Comparison

The Demonized vs Finalist

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

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About

The Demonized

Embrace demonic power to fight evil forces in this idle RPG. Explore a vast world, customize your hero with unique skills and souls, and battle challenging bosses. Your character continues to fight even when you're offline, offering continuous growth and rewards.

Highlights
  • High-quality pixel art graphics
  • Over 30 skills and passive traits
  • Demon soul trading for power
  • Dominion resource management
  • AFK rewards and offline progression
  • Challenging boss battles
Features
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”Submit to me, mortal. And I shall grant you power beyond belief!” The Demonized is an action adventure idle RPG where you play as a hero, who embraces the devil's power to fight the evil forces that are threatening the world. Equip powerful gears, trade with the demons to unlock souls that grant monstrous power, fight challenging bosses, manage resources through Dominion, and take down terrifying bosses on your own or join forces with others in this great battle to save the world from demonic monsters. ■ Embark on a Grand Adventure in High Quality Pixel Art Journey into the vast world where you'll explore and battle through forests, abandoned cities, snowy fields, underground mines, and demonic fortresses rendered in captivating pixel art graphics. ■ Unleash the Devil’s Power with Unique Builds Choose from over 30 skills and passive traits and trade with demons to obtain incredibly powerful Souls to create your own build that unleashes the full might of the devil. ■ Experience Unlimited Growth with Tons of Content Manage Dominion to collect growth resources, command powerful minions, unlock Helpers and Mercenaries, equip and upgrade gear and accessories, obtain Mystical Power, and take on challenging promotion battles to grow beyond your imagination. ■ Fight Epic Bosses to Grow Even Stronger Battle bosses in various challenge modes, ascend through Tower of Trials where formidable bosses await, and defeat bosses in the Battlefield with your Raid team to get items and rewards that will aid you in your journey. ■ No Rest for the Demonized Your character will continue fighting even when you are away. You can log in whenever you want to get your AFK rewards and collect the items you need to continue with your journey. The fate of humanity now rests on your shoulders. Unleash the devil’s power to purge the demons in this daring quest to save the world. Download now to become the Demonized. Become the immortal. [Contact] bd@gameduo.net [Privacy Policy] https://gameduo.net/en/privacy-policy [Terms of Service] https://gameduo.net/en/terms-of-service

About

Finalist

Access leaderboards for the popular game, showing rankings for both current and past seasons. Stay updated on player performance and competitive standings.

Highlights
  • Current season leaderboards
  • Previous season leaderboards
  • Player ranking access
  • Competitive standings
  • Game statistics
Features
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Quickly access leaderboards for THE FINALS, for both current and previous seasons.

Screenshots

The Demonized4 screens
Finalist3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: The Demonized at 4.8 against Finalist's 4.0. The Demonized also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (3.7K vs 3). Finalist's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 17) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. The Demonized sells 17 one-off in-app purchases. Finalist asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Demonized holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Demonized has 3.7K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 48% of The Demonized's written reviews are positive against 67% of Finalist's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Demonized ships an update weekly, Finalist every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
The Demonized versus Finalist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe DemonizedFinalist
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3.7K ratings) — better4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews47.8% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.7K — better3
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size848 MB74 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGame Duo Co.,Ltd.Jan Eisenhuth

Customer experience

The Demonized

All ratings3,683 ratings
Positive95.8%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews650 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral9.5%
Negative42.6%

Finalist

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

The Demonized

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to dismantle equipment
  • Chat system not functioning properly
  • Saving and loading issues causing lost progress
  • Banned accounts with no clear explanation

Requested features

4 requests
  • More in-depth tutorial and documentation
  • Improved server stability and reduced crashes
  • Adjustments to progression and leveling at higher stages
  • Fairer monetization and event structure

Finalist

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

The Demonized

One-time17
  • bd_starter_1100$0.49
  • redgem_1000$0.49
  • bd_adremove_3300$1.99
Show 14 more
  • bd_adremove_00$2.99
  • redgem_5000$2.99
  • bd_adremove$2.99
  • bd_pass_mine_6000$3.99
  • bd_pass_stage_6000$3.99
  • redgem_10000$6.99
  • bd_pass_d31pass_10000$6.99
  • bd_vip_1_9900$7.49
  • bd_vip_2_19000$13.99
  • bd_torchbuff$17.99
  • redgem_30000$19.99
  • redgem_50000$34.99
  • redgem_100000_2$69.99
  • redgem_300000$219.99
None

Finalist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Demonized free?
The Demonized is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Finalist free?
Finalist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Demonized or Finalist?
The Demonized is rated higher. The Demonized averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3.7K ratings, while Finalist averages 4.0 from 3 ratings.
Do The Demonized or Finalist have ads?
The Demonized shows ads; Finalist does not.
Which is updated more often, The Demonized or Finalist?
The Demonized ships an update weekly, and Finalist every 2 months. Most recently, The Demonized was updated on October 22, 2026 and Finalist on October 9, 2026.

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