Comparison

Crunchyroll vs Duskhold

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

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About

Crunchyroll

Engage in tactical turn-based combat in a roguelike deckbuilder inspired by feudal Japan. Strategize attacks, upgrade abilities, and face challenging enemies in procedurally generated runs. Unleash devastating combos and discover powerful artifacts.

Highlights
  • Turn-based tactical combat
  • Roguelike progression
  • Combo-based attacks
  • Stylized pixel art
  • Challenging enemies and bosses
  • Procedural runs
Features
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Available exclusively for Crunchyroll Mega and Ultimate Fan Members. Sharpen your blade and prepare for battle in Shogun Showdown, a tactical turn-based roguelike game where every move counts! Strategize your attacks, upgrade your abilities, and face off against formidable enemies in a beautifully stylized world inspired by feudal Japan. Plan your moves carefully as you chain attacks, manage your skills, and unleash devastating combos. Adapt to new challenges with procedurally generated runs, upgrade your character’s abilities, and discover powerful artifacts to aid you on your quest for victory. With deep tactical gameplay and rewarding progression, Shogun Showdown offers an intense and engaging experience for strategy and roguelike fans alike! Key Features: - Turn-Based Tactical Combat – Strategically position yourself and time your attacks to outsmart enemies. - Roguelike Progression – Upgrade abilities, discover powerful artifacts, and adapt to changing challenges. - Combo-Based Attacks – Build and customize your deck of moves to unleash deadly combos. - Stylized Pixel Art – Experience a visually striking world inspired by feudal Japan. - Challenging Enemies & Bosses – Face off against increasingly powerful foes in intense battles. - Procedural Runs – No two playthroughs are the same, keeping the gameplay fresh and exciting. Prepare to duel, strategize, and fight your way to victory! Download Shogun Showdown now and prove your tactical mastery! ____________ Crunchyroll Premium members enjoy an ad-free experience, with full access to Crunchyroll's library of over 1,300 unique titles and 46,000 episodes, including simulcast series that premiere shortly after premiering in Japan. In addition, membership offers special benefits including offline viewing access, discount code to Crunchyroll Store, Crunchyroll Game Vault access, streaming simultaneously on multiple devices, and more! Privacy Policy: https://www.crunchyroll.com/games/privacy Terms: https://www.crunchyroll.com/games/terms/

About

Duskhold

Defend your kingdom by building defenses during the day and leading your champion in combat at night. Engage in strategic hex-based battles against raiders and warships, with options for single-player or co-op multiplayer. Customize your champion, buildings, and research to survive the onslaught.

Highlights
  • Hex map kingdom defense
  • Day/night cycle gameplay
  • Champion-led combat with abilities
  • Extensive building and research options
  • Co-op multiplayer for up to four players
  • Offline single-player mode
Features
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Ride out with your champion. The walls will not hold the night on their own. Duskhold is kingdom defense on hex maps where you lead from the front. By day you raise walls, towers, barracks and farms on the plots each map gives you. When night falls, raiders march down the roads and warships land raiding parties on your coast, and your champion rides out to meet them: dash in, use four abilities, hold a gate, and pull back before a wall breaks. WHAT IS IN IT - 43 maps across 6 chapters, each with its own layout - 6 champions, each with a mount, a shared dash and four abilities of their own - 26 buildings with four tiers each; four of them split into a choice of two upgrade paths - 108 enemy types, 9 of them bosses - 38 research nodes, 111 pieces of equipment, 32 boons to pick during a run and 12 relics - Up to four players in one realm: host it, hand out the six-character code and hold the walls together - Allies: add a friend by their code, see when they are hosting, and join with one tap - Play in English, Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Indonesian, Russian, Japanese, Korean or Simplified Chinese ALLIES AND ACCOUNTS No account is ever required. Play, co-op by code and the shop all work signed out. If you want your allies to find you, pick a player name; if you want to keep your allies when you change phones, Sign in with Apple links them to your Apple ID - no e-mail is asked for. Your campaign progress stays on your device. You can unlink or delete your account from the game at any time. Player names are filtered before they are saved, and every ally row carries BLOCK and REPORT. There is no chat: invites are fixed templates, never free text. Single player needs no connection. Only co-op and allies go online. CREDITS Most 3D models and animations are free CC0 packs by KayKit (Kay Lousberg), Quaternius and Kenney. All music and sound effects were generated with Stable Audio; the item, ability and research icons, portraits and banners were made with AI image tools. Credits are in Settings.

Screenshots

Crunchyroll4 screens
Duskhold4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Duskhold at 100% against Crunchyroll's 32%. Duskhold also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Crunchyroll's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 3 days). On price, monetization model 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. Crunchyroll sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $13.99 per month. Duskhold asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Duskhold holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crunchyroll has 48 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Crunchyroll's written reviews are positive against 100% of Duskhold's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Crunchyroll ships an update daily, Duskhold every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Crunchyroll versus Duskhold: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCrunchyrollDuskhold
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.9 (48 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings48 — better2
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size417 MB326 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperCrunchyroll, LLCKaan Ipek

Customer experience

Crunchyroll

All ratings44 ratings
Positive43.2%
Neutral4.5%
Negative52.3%
Written reviews59 reviews
Positive32.2%
Neutral5.1%
Negative62.7%

Duskhold

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Crunchyroll

Subscriptions1
  • Mega Fan [Monthly]7 Days trial$13.991 Month
None

Duskhold

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Crunchyroll free?
Crunchyroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Duskhold free?
Duskhold is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Crunchyroll or Duskhold?
Duskhold is rated higher. Crunchyroll averages 2.9 out of 5 from 48 ratings, while Duskhold averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Crunchyroll or Duskhold have ads?
Duskhold shows ads; Crunchyroll does not.
Which is updated more often, Crunchyroll or Duskhold?
Crunchyroll ships an update daily, and Duskhold every 3 days. Most recently, Crunchyroll was updated on November 4, 2026 and Duskhold on November 6, 2026.

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