Ember Knight vs Match Attack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ember Knight
Embark on a pixel-art roguelite adventure as the last knight, descending into dark dungeons to reclaim the lost sun. Engage in fast-paced combat, manage your precious candlelight, and grow stronger with each procedurally generated run.
- Snappy combat with combo system
- Dynamic lighting survival challenge
- Procedurally generated dungeons
- Permanent progression system
- Unique 'Soul Phase' resurrection mini-game
- Customization options for knight
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The sun vanished millennia ago. The world is plunged into eternal darkness, and only candlelight still pushes back the shadows. You are the last knight brave enough to descend into the depths to find the lost sun. EMBER KNIGHT is a pixel-art action roguelite, fully playable offline. Descend floor by floor through procedurally generated dungeons, face creatures of shadow by the light of your candle, and grow stronger with every run. SNAPPY COMBAT Fast, satisfying fights with a combo system and punchy hit effects. DYNAMIC LIGHTING Your candle pierces the darkness. Every dungeon is a survival challenge where light is as precious as your sword. PROCEDURAL DUNGEONS Seven level types, traps, chests, ghost NPCs and unique bosses - no two runs are alike. PERMANENT PROGRESSION Unlock talents, upgrade your gear, pick buffs each run. Die, restart, grow stronger. THE SOUL PHASE A unique resurrection mini-game when you fall in battle. CUSTOMIZATION Skins, sword trails and auras to unlock for a knight that is truly yours. Descend. Survive. Reclaim the sun.
Match Attack
Engage in roguelike match-3 combat where tile swaps trigger attacks, defense, and healing. Collect powerful relics and build game-breaking synergies across multiple chapters. Enjoy single-player, offline gameplay with no timers or energy systems.
- Match tiles to attack, defend, and heal
- Create powerful tile cascades
- Collect over 280 synergistic relics
- Progress through three distinct chapters
- Unlock permanent relics through runs
- Ascension tiers for increased difficulty
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Match Attack is a match-3 roguelike game where the board is your weapon! Swap tiles to make matches and watch satisfying cascades. Set up the perfect board, collect upgrades and create gamebreaking builds! - Match tiles to attack, defend, recharge and heal - Get rewarded for bigger matches with clears, empowered tiles, wildcards, and bombs - 280+ relics with synergizing mechanics - Three chapters, each with fights, elites, events, shops, rest sites, and a boss finale - Earn experience from every run to permanently unlock new relics - Ascension tiers add difficulty for uncapped replayability Single-player, fully offline. No timers, no energy. One optional in-app purchase to removes ads and support the solo developer!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Match Attack at 4.7 against Ember Knight's 2.5. Match Attack also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (19 vs 2). Ember Knight's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Ember Knight sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Match Attack sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Match Attack holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Match Attack has 19 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Ember Knight ships an update every 2 months, Match Attack every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ember Knight | Match Attack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (2 ratings) | 4.7 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Bruno BOIRIE | Michael Ip |
In-app purchases
Ember Knight
- 50 Sun Shards$0.99
- 300 Sun Shards$3.99
- 700 Sun Shards$8.99
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- 2000 Sun Shards$22.99
Match Attack
- Match Attack Remove Ads$1.99









