Comparison

Shadowborn vs The Walking Dead

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

The Walking Dead

Step into the post-apocalyptic world of The Walking Dead. Lead iconic survivors, build and defend your camp, and fight relentless hordes of walkers and desperate human enemies. Every decision and run is different, testing your leadership and survival skills.

Highlights
  • Fight walkers and human enemies
  • Play as iconic survivors
  • Build and defend your camp
  • Roguelike progression
  • Unlock new abilities and upgrades
  • Explore inspired locations
Features
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THE DEAD WALK. SOCIETY HAS FALLEN. SURVIVAL IS ALL THAT REMAINS. Rick Grimes woke from a coma to find the world transformed. Cities abandoned. Families torn apart. The living forced to become something new just to survive. Step into the world of AMC’s The Walking Dead universe and begin your journey where it all started, in an action game shaped by the characters and stories fans know and love! NOW IT’S YOUR TURN. Begin your journey on the outskirts of Atlanta, where a fragile camp struggles to endure against the constant threat of the walkers. What starts as a desperate fight for survival quickly becomes something more. A test of leadership and who you are willing to become. YOU ARE NOT ALONE. Fight as iconic survivors from across the universe of The Walking Dead, including Rick Grimes, Daryl Dixon, Michonne, Glenn, and Maggie. Each survivor brings unique weapons, abilities, and combat styles into every run. Some excel in close combat, while others strike from a distance. Choosing who you fight as can mean the difference between survival and defeat. EVERY SURVIVOR HAS THEIR STRENGTHS Build your camp and assign garrison survivors to strengthen your defenses, generate resources, and support your long-term survival. The right balance between combat survivors and camp leadership is critical to staying alive. EVERY DECISION MATTERS. EVERY RUN IS DIFFERENT. • Fight through relentless swarms and herds of walkers, including armored, burning, and other deadly walker variants • Face dangerous human enemies, desperate to survive by any means necessary • Take control of powerful combat survivors, each with distinct abilities and playstyles • Assign garrison survivors to your camp to unlock bonuses and strengthen your defenses • Grow stronger every run with new abilities, upgrades, and evolving strategies • Build and defend your camp, turning a fragile shelter into a place worth fighting for • Explore locations inspired by the world of AMC’s The Walking Dead SURVIVAL IS NOT JUST ABOUT FIGHTING THE DEAD. IT IS ABOUT PROTECTING THE LIVING. Fans of survival games, roguelike progression, and action RPG gameplay will find a fast-paced experience built around skill, growth, and replayability. THE WORLD HAS ENDED. THE FIGHT HAS JUST BEGUN. How long can you survive? SURVIVAL HAPPENS TOGETHER. Join our Discord to connect with other survivors, share strategies, and help shape the future of the game with your feedback.

Screenshots

Shadowborn4 screens
The Walking Dead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: The Walking Dead at every 3 days against Shadowborn's monthly. Shadowborn's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 62%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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 The Walking Dead sells 50 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Shadowborn against 4.8 for The Walking Dead. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5.1K and 4.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Shadowborn's written reviews are positive against 62% of The Walking Dead's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadowborn ships an update monthly, The Walking Dead every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 28, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Shadowborn versus The Walking Dead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadowbornThe Walking Dead
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (5.1K ratings) — better4.8 (4.6K ratings)
Positive reviews72.6% of reviews — better61.6% of reviews
Number of ratings5.1K — better4.6K
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#122 — better#152
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.2
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB919 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVIVA GAMES S.L.Ares Interactive, Inc.

Customer experience

Shadowborn

All ratings5,147 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral0.8%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews430 reviews
Positive72.6%
Neutral11.2%
Negative16.3%

The Walking Dead

All ratings4,624 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews411 reviews
Positive61.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative31.4%

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

The Walking Dead

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

Shadowborn

One-time17
  • Essential Pack$1.99
  • Diamond Pack 1$1.99
  • Journey Pack$3.99
Show 14 more
  • 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
50 purchases

The Walking Dead

One-time50
  • Weekly Offer 1$0.99
  • Jumpstart Pack$0.99
  • 7D Quest Day 1 Offer$0.99
Show 47 more
  • Super Coin Pack$0.99
  • Gem Pack 1$1.99
  • Offer Tier 2$1.99
  • Jumpstart Double Down$1.99
  • DaIly Offer 1$2.99
  • Offer Tier 4$3.99
  • Sale Bundle$4.99
  • Gem Pack 2$4.99
  • Offer Bundle$4.99
  • Mega Coin Pack$4.99
  • Currency Bundle 1$4.99
  • Currency Bundle 2$4.99
  • Yumiko Unlock Pack$4.99
  • Region 2 Pack$6.99
  • Gem Pack 3$9.99
  • Rank Up Rick$9.99
  • Premium Card$9.99
  • Coin Stepup 1a$9.99
  • Epic Set$9.99
  • Currency Bundle 3$9.99
  • Survivor’s Card$9.99
  • Rare Runner Set$9.99
  • Region 3 Pack$9.99
  • Region 4 Pack$12.99
  • Currency Bundle 4$14.99
  • Yumiko Star Up Pack$14.99
  • Region 5 Pack$14.99
  • Region 6 Pack$17.99
  • Premium Pass$19.99
  • Offer Tier 14$19.99
  • One or All Offer 3d$19.99
  • Elite Keys 20$19.99
  • Coin Stepup 1b$19.99
  • Epic Set$19.99
  • Currency Bundle 5$19.99
  • Currency Bundle 6$19.99
  • Coin Stepup 1c$29.99
  • Epic Set$34.99
  • Currency Bundle 7$34.99
  • Coin Stepup 1d$39.99
  • Elite Pass$49.99
  • Elite Keys 50$49.99
  • Offer Tier 20$49.99
  • Coin Stepup 1e$59.99
  • Coin Stepup 1f$79.99
  • Coin Stepup 1g$99.99
  • Offer Tier 30$999.99

Questions

Is Shadowborn free?
Shadowborn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Walking Dead free?
The Walking Dead is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Shadowborn or The Walking Dead?
Shadowborn is rated higher. Shadowborn averages 4.9 out of 5 from 5.1K ratings, while The Walking Dead averages 4.8 from 4.6K ratings.
Do Shadowborn or The Walking Dead have ads?
Both Shadowborn and The Walking Dead show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shadowborn or The Walking Dead?
Shadowborn ships an update monthly, and The Walking Dead every 3 days. Most recently, Shadowborn was updated on September 28, 2026 and The Walking Dead on September 28, 2026.
Which is more popular, Shadowborn or The Walking Dead?
Shadowborn currently peaks at #122 in the App Store charts, and The Walking Dead at #152. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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