Comparison

Pixel Survival Game 2 vs Arrow.io

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Survival Game 2

Engage in a challenging sandbox survival experience with a high degree of freedom. Gather resources, craft equipment, and battle monsters to survive as long as possible. Play solo or team up with friends online for cooperative adventures.

Highlights
  • Sandbox survival gameplay
  • Resource gathering and crafting
  • Online multiplayer co-op
  • Monster battles and boss fights
  • Item and equipment upgrades
  • Multiple game modes
  • Pet system
Features
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Sandbox Survival Game with Very High Degree of Freedom. Classic arcade & retro-style, fun action and adventurous survival game. The challenge is to survive as long as possible. Find supplies, craft gears, complete various missions, upgrade items and earn rewards. Upgrade or make better equipment, weapons, and tools. Collect all resources, bring them back to craft, and fight hungry monsters to stay alive. A little game to kill time, highly replayable. Rich collection of gears and equipment. Single or Multiplayer Co-op Survival Game. Grow and fight stronger monsters. Trade the equipment you need with other players. Hardcore with good combat that requires intellect. If you are afraid of being alone you can play online, add friends when you meet people who can chat, connect with people from other countries, and find someone to fight with. Adventure, Many Maps and Quests to Explore. Equip your character with many new accessories such as weapons, costumes, power-ups, and many enhanced skills. Collects resources to make new tools, which can then be used to get better materials, which can then be used to make better tools and weapons. Clear the level, fight the monsters in different dungeons. Explore, defeat monsters, gather loot, harvest resources, build a base and survive! If all you want to do is just KILL, then join the arena and face endless waves of monsters! There will be different worlds to explore, monsters to defeat, loot to gather and traps to build for your survival! Play alone or with up to 3 friends together online! Share resources, arsenals, and experience the fun together! Many secrets await you in Pixel Survival Game 2. FEATUERS - Online multiplayer up to 4 players (with friends list) - Find monster eggs and hatch them into cool pets! - over hundreds of items to discover - craft mysterious items with secret combinations - 3 different modes (Arena, Survival, Exploration) - lots of traps to craft for your survival - boss fights! Tips: The game is meant to be hard. You will need to figure a lot of things out but there are QUESTS that provides rewards that teaches you mechanics of the game. #1 - Complete book of survival quest #2 - Complete Miffie's quest #3 - Complete Green's quest Chest Tips: Silver Chest - Items, equal loot chance Golden Chest - Equipments and cards, equal loot chance Master Chest - Equipments and cards, equal loot chance Combination Tips: Combining different items together can create a whole new item. If there is a recipe, you will see the product item. If there is nothing to be made, it will say "Unknown". Every recipe will have a success combination rate. To increase the rate of success, you can add a scroll of combination (+35%) or combine from the Combination Books (+50%). New recipes will be added to Combination Books from time to time. Remember to quit / leave game with the in game buttons to properly save your items. IGRS Rating 18+

About

Arrow.io

Engage in fast-paced multiplayer battles as a pixelated character. Aim and shoot arrows to defeat opponents worldwide. Discover random skill upgrades with each update for unpredictable gameplay.

Highlights
  • Virtual control lever for movement
  • Defeat opponents with arrows
  • Random skill upgrades
  • Hundreds of skill combinations
  • Pixel-man player customization
  • Instant multiplayer battles
Features
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Join the battle! Playing as Pixel Man, Defeat players from all round the world. Arrow.io, a brand new io game for real players. Features and How to play: 1.Control the motion by virtual control lever. Defeat your opponents with your arrows; 2.Every update will enable random skill upgrade. A combination of hundreds of skills makes the game unpredictable; 3.Abundant choices of pixel-man players. Instant multi-player battle. You can't stop playing it. Follow and contact us: It’s always pleasant to receive your valuable suggestions.We invite you to suggest game improvements, bugs or general feedback! Contact us! arrow.io@cmcm.com Business Cooperation: Cheetah Mobile is now sincerely inviting all the amazing mobile game developers globally to achieve mutual success! we are looking forward to the great games!  Contact us on: publishing_cmplay@cmcm.com  Privacy Policy : http://www.cmcm.com/protocol/site/privacy.html

