Comparison

Shadowborn vs Deadlight

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

Deadlight

Features
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Every night, the dead come for the house. There is one dose of medicine left, and someone in the back room is starting to turn. What do you do? Deadlight is a story-driven zombie survival strategy game in bold ink-noir art. Ration food and medicine, fortify your safehouse, send scavengers out, and make the hard calls nobody else will make. ZOMBIE SURVIVAL STRATEGY Manage a group of survivors with unique traits and professions. Assign daily tasks, gather food and supplies, and keep morale from breaking — because the real enemy isn't always outside the walls. BUILD & MANAGE YOUR BASE Your house is your last refuge. Fortify it, organize it, and keep it running. Every resource counts when the world outside is dead. EXPEDITIONS & COMBAT Send your survivors into the wasteland to scavenge, complete quests, and face the undead. Choose your party carefully — not everyone comes back. A STORY-DRIVEN EXPERIENCE Follow a gripping narrative prologue and uncover the truth behind the outbreak through quests and events. Every run tells a different story. DEEP PROGRESSION SYSTEM Level up your survivors, unlock new traits, and discover dozens of items and weapons. Build the perfect team to outlast the apocalypse. 10 LANGUAGES SUPPORTED Play in English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, or Arabic. FREE TO PLAY Enjoy the full game for free. Remove ads with a one-time premium upgrade and play distraction-free. How long can you survive the Deadlight?

Screenshots

Shadowborn4 screens
Deadlight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Deadlight at every 6 days against Shadowborn's monthly. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Shadowborn sells 17 one-off in-app purchases and Deadlight sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadowborn ships an update monthly, Deadlight every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Shadowborn versus Deadlight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadowbornDeadlight
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (6.3K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings6.3K — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 6 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB207 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVIVA GAMES S.L.Zico Bakker

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

Deadlight

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
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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
1 purchases

Deadlight

One-time1
  • Deadlight Premium$5.99

Questions

Is Shadowborn free?
Shadowborn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deadlight free?
Deadlight is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Shadowborn or Deadlight have ads?
Both Shadowborn and Deadlight show ads.
Which is updated more often, Shadowborn or Deadlight?
Shadowborn ships an update monthly, and Deadlight every 6 days. Most recently, Shadowborn was updated on November 1, 2026 and Deadlight on October 28, 2026.

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