Comparison

DarkMan Project vs Dankal

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

Head to head
About

DarkMan Project

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DarkMan Project: Survivor One In battle, you become something more. Destroy hordes of enemies and gear up with a flood of loot. A mech action RPG that combines horde-clearing survivor-like combat with loot-driven, permanent progression. ■ THE MORE ENEMIES, THE BETTER Cut a path with machine guns and shotguns, then blanket the battlefield in missiles, fire, poison, and lightning. As your attacks stack and combine, entire hordes collapse at once. ■ SAME BATTLEFIELD. DIFFERENT BUILD. Combine Main Weapons and Sub-Weapons, then choose the abilities that fit the fight. Every choice can turn the same battlefield into a completely different battle. ■ THE BATTLE ENDS. YOUR GEAR REMAINS. Gear earned in battle doesn’t disappear—it becomes permanent power for your mech. From Normal to Crazy, hunt for higher rarities and stronger bonus stats as you fill every slot: Head, Main Weapon, Legs, and Modules. ■ FIVE-MINUTE BATTLES. 100 CHALLENGES. Fight through 10 regions and 100 stages, each packed into five intense minutes. The enemies grow fiercer and the bosses hit harder, but every battle makes your mech stronger. No one hands you a finished mech. Destroy. Choose. Equip. Choice by choice, make it unmistakably yours.

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Dankal

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One cut and you die. So does almost everyone else. Dankal is a top-down sword game set in Joseon Korea. There is no health bar. Your enemies mostly have none either. A single stroke settles it. EVERY STRIKE IS ANNOUNCED A red arc appears before a blade falls. It is always there, and it is always long enough to react to. If you were hit, you were not unlucky. You were late. SIXTY BOUTS The ground, the enemies, the order they arrive — every bout is placed by hand. Nothing is rolled at random. Your record and mine are set on the same board. SIX WAYS TO DIE Grunts, swordsmen, spearmen, archers, arc-shooters. And the armored, who do not fall to one cut. Armor can be strapped onto any of them. CUT THEM TOGETHER Herd them into a line and take them in a single swing. Strike from behind for a higher score. Points reward nerve, not patience. BLOODBATH No bouts. No end. They pour in until you fall. WHERE DO YOU RANK Every run is measured against the world. No account, no sign-in, no name to type. The ranking is there from your first death. Two thumbs. Move and cut. Sixteen languages. Plays offline. EARN COINS, AIM HIGHER Defeat enemies to earn coins. Choose a dagger, dual blades, great blade, spear, crescent blade or bow in the armory. Upgrade each weapon up to 3 levels and buy slash effects. Aim for a personal best and a higher world rank. Training does not award coins. SIX WEAPONS, SIX SKILLS Hold the attack button to unleash your equipped weapon’s skill: a swift dash, flying cross slash, spinning slash, piercing spear throw, sweeping crescent slash or charged piercing arrow. Skills have an 8-second cooldown. A narrow dodge resets it immediately. Armored enemies still require multiple hits, even from skills.

Screenshots

DarkMan Project4 screens
Dankal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Dankal at every 2 days against DarkMan Project's weekly. On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DarkMan Project ships an update weekly, Dankal every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
DarkMan Project versus Dankal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDarkMan ProjectDankal
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size395 MB92 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSanghyun Joejinseok kim

In-app purchases

None

DarkMan Project

No in-app purchases

None

Dankal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DarkMan Project free?
DarkMan Project is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dankal free?
Dankal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DarkMan Project or Dankal have ads?
Both DarkMan Project and Dankal show ads.
Which is updated more often, DarkMan Project or Dankal?
DarkMan Project ships an update weekly, and Dankal every 2 days. Most recently, DarkMan Project was updated on October 31, 2026 and Dankal on October 29, 2026.

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