Comparison

Dawnless vs BoneFall

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

Head to head
About

Dawnless

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You were a knight. Now you are only ashes and will. Kael, the last warrior of Ashenvale, wakes in the ruins of his burned village with a broken blade and a reason to keep breathing. His brothers in the Iron Covenant sold the kingdom to the Shadow Lord Malachar for immortality. Five nights stand between you and his fortress. Survive each one. ONE THUMB, TEN WEAPONS Dawnless is a gothic dark fantasy survivor roguelike. Your weapons fire on their own; you move, dodge and choose. Steer with one thumb, pick an upgrade on every level-up, and turn a broken man into a walking storm before the horde closes in. Every run is one night. Every boss is a piece of the story. FIVE NIGHTS, FIVE BOSSES - Ashes and Embers - the burned village where it all began - Whispers in the Dark - a haunted forest that lies to you - Rotting Ground - a cursed swamp that eats the unwary - Echoes of the Fallen - catacombs lined with your dead brothers - The Iron Throne - Malachar's fortress, and a three-phase fight to end it WEAPONS THAT EVOLVE Knife, whip, garlic, lightning ring, fire wand, axe, cross, king bible, santa water, runetracer. Max a weapon, hold the right passive, open a chest and evolve it. Up to 6 weapons and 6 passives per run. SHAPE EVERY RUN - Reroll, skip or banish level-up choices - Treasure chests from elites and bosses - Permanent upgrades between runs - gold carries over - Four heroes: Kael, then unlock Mira, Aldric and Takeshi - Story, Endless, Hurry and a daily challenge with a gold reward - Bestiary, achievements, local high scores and a forgiving day streak FAIR AND OFFLINE - Plays offline. No account, no login - Ads never interrupt a run. An interstitial can appear only between runs, after you tap Play Again, Main Menu or Continue - Optional rewarded ads: revive once, or double your run gold - No in-app purchases. Everything is earned in-game Built for landscape and short sessions. A full night takes about fifteen minutes. Dawnless is not about grinding. It is about lasting one more night.

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BoneFall

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The dead come in waves. You have one thumb and forty-five seconds until the next one. Bonefall is a survival horde game for a phone held in one hand. Move with the stick, drink when you must โ€” everything else your character does on its own. Every forty-five seconds the ground gives up more of them: skeletons with swords, orcs with axes, and every tenth wave something that was buried in armour. THREE WAYS TO FIGHT A warrior who holds the line and clears what surrounds him. An archer who trades armour for distance and volume. A mage whose staff only keeps him alive while his spells do the killing. Each carries its own weapon, its own skill tree and its own reason to die differently. TREES THAT MAKE YOU CHOOSE A hundred nodes across the classes, in tiers behind gates. Ranks, not toggles: put five points into one blow or spread them thin. Nothing leaves your pool until you confirm it, so a plan can be laid out and taken back. LOOT THAT CHANGES THE NUMBERS Weapons in five rarities with affixes that add up. Boxes bought with what the dead dropped, opened on the spot. Every stat on the sheet is the sum of what you are carrying and what you spent, and both are shown before you commit. MADE FOR THE HAND, NOT THE DESK Portrait. One thumb on the stick, potions where the other thumb rests. The interface is laid out inside the safe area, so nothing hides under the island or the home bar. NO STRINGS No account. No connection. No timers waiting for you to come back. Start it on a train and it plays.

Screenshots

Dawnless4 screens
BoneFall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dawnless at none against BoneFall's 1. BoneFall's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. BoneFall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dawnless asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dawnless ships an update every 3 weeks, BoneFall daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Dawnless versus BoneFall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDawnlessBoneFall
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksDaily โ€” better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size175 MB124 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperNAIM YUREKSergey Li

In-app purchases

None

Dawnless

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

BoneFall

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Dawnless free?
Dawnless is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BoneFall free?
BoneFall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dawnless or BoneFall have ads?
Both Dawnless and BoneFall show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dawnless or BoneFall?
Dawnless ships an update every 3 weeks, and BoneFall daily. Most recently, Dawnless was updated on October 25, 2026 and BoneFall on October 31, 2026.

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