Screenshots

Pixel Survival Game 24 screens
Arrow.io4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pixel Survival Game 2 at 4.2 against Arrow.io's 3.5. Pixel Survival Game 2 also leads on review sentiment (62% vs 39%). Arrow.io's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Pixel Survival Game 2 sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Arrow.io sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel Survival Game 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.3K and 3.4K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Pixel Survival Game 2's written reviews are positive against 39% of Arrow.io's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Survival Game 2 ships an update every 6 weeks, Arrow.io every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Pixel Survival Game 2 versus Arrow.io: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel Survival Game 2Arrow.io
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (1.3K ratings) — better3.5 (3.4K ratings)
Positive reviews62.3% of reviews — better39.5% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K3.4K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size209 MB716 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperCowbeans Inc.Forward Vision Corporation Limited

Customer experience

Pixel Survival Game 2

All ratings1,301 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral4.9%
Negative14.5%
Written reviews716 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral9.2%
Negative28.5%

Arrow.io

All ratings3,377 ratings
Positive59.1%
Neutral8.6%
Negative32.3%
Written reviews1,208 reviews
Positive39.5%
Neutral11.3%
Negative49.3%

User reviews

Pixel Survival Game 2

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Engaging multiplayer experience
  • 🔥 Awesome pixel art style
  • ⭐ Great for passing time

Room to improve

  • 🤖 Too many ads interrupting gameplay
  • 🔑 Difficult to obtain good gear without spending money
  • 🤯 Confusing progression system for new players
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and server issues

Arrow.io

From 3.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Great concept and simple controls
  • 💡 Variety of characters and upgrades

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
  • 🔌 Connectivity issues and server problems
  • 💰 Excessive ads and microtransactions
  • 🌐 Language and translation issues

Bugs and requests

Pixel Survival Game 2

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to watch ads for rewards
  • Items disappearing from player inventories
  • Multiplayer servers frequently unavailable
  • Crafting system not working as intended

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more game modes and maps
  • Improve the trading and sharing system
  • Implement a cloud save feature to prevent data loss
  • Reduce the grind required to craft powerful items

Arrow.io

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes and freezes
  • Accounts being reset or progress lost
  • Unresponsive controls and input issues
  • Matchmaking and connectivity problems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Improved online matchmaking and stability
  • More game modes and content updates
  • Better character balancing and progression
  • Customization options and social features

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Pixel Survival Game 2

One-time8
  • 10 Gems$1.99
  • 50 Gems$5.99
  • Gems Promo (150)$8.99
Show 5 more
  • 300 Gems$15.99
  • 250 Gems$17.99
  • 500 Gems$29.99
  • Holiday 650 Gems$29.99
  • 2000 Gems$69.99
10 purchases

Arrow.io

One-time10
  • Productivity Card$0.99
  • 60 diamonds$0.99
  • 7-days Card$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Breakthrough Card$0.99
  • Lucky Card$0.99
  • Value newbie card$0.99
  • 300 diamonds$4.99
  • Premium 7-days Card$4.99
  • 680 diamonds$9.99
  • 1280 diamonds$19.99

Questions

Is Pixel Survival Game 2 free?
Pixel Survival Game 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arrow.io free?
Arrow.io is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Survival Game 2 or Arrow.io?
Pixel Survival Game 2 is rated higher. Pixel Survival Game 2 averages 4.2 out of 5 from 1.3K ratings, while Arrow.io averages 3.5 from 3.4K ratings.
Do Pixel Survival Game 2 or Arrow.io have ads?
Both Pixel Survival Game 2 and Arrow.io show ads.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Survival Game 2 or Arrow.io?
Pixel Survival Game 2 ships an update every 6 weeks, and Arrow.io every 2 months. Most recently, Pixel Survival Game 2 was updated on October 26, 2026 and Arrow.io on October 29, 2026.

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