The Deer God vs PolyPine
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
PolyPine
Cultivate a vibrant forest ecosystem by planting seeds and nurturing trees through their life cycles. Attract diverse wildlife by meeting their specific habitat needs and observe how their interactions influence the environment. Adapt to or reshape varied terrains and overcome natural disasters to foster a thriving, dynamic woodland.
- Plant and grow trees through full life cycles
- Attract and manage diverse animal habitats
- Observe animal interactions and their impact
- Adapt to or terraform varied terrains
- Survive and utilize natural disasters
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Create your own cozy forest! Plant Seeds and Watch Them Grow Experience the full lifecycle of trees: seed, sapling, adult tree, dead tree and fallen trunk. Each step creates a different habitat for other plants and animals. Fill Your Forest with Animals Each animal has specific habitat needs you have to fullfill before adding them. Squirrels need trees, butterflies need flowers etc. Click Animals to Make Them Poop and More Clicking on animals trigger different behaviors that influence the forest ecosystem: Moose poop, fertilizing the soil. Voles eat tree roots, damaging the tree. Foxes hunt other animals. Adapt to the Terrain or Terraform It to Your Needs Create forests in diverse terrains including hills, lakes, mountains, fjords and wetlands. Terraform the terrain if you want even more control. Survive Natural Disasters Forest fires, storms and bark beetle swarms affect the forest in various ways. Can you use them to your advantage and create a thriving ecosystem?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: PolyPine at Free against The Deer God's $4.99. PolyPine also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 45%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.1). The Deer God's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and chart position (#199 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads 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
PolyPine is free to download; The Deer God costs $4.99 up front. PolyPine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. The Deer God asks for nothing beyond the download.
PolyPine holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: PolyPine has 267 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 77% of PolyPine's.
The Deer God ships an update every 3 weeks, PolyPine fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.
| Parameter | The Deer God | PolyPine |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (52 ratings) | 4.5 (267 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.4% of reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 52 | 267 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #199 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 196 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Crescent Moon Games LLC | Yaozuo Games Ltd |
Customer experience
The Deer God
PolyPine
Bugs and requests
The Deer God
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
PolyPine
Reported bugs
1 issue- Audio breaks down and turns into 8-bit track
Requested features
2 requests- Add more content and updates
- Improve the evolution/upgrade system
In-app purchases
The Deer God
No in-app purchases
PolyPine
- Unlock Full Game$5.99









