can also be used to plow through hordes of zombies. Collect different vehicles and upgrade them with apocalypse-ready modifications to enhance their survival potential. Surviving the Endless Zombie Threat In DARKEST DAYS, a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by a massive zombie outbreak, you'll face terrifying undead creatures that constantly threaten your survival. These zombies exhibit aggressive behavior and unpredictable movement, sometimes using different attack patterns to hunt you down. To survive, you must use every means available. Take them out one by one with precise shooting or unleash devastating firepower with explosives to wipe out entire hordes. Build Your Own Sanctuary With Residents In a world full of dangers, you can construct your own shelter to survive. Recruit various survivors who have endured the apocalypse to form a community with you. Build facilities for survival with their help to create a safer haven. Recruited residents can enhance your shelter's production efficiency or become reliable companions in combat and exploration. Diverse and Immersive Multiplayer Experiences Beyond the tense single-player mode, DARKEST DAYS offers dense and engaging multiplayer modes. Team up with other players to survive endless waves of zombies, or take on terrifying giant mutant zombies to earn rewards. However, cooperation isn’t the only path to survival. Venture into competitive combat zones to compete against others for rare resources while experiencing thrilling battles. When it comes to survival, there is no single right answer.
Grave Dividend
This wave-survival shooter challenges players to decide when to bank their earnings or risk it all for a higher multiplier. Banked earnings unlock permanent perks, allowing for customized gameplay. Face hordes across five distinct grounds, with co-op options for up to four players.
- Wave-survival gameplay
- Risk vs. reward banking mechanic
- Permanent perk progression
- Five unique game grounds
- Co-op multiplayer for up to four
- Intuitive one-thumb controls
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Every point you earn is a bet you have not settled yet. Grave Dividend is a wave-survival shooter built on one decision, made over and over, under pressure. Kill the dead and your Dividend climbs. Bank it between rounds and it is permanently yours. Push one more round and the multiplier grows - but die with it unbanked and you walk away with nothing. Greed is the whole game. Knowing when to stop is the skill. THE DECISION Your Dividend is never safe while you are still fighting. Every round you survive without banking makes the pile bigger and the loss worse. There is no correct answer, only the one you can live with. WHAT YOU BANK, YOU KEEP Banked Dividend funds your Portfolio: permanent perks that carry into every run you ever play. Deadeye, Gunslinger, Juggernaut, Scavenger and Fortune each change how a run plays out. Build the loadout that suits how far you are willing to push. FIVE GROUNDS, EACH WITH ITS OWN PROBLEM - The Last House - hold the Last Signal Relay behind a sandbag perimeter while the horde works the gaps. - Lockdown Lot - a thirty-metre killbox. No retreat, no cover, no second plan. - Repossession Yard - a thirty-six-metre impound yard of blind corners and dead ends. Clear a ground and the next one unlocks. CO-OP FOR UP TO FOUR Drop straight into public Quick Play, or keep the lobby private and bring your own crew. You share the ground, but every survivor decides alone when to bank. Watching a teammate push one round too far never stops being funny. BUILT FOR PHONES One thumb to move, one to aim. No twenty-button layouts, no menus in the middle of a fight. A run fits into the time you actually have. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT IS No advertising. No real-money purchases. No energy timers asking you to come back tomorrow. Dividend is a score, not a currency - it cannot be bought, and there is nothing to sell you. LEADERBOARDS THAT MEAN SOMETHING Every run is validated on the server before it counts. Impossible scores do not make the board, so the names above yours got there the same way you have to. Pick your ground. Hold it. Then decide how greedy you feel.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Grave Dividend at 100% against DARKEST DAYS's 56%. Grave Dividend also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 37). DARKEST DAYS's advantage is ratings volume (418 vs 1). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. DARKEST DAYS sells 37 one-off in-app purchases. Grave Dividend asks for nothing beyond the download.
Grave Dividend holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DARKEST DAYS has 418 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of DARKEST DAYS's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grave Dividend's.
DARKEST DAYS ships an update every 9 days, Grave Dividend every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DARKEST DAYS | Grave Dividend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (418 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 418 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3.4 GB | 813 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | NHN Corp. | ByteBrew IT LLC |
Customer experience
DARKEST DAYS
Grave Dividend
Bugs and requests
DARKEST DAYS
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes when looting
- Game stays at loading screen
- Glitches and inconsistencies
Requested features
2 requests- Controller support
- Ability to turn off invites
Grave Dividend
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
DARKEST DAYS
- Beginner-Only Lucky Pack$0.99
- Basic Construction Pack$0.99
- 50 Red Diamonds$0.99
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- 100 Red Diamonds$0.99
- S3. Surprise Upgrade Pack$2.49
- Silvermoon Beach Outfit$2.49
- Bulletproof Catcher Outfit$2.49
- 250 Red Diamonds$3.99
- Barracks Construction Pack$3.99
- 500 Red Diamonds$3.99
- Standard Membership$3.99
- Material Pack 1$6.99
- Ltd. Facility Blueprint Pack$6.99
- Resident Level-Up Pack I$6.99
- Premium Membership$9.99
- Weapon Upgrade Pack$11.99
- 870 Red Diamonds$12.99
- 1,740 Red Diamonds$12.99
- Resident Level-Up Pack II$12.99
- Limited Equipment Upgrade Pack 1$24.99
- S12 Pass$24.99
- 1,800 Red Diamonds$24.99
- Kyla Jane$24.99
- Luna Bloody$24.99
- Community Pass S4$24.99
- Community Pass S3$24.99
- Special Enhancement Pack III$24.99
- 3,600 Red Diamonds$24.99
- Resident Level-Up Pack III$24.99
- Scenario Pack$24.99
- Limited Equipment Upgrade Pack 2$44.99
- 3,200 Red Diamonds$44.99
- Limited Material Pack 2$44.99
- 6,400 Red Diamonds$44.99
- Limited Advanced Weapon Pack$44.99
- Limited Special Weapon Pack$89.99
- Limited Combat Manual Pack$89.99
Grave Dividend
No in-app purchases









