Syobon Action vs Dark Kosmos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Syobon Action
Embark on a challenging platformer adventure where you play as a brave cat-emoticon to rescue a sacred artifact. Navigate a world filled with cunning traps and unexpected obstacles, requiring skill and logical thinking to overcome. Save the 2ch world from an evil chicken's manipulation.
- Jump and run gameplay
- Challenging traps and obstacles
- Multiple lives system
- Trial-and-error puzzle solving
- Parody of classic platformers
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The world of 2ch is in danger! The Muscular Evil Chicken has stolen the sacred artichoke from the great forum administrator. (`O '*) With the power of sacred artichoke, he tries to manipulate the peaceful emoticons inhabitants of 2ch for his evil purposes. "O (¯ - ¯ *) The only hope of salvation of the 2ch world lies in Syobon (`· ω · '), a young cat-emoticon. Syobon, with its multiple lives, is the only one who can challenge the power of the sacred artichoke and beat the muscular chicken. (〃 ^ ∇ ^) o You'll need to be careful and memorise a thousand traps that you face in your way. Only you and Syobon with his infinite lives can save the 2ch world. Syobon Action is a jump and run Game/Platforms parody of Super ***** Bros. But there are traps and nasty peculiarities which make the game more hard. A simple run and jump is not possible. Skill and a bit of imagination is needed here. The game requires the player to think logically through trial-and-error in order to complete the game.
Dark Kosmos
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Dark Kosmos is a pixel-art arcade space shooter. Pilot a UFO through the stars, dodge meteors, shoot down enemy ships and keep an eye on your fuel — without it, the flight is over. The game was imagined and drawn by a young creator — every ship, meteor and boss started as a drawing on paper. HOW TO PLAY • Drag your finger to steer the UFO and tap FIRE to launch a rocket. • Fuel burns on its own as you fly, and every crash costs you more. A blue canister tops you up a little, a red barrel fills the tank. • Ammo has a price: an ammo pickup gives you +10 rockets but costs one bar of fuel. Want to shoot? Pay with fuel. • Survive every level until the countdown ends. Between levels, bonus stages rain down fuel and ammo. ENEMIES • Fighters that turn towards you. • Battleships — tough as steel, and they shoot back. • Meteor creatures: pink ones drift slowly, spiky ones bounce off the edges of the screen. • At the end of every round, a giant boss battleship. Beat it three times, across three increasingly tough rounds. FOR EVERY PILOT • Three difficulty levels: normal, easy and very easy — where your fuel never runs out. • High scores on your device and Game Center leaderboards, one for each difficulty. • Play in English, Polish or Spanish — pick the language in the menu. • On iPhone and iPad. • No ads and no in-app purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Dark Kosmos at none against Syobon Action's shown. Dark Kosmos also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). Syobon Action's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Syobon Action ships an update every 3 months, Dark Kosmos weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Syobon Action | Dark Kosmos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (1.2K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 68.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.2K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Gorka Ramirez Olabarrieta | InterSID |
Bugs and requests
Syobon Action
Reported bugs
4 issues- Impossible to complete certain levels
- Checkpoint resets and softlocks
- Enemies and obstacles behaving unexpectedly
- Controls not registering inputs properly
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and game modes
- Easier difficulty options
- Level editor or creator
- Bug fixes and stability improvements
Dark Kosmos
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Syobon Action
No in-app purchases
Dark Kosmos
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Syobon Action free?
Is Dark Kosmos free?
Do Syobon Action or Dark Kosmos have ads?
Which is updated more often, Syobon Action or Dark Kosmos?
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