The Walking Dead vs Skullburn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Fight walkers and human enemies
- Play as iconic survivors
- Build and defend your camp
- Roguelike progression
- Unlock new abilities and upgrades
- Explore inspired locations
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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.
Skullburn
Explore a harsh post-apocalyptic desert as a lone scavenger. Gather resources, upgrade tools and weapons, and battle bandits to survive. Venture deeper into the wasteland as your gear improves in this idle arcade adventure.
- Post-apocalyptic desert exploration
- Resource gathering and scavenging
- Vehicle travel
- Raiding hostile territories
- Bandit combat
- Gear and weapon upgrades
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The world ended in fire. Now only the wasteland remains. Step into a harsh post-apocalyptic desert where survival is everything. Play as a lone scavenger exploring the ruins of the old world. Break scrap, gather valuable resources, and upgrade your tools to extract better materials from the wasteland. Travel across the desert in your vehicle, discovering dangerous locations and hidden loot. Launch raids into hostile territories, fight ruthless bandits, and collect the resources you need to survive another day. The stronger your gear becomes, the deeper you can venture into the wasteland. Upgrade your weapons, improve your scavenging tools, and keep pushing forward through the endless desert. Explore the wasteland, gather scrap, defeat bandits, and build the ultimate survival setup in this fast-paced idle arcade adventure.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Walking Dead at 62% against Skullburn's 8%. The Walking Dead also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 weeks) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). Skullburn's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.2). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. The Walking Dead sells 50 one-off in-app purchases and Skullburn sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Walking Dead holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.6K and 2K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of The Walking Dead's written reviews are positive against 8% of Skullburn's.
The Walking Dead ships an update every 3 days, Skullburn every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | The Walking Dead | Skullburn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4.6K ratings) — better | 4.4 (2K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.6% of reviews — better | 7.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4.6K — better | 2K |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #109 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 919 MB | 463 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Ares Interactive, Inc. | 24 HIT Riga SIA |
Customer experience
The Walking Dead
Skullburn
In-app purchases
The Walking Dead
- Weekly Offer 1$0.99
- Jumpstart Pack$0.99
- 7D Quest Day 1 Offer$0.99
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- 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
Skullburn
- Hard Pack 1$0.99
- Hard Pack 2$4.99
- No Ads Pack$9.99
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- X2 Fuel$9.99
- Hard Pack 3$9.99
- X2 Tool Damage Forever$11.99
- No Ads VIP for 7 days with discount$15.99
- Hard Pack 4$19.99
- No Ads Vip Renewal for 7 Days$22.99
- No Ads VIP Pack$22.99
- Hard Pack 5$49.99
- No Ads Forever$49.99
- Hard Pack 6$99.99
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