Comparison

Shadowborn vs Oniro ARPG

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

Head to head
About

Shadowborn

Embark on an epic dark fantasy adventure with fast-paced, arcade-style combat. Explore a whimsical world filled with secrets, choose from unique classes, and master powerful abilities. Engage in thrilling battles and uncover hidden mysteries for endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Arcade-style RPG gameplay
  • Diverse hero classes
  • Multi-class system
  • Exploration and secrets
  • Responsive combat
  • Endless replayability
Features
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Shadowborn is an arcade-style RPG designed for fast, gripping mobile gameplay. Dive into a rich world of whimsy and darkness letting you carve your path to victory, whether it's a quick battle or a longer, more immersive quest. Experience pure power fantasy with tight, short game loops that pack in excitement. Move seamlessly through vibrant landscapes, tackle fast-paced missions, and engage in combat that's responsive and satisfying. The game rewards your skill, allowing you to dodge attacks and time your take-downs to win against the odds. UNLEASH YOUR POWER Step into a world of fantasy as a hero uniquely tailored to your style: • Select from distinctive classes like the Warrior, Rogue, Sorcerer, Necromancer, Swashbuckler, and Valkyrie — each with a unique feel and powerful abilities. • Experiment with a multi-class system allowing you blend abilities from different achetypes and create a truly unique warrior. • Explore the different skill trees to unlock powerful synergies and legendary skills, making every playthrough unique. SECRETS EVERYWHERE The world is filled with hidden discoveries waiting to be found: • Pull the legendary Sword in the Stone, unlock sliding bookcases, and walk the Path of Fire. • Solve the Weeping Angel puzzle, discover what waits for you beyond the Looking Glass. • Find the Veiled Temples, Pirate Caves, and the horrors of the Baron's Laboratory. • Track your progress - the map shows how many secrets remain in each area. DARK AND WHIMSICAL WORLD Encounter a world of contrasts, where light and darkness dance: • Explore haunted graveyards, abandoned churches, eerie swamps, mysterious lagoons, treacherous pirate caves, and ancient mines. • Face the darkness: battle skeletal hordes, giant spiders, oozing slimes, fire elementals, spectral wraiths, and carnivorous plants. • Confront epic bosses like the Brood Mother, Lich Lord, Pirate Captain, and the mysterious Baron von Darkwood. • Discover serene moments with unicorns in sunlit glades and mermaids offering riddles by moonlit waterfalls. ARCADE-INSPIRED COMBAT Feel the thrill of smooth, responsive controls that adapt to your style: • Choose between arcade and dual-stick control options for a flexible experience that feels great in your hands. • Engage in satisfying, responsive combat that makes every fight feel impactful, like an arcade brawler in a fantasy world. • Hire mercenaries to fight alongside you, raise the dead as a Necromancer, or ride into battle on horseback. ENDLESS REPLAYABILITY Your journey doesn't end at victory: • Unlock heirlooms and a retirement system, encouraging fresh playthroughs and new challenges. • Choose from many side quests: Solve mermaid riddles, explore the Sunken Citadel, and piece together the secrets of the mysterious Esmeralda • Power up with new gear, refined strategies, and complete achievements READY FOR ANY PLAYTIME Quick missions that deliver big on action: • 3-4 minute loops offer bite-sized, high-energy action perfect for mobile. • Each mission drops you instantly into the heart of the action, keeping every session short and intense. Embrace the whimsy and darkness of Shadowborn — an arcade RPG crafted for mobile players who crave fast-paced action in a world as enchanting as it is deadly. Download now and begin your journey!

About

Oniro ARPG

Embark on a dark fantasy adventure in this hack 'n' slash action RPG. Explore a haunting world, master deep class customization, and engage in fast-paced combat. Collect legendary loot and forge your own path through chaos.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced hack 'n' slash combat
  • Deep class customization
  • Dark fantasy world exploration
  • Legendary loot and gear
  • Over 100 dungeons
  • Offline play
Features
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From the bloody shadows, demons surge. Cities fall. The sky burns. Long held in fragile balance, the forces that shaped existence are now tearing it apart. As cracks form between realms, demonic legions pour through, merciless, endless, unstoppable. OnirO is a brand-new action RPG forged in the spirit of classic hack ‘n’ slash games. Reimagined for modern players, it delivers fast-paced combat, deep class customization, and a dark fantasy world filled with dangers, secrets, and power. Explore a land where solemn gothic ruins merge with the elegance and mysticism of ancient Eastern traditions. From cursed temples to shattered citadels, OnirO offers a rich, haunting atmosphere like no other. Fight back the tide. Master forbidden abilities. Forge your own path through chaos. What rises from the ashes of balance… is entirely up to you. IMMERSIVE DARK FANTASY EXPERIENCE • Stunning high-quality graphics, fully optimized for mobile • A haunting fantasy world full of dark atmosphere and mystery • Fast-paced action with responsive controls • Full controller support • Over 100 dungeon to explore • Multiple difficulty modes to challenge every kind of player • A rich endgame content with secrets to uncover • Epic boss fights that test your skills • An immersive soundtrack that brings the world to life • Play the full campaign offline, no internet connection required LEGENDARY LOOT & GEAR CUSTOMIZATION • Collect and equip over 200 unique legendary items • Enhance your gear through upgrades and rare materials • Socket powerful gems into your equipment to boost your stats • Choose from over 20 weapon types, from twin blades to greatswords, to suit your playstyle MASTER THE MULTICLASS SYSTEM • Shape your hero through a vast, interconnected skill tree • Unlock up to 21 unique classes, like Samurai or Heremite, each with their own abilities and passive bonuses • Mix and match abilities from multiple classes to create truly unique builds • Choose your path carefully: every branch leads to new combos, synergies, and powerful effects • Forge your own playstyle, from unstoppable tanks to lightning fast glass cannons TOTALLY FREE-TO-PLAY The game can be played totally for free. Some in-app purchases are available for the ones who want to unlock extra features and that want to support the development of this new Action RPG for Mobile Devices! ©2025 Redeev s.r.l. All rights reserved. Oniro is registered trademarks of Redeev s.r.l

