Comparison

Carrion vs Dark Kosmos

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

Head to head
About

Carrion

Experience a unique reverse horror game where you play as a monstrous creature. Hunt down your captors, consume them to grow stronger, and evolve devastating new abilities to escape your prison. The full game and DLC are unlocked with a single in-app purchase.

Highlights
  • Play as an amorphous monster
  • Hunt and consume enemies
  • Grow and evolve abilities
  • Reverse horror gameplay
  • Unlock full game and DLC
Features
Currently charting
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Try Carrion for FREE - with NO ADS! Then unlock the full game + DLC with a single in app purchase. No gems, hearts or virtual currency required! CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origin. Stalk and consume those that imprisoned you to spread fear and panic throughout the facility. Grow and evolve as you tear down this prison and acquire more and more devastating abilities on the path to retribution.

About

Dark Kosmos

Features
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Dark Kosmos is a pixel-art arcade space shooter. Pilot a UFO through the stars, dodge meteors, shoot down enemy ships and keep an eye on your fuel — without it, the flight is over. The game was imagined and drawn by a young creator — every ship, meteor and boss started as a drawing on paper. HOW TO PLAY • Drag your finger to steer the UFO and tap FIRE to launch a rocket. • Fuel burns on its own as you fly, and every crash costs you more. A blue canister tops you up a little, a red barrel fills the tank. • Ammo has a price: an ammo pickup gives you +10 rockets but costs one bar of fuel. Want to shoot? Pay with fuel. • Survive every level until the countdown ends. Between levels, bonus stages rain down fuel and ammo. ENEMIES • Fighters that turn towards you. • Battleships — tough as steel, and they shoot back. • Meteor creatures: pink ones drift slowly, spiky ones bounce off the edges of the screen. • At the end of every round, a giant boss battleship. Beat it three times, across three increasingly tough rounds. FOR EVERY PILOT • Three difficulty levels: normal, easy and very easy — where your fuel never runs out. • High scores on your device and Game Center leaderboards, one for each difficulty. • Play in English, Polish or Spanish — pick the language in the menu. • On iPhone and iPad. • No ads and no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

Carrion4 screens
Dark Kosmos4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dark Kosmos at none against Carrion's 1. Carrion's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks) and chart position (#189 vs unranked). On price, ads 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. Carrion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dark Kosmos asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Carrion ships an update every 5 days, Dark Kosmos every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Carrion versus Dark Kosmos: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCarrionDark Kosmos
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (1.9K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews69.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.9K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#189 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS11.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size180 MB82 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperDevolver Digital, Inc.InterSID

Bugs and requests

Carrion

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when using controllers
  • Audio cuts out when connecting AirPods

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add difficulty options
  • Implement a map or mini-map
  • Expand the game with more content
  • Improve audio and sound design
  • Optimize performance and stability

Dark Kosmos

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Carrion

One-time1
  • Buy the full game +DLC!$6.99
None

Dark Kosmos

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Carrion free?
Carrion is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dark Kosmos free?
Dark Kosmos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Carrion or Dark Kosmos have ads?
Neither Carrion nor Dark Kosmos shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Carrion or Dark Kosmos?
Carrion ships an update every 5 days, and Dark Kosmos every 2 weeks. Most recently, Carrion was updated on November 1, 2026 and Dark Kosmos on October 31, 2026.

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