Death Knight vs Arcadium
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Death Knight
Engage in a dark fantasy world, battling through 77 levels of action. Upgrade weapons and armor, and face diverse enemies and bosses. Choose from multiple weapon classes and grades for strategic combat.
- Campaign and Arena modes
- 5 unique weapon classes
- Upgradeable armor and shields
- 77 levels of action
- 16 enemy types including bosses
- Stunning illustrations
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*NOW FREE for a LIMITED TIME!* BRANDISH your WEAPON, UPGRADE it, and step onto the BATTLEFIELD! >>> "From time immemorial, the portal of darkness loomed over the badlands, a monument to evil, long forgotten… Now, we are made to pay for our neglect, and war floods again from the portal's mouth. Our lands will burn, our blood will spill, our rivers will run red, and humanity will know the meaning of wickedness. Suffering is inescapable. Redemption is uncertain." -Unknown >>> • CAMPAIGN + ARENA MODES • 5 unique WEAPON classes w/ SPECIAL ATTRIBUTES • 6 distinct WEAPON grades w/ VISIBLE DIFFERENCES • UPGRADEABLE ARMOR and SHIELDS • STUNNING ILLUSTRATIONS • SWEET music + sound FX • 77 LEVELS of epic ACTION • 16 ENEMY types including BOSSES >>> http://twitter.com/TRINITIgames http://facebook.com/TRINITIgames
Arcadium
Engage in intense pixel-art space combat with a variety of customizable spaceships and powerful skills. Battle unique enemies and bosses, collect achievements, and enhance your score with hardcore options. Join a community for feedback and discussion.
- Unique and colorful enemies
- Dozens of unique talents
- Multiple spaceships with unique stats
- Awesome skills for combat
- Rewarded achievements
- Hardcore options for score boosting
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The arcadium invaders feel as strong and colorful as never before! Join the fight for survival in this fantastic pixel-art shooter game! Pick your spaceship and get ready for an intense and exciting battle! Features : * Plenty of unique and colorful enemies, including powerful bosses and fun special waves! * Dozens of different talents to build a unique fight! * Many spaceships to choose from, each with unique stats and abilities! * Awesome skills to aid you in the fight against the aliens! * Tons of rewarded achievements, including hidden ones! * Hardcore options to boost your score and rewards! * And many more features that you will find out in game! Have suggestions, feedback or just want to chat? Feel free to join me and many other fans: Email: lucianobercinidev@gmail.com Discord: https://discord.gg/73w3kFA Twitter: https://x.com/lucianobercini
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Arcadium at 4.8 against Death Knight's 4.3. Arcadium also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%). Death Knight's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (157 vs 12). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Death Knight sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Arcadium sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Arcadium holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Death Knight has 157 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Death Knight's written reviews are positive against 100% of Arcadium's.
Death Knight ships an update every 2 months, Arcadium every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Death Knight | Arcadium |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (157 ratings) | 4.8 (12 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 157 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 3.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 21 MB | 99 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Triniti Interactive Limited | Luciano Bercini |
Customer experience
Death Knight
Arcadium
Bugs and requests
Death Knight
Reported bugs
3 issues- Controls disappearing at level start
- Character running uncontrollably
- Progression and gold not saving properly
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and enemy variety
- Expanded weapon and armor selection
- Co-op or multiplayer mode
- Difficulty settings or challenge modes
Arcadium
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Death Knight
- Death Knight 150,000 Gold Pack$0.99
- Death Knight 470,000 Gold Pack$2.99
- Death Knight 800,000 Gold Pack$4.99
Arcadium
- Bits x5000$0.99
- Gemstones x500$0.99
- Bits x25000$2.99
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- Gemstones x2500$3.99
- Parvus Corydon$3.99
- Ad-Free Revival$3.99
- Aurum Aliena$4.99
- Gemstones x5000$6.99
- Super Bundle$13.99
Questions
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