Maze vs Hell and Back
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Maze
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Game starts in the maze next to an exit. But the exit is locked, your mission is to travel the maze and search for the key. Once you find the key you have to travel all the way back to the exit and leave the maze. But be carefull since there are enemies lurking in the passages of maze you're in.
Hell and Back
Embark on a sci-fi roguelike RPG adventure to close a portal to hell on Mars. Fight, loot, and upgrade your gear in turn-based combat, recruiting mercenaries and making critical decisions to survive.
- Procedural and handcrafted levels
- Weapon and armor upgrades
- Mercenary recruitment
- Challenging quests and bosses
- Deep RPG progression
- Turn-based combat
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A sci‑fi roguelike RPG where you descend into hell to close the portal. A portal to hell has opened on Mars Base - and you’re the only one left to stop it. Fight, loot, upgrade, and survive in a turn‑based roguelike RPG where every run is different! - Procedural + handcrafted levels for endless replayability - Upgrade weapons and armor using power cells - Recruit mercenaries to build you squad - Challenging quests and bosses that evolve as you progress in this dungeon crawler - Deep RPG progression with stat points and gear builds - Classic roguelike tension - every decision matters - Turn based RPG action Do you have what it takes to descend into hell and come back alive?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Maze at none against Hell and Back's 2. Maze also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Hell and Back sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Maze asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Maze | Hell and Back |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Liutauras Stravinskas | Brandon Stecklein |
In-app purchases
Maze
No in-app purchases
Hell and Back
- 100 Ape Coins$0.99
- Hell and Back Full Upgrade$1.99
