Comparison

Doomdark's Revenge vs Forward

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

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About

Doomdark's Revenge

Embark on an epic quest and engage in strategic warfare in this classic adventure game. Lead your characters to battle against an Empress and her frozen empire, offering both solo and multiplayer experiences.

Highlights
  • Quest and warfare gameplay
  • Exploration and strategy
  • Solo and multiplayer modes
  • Multiple characters to command
  • Epic fantasy storyline
Features
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Mike Singleton's '85 classic Adventure Strategy sequel to The Lords of Midnight, brought to and updated for iOS. "It is many moons now since the Lords of Midnight first appeared out of the soft, wearing gloom. Those of you who took up their challenge and rode with them to battle against the cruel Witchking will need no reminding of that epic struggle. But now a new epic tale unfolds, the story of Doomdark’s Revenge. The game itself involves both quest and warfare, both exploration and careful strategy. You can play on your own or with friends; there are enough different characters at your command for all the family to join in and struggle against Shareth Heartstealer, Empress of the frozen Empire!" - Mike Singleton - 1985 Praise for The Lords of Midnight iOS. "Lords of Midnight does story-based, large-scope, high-fantasy warfare better than most titles I can think of, iOS or otherwise." - Rating 4/5- PocketTactics.com "This is an outstanding remake and developer Chris Wild, should feel very proud of creating such a superb celebration of the man’s work." - Rating 8/10 - Metro "If you're interested in classic games, especially fantasy and/or strategy games, Lords of Midnight is a must-have." - Rating 4/5 - TouchArcade.com "It's an unmissable remake. Few titles weather the storms of time as well as this solid-gold classic." - Rating 4/5 - PocketGamer.co.uk “Made of extremely bright colors and clean lines, a stylistic choice that was and still is very original.” – Multiplayer.it "Despite the perfectly adapted touch controls and crisp graphic presentation, this is a proper 1980s they-don’t-make-’em-like-they-used-to game" - PocketTactics.com "#3 - Top 10 iPad games and apps of December 2012" - QualityIndex.com "Lords of Midnight is an experience that everybody with a remote interest in games should have, buying into your characters and developing your own war stories is a wonderful thing. It is a game with hidden depths that deserve to be plumbed and I cannot recommend it enough." - KoruCottage.com iOS Best Port/Retro Gamer of the Year" - Arcade Life Please check out www.thelordsofmidnight.com/blog for news on updates and new features to come...

About

Forward

Embark on a card-based roguelike dungeon crawl. Choose a champion, collect items to enhance abilities, and strategically move through procedurally generated levels. Each decision is critical to defeating monsters and clearing the dungeon.

Highlights
  • Card-based dungeon crawling
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Item collection and combinations
  • Unique playable characters
  • Turn-based strategic movement
  • Resource management
Features
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FORWARD: Escape the Fold was created to be the perfect bitesized roguelike dungeon crawler. Choose your champion and face a relentless crawl through the card-based dungeons, collect items to power your abilities and defeat the gruesome monsters facing you. But keep going FORWARD! **2022 Megamigs Award Winner** **2022 Tiny Teams Fest Nominee** **2022 DemoNight Nominee** Forward is an innovative game in which you will progress through a procedurally-generated dungeon in the form of cards. Move your character from one card to another and keep going forward while avoiding attacking enemies. However be careful, each card will have specific effects making each move important and strategic. Your goal is to clear the 8 levels of a dungeon, each level getting increasingly difficult. In order to succeed, you will have to choose which move to make, which item to pick and use your skills. Each choice is critical. Take advantage of many items combinations and build the best character possible based on your goal and the cards you’ll come across. Features: - 100+ item cards to improve your characters - 9 playable characters with unique skills and game mechanics - 27 unique active competencies - 3 game modes As Forward is a rogue-like inspired game, the features you’ll be able to find are : - Death ends the game ‌ - Procedurally-generated dungeons - Turn-based movements - Resource management (health, armor, mana, gold etc) - Many randomly drawn items The game is based on the 2022 PC game Forward: Escape the Fold which was received very positively. Developed by Two Tiny Dice, its success prompted the developer to bring the game to mobile.

Screenshots

Doomdark's Revenge4 screens
Forward4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Doomdark's Revenge at Free against Forward's $1.99. Doomdark's Revenge also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (90% vs 75%). Forward's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (117 vs 4). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Doomdark's Revenge is free to download; Forward costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Doomdark's Revenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forward has 117 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Doomdark's Revenge's written reviews are positive against 75% of Forward's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doomdark's Revenge ships an update every 2 months, Forward every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Doomdark's Revenge versus Forward: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoomdark's RevengeForward
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (117 ratings)
Positive reviews90.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4117 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#118 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB103 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperChilli Hugger Software LtdChristophe Coyard

Customer experience

Doomdark's Revenge

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative6.7%

Forward

All ratings116 ratings
Positive86.2%
Neutral3.4%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.8%
Negative16.3%

In-app purchases

None

Doomdark's Revenge

No in-app purchases

None

Forward

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doomdark's Revenge free?
Doomdark's Revenge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Forward free?
Forward costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doomdark's Revenge or Forward?
Doomdark's Revenge is rated higher. Doomdark's Revenge averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Forward averages 4.5 from 117 ratings.
Do Doomdark's Revenge or Forward have ads?
Neither Doomdark's Revenge nor Forward shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doomdark's Revenge or Forward?
Doomdark's Revenge ships an update every 2 months, and Forward every 4 days. Most recently, Doomdark's Revenge was updated on November 1, 2026 and Forward on November 3, 2026.

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