Screenshots

Shadowborn4 screens
Oniro ARPG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shadowborn at 4.9 against Oniro ARPG's 4.4. Shadowborn also leads on ratings volume (5.1K vs 237). Oniro ARPG's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Shadowborn sells 17 one-off in-app purchases and Oniro ARPG sells 28 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shadowborn holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadowborn has 5.1K ratings behind it against 237, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Shadowborn's written reviews are positive against 77% of Oniro ARPG's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadowborn ships an update monthly, Oniro ARPG weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shadowborn versus Oniro ARPG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadowbornOniro ARPG
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.1K ratings) — better4.4 (237 ratings)
Positive reviews71.3% of reviews77.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.1K — better237
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB3.3 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVIVA GAMES S.L.REDEEV SRL

Customer experience

Shadowborn

All ratings5,147 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews477 reviews
Positive71.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative18.2%

Oniro ARPG

All ratings237 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral5.5%
Negative13.1%
Written reviews276 reviews
Positive77.2%
Neutral7.6%
Negative15.2%

User reviews

Shadowborn

From 5.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Interesting story
  • 👍 Decent gameplay
  • 👍 Beautiful graphics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs with quest items
  • 🐛 Targeting issues for ranged classes
  • 💰 Some features locked behind paywall

Oniro ARPG

From 237 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🚀 Well-optimized performance
  • 💡 Interesting gameplay
  • 🎨 Impressive graphics and style

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional lag and delay issues
  • 🔒 Unable to log in

Bugs and requests

Shadowborn

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Quest items disappearing
  • Stealth ability not working properly
  • Targeting issues for ranged characters

Requested features

2 requests
  • More content and updates
  • Improved stability and bug fixes

Oniro ARPG

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login issues
  • Compatibility problems on older devices

Requested features

2 requests
  • Full-screen support for Mac
  • Online/account functionality

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Shadowborn

One-time17
  • Essential Pack$1.99
  • Diamond Pack 1$1.99
  • Journey Pack$3.99
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  • Coin Pack 2$4.99
  • Diamond Pack 2$4.99
  • Booster Pack$4.99
  • Pet Dragon$9.99
  • Pet Wolf$9.99
  • Dark Knight Skin$9.99
  • Fire Mage Skin$9.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
  • Diamond Pack 3$9.99
  • Ultra Pass$14.99
  • Diamond Pack 4$24.99
  • Rogue Pack$24.99
  • Adventure Pack$24.99
  • Mage Pack$24.99
28 purchases

Oniro ARPG

One-time28
  • Echo of Flesh I$0.99
  • Crystals Pack I$0.99
  • Huginn$0.99
Show 25 more
  • Additional Stash Slot VI$0.99
  • Echo of Soul I$0.99
  • Additional Stash Slot II2 variants$0.99
  • Additional Stash Slot I2 variants$0.99
  • Additional Stash Slot III$0.99
  • Additional Character Slot I$0.99
  • Echo of Eternity I$1.99
  • Echo of Soul II$1.99
  • Yabo$1.99
  • Giant Scroll$1.99
  • Mist Vessel$2.49
  • Boza$2.99
  • Experience Elixir II$2.99
  • Seryu$2.99
  • Echo of Soul III$2.99
  • Scroll of the First Heroes$2.99
  • Reliquary of Whispers$2.99
  • Varnethar$3.49
  • Path of the Bow$3.99
  • Crystals Pack II$3.99
  • Path of the Magic$3.99
  • Path of the Blade$3.99
  • The Prophet’s Scroll$3.99
  • Path of the Bow$4.99
  • Crystals Pack III$7.99

Questions

Is Shadowborn free?
Shadowborn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oniro ARPG free?
Oniro ARPG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shadowborn or Oniro ARPG?
Shadowborn is rated higher. Shadowborn averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while Oniro ARPG averages 4.4 from 237 ratings.
Do Shadowborn or Oniro ARPG have ads?
Shadowborn shows ads; Oniro ARPG does not.
Which is updated more often, Shadowborn or Oniro ARPG?
Shadowborn ships an update monthly, and Oniro ARPG weekly. Most recently, Shadowborn was updated on October 20, 2026 and Oniro ARPG on October 19, 2026.

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