Comparison

Last Walpurgis vs Fire Emblem Shadows

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

Last Walpurgis

Engage in strategic tower defense battles with a collection of powerful witches. Unleash their unique skills and ultimate abilities to overcome waves of enemies in a dark, story-driven conflict. Discover and combine diverse witches and equipment to forge winning strategies.

Highlights
  • Tower defense battles with hundreds of characters
  • Activate powerful Ultimate Skills
  • Dark story of witches vs. saints
  • Collect and combine witches and equipment
  • Over 30 unique witches with special abilities
Features
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Last Walpurgis is a tower defense battle game in which you collect witches scattered around the world to fight against humans. [[ Battle with hundreds of dot characters ]] Tower defense type battles involve over hundreds of dot characters. Each character fights on its own initiative, but you can also activate powerful Ultimate Skills at your command. Use your Ultimate Skill well and lead the witches to victory! [[ Dark story about the battle between witches and saints ]] With witches who have immortal bodies and control powerful magic, and the saints who can kill witches by feeding on their immortal bodies. The story depicts an epic battle between witches, who have immortal bodies and control powerful magic, and saints, who can feed on immortal bodies and kill witches. The witches, cornered by the saints, put their last hope on Walpurgis ritual to revive the evil god.... [[ Enjoy a variety of builds ]] Every time you win a battle, you get witches and equipment. Which witches you join and which equipment you acquire is entirely up to you. Find a combination of powerful witches and equipment to win over powerful enemies! [[ More than 30 unique witches ]] There are more than 30 witches you can join! Each and every one of them has their own special fighting style and story. Collecting them and expanding your build is part of the fun of this game.

About

Fire Emblem Shadows

Engage in real-time strategy battles while simultaneously uncovering a traitor within your party. Strategize your combat, manage resources through player trading, and experience a dual narrative from opposing viewpoints.

Highlights
  • Real-time strategy battles
  • Social deduction mechanics
  • Player-to-player trading
  • Dual narrative perspectives
  • Weapon and magic skill selection
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■ A War Between Order and Instinct Discover the continent of Ardeal, a land of beasts. Here, disciples dedicated to the goddess of light defend order, while those sworn to the goddess of shadows prize instinct. Safety for those caught their struggle is fleeting, and open war is ever on the horizon. "What is your wish?" The goddess of shadows can grant any wish, but her price is servitude. To become her disciple is to become a monstrous beast, bound to obey her every command. ■ Light and Shadow Each character has two forms. Often, they appear as human. But when they submit to the shadow, the power of their bestial self comes forth. "Which will you choose, the light or the shadow?" ■ Deduction and Intrigue A traitorous shadow has infiltrated the ranks. Now, no one can be trusted and everyone is a suspect. Experience two sides to each story: see through the eyes of those serving the light, and venture with those sworn to the shadow. Only together can the full story be told. ■ Rich Support Conversations Unlock support conversations—personal moments between characters who appear in the story—providing a glimpse into their lives. ■ Intuitive Battle System During battle, characters move on their own. Simply drag and drop to target and use your many skills. Wield an arsenal of skills including attacks, recovery spells, buffs, debuffs, and movement abilities. Keep a sharp eye on the battle and cast wisely! ■ Observe and Discover Each battle has two phases: the Sun Room and the Moon Room. In the Sun Room, three players work together to drive back the monsters. But beware! One of you is secretly a traitor. Did an ally act strangely? Whose spells hindered more than helped? Watch closely to spot the traitor. ■ A Climactic Head-to-Head Battle In the Moon Room, the traitor takes on their beast form for a final head-to-head battle against their former allies. Identifying the traitor beforehand grants added strength. But the disciple of shadow is very powerful, and if they win, their victory will be final. Successful deduction or deception swings the tide of battle! ■ Test Your Mettle Take on a unique battle system! Enjoy introductory battles against computer-controlled foes, easing you into the game and its mechanics. ■ Characters from Across Fire Emblem's History Characters from other Fire Emblem titles, such as the heads of house from Fire Emblem: Three Houses, are added monthly. * Free to start; optional in-game purchases available. Persistent internet and compatible smart device required. Data charges may apply. * You must be at least 13+ to use this game with a Nintendo Account. * We permit our third-party partners to collect data from this app for analytical and marketing purposes. For more information about our ads, please see the "How we use your information" section of the Nintendo Privacy Policy. * Variations in individual device specifications and other applications being run on a device may affect normal operation of this application. * May include advertising.

