Space Place vs Synthwave Escape
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Space Place
Embark on a cosmic adventure as two alien explorers, Oliver and Astrid, tasked with solving ancient riddles and collecting precious Relics. Navigate beautifully designed 3D levels, battle alien creatures, and utilize a unique blend of puzzle-solving, planning, and action to save the universe.
- Hand-designed 3D levels
- Over 19 challenging levels
- Battle alien species
- Search for health packs
- Puzzle, planning, action, adventure blend
- Engaging story
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Space Place: A Place in Space where aliens roam their islands, hording their precious Relics. Oliver and Astrid have been sent on a mission in their tiny saucer to solve the ancient riddle of the Relics. You must find them all and return to the Mother-In-Law-Ship to construct something cool that will change the fate of the universe forever. Oliver and Astrid work as a team to unravel the complex and fun puzzles, battle deadly creatures and survive an adventure only found in this Place in Space. -Gorgeous hand designed 3d levels! -Over 19 challenging levels (20 to be precise)! -Tons of Alien species to fight! -Search outposts and beautiful landscapes for life saving O2 and health packs! -Fling moon rocks at creatures and plants to make your life better! -A unique combination of puzzle, planning, action, and adventure! -A music theme so catchy you'll be humming it to your pets while they nap. -Humorous and engaging story connecting each level to the ultimate ending!
Synthwave Escape
Embark on a retro rhythm puzzle platformer adventure with an 80s synthwave aesthetic. Guide a team of robots with unique physics to escape a neon bunker and defeat an antagonist. Solve challenges through 60 stages with an original soundtrack and a humorous storyline.
- 60 Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer Stages
- 8 All-New Synthwave Tracks
- 4 Escaping Robots with Super Duper Physics
- Robot Storyline
- Dad Jokes
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Synthwave Escape is a Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer game with an 80s inspired Synthwave Soundtrack & Aesthetic. Join Doc Grits' team of robots as they attempt to escape the Neon Bunker and defeat the heinously infamous Red Hawk. Use the Escape Bots' skills together to overcome challenges and make it safely to safety! Features • 60 Retro Rhythm Puzzle Platformer Stages • 8 All-New Synthwave Tracks • 4 Escaping Robots with Super Duper Physics • 1 Most Triumphant Robot Storyline • A Plethora of Dad Jokes Oh, you're still reading! Alright, I'll continue. Here's the situation: this dude Grits is locked away in a Neon Bunker by this other bogus dude named Red Hawk. Grits is forced to make deadly contraptions, but manages to build a robot team to help him escape. They almost make it, but then they get caught. Then they get away. Yada, yada - just play the game already! If you enjoy the game please consider leaving a review. And if you really, really enjoy it, tell a friend. Then next time you see that friend, the two of you can do a jumping high five. Thanks for playing! Your Friend, Nick Culbertson Moby Pixel http://www.mobypixel.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Space Place at none against Synthwave Escape's 4. Space Place also leads on update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Synthwave Escape's advantage is ratings volume (219 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Synthwave Escape sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Space Place asks for nothing beyond the download.
Space Place holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Synthwave Escape has 219 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Space Place's written reviews are positive against 83% of Synthwave Escape's.
Space Place ships an update every 4 days, Synthwave Escape every 6 months. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.
| Parameter | Space Place | Synthwave Escape |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (219 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 219 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | andrew bell | Moby Pixel |
Customer experience
Space Place
Synthwave Escape
Bugs and requests
Space Place
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Synthwave Escape
Reported bugs
3 issues- Audio option doesn't work
- No invincibility stage after getting hit
- Game won't download
Requested features
5 requests- Longer game or sequel
- More levels
- New music
- PC version
- More cutscenes
In-app purchases
Space Place
No in-app purchases
Synthwave Escape
- 20 Coins$0.99
- 50 Coins$1.99
- Unlimited Coins$4.99
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- Unlimited Coins Deal$4.99
