WinKings vs Duskborne
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WinKings
Embark on a 2D platforming adventure in a fantasy Viking era. Explore unique worlds, battle diverse enemies with a variety of weapons, and face epic boss fights across numerous levels. Choose your difficulty and character to experience the challenge.
- Fantasy Viking era setting
- Multiple unique worlds and levels
- Variety of Viking characters
- Diverse arsenal of weapons
- Challenging boss fights
- Adjustable game difficulties
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WinKings is 2D platformer game which throws you in fantasy Vikings era. Different and unique worlds, characters, enemies and weapons makes gameplay even engaging. • 4 Epic Viking character • Up to 10 different weapons Pistols,Riffle, Shotgun, Machine gun, Rocket launcher, Grenade, Flamethrower, Axe, Katana, Longsword, Sword • 6 different worlds with 120+ levels • Easy, Normal, Hard and Viking game difficulties • Epic boss fights
Duskborne
Engage in skill-based combat within a dark fantasy world. Explore a three-act story with unique characters and face challenging bosses. Test your mettle in an endless mode with global leaderboards.
- Skill-based side-scrolling combat
- 3 playable characters with unique abilities
- 3-act story with character-specific dialogue
- Epic boss fights with two phases
- Endless mode with global leaderboard
- Roguelite progression with Remnant buffs
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Duskborne is a dark fantasy action roguelite with skill-based combat, a three-act story, and an endless mode with global leaderboards. MASTER THE COMBAT Chain combos, juggle enemies in the air, and time your parries to survive. Button mashing won't save you here - Duskborne rewards precision and skill. THREE KNIGHTS, ONE STORY Play as Sir Aldric the Crusader, Korrath the Berserker, or Velorum the Duskborne. Each knight has unique abilities, a personal connection to the fallen fourth knight, and character-specific dialogue throughout the story. EPIC BOSS FIGHTS Face the Warchief's charge attacks, dodge Varek's projectile spreads, and survive Drakhar's Void shockwaves. Three bosses with two phases each - learn their patterns or fall. ROGUELITE PROGRESSION Collect Remnants that reshape your build each run. Make strategic choices at events. Manage your health across floors. Every run plays different. ENDLESS MODE Think you've mastered the story? Endless mode cycles through all three stages with scaling difficulty, bosses every 10 floors, and one life. No revives. Compete on the global leaderboard and prove your skill. FEATURES • Skill-based side-scrolling combat with parry system • 3 playable characters with unique abilities • 3 story stages with character-specific dialogue • 3 epic boss fights with two phases each • Endless mode with global leaderboard • 10 Remnant buffs for roguelite build variety • Exclusive cosmetics and slash colors • No paywalls - play the full story for free
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Duskborne at 5.0 against WinKings's 4.5. Duskborne also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 5 months). WinKings's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, review sentiment 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. Duskborne sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. WinKings asks for nothing beyond the download.
Duskborne holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 4 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
WinKings ships an update every 5 months, Duskborne every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WinKings | Duskborne |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 263 MB | 138 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Lemondo Games | BDKM LLC |
Customer experience
WinKings
Duskborne
In-app purchases
WinKings
No in-app purchases
Duskborne
- Unlock Berserker$0.99
- Unlock Velorum$0.99
- 100 Void Shards$0.99
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- Knight's Oath Pack$2.99
- 350 Void Shards$2.99
- 1,500 Void Shards$9.99









