Comparison

Wilderless vs Hacker the Beginning

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

Head to head
About

Wilderless

Explore a vast, procedurally generated open world with no enemies or quests. Enjoy peaceful moments, stunning natural landscapes, and a calming soundtrack. Customize your character, build shelters, and transform into various animals for a stress-free escape.

Highlights
  • Vast procedurally generated open world
  • No enemies or quests
  • Character customization
  • Placeable shelters
  • Shape-shifting into animals
  • PhotoMode with effects and filters
  • Calming soundtrack
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A HUGE PROCEDURALLY GENERATED OPEN WORLD No enemies. No quests. Just miles of beautiful, natural, untamed wilderness to explore and relax in. Enjoy a world of quiet moments and stunning views, with golden sunsets behind sky-high mountains, flower filled rolling green hills, and frost covered tundra and frozen lakes - Explore a gorgeous, vast open world wilderness - A true Open World. Go anywhere, anytime - A beautiful soundtrack covers many moods as you explore - Customize your character with hair, hats, outfits and more - Place shelters: choose from 2 tents, natural rock and a small house - Relax in a natural and calm stress-free environment - Ad-free, no in-app purchases or additional downloads - Take beautiful photos with PhotoMode - Tons of effects, filters, and options to customize - A solo indie project made with love - Run, swim, and fly through deep forests and rolling hills - Go skating on the frozen lakes of the North - Feeling anxiety? Take a quiet boat ride along the river - Fly through the skies as a mighty hawk - Shapechange into horses, bears, boar, foxes and more - Ride a pirate ship - fireworks included - Benchmark with extensive quality options and settings - Gamepad support SUPPORT Questions or Comments? : robert@protopop.com To reset game: goto Splashscreen-options-reset button. To optimize: goto Splashscreen-optimize TRAILER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6x3DeLJyR3w FOLLOW ME - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/protopopgames/ - Twitter: https://twitter.com/protopop - YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/ProtopopGames/ - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/protopopgames/ SHARE Feel free to put footage of my game on YouTube or any other website. It helps me spread the word and reach more people, and I appreciate it. Thank you for supporting independent games:) Recommended Specifications • Devices: iPad Pro, iPad (10th Gen), iPad Air (6th Gen), iPad mini (7th Gen), iPhone 11 series, and later models • CPU: Apple A13 Bionic or newer • RAM: 4 GB or more • Operating System: iOS 16.0 or later

About

Hacker the Beginning

Embark on an adventure filled with mystery and action as you uncover the fragility of the digital world. Crack passwords, infiltrate networks, and make critical choices to fight for justice in this narrative-driven hacker story. Experience over 2 hours of gameplay with stunning comic-style cutscenes.

Highlights
  • 2+ hours of story-driven gameplay
  • 21 action-packed episodes
  • Full HD comic-style cutscenes
  • Immersive narrative experience
  • Hacker and mystery themes
  • Infiltration gameplay
Features
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An adventure-, action-, and mystery-filled hacker story awaits you. In Hacker Baslangic, your goal is not only to break into systems, but to prove how fragile the digital world really is. Find security vulnerabilities, crack passwords, secretly infiltrate networks, and dive deeper into the story using the data you obtain. By turning technology’s weaknesses to your advantage, you will make choices among hidden files, dark corporations, and covered-up truths. Each mission pushes you one step forward—never forget that every attack has a reason. This is not chaos; this is a fight for justice. With its comic-style cutscenes and powerful storyline, get ready to truly feel like a real hacker. In this gripping story centered around three friends, only your courage and intelligence will be enough to reach the end. Features • Over 2 hours of story-driven gameplay • 21 action- and adventure-filled episodes • Full HD comic-quality cutscenes • Immersive, narrative-focused gaming experience • Hacker, infiltration, and mystery-themed scenario Supported Languages Turkish English Korean French Contact Your feedback matters to us. For suggestions and requests: info@kurgustudios.com Follow Us Web: www.kurgustudios.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/@kurgustudios3313 Instagram: www.instagram.com/kurgustudios/

Screenshots

Wilderless4 screens
Hacker the Beginning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hacker the Beginning at 5.0 against Wilderless's 4.2. Hacker the Beginning also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months) and price ($0.29 vs $4.99). Wilderless's advantage is ratings volume (254 vs 2) and chart position (#112 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Wilderless costs $4.99 and Hacker the Beginning $0.29 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hacker the Beginning holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wilderless has 254 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Wilderless ships an update every 3 months, Hacker the Beginning fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Wilderless versus Hacker the Beginning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWilderlessHacker the Beginning
Price$4.99$0.29 — better
Rating4.2 (254 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings254 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#112 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size218 MB206 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperRobert KabweFurkan Yurtsever

Customer experience

Wilderless

All ratings254 ratings
Positive78.7%
Neutral5.9%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews235 reviews
Positive74.5%
Neutral8.1%
Negative17.4%

Hacker the Beginning

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Wilderless

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes when changing graphics settings
  • Disappearing shelters and structures
  • Inconsistent weather and environmental effects
  • Stuck underwater or in terrain when respawning

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more animals and creatures to interact with
  • Introduce quests, missions, or a light narrative
  • Implement a save/load system for custom worlds
  • Add support for controllers and gamepad input
  • Expand customization options for character and environment

Hacker the Beginning

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Wilderless

No in-app purchases

None

Hacker the Beginning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Wilderless free?
Wilderless costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hacker the Beginning free?
Hacker the Beginning costs $0.29, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Wilderless or Hacker the Beginning?
Hacker the Beginning is rated higher. Wilderless averages 4.2 out of 5 from 254 ratings, while Hacker the Beginning averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Wilderless or Hacker the Beginning have ads?
Neither Wilderless nor Hacker the Beginning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Wilderless or Hacker the Beginning?
Wilderless ships an update every 3 months, and Hacker the Beginning fortnightly. Most recently, Wilderless was updated on September 28, 2026 and Hacker the Beginning on September 18, 2026.

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