Comparison

Darkness Survivors vs Salvage Protocol

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

Head to head
About

Darkness Survivors

Choose from four unique heroes, each with special combat abilities, to battle hordes of darkness minions on the battlefield. Collect diamonds and coins dropped by defeated enemies to upgrade your hero's power, attack speed, and area of effect through an in-game amulet shop.

Highlights
  • Choose from four distinct heroes
  • Engage in intense battlefield combat
  • Collect diamonds and coins
  • Upgrade heroes with amulets
  • Enhance damage, speed, and attack area
Features
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Darkness Survivors is an action game where you choose your beloved hero among four characters and defeat the darkness minions you encounter. You will fight with them on the battlefield. How to Play Darkness Survivors Welcome to the Darkness Survivors! Before you go to the battlefield, you must choose your favorite hero among four options: Lady Elowen, Rob the Ranger, Ravenna Fireheart and Daerian the Red. Each possesses special combat abilities. Ravenna likes to use boomerangs when dealing with the creatures. On the other hand, Daeriean prefers throwing spells. After selecting your hero, you are ready for intense battles! Heroes of the Darkness Survivors Lady Elowen: An elegant woman during the day. And she loves using her sword very much at night. Rob the Ranger: Rob loves throwing knives at minions and is very charismatic. Ravenna Fireheart: Ravenna is a dangerous woman with boomerangs. Daerian the Red: Daerian is a wise man. He loves magic and throws spells. Choose a Perk When you defeat spiders, ghosts and other creatures approaching you, they drop diamonds and coins. Go over these valuable items and collect them. The level bar at the top will fulfill as you take green and blue diamonds. You will move to the next level when this bar turns blue completely. Each level brings you specific rewards like money bags, health potions or amulets like Fire Sentinel. This amulet provides the hero with three fireballs rotating around his center. The Amulet Shop As you get coins, you can invest them to empower your heroes. There are many amulet options in the Amulet Shop, each with the same prize. You can increase the damage power, get extra projectile power, and raise the speed of your attacks by acquiring the relevant amulets. Or, you can increase the extent of the attack area. These kinds of enhancements will significantly benefit you in a battle.

About

Salvage Protocol

Features
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Salvage Protocol is a deterministic turn-based tactics game. There is no dice, no hit chance, and no critical rolls — damage is fixed and every outcome is knowable before you commit. Winning is pure planning, positioning, and reading the enemy. Lose a unit and it's gone for the run. Command a squad of salvaged combat mechs across a 6×8 grid. Pick your chassis, spend each unit's move and action, line up attacks, and use once-per-battle special abilities — dash strikes, shockwave slams, and armor-piercing shots — to break the enemy formation. FEATURES • Deterministic combat — no RNG. Damage previews are exact; if you can read the board, you can win. • Four modes — a 10-level campaign with a mid-boss and a final boss, plus Endless, Daily Challenge, and Puzzle Challenge. • Five distinct mech chassis, each with its own stats and special ability. Build the squad that fits your plan. • Star ratings, achievements, and stat tracking to master every mission. • One-handed portrait play, tuned for quick tactical sessions. • Fully offline. No account, no internet, no servers — your progress stays on your device. • Accessibility options — reduced motion, combat speed, colorblind support, and volume controls. Free to play. An optional rewarded ad lets you revive a fallen squad — it is never required to progress. No dice. No excuses. Just tactics.

Screenshots

Darkness Survivors4 screens
Salvage Protocol4 screens

Verdict

The call

Darkness Survivors and Salvage Protocol are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Darkness Survivors versus Salvage Protocol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDarkness SurvivorsSalvage Protocol
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB26 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperR.G.B. SRLSeonggon Sim

In-app purchases

None

Darkness Survivors

No in-app purchases

None

Salvage Protocol

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Darkness Survivors free?
Darkness Survivors is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Salvage Protocol free?
Salvage Protocol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Darkness Survivors or Salvage Protocol have ads?
Neither Darkness Survivors nor Salvage Protocol shows ads.

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