Comparison

The Deer God vs Tiny Space Program

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

Head to head
About

The Deer God

Embark on a 3D pixel art adventure where you'll survive, reincarnate, and explore a hostile world. Live as a deer, solve puzzles, and uncover a dark storyline. Features include a day/night system, quests, and the ability to level up your antlers.

Highlights
  • 3D pixel art world exploration
  • Day and night system
  • Reincarnate into other animals
  • Level up antlers with statue powers
  • Solve ancient puzzles
  • Dark storyline
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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“It can be a struggle, but it's all worth it when you're shooting fire out your antlers.” Kotaku “The world of The Deer God is incredibly hostile, featuring so many dangerous animals it makes Far Cry 4 look like a petting zoo.” PC Gamer “The side-scrolling puzzle game takes elements of an endless runner and an RPG and mixes them into something very special.” Polygon The Deer God is a breathtaking 3D pixel art adventure that will challenge your religion and your platforming skills. It's a game about survival, reincarnation, and karma; all set in a breathtaking and unique 3D pixelized world. Feast your eyes on the beautiful lighting, day and night system, and vast landscapes. Become one of the most beautiful animals on planet earth. LIVE AS A DEER. SURVIVE AS A DEER. Features: Gorgeous 3d pixel art world to explore MFi Controller support Various animals and characters to interact with Night and Day system Various quests Tons of items to find and use Reincarnate into other animals Use the power of statues and level up your antlers Find secrets and solve ancient puzzles Follow an interesting and dark storyline Amazing Original Soundtrack by Evan Gipson. Follow us for the latest info and game news! • http://crescentmoongames.com/other-games/ • http://facebook.com/crescentmoongames • http://twitter.com/cm_games

About

Tiny Space Program

Manage your own space agency, from designing and building rockets to launching missions for research, mining, or tourism. Explore planets and moons, establish off-world economies, and advance your technology in this interplanetary simulation.

Highlights
  • Space program management
  • Build off-world colonies
  • Launch rockets and spaceships
  • Research technologies
  • Mine resources from celestial bodies
  • Astronaut progression
  • Simulates orbital mechanics
Features
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Build and run your own space program — like SpaceX, but yours. Launch rockets, manage astronauts, mine planets, and colonize the solar system from the Moon to beyond the Kuiper Belt. WHAT WOULD YOU DO AS A SPACE BILLIONAIRE? Send tourists on a spacewalk? Start a mining operation on Titan? Build a space station around Mars? In Tiny Space Program you manage the early colonization of our solar system — based on real orbital mechanics and ship propulsion. BUILD YOUR SPACE AGENCY - Launch rockets and spaceships into orbit - Build off-world colonies, outposts, and modular space stations - Mine resources on moons, planets, and dwarf planets - Research new technologies and better spacecraft - Level up your astronauts and equip spacesuits - Establish off-world economies and trade A CHILL GAME, NOT A CHORE No forced ads, no daily-streak punishments. Play at your own pace — run an hour-long research expedition, take tourists on a quick tour, then put it down and come back later. Mines keep producing while you're away. MADE BY ONE DEVELOPER Actively updated (space stations, automation, dwarf planets, and vehicles all shipped recently). Join the Discord and help shape what comes next.

Screenshots

The Deer God4 screens
Tiny Space Program4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Tiny Space Program at Free against The Deer God's $4.99. Tiny Space Program also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 45%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). The Deer God's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Tiny Space Program is free to download; The Deer God costs $4.99 up front. Tiny Space Program sells 14 one-off in-app purchases. The Deer God asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tiny Space Program holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tiny Space Program has 1.7K ratings behind it against 52, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of The Deer God's written reviews are positive against 81% of Tiny Space Program's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Deer God ships an update every 3 weeks, Tiny Space Program every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
The Deer God versus Tiny Space Program: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Deer GodTiny Space Program
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (52 ratings)4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.4% of reviews81.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings521.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#199 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB32 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCrescent Moon Games LLCJerry Neimann

Customer experience

The Deer God

All ratings52 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral9.6%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive45.4%
Neutral17.5%
Negative37.1%

Tiny Space Program

All ratings1,671 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral3.9%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews665 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.4%

Bugs and requests

The Deer God

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Tiny Space Program

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Buttons not working or unresponsive
  • Disappearing ships and resources
  • Crashes and freezes after updates
  • Quests and missions not tracking properly

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add more planets and moons to explore
  • Improve the economy and resource management
  • Implement cloud/online save functionality
  • Streamline the UI and make it more intuitive
  • Expand the research and upgrade trees
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  • Add more animations and visual effects

In-app purchases

None

The Deer God

No in-app purchases

14 purchases

Tiny Space Program

One-time14
  • Supporting the game, thank you$1.99
  • Helping out, many thanks$4.99
  • Crystal Pack 1$4.99
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  • Starter Pack$4.99
  • Plasma Space Ship Package$8.99
  • You are great! Many thanks$9.99
  • Crystal Pack 2$9.99
  • Colonizer Pack$9.99
  • Experimental Dragon Ships$9.99
  • Aerospike space ship pack$9.99
  • A big pile of credits$19.99
  • Crystal Pack 3$19.99
  • Biggest box of credits$49.99
  • Crystal Pack 4$49.99

Questions

Is The Deer God free?
The Deer God costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiny Space Program free?
Tiny Space Program is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Deer God or Tiny Space Program?
Tiny Space Program is rated higher. The Deer God averages 4.1 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Tiny Space Program averages 4.5 from 1.7K ratings.
Do The Deer God or Tiny Space Program have ads?
Tiny Space Program shows ads; The Deer God does not.
Which is updated more often, The Deer God or Tiny Space Program?
The Deer God ships an update every 3 weeks, and Tiny Space Program every 2 months. Most recently, The Deer God was updated on September 30, 2026 and Tiny Space Program on October 2, 2026.

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