Don't Look Back! vs Castlevan Q
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Don't Look Back!
Experience a unique 2D platformer that blends classic platforming with snake-like mechanics. Navigate challenging, randomly generated levels with retro pixel art graphics and easy controls. Uncover a lighthearted story while aiming for high scores.
- Snake game mechanics
- 2D platformer gameplay
- Retro pixel art style
- Randomly generated levels
- Easy game controls
- Multiple character options
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** Editor's choice on TapTap ** ** This is a game mixed of Super Mario Bro gameplay and traditional Snake game ** ** Wonderful experience of playing a Snake game in 2D platform view! ** Try yourself. ========== Ever thought of playing around with your shadows? Try this retro style pixelart game. A little scary? Maybe. BUT a lot of fun once you dive into. Highlights: * Multiple scene set * A lot of detail * Easy game control * Random levels * Different charactors * Simple gameplay but a lot of fun ========= End of Ads, let's talk about this game. Well, this is a story between the Load of Shadow and You-Know-Who. The Lord of Shadow was sent to watch family's land of fortune as soon as he graduated from Monster School few months ago ... This is not an easy job as he thought because of the existence of You-Know-Who. Below is the daily conversation between the Load of Shadow and his minions from day one: "My Lord! The annoying You-Know-Who come again!" "Again? You must be kidding me! You go following the You-Know-Who and keep eyes on my fortune. Where is my spell book? I need to go over it again." Bio of the Lord of Shadow: * Like: 1. Sleep 2. the Fortune Locker 3. Sleep in the Fortune Locker * Don't Like: 1. Interruption of sleep 2. Fortune being stolen 3. Interruption of sleep and fortune being stolen while sleeping in the Fortuen Locker. * Good at: 1. Sleep 2. Sleep in the Fortune Locker * Not so good at: 1. Spells 2. Chasing You-Know-Who 3. Casting spells while chasing You-Know-Who Bio of Minion of Shadow: * Like: 1. the Lord of Shadow 2. the Sun 3. the Moon * Don't Like: 1. You-know-who 2. Cloudy day 3. Rainy day * Good at: 1. Following You-Know-Who 2. Copy moves of You-Know-Who 3. Following while copying moves of You-Know-Who * Not so good at: 1. Attacking You-Know-Who Bio of You-Know-Who * Like: 1. Stealing fortune from the Lord of Shadow * Don't Like: 1. Being noticed while stealing fortune from the Lord of Shadow * Good at: 1. Stealing fortune from the Lord of Shadow * Not so good at: 1. Not being noticed while stealing fortune from the Lord of Shadow "The spell is not so efficient as described in the book", the Lord of Shadow complained loudly, especially when he didn't remember a complicated spell. ========= If you think it is too simple, try score 100 points in a game. Also, login in Game Center to see who is the most pathetic man in the world. ========= Please join us on Facebook to let us know your thoughts: https://www.facebook.com/ShadowRunnerGame ========= Special thanks to Filippo Vicarelli from PlayOnLoop and NoiseForFun for providing the wonderful music and sound effect: http://www.playonloop.com/ http://www.noiseforfun.com/
Castlevan Q
Embark on a quest to clear a city overrun by monsters. This action-adventure game challenges players to bravely confront and defeat all enemies.
- Monster clearing gameplay
- Open city exploration
- Brave hero protagonist
- Action-packed combat
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Devil City Open, ran a lot of monsters out, bravely went to clear all the monsters 恶魔城 开放 跑了很多怪物出来 勇者快些前往把所有怪物清除 惡魔城 開放了 跑了很多怪物出來 勇者快些前往把所有怪物清除
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Don't Look Back! at none against Castlevan Q's shown. Don't Look Back! also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 9 months) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, rating, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. 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 Don't Look Back! against 5.0 for Castlevan Q. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.
Don't Look Back! ships an update fortnightly, Castlevan Q every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Don't Look Back! | Castlevan Q |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Zhibin Zhang | jj |
Customer experience
Don't Look Back!
Castlevan Q
In-app purchases
Don't Look Back!
No in-app purchases
Castlevan Q
No in-app purchases
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