Rust Bucket vs PUSS!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Rust Bucket
Embark on a turn-based dungeon crawl with simple swipe controls. Navigate treacherous environments, battle diverse monsters, and overcome deadly traps. This challenging game offers endless exploration and strategic combat, perfect for quick gaming sessions.
- Swipe to move and attack
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Puzzle traps
- Diverse monster types
- Endless dungeon exploration
- Strategic combat
- High score competition
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Rust Bucket is a turn based dungeon crawler that is built with mobile in mind. Swipe to take a step, swipe into enemies to attack. It’s as simple as that, but don’t be fooled into thinking this is a casual game! • Navigate using simple swipe to move controls. • Game play is fast and death is never far away so it’s perfect for your daily commute. • Puzzle your way past deadly traps or use them to catch enemies. • Many monster types, each with their own distinctive rules to overcome. • Make your way through the levels to become a fully qualified looter • Explore an endless dungeon, with more to discover the deeper you go. • Become a master of strategic combat and reach the top scoring dungeon rooms. • Compete against your friends high scores on Game Centre Important information! This game is funded by adverts but is completely free to play with no timers or boosters to ruin your experience. There is an option to remove popup ads for a one off In app purchase. *Please note that this does not remove Cross Promotion ads for other Nitrome games* We hope you enjoy our little game. If you do please consider giving us a nice review, tell your friends and maybe try some of our other games.
PUSS!
Navigate challenging mazes by avoiding walls to reach the exit portal. Encounter boss fights and unlock allies who aid you in your quest. Enjoy a unique experience with randomly sequenced levels on every playthrough.
- Maze navigation without touching walls
- Boss fights
- Unlockable allies
- Randomly sequenced levels
- Leaderboard comparisons
- Customizable cat avatars
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WARNING! This game contains flashing graphics that could potentially trigger seizures in people with photosensitive epilepsy You have to get through mazes without touching walls to reach the exit portal. PUSS features several worlds guarded by bosses. By beating each world you will release an ally who will help you on your adventure. All the levels are randomly sequenced so every run is different! FEATURES: • The levels are tougher than they look. Prepare for a random sequence of mind-bending levels! • Boss fights! The real bullet hell! • Free your future partners and they'll help you fight evil! • Compare your results with other players on the leaderboard. • Various avatars for your cat :3 IGN: “This game is BANANAS!” Markiplier: “The weirdest game I've ever played but I'M GLAD I DID!” Jacksepticeye: "This game makes me want to keep trying over and over again"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Rust Bucket at Free against PUSS!'s $4.99. PUSS!'s advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 4). On review sentiment, ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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
Rust Bucket is free to download; PUSS! costs $4.99 up front. Rust Bucket sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. PUSS! asks for nothing beyond the download.
PUSS! holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 177 and 156 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 72% of Rust Bucket's written reviews are positive against 70% of PUSS!'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Rust Bucket ships an update every 6 weeks, PUSS! every 9 days. Both last shipped on September 19, 2026.
| Parameter | Rust Bucket | PUSS! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (177 ratings) | 4.6 (156 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.3% of reviews — better | 70.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 177 — better | 156 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 105 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | Ivan Zasiadvovk |
Customer experience
Rust Bucket
PUSS!
Bugs and requests
Rust Bucket
Reported bugs
4 issues- Progress reset when exiting levels
- Level select screen locking completed levels
- Compatibility issues on older devices
- Clipboard copying behavior
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and content updates
- Ability to save progress
- Weapon/item upgrades and customization
- Multiplayer or co-op mode
- Level editor
PUSS!
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Rust Bucket
- Buy 50 Coins$0.99
- Buy 200 Coins$1.99
- Remove Ads$3.99
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- Buy Coins 3$3.99
PUSS!
No in-app purchases
