57° North vs Puzzling Peaks EXE
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
57° North
Embark on a survival adventure as you guide two shipwrecked cousins through a mysterious Alaskan island. Your choices shape the narrative, leading to multiple endings. Enhance the experience with optional augmented reality features.
- Story-based adventure
- Hundreds of decisions
- Multiple endings
- Survival elements
- Augmented reality integration (Merge Cube)
- Immersive illustrations
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When two cousins are shipwrecked on a remote island in Alaska, it’s up to you to help them survive, escape, and maybe even discover why there are so many security cameras out here in the middle of nowhere... 57° North tells a gripping story with hundreds of decisions and multiple endings that depend on the choices you make. For an even more immersive experience, it also works with the Merge Cube (https://mergevr.com/cube) to bring gorgeous illustrations to life in the palm of your hand. Just don't get too distracted looking at the scenery... we've heard there are bears on the island. Details: Recommended for ages 10+ Merge Cube recommended but not required Audio & Subtitles: English only at this time
Puzzling Peaks EXE
Experience a unique blend of pinball, platforming, and golf in this physics-based puzzle adventure. Guide a spherical hero through over 100 handcrafted challenges by manipulating the environment. Enjoy a charming postmodern story with intentional and unintentional comedy.
- Pinball, platforming, and golf hybrid gameplay
- Physics-based puzzle mechanics
- Rotate platforms to launch hero
- Over 100 handcrafted challenges
- Unique postmodern storytelling
- Stunning pixel art and music
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Pinball, platforming, and golf combine in Puzzling Peaks EXE, a hilariously mind-bending physics puzzle game about a spherical hero named Knightly, a highly confident administrator named Jasmin, and a quirky, artificially intelligent guide named A.I.D.E. INNOVATIVE STORYTELLING The unique recipe for storytelling that handed us several industry accolades is refined and expanded upon to craft a memorable tale for Puzzling Peaks EXE. We use a combination of stunning pixel art, music, and unique narrative techniques to paint a charming postmodern story that will keep players intrigued and entertained until the end. 100+ HANDCRAFTED CHALLENGES This game features a distinct gameplay mechanic: our hero cannot move on his own, so you’ll have to rotate platforms and manipulate environments to launch him around a beautiful 16-bit world. You'll need logic, brainpower, quick reflexes, and unconditional trust in A.I.D.E. to pass more than a hundred highly polished levels. You’ll be surprised that it doesn’t get old. INTENTIONAL AND UNINTENTIONAL COMEDY Our testers have been enjoying some of the game’s philosophical jokes, and moments that weren’t meant to be jokes. NO ADS AND NO IN-APP PURCHASES Buy once and play it forever. You can spend the rest of your life just playing this game if you really want to. POSSIBLY SPOOKY This game may contain horror elements and digital beings that could scare you. Given the history of our games, it wouldn’t surprise us anymore.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: 57° North at Free against Puzzling Peaks EXE's $1.99. Puzzling Peaks EXE's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 2 days vs every 7 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
57° North is free to download; Puzzling Peaks EXE costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Puzzling Peaks EXE holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 119 and 59 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 68% of 57° North's written reviews are positive against 94% of Puzzling Peaks EXE's.
57° North ships an update every 7 months, Puzzling Peaks EXE every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | 57° North | Puzzling Peaks EXE |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (119 ratings) | 4.9 (59 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 67.7% of reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 119 — better | 59 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mighty Coconut | Darius Immanuel Guerrero |
Customer experience
57° North
Puzzling Peaks EXE
Bugs and requests
57° North
Reported bugs
3 issues- Merge Cube not scanning
- VR mode is upside down
- App requires camera access but not found in settings
Requested features
11 requests- Add more languages (French, Russian, Chinese)
- Ability to skip text/scenes on replay
- More flexibility in story navigation (back up choices)
- Longer game length
- Sequel or more games in this style
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- RPG version of the story
- Multiplayer option for future games
- Add voice actors
- Add captions/subtitles
- Bugfix for Merge Cube scanning
- Improve VR mode
Puzzling Peaks EXE
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
57° North
No in-app purchases
Puzzling Peaks EXE
No in-app purchases
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