Comparison

Samorost 3 vs Three Pandas Breakout

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

Head to head
About

Samorost 3

Embark on a cosmic journey as a curious space gnome exploring nine unique alien worlds. Solve puzzles and uncover mysteries using a magic flute. This award-winning adventure game features beautiful artwork, sound, and music.

Highlights
  • Exploration adventure game
  • Puzzle solving
  • Magic flute powers
  • Nine unique alien worlds
  • Beautiful artwork and music
  • Curious space gnome protagonist
Features
Currently charting
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Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. It is Amanita Design’s most ambitious experience to date and a loose continuation of the hit indie games Samorost and Samorost 2. Samorost 3 follows a curious space gnome who uses the powers of a magic flute to travel across the cosmos in search of its mysterious origins. Visit nine unique and alien worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music. We recommend playing with headphones for a greater experience! What the press said: “Possibly the most beautiful point-and-click adventure I've ever played.” - Destructoid “The best adventure game in years.” - Kill Screen “A worthy follow-up to Machinarium and Botanicula.” - Pocket Gamer “Arguably the greatest game to come out of Amanita Design.” - PC Gamer “Samorost 3's setting is immediately entrancing.” - GameSpot “All of the music is incredible.” - GameZebo “Samorost 3 is a game that feels alive.” - Stuff

About

Three Pandas Breakout

Guide three pandas to freedom using their unique abilities. Navigate pirate ships, jungles, and tribal lands while avoiding capture. Control each panda with simple taps to activate their special skills and embark on an exciting escape adventure.

Highlights
  • Unique panda abilities
  • Finger-tap controls
  • Escape pirate ships
  • Navigate jungle environments
  • Avoid hostile natives
  • Guide pandas on an adventure
Features
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Three pandas have been captured by pirates! But they know some tricks.   Help them escape the pirate ship, get through the jungles on the island, which is inhabited by hostile natives, and past the tribal people that want to capture them. Don't let the poachers get their paws on these poor pandas!   Each panda has unique abilities, they must escape captivity before leading them on a wild journey, control the pandas with your finger and use their unique abilities to guide them along their adventure. Tap on a panda to display his ability, and then tap on the ability to perform the action.

Screenshots

Samorost 34 screens
Three Pandas Breakout4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Three Pandas Breakout at Free against Samorost 3's $9.99. Three Pandas Breakout also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 11.0). Samorost 3's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (568 vs 41). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Three Pandas Breakout is free to download; Samorost 3 costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Samorost 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Samorost 3 has 568 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Samorost 3's written reviews are positive against 67% of Three Pandas Breakout's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Samorost 3 versus Three Pandas Breakout: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamorost 3Three Pandas Breakout
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (568 ratings) — better4.2 (41 ratings)
Positive reviews74.9% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings568 — better41
Update frequencyEvery 7 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#133 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB54 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAmanita Design s.r.o.XIAN YUAN LUO

Customer experience

Samorost 3

All ratings568 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews855 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral6.9%
Negative18.2%

Three Pandas Breakout

All ratings37 ratings
Positive78.4%
Neutral8.1%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Samorost 3

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes on certain devices
  • Compatibility issues with older iOS versions

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to restart the game from the beginning
  • More detailed instructions and tutorials
  • Support for larger screens like iPad Pro

Three Pandas Breakout

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Samorost 3

No in-app purchases

None

Three Pandas Breakout

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Samorost 3 free?
Samorost 3 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Three Pandas Breakout free?
Three Pandas Breakout is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Samorost 3 or Three Pandas Breakout?
Samorost 3 is rated higher. Samorost 3 averages 4.5 out of 5 from 568 ratings, while Three Pandas Breakout averages 4.2 from 41 ratings.
Do Samorost 3 or Three Pandas Breakout have ads?
Neither Samorost 3 nor Three Pandas Breakout shows ads.

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