Dark Assault vs Pull Shift
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dark Assault
Experience intense arcade action through sound and haptics, not visuals. Defend your position against waves of invaders using touch or tilt controls. Designed for accessibility, it offers a unique sensory-first gameplay experience.
- Haptic-first combat feedback
- Audio-led gameplay
- HUD-focused playfield
- Touch and tilt control options
- Multiple difficulty modes
- High score chasing
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Come Play In The Dark! Dark Assault is a retro-inspired arcade defender built around touch and vibration first. There is no classic visual battlefield—no ship sprite, no scrolling starfield of enemies you chase with your eyes. You read the fight through audio cues, strong haptics, and a minimal HUD, then react with touch or tilt. Defend your position against waves of invaders, dodge incoming fire, and chase a new high score as the assault ramps up. Optional training silhouettes help you map cues to positions while you learn. Choose touch or tilt, dial in difficulty, and swap sound themes to match your mood. Designed with accessibility in mind: sensory-first presentation, clear audio feedback, expressive haptics, and flexible controls so more players can enjoy classic arcade tension without relying on a busy screen. Features: Haptic-first combat feedback—feel hits, locks, and waves on supported devices Audio-led gameplay with selectable sound themes HUD-focused playfield (no traditional ship-and-invader graphics) Touch and tilt control options Multiple difficulty modes, including training-friendly pacing High score chasing Optional support purchases for players who want to help fund future updates Dark Assault is easy to start, challenging to master, and built for players who want old-school intensity through sound and feel.
Pull Shift
Experience a unique 3D stealth action shooter where sound is your primary tool for navigation and survival. Rely on your hearing to locate enemies, rescue hostages, and complete objectives in a completely dark warehouse environment.
- Immersive 3D audio environment
- Tactical stealth gameplay
- Dynamic combat with sound consequences
- Endless survival mode
- Accessible design with audio feedback
- Minimalist interface
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Can you survive a 3D action shooter without seeing a thing? Pull Shift is an audio-first 3D stealth action shooter that challenges you to rely on your hearing instead of your sight. Every footstep, gunshot, heartbeat, radio call, and distant sound becomes vital information as you navigate a warehouse plunged into total darkness. You are a warehouse worker finishing a routine night shift when everything changes. A heavily armed group of robbers storms the facility, takes control of the warehouse, and captures several of your coworkers across different zones. Moments later, the power fails. The backup generator never comes online, leaving the entire warehouse in complete darkness. With no lights, no visibility, and no one coming to help, your only advantage is the darkness itself. Your mission is to move through the warehouse, locate your trapped coworkers, eliminate the robbers standing in your way, and rescue everyone before it's too late. In Pull Shift, the warehouse exists as a fully realized 3D audio environment. Every sound is spatially positioned around you, allowing you to determine the exact direction and distance of enemies, doors, machinery, pickups, and objectives. Your success depends on your ability to track, triangulate, and exploit these sounds to survive - not button mashing. Stealth Action Reimagined IMMERSIVE 3D AUDIO: Step into a world built on sound. Whether it’s the cold, echoing hum of the air conditioner or the rhythmic pulse of the elevator, the environment feels massive, tangible, and alive. MINIMALIST DESIGN, MAXIMUM INTENSITY: This is a complete, tactical stealth experience designed for players who demand strategy over flashy graphics. HIGH-STAKES STEALTH: Outmaneuver guards who listen just as intently as you do. Use the right weapons to create clever distractions and slip past threats unnoticed. DYNAMIC COMBAT: You have a full armory at your disposal. But be warned: every shot you fire creates a sound that enemies will investigate. Will you be a ghost, or will you go in weapons blazing? ENDLESS SURVIVAL MODE: Once you have mastered the rescues, dive into Perimeter Guard. Face escalating waves of increasingly difficult enemies, scavenge for ammo and shields, and get massive amounts of rewards. ACCESSIBLE BY DESIGN: Built from the ground up for total accessibility. Our minimalistic interface and intuitive audio-feedback systems ensure that every player can navigate the warehouse with precision and confidence. Download Pull Shift now to experience the ultimate test of auditory skill. Your mission is waiting - can you hear the way out?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dark Assault at 100% against Pull Shift's 0%. Dark Assault also leads on price (Free vs $3.99). Pull Shift's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases 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
Dark Assault is free to download; Pull Shift costs $3.99 up front. Dark Assault sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Pull Shift sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Pull Shift holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Dark Assault's written reviews are positive against 0% of Pull Shift's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Dark Assault ships an update monthly, Pull Shift every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dark Assault | Pull Shift |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 130 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Beer Guide Apps, LLC | Unmbox Studios |
Customer experience
Dark Assault
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In-app purchases
Dark Assault
- Support This Project$0.99
- Big Support$2.99
- Mega Support$4.99
Pull Shift
- Rough Cut Gems Pack$0.99
- Polished Stones Gems Pack$4.99
- Heavy Gems Pack$9.99
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- Jewels Gems Pack$14.99
- Vault Gems Pack$19.99
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