Comparison

Pathos vs Mutiny

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

Head to head
About

Pathos

Embark on a challenging roguelike adventure inspired by Nethack's rule set. Select from 13 distinct classes and delve into a perilous dungeon. Your mission is to confront your nemesis in hell and escape with as much treasure as possible.

Highlights
  • Nethack-inspired gameplay
  • 13 playable classes
  • Deep dungeon exploration
  • Defeat nemesis in hell
  • Loot collection and escape
Features
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Pathos is a roguelike adventure game inspired by the rule set from Nethack. Choose from 13 classes and journey deep into the dungeon. Descend to hell to defeat your nemesis before escaping the dungeon with all the loot you can carry! Email mailto:hodgskin.callan@gmail.com Twitter https://twitter.com/callan_hodgskin Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/pathos_nethack Discord https://discord.gg/TRhRZhX Made with Invention https://gitlab.com/hodgskin-callan/Invention

About

Mutiny

Lead a loyal crew after a mutiny to survive on a deserted island. Build a fort, craft weapons, and explore the Caribbean to establish a pirate empire. Engage in PvP battles and uncover ancient secrets.

Highlights
  • Crew management and task assignment
  • Island survival and fort building
  • Crafting system with over 100 recipes
  • PvP battles and loot raiding
  • Exploration of Caribbean archipelago
  • Trading with native tribes
Features
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Left to survive as a pirate in the Caribbean! After a mutiny on your ship you find yourself at a lonely pirate island - with no food, no weapons, and just a couple of sailor-men by your side, who stayed loyal to you through the mutiny. Yet when you have nothing to lose the real freedom begins! Do you have what it takes to go through dangerous pirate games? The proof is in the doing. Step up to join a real survivor adventure! Mutiny is an epic RPG quest where you have to fight to survive cruel island games. Man up! Now you’re a pirate going through the odds of a real ocean survival - so get your stuff together and lead your small crew, turning this deadly survival into some drop-dead adventure! In this island adventure you have to fight your way through the wilderness and build your fort to protect your belongings and your lives. You have to become a fortunate pirate, and pretty darn soon, otherwise you’ll fail to go through this survival quest. Well, dead men tell no tales. And you want to tell your pirate story, don’t you, captain? Ahoy! Dive into a wild island survival game. Just as in all RPG action games you won’t have a single minute to rest. Stay sharp and lead your crew of pirates! For the first time in the survival genre you get a team to control. Appoint them to different tasks from crafting to defending your fort. Go for a challenging island quest and search for a pirate treasure together. Enlarge your team to become the best captain of the islands! Explore the world of the PvP games in Caribbean archipelago during the golden age of piracy! Hunt wild animals and fight hostile pirates, befriend the Indian tribe of Taino and get to the bottom of the secrets of the ancient tribes of the past. It's a real sea adventure mixed with RPG survival games. Crazy, bold, with no mercy! Build your own pirate empire! Mutiny is not only about island adventure games. It’s also about logic, tactics and learning to survive using your muscles and brain. Big deeds start with small steps - some wood logging for your shelter and first tools, then some mining for more complex recipes of weaponry. And of course, trading with the Indians who inhabit this survival island to receive more rare and thus more precious items. This is how you can go successfully through island RPG quest games and bring yourself to prosperity and total domination over the region! Real economy strategy is always timely! Mutiny is listed among the best island survival games for a reason. Why so? It combines characteristics of RPG games, PvP survival games and ocean adventure games. So much action happens during the game that you won’t be able to breathe out. Fight PvP battles, carrying on the attacks on your durable neighbors! Get through their defense to the full chests of loot, fight for survival and let the mistress Fortune to smile over you! Craft from over 100 recipes. The ramified craft system will provide you with all you need to survive these crazy pirate island games - from a simple shirt to cover your sunburnt shoulders to a mighty pistol to make your ultimate argument in the fights. Because every pirate should have his own style! Start your own RPG survivor journey under the black flag today and prove yourself to be a real survivor of the dangerous Caribbean. Try to survive - arrgh! The world of Caribbean island quest games is all yours! Prove you’re worth being named the pirate king. Your pirate adventure begins right now. Yo Ho, Yo Ho and get your crew ready to fight in survival games! Join thousands of players around the world! Mutiny collected the best features of PvP and RPG adventure games. With so much going on you’re sure to remember this pirate island survival quest for long. Hang tough and may Jolly Roger bless you!

Screenshots

Pathos4 screens
Mutiny4 screens

Verdict

The call

Pathos and Mutiny both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 89% of Pathos's written reviews are positive against 49% of Mutiny's. Pathos also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). Mutiny's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (2K vs 360). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mutiny sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Pathos asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Pathos against 4.6 for Mutiny. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mutiny has 2K ratings behind it against 360, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Pathos's written reviews are positive against 49% of Mutiny's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pathos ships an update every 4 months, Mutiny every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Pathos versus Mutiny: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPathosMutiny
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (360 ratings) — better4.6 (2K ratings)
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews — better48.7% of reviews
Number of ratings3602K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.2 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size142 MB838 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperCallan HodgskinHelio Games

Customer experience

Pathos

All ratings360 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews220 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.5%
Negative6.8%

Mutiny

All ratings1,972 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral3.9%
Negative6.2%
Written reviews271 reviews
Positive48.7%
Neutral14.0%
Negative37.3%

Bugs and requests

Pathos

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mutiny

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game freezes during loading
  • Quests/missions not functioning properly
  • Inventory and crafting issues
  • Progress/data loss after updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Clan/alliance system
  • More weapon and combat variety
  • Ability to repair/maintain equipment
  • Reduce resource grind and energy limitations

In-app purchases

None

Pathos

No in-app purchases

12 purchases

Mutiny

One-time12
  • Sailor's Chest$0.99
  • Context offer$0.99
  • Shop Item$0.99
Show 9 more
  • Shop Item 1 (A)$0.99
  • Robert Culliford's Purse$1.99
  • Shop Item$1.99
  • Gunner's Box x2$2.99
  • Gunner's Box$2.99
  • Shop Item$2.99
  • Shop Item$4.99
  • Shop Item$9.99
  • Personal Offer$9.99

Questions

Is Pathos free?
Pathos is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mutiny free?
Mutiny is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pathos or Mutiny?
Pathos is rated higher. Pathos averages 4.7 out of 5 from 360 ratings, while Mutiny averages 4.6 from 2K ratings.
Do Pathos or Mutiny have ads?
Mutiny shows ads; Pathos does not.
Which is updated more often, Pathos or Mutiny?
Pathos ships an update every 4 months, and Mutiny every 5 weeks. Most recently, Pathos was updated on September 22, 2026 and Mutiny on September 21, 2026.

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