Screenshots

Last Walpurgis4 screens
Fire Emblem Shadows4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Last Walpurgis at 87% against Fire Emblem Shadows's 32%. Last Walpurgis also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). Fire Emblem Shadows's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 456). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Last Walpurgis sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Fire Emblem Shadows sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Last Walpurgis holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 456 and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Last Walpurgis's written reviews are positive against 32% of Fire Emblem Shadows's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Last Walpurgis ships an update every 5 days, Fire Emblem Shadows monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Last Walpurgis versus Fire Emblem Shadows: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLast WalpurgisFire Emblem Shadows
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (456 ratings) — better4.3 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews86.7% of reviews — better32.5% of reviews
Number of ratings4561.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size690 MB295 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperRyogo OkaNintendo Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Last Walpurgis

All ratings456 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews60 reviews
Positive86.7%
Neutral1.7%
Negative11.7%

Fire Emblem Shadows

All ratings1,906 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral5.0%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive32.5%
Neutral13.9%
Negative53.6%

User reviews

Last Walpurgis

From 456 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Highly addictive and fun gameplay
  • 💰 No pay-to-win mechanics or gacha system
  • 📖 Engaging story with character backstories
  • 🎨 Beautiful character design and sprites
  • 🎵 Great music and audio design

Room to improve

  • 🌐 Poor translation quality with grammatical errors
  • 📺 Forced ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🤖 AI-generated background art with visible flaws
  • 🔊 Sound muting settings don't work properly
  • 📱 UI cutoff issues on certain devices

Fire Emblem Shadows

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good character designs
  • 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
  • 💡 Unique take on Fire Emblem franchise
  • 👍 Respects Fire Emblem archetypes

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Buggy and laggy performance
  • 🔒 Pay-to-win elements
  • 👎 Lackluster gameplay and story
  • 👎 Doesn't feel like a true Fire Emblem game

Bugs and requests

Last Walpurgis

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Sound effects play despite all audio settings muted
  • Deck save system fails to save custom team configurations
  • Witch information translations incomplete in help buttons
  • UI elements cut off on certain device screen sizes
  • Home bar visible during gameplay on iPhones
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  • 4-star awakening effects not clearly displayed or documented

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add Earth element witches
  • Display video previews of witch skills and ultimate abilities
  • Show attack range visualization in team organization screen
  • Increase witch maximum level cap
  • Add ability to reread gaiden story content in recollection
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  • Provide clearer information about 4-star awakening effects
  • Better spell description details (stacking mechanics, etc.)
  • Fix home bar visibility during iPhone gameplay
  • Implement reverse scenario with humans attacking witches
  • Add developer Twitter account for art sharing

Fire Emblem Shadows

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Matchmaking issues
  • Network problems
  • Crashes and freezes

Requested features

3 requests
  • Longer and more engaging matches
  • Improved social deduction mechanics
  • Higher-quality graphics and visuals

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Last Walpurgis

One-time3
  • Soul Boost$3.99
  • Ads removed$5.99
  • Developer Support$6.99
10 purchases

Fire Emblem Shadows

One-time10
  • 20 Gems$0.79
  • 100 Gems$3.79
  • Gem Pack$6.69
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  • 210 Gems$7.59
  • Gem Pack$11.49
  • Gem Pack$11.90
  • 500 Gems$17.49
  • 1,100 Gems$33.99
  • Gem Pack$36.99
  • 1,700 Gems$51.99

Questions

Is Last Walpurgis free?
Last Walpurgis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fire Emblem Shadows free?
Fire Emblem Shadows is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Last Walpurgis or Fire Emblem Shadows?
Last Walpurgis is rated higher. Last Walpurgis averages 4.8 out of 5 from 456 ratings, while Fire Emblem Shadows averages 4.3 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Last Walpurgis or Fire Emblem Shadows have ads?
Last Walpurgis shows ads; Fire Emblem Shadows does not.
Which is updated more often, Last Walpurgis or Fire Emblem Shadows?
Last Walpurgis ships an update every 5 days, and Fire Emblem Shadows monthly. Most recently, Last Walpurgis was updated on November 3, 2026 and Fire Emblem Shadows on November 4, 2026.

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