Comparison

Hell and Back vs Weird Worlds

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

Head to head
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?

About

Weird Worlds

Embark on a roguelike space adventure with starship combat in a procedurally generated galaxy. Explore, battle aliens, and upgrade your ship in quick, replayable sessions.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated star maps
  • Dozens of unique starships
  • Artifacts, lifeforms, weapons, and ship systems
  • Diverse alien races
  • Random events and quests
  • Turn-based exploration and real-time combat
  • Combat simulator
Features
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Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space is a hybrid roguelike game of space adventure and starship combat set within an unexplored region of the galaxy known as the Purple Void. Each game session presents an instant, randomly generated "space opera" that plays to its conclusion in one sitting. Captain your own starship and head out into deep space. Explore exotic suns and discover strange planets. Avoid nebulas and dangerous black holes. Encounter alien enemies- and allies. Command starship battles, blow up stuff and collect booty, then return to your homeworld and fortune and glory! Features Randomly generated animated star maps Dozens of unique starships Tons of artifacts, lifeforms, weapons and ship systems A bizarre collection of alien races, each with different starship types and weapons Random events and special, rare quests Turn-based space exploration and real time combat Brisk and quick to replay so permadeath is fun! Tutorial mode A combat simulator with access to ALL ships in the game Award-winning spaced-out music and sound effects "The coolest trip across the galaxy ... a sure-fire hit that should be in every gamer's library." - Russell Carroll, Game Tunnel "This is what independent gaming is all about." - Cory Banks, Gamers With Jobs "This game blew me away, and minutes turned into hours as I kept telling myself, alright, that one didn't count. Just one more round..." - Kit Pierce, MacGamer "Pathetic earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void, without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here." - Ming the Merciless, Planet Mongo

Screenshots

Hell and Back3 screens
Weird Worlds3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hell and Back at Free against Weird Worlds's $4.99. Weird Worlds's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, 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; Weird Worlds costs $4.99 up front. Hell and Back sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Weird Worlds asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Weird Worlds holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Hell and Back's written reviews are positive against 30% of Weird Worlds's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hell and Back ships an update every 7 months, Weird Worlds every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Hell and Back versus Weird Worlds: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHell and BackWeird Worlds
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.0 (7 ratings)4.2 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews30.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings79 — better
Update frequencyEvery 7 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB46 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperBrandon SteckleinHenry Kropf

Customer experience

Hell and Back

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

Weird Worlds

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive30.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hell and Back

One-time2
  • 100 Ape Coins$0.99
  • Hell and Back Full Upgrade$1.99
None

Weird Worlds

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hell and Back free?
Hell and Back is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Weird Worlds free?
Weird Worlds costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hell and Back or Weird Worlds?
Weird Worlds is rated higher. Hell and Back averages 4.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Weird Worlds averages 4.2 from 9 ratings.
Do Hell and Back or Weird Worlds have ads?
Hell and Back shows ads; Weird Worlds does not.
Which is updated more often, Hell and Back or Weird Worlds?
Hell and Back ships an update every 7 months, and Weird Worlds every 8 months. Most recently, Hell and Back was updated on October 1, 2026 and Weird Worlds on October 2, 2026.

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