Comparison

Beneath The Lighthouse vs Road Warriors

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

Head to head
About

Beneath The Lighthouse

Embark on a serene puzzle adventure as a boy searching for his lost Grandpa. Explore mysterious mechanical contraptions beneath a darkened lighthouse and uncover the truth behind its silence. This game offers a free-to-play experience with ads and a lives system, or a premium unlock to remove ads and the lives system.

Highlights
  • Serene puzzle action gameplay
  • Explore mysterious mechanical wheels
  • Search for a lost Grandpa
  • Free-to-play with ads
  • Premium unlock option
  • Lives system (free version)
Features
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"I stare at the horizon every night before I sleep hoping to catch a glimpse of the lighthouse.The light reminds me of Grandpa and my summer visits playing on the cliffs. That warm life saving beacon not only saves ships, it keeps me safe too. Grandpa’s there just across the water watching over me. But the lighthouse hasn't shone now for days and the fog is thick! What's happened? It's time to visit Grandpa!" Beneath the lighthouse is a serene puzzle action game about a boy in search of his lost Grandpa. Your journey will take you through mysterious mechanical wheels that lay beneath the lighthouse! **Beneath The Lighthouse is optimized for iPhone5, iPad3, iPad mini2 and iPod Touch 5G or Newer. You can try it on older devices, but we can’t guarantee a smooth rolling experience! -This game is free to play or can be unlocked to a premium experience- Free to Play: We use advertising to monetise the experience. There are no coins/gems/booster to pay for or timers. The free version of the game contains a lives system which is carefully balanced to be fair but that makes the game slightly harder than premium. Premium unlock: We offer a single iAP to unlock the game to a premium experience. The premium version contains no 3rd party ads and we remove the lives system. This game contains cross promotion for other Nitrome games and this is not removed with the IAP for removal of ads.

About

Road Warriors

Engage in an intergalactic racing competition with no rules. Master one-touch controls for thrilling combat and compete daily to set records. Experience adrenaline-pumping action with gorgeous pixel art.

Highlights
  • Daily races
  • Bullet time combat
  • Compete with friends
  • Pixel art graphics
  • One-touch controls
Features
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Join the most dangerous racing competition in the whole universe called “Road Warriors”. The only rule is THERE-ARE-NO-RULES. Will you help Cluck become the best racer in the universe? Road Warriors is an action-packed intergalactic racing game with simple one-touch controls! Features: ● A new race every day ● Thrilling bullet time combat ● Set daily records and compete with friends ● Gorgeous pixel art ● Adrenaline pumping music by @pongball For best performance we recommend iPhone 5 or higher.

Screenshots

Beneath The Lighthouse4 screens
Road Warriors4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Road Warriors at 4.7 against Beneath The Lighthouse's 4.2. Road Warriors also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). Beneath The Lighthouse's advantage is review sentiment (57% vs 47%). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Beneath The Lighthouse sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Road Warriors sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Road Warriors holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 70 and 127 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Beneath The Lighthouse's written reviews are positive against 47% of Road Warriors's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Beneath The Lighthouse ships an update every 4 months, Road Warriors every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Beneath The Lighthouse versus Road Warriors: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBeneath The LighthouseRoad Warriors
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (70 ratings)4.7 (127 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.8% of reviews — better47.4% of reviews
Number of ratings70127 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size205 MB166 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperNitromeTurtleBlaze

Customer experience

Beneath The Lighthouse

All ratings69 ratings
Positive73.9%
Neutral11.6%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews227 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral16.7%
Negative26.4%

Road Warriors

All ratings127 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive47.4%
Neutral21.1%
Negative31.6%

Bugs and requests

Beneath The Lighthouse

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to skip intro
  • Screen rotation issues
  • Crashes after completing levels
  • Glitches with character model

Requested features

5 requests
  • More levels
  • Ability to listen to own music
  • Difficulty settings
  • Checkpoint system
  • Improved performance on older devices

Road Warriors

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Beneath The Lighthouse

One-time1
  • Premium Unlock$3.99
5 purchases

Road Warriors

One-time5
  • 2000 Coins$2.99
  • Free Checkpoints$3.99
  • 6000 Coins$6.99
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  • 10000 Coins$9.99
  • 20000 Coins$14.99

Questions

Is Beneath The Lighthouse free?
Beneath The Lighthouse is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Road Warriors free?
Road Warriors is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Beneath The Lighthouse or Road Warriors?
Road Warriors is rated higher. Beneath The Lighthouse averages 4.2 out of 5 from 70 ratings, while Road Warriors averages 4.7 from 127 ratings.
Do Beneath The Lighthouse or Road Warriors have ads?
Both Beneath The Lighthouse and Road Warriors show ads.
Which is updated more often, Beneath The Lighthouse or Road Warriors?
Beneath The Lighthouse ships an update every 4 months, and Road Warriors every 2 months. Most recently, Beneath The Lighthouse was updated on October 26, 2026 and Road Warriors on October 24, 2026.

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