Comparison

Darkness Inside vs Duskborne

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

Head to head
About

Darkness Inside

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Darkness Inside is a simple puzzle game that nonetheless gathers profound and interesting life lessons. It's beneficial not only for the mind but also for the soul. If one day you wake up in a strange place, surrounded only by darkness and challenging puzzles, would you be calm enough to find a way out, to escape that darkness, to escape the darkness within your soul? Key Features: - Logic Puzzles: Dozens of levels with interesting puzzles that require not only observation and reasoning, but sometimes a bit of luck. - Inspiration: Each level is designed with an interesting lesson, hopefully helpful to you. - Multilingual Support: Supports multiple languages ​​to help you easily overcome challenges. So what are you waiting for? Try it now!

About

Duskborne

Engage in skill-based combat within a dark fantasy world. Explore a three-act story with unique characters and face challenging bosses. Test your mettle in an endless mode with global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Skill-based side-scrolling combat
  • 3 playable characters with unique abilities
  • 3-act story with character-specific dialogue
  • Epic boss fights with two phases
  • Endless mode with global leaderboard
  • Roguelite progression with Remnant buffs
Features
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Duskborne is a dark fantasy action roguelite with skill-based combat, a three-act story, and an endless mode with global leaderboards. MASTER THE COMBAT Chain combos, juggle enemies in the air, and time your parries to survive. Button mashing won't save you here - Duskborne rewards precision and skill. THREE KNIGHTS, ONE STORY Play as Sir Aldric the Crusader, Korrath the Berserker, or Velorum the Duskborne. Each knight has unique abilities, a personal connection to the fallen fourth knight, and character-specific dialogue throughout the story. EPIC BOSS FIGHTS Face the Warchief's charge attacks, dodge Varek's projectile spreads, and survive Drakhar's Void shockwaves. Three bosses with two phases each - learn their patterns or fall. ROGUELITE PROGRESSION Collect Remnants that reshape your build each run. Make strategic choices at events. Manage your health across floors. Every run plays different. ENDLESS MODE Think you've mastered the story? Endless mode cycles through all three stages with scaling difficulty, bosses every 10 floors, and one life. No revives. Compete on the global leaderboard and prove your skill. FEATURES • Skill-based side-scrolling combat with parry system • 3 playable characters with unique abilities • 3 story stages with character-specific dialogue • 3 epic boss fights with two phases each • Endless mode with global leaderboard • 10 Remnant buffs for roguelite build variety • Exclusive cosmetics and slash colors • No paywalls - play the full story for free

Screenshots

Duskborne4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Duskborne at 3 against Darkness Inside's —. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. Darkness Inside sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Duskborne sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Darkness Inside versus Duskborne: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDarkness InsideDuskborne
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequency—Every 9 days
Ads—Yes
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB138 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperPhan Minh CuongBDKM LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Darkness Inside

One-time1
  • Remove Interstitial Ads$2.99
6 purchases

Duskborne

One-time6
  • Unlock Berserker$0.99
  • Unlock Velorum$0.99
  • 100 Void Shards$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Knight's Oath Pack$2.99
  • 350 Void Shards$2.99
  • 1,500 Void Shards$9.99

Questions

Is Darkness Inside free?
Darkness Inside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Duskborne free?
Duskborne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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