Gladiator Rising vs Pelimies Remake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gladiator Rising
Engage in strategic turn-based combat against procedurally generated opponents across five chapters. Equip and utilize a variety of items to hone your warrior skills and achieve ultimate victory in this challenging roguelike RPG.
- Procedurally generated gladiators
- Five chapters of progression
- Item buying and equipping
- Turn-based RPG combat
- Strategic gameplay
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Fight through five Chapters of constantly changing, randomly generated gladiators. Buy, equip and use items as you compete to become the ultimate warrior. Strategy is key to success in this mix of rogue-like and turn-based RPG mix.
Pelimies Remake
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Pelimies Remake - Retro Gaming at its Fin(n)est! Inspired by legendary game franchises such as Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Super Mario and Monkey Island, the game combines elements of adventure, exploration, role-playing and puzzle-solving - all in vibrant, ever-changing retro landscapes. Storytelling and NPC dialogue filled with unique, self-deprecating Finnish humor, the player finds him/herself captivated with the world and its diverse characters while unraveling the mystery of amnesiac folk being imprisoned within the walls they can't escape from. Can you guide Pelimies to fulfill his destiny? Pelimies Remake is available in Finnish, English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese, with added features such as autosave, new animations, dialogue improvements, improved layout, ability to start the game with ample resources, skills and items, playthrough instructions and world map.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pelimies Remake at none against Gladiator Rising's shown. Pelimies Remake also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Gladiator Rising sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Pelimies Remake sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gladiator Rising ships an update every 4 months, Pelimies Remake every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gladiator Rising | Pelimies Remake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 99 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Happii Gamer Studios Inc. | Olli Harkonen |
Bugs and requests
Gladiator Rising
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes when opening ad chests
- Unable to progress past 3rd or 4th fight
- Character instantly dying when sleeping
- Inventory and skill issues on reloading
Requested features
4 requests- More character classes and abilities
- Improved save/load system
- Better in-app purchase options
- Expanded post-game content
Pelimies Remake
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Gladiator Rising
- Small Donation$0.99
- Remove Ads$1.99
- Medium Donation$2.99
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- Large Donation$8.99
Pelimies Remake
- Pelimies Remake$2.99
Questions
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