Comparison

Squids Odyssey vs Peglin

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

Head to head
About

Squids Odyssey

Assemble a team of unique heroes for strategic turn-based battles against corrupted sea creatures. Explore diverse environments and utilize your party's strengths to overcome challenges and save your underwater kingdom. Enjoy over 15 hours of gameplay with extensive customization options.

Highlights
  • Team building with 15 unique Squids
  • Strategic turn-based combat
  • 90+ missions and 15+ hours of gameplay
  • Unlockable helmets to boost abilities
  • Diverse battle environments
  • Expert Pro Mode for added challenge
Features
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Build your team of Squid heroes for epic turn-based battles against corrupted crabs and shrimps! Steev and the rest of the Squids are in danger! An infectious ooze is corrupting their world, and this band of unlikely heroes needs to fight back to save their kingdom. Squids Odyssey is not just about gorgeous cartoon art, jaunty music and humorous storytelling: the battles provide a deep challenge as strategy and skill are required to use the environment and the Squids' strengths to lead your team to victory! - Build your party from 15 different Squids in 4 classes: shooters, scouts, troopers, and healers. - Win turn-based battles with strategy and skill, using the environment and your party’s strengths to your advantage - Engage in 90+ missions for more than 15 hours of gameplay, plus an expert Pro Mode that doubles the game length and provides extra challenge. - Boost your heroes abilities with 65+ barmy helmets. - Battle your way through Greek citadels, tropical coral reefs, old West inspired towns and Japanese temples to save your underwater world! No Squids were harmed during the making of this game.

About

Peglin

Embark on a roguelike adventure combining Pachinko-style combat with deck-building strategy. Collect powerful orbs and relics to defeat dragons and reclaim your gold. Explore procedurally generated maps with unique challenges and surprises on every run.

Highlights
  • Collect and upgrade orbs and relics
  • Pachinko-like combat mechanics
  • Procedurally generated maps
  • Defeat monsters and bosses
  • Strategic use of potions and bombs
Features
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The award-winning roguelike-deckbuilder Peglin is finally available on iOS! This version lets you try it before you buy it with unlimited access to the first third of the game and a one-time purchase to own the complete game and all future updates! The dragons have been popping peglins and stealing all of your gold for as long as you can remember. Enough is enough. It's time to venture through the woods, conquer the fortress, and delve into the heart of the dragon's lair to take back what's yours and teach those dragons a lesson. Peglin plays like a combination of Peggle and Slay the Spire. The enemies are tough, and if you're defeated your run is over, but you've got powerful orbs with special effects and incredible relics that influence both your enemies and the physics you'll use to defeat them. Features: - Collect and upgrade powerful orbs and relics to defeat the monsters and bosses that stand in your way. - Fight enemies with Pachinko-like gameplay - hit more pegs to do more damage. Use crit potions, refresh potions, and bombs wisely. - Explore a new map every time, with different orbs, enemies, and surprises along the way.

Screenshots

Squids Odyssey4 screens
Peglin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Peglin at Free against Squids Odyssey's $3.99. Peglin also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 25). Squids Odyssey's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.1) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Peglin is free to download; Squids Odyssey costs $3.99 up front. Peglin sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Squids Odyssey asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Squids Odyssey holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Peglin has 1.2K ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Squids Odyssey's written reviews are positive against 64% of Peglin's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Squids Odyssey versus Peglin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSquids OdysseyPeglin
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (25 ratings) — better4.1 (1.2K ratings)
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews — better64.4% of reviews
Number of ratings251.2K — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size348 MB311 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperThe Game BakersRed Nexus Games Inc.

Customer experience

Squids Odyssey

All ratings25 ratings
Positive96.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%

Peglin

All ratings1,192 ratings
Positive74.2%
Neutral7.6%
Negative18.2%
Written reviews340 reviews
Positive64.4%
Neutral11.8%
Negative23.8%

Bugs and requests

Squids Odyssey

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Peglin

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Soft locks when trying to unlock full game
  • Aiming issues and unresponsive controls
  • Inconsistent behavior of certain abilities

Requested features

4 requests
  • More level variety and content
  • Ability to save and resume runs
  • Vertical mode for better mobile experience
  • Customizable controls and aiming

In-app purchases

None

Squids Odyssey

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Peglin

One-time1
  • Peglin Full Game Unlock$9.99

Questions

Is Squids Odyssey free?
Squids Odyssey costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Peglin free?
Peglin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Squids Odyssey or Peglin?
Squids Odyssey is rated higher. Squids Odyssey averages 4.9 out of 5 from 25 ratings, while Peglin averages 4.1 from 1.2K ratings.
Do Squids Odyssey or Peglin have ads?
Neither Squids Odyssey nor Peglin shows ads.

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