Comparison

PixelTerra vs Hell and Back

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

Head to head
About

PixelTerra

Survive a dangerous world by building shelters, gathering resources, and defending against monsters. Explore dungeons, craft items, and farm to thrive in this survival-focused adventure.

Highlights
  • Over 100 craft recipes
  • Dungeons with treasures
  • Customizable world generation
  • Adaptive difficulty
  • Loot with random properties
  • Day/Night cycle and weather
  • Farming and hunting
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The world of PixelTerra is quite dangerous so you need to build a shelter, find some food supply and get ready to protect yourself from monsters in order to survive at least a couple of days. Then you can only hope that the walls of your shelter will be strong enough to withstand the onslaught. In this game you will see: ● More than 100 recipes in the craftbook ● Dungeons with treasures ● Customized world generation and adaptive difficulty ● Loot with random properties ● Day/Night cycle + weather effects ● Hunting and fishing ● Animal and crop farming ● Trading with aborigines Tips for the beginner: ● If you don’t like Survival mode, you can turn off strong monsters and starvation in the settings. ● Also you can slow down game speed If you play for the first time or constantly die. ● Do not try to build a good shelter right away. Hide yourself first in the stone arrays. New blocks, items and recipes are permanently added in the game to make it more diversified and interesting to play. This game is not only about minecraft, but more about survival on a dangerous island and finding a loot with better properties. The gameplay contains elements of roguelike and rpg games.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Procedural and handcrafted levels
  • Weapon and armor upgrades
  • Mercenary recruitment
  • Challenging quests and bosses
  • Deep RPG progression
  • Turn-based combat
Features
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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?

Screenshots

PixelTerra4 screens
Hell and Back3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hell and Back at Free against PixelTerra's $0.99. Hell and Back also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.6). PixelTerra's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Hell and Back is free to download; PixelTerra costs $0.99 up front. Hell and Back sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. PixelTerra asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hell and Back holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 59% of PixelTerra's written reviews are positive against 25% of Hell and Back's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PixelTerra ships an update every 4 months, Hell and Back every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
PixelTerra versus Hell and Back: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixelTerraHell and Back
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating3.6 (7 ratings)4.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings77
Update frequencyEvery 4 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB45 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAnton SkvortsovBrandon Stecklein

Customer experience

PixelTerra

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral5.9%
Negative35.3%

Hell and Back

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

PixelTerra

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Hell and Back

One-time2
  • 100 Ape Coins$0.99
  • Hell and Back Full Upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is PixelTerra free?
PixelTerra costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hell and Back free?
Hell and Back is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PixelTerra or Hell and Back?
Hell and Back is rated higher. PixelTerra averages 3.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Hell and Back averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.
Do PixelTerra or Hell and Back have ads?
Hell and Back shows ads; PixelTerra does not.
Which is updated more often, PixelTerra or Hell and Back?
PixelTerra ships an update every 4 months, and Hell and Back every 7 months. Most recently, PixelTerra was updated on September 30, 2026 and Hell and Back on October 1, 2026.

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