Mechanic Escape vs Hexalight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mechanic Escape
Embark on a challenging platforming adventure to rescue your species from ruthless machines. Navigate infernal chases, dodge deadly obstacles, and face formidable bosses in a race against time. This hardcore game tests your reflexes and platforming skills across 80 levels.
- 80 challenging levels
- Hardcore gameplay
- Original universe
- Achievements to unlock
- MFi controller support
- Video replay sharing
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In a world oppressed by ruthless machines, a stronghold full of die-hard TV-sets resists the persecution. Your lost friends and the lack of resources drive you to take action against the extinction. Brave the dangers and go find your comrades to rescue your species! Mechanic escape is a platform game full of infernal chases. In order to find his lost friends, Mech (the hero) doesn't hesitate to play the human cannonball, to pass throughout high-voltage areas or even dodge the most deadly machines. As if that was not enough, many bosses will take a real pleasure in chasing you to stop your insane journey. Mechanic Escape is a challenge for the most experienced players, that aims to defy your reflexes. Prepare yourself for a delirious escape combining rhythm and fun. A breathtaking adventure! ▪ 80 levels ▪ A hardcore game ▪ An original universe ▪ Plenty of achievements to unlock ▪ MFi support: Completely playable with a joystick ▪ Share your video replay with ReplayKit Reviews (PC): “The game ends up being a cool combination of Super Meat Boy’s insane difficulty and Rayman’s vibrant art style and replayability” 8/10 – The Gamescouts “A classic and efficient die & retry, that will delight the admirers of this kind of game” 18/20 – Gamergen “Your patience and your platforming skills will be tested to their highest levels” 8/10 – That videogame blog Do not watch TV, play it. Mechanic Escape developed by Slak Games, Optimized and Published on Mobile by Playdigious. Follow us on social network: http://www.facebook.com/playdigious http://www.twtter.com/playdigious
Hexalight
A peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where players create beautiful landscapes by strategically placing colorful tiles. Explore diverse biomes and complete objectives that offer a gentle yet engaging challenge.
- Tile placement strategy
- Landscape building
- Puzzle solving
- Colorful biomes
- Objective-based gameplay
- Peaceful experience
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Hexalight is a peaceful building strategy and puzzle game where you create a simple and beautiful lanscape by placing tiles. Explore a variety of colorful biomes and objectives. Be prepared to be challenged!
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Verdict
Mechanic Escape and Hexalight both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Hexalight's written reviews are positive against 43% of Mechanic Escape's. Hexalight also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). Mechanic Escape's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and chart position (#200 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, in-app purchases 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
Hexalight is free to download; Mechanic Escape costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Mechanic Escape against 5.0 for Hexalight. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 43% of Mechanic Escape's written reviews are positive against 100% of Hexalight's.
Mechanic Escape ships an update fortnightly, Hexalight every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mechanic Escape | Hexalight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | #200 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 390 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Playdigious | Benjamin Richy |
Customer experience
Mechanic Escape
Hexalight
In-app purchases
Mechanic Escape
No in-app purchases
Hexalight
No in-app purchases







