Cyber Mech vs Duskborne
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cyber Mech
Pilot a jet through a neon cityscape, blasting droids and powerful Mech bosses. Collect chips to power up your arsenal, unlock cosmetic skins, and compete on leaderboards. Survive waves of enemies and level up to reach the ultimate victory.
- Arcade action gameplay
- Jet piloting and combat
- Mech boss battles
- Chip collection and power-ups
- Unlockable cosmetic skins
- Game Center leaderboards
- Synthwave soundtrack
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Fly through a neon-drenched cyberpunk cityscape in Cyber Mech, an arcade action game where every run is a fight for survival. Pilot your jet through waves of incoming droids, collect chips, and power up with boosts, lasers, and rapid fire to blast through obstacles. Every 10 chips collected, a Mech boss drops from the sky, defeat it to level up and push deeper into the grid. CORE GAMEPLAY - Tap to fly through droids without being hit, and survive as long as you can - Collect chips to fill your arsenal and unlock cosmetics - Activate boosts for invincibility and warp speed - Fire lasers and rapid fire to destroy droids and bosses - 3-life health system with a grace period, save yourself at the last second MECH BOSS BATTLES - A Mech appears every 10 chips. Land a hit with boost, laser, or rapid fire to defeat it - Each defeat levels you up, increasing the challenge - Reach Level 100 to claim victory CHALLENGE STAGES - 5 hand-crafted tutorial challenges that teach advanced mechanics - Flight School, Rage Ignition, Judgment Fire, Last Breath, and Time Crunch - Unlock them sequentially and earn Game Center achievements CUSTOMIZE YOUR RIDE - Unlock background skins: Cyber Pink, Cyber Blue, Cyber Green, and Cyber Gold - Each skin transforms the cityscape, road, glass backdrop, and UI accent colors - Earn chips through gameplay to purchase cosmetics in the Skin Shop COMPETE - Game Center leaderboards for high score, best chips, highest level, and best momentum - Track your stats: games played, mechs defeated, chips collected, and more MUSIC & AUDIO - Original synthwave soundtrack with 10 rotating tracks - Adjustable music and SFX volume with in-game controls
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Duskborne at 4 against Cyber Mech's 1. Duskborne also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Cyber Mech 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Cyber Mech against 5.0 for Duskborne. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 4 respectively.
Cyber Mech ships an update weekly, Duskborne every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Cyber Mech | Duskborne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 100 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ryan Pethel | BDKM LLC |
In-app purchases
Cyber Mech
- Cyber Mech Zero Ads$2.99
Duskborne
- Unlock Berserker$0.99
- Unlock Velorum$0.99
- 100 Void Shards$0.99
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- Knight's Oath Pack$2.99
- 350 Void Shards$2.99
- 1,500 Void Shards$9.99
Questions
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