Comparison

John Dark vs Far From Dead Pixel Zombie

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

Head to head
About

John Dark

Navigate a world that rotates with your taps, knocking away enemies and avoiding hazardous moving walls. Collect coins to unlock new characters and vibrant colors for your world. Challenge yourself to see how far you can progress before succumbing to obstacles or the chasing wormhole.

Highlights
  • World rotation mechanic
  • Enemy combat
  • Hazardous moving walls
  • Coin collection
  • Character unlocks
  • Color customization
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Tap, Hop and Flip! Rotate your world and knock away enemies! Be careful of moving walls, they can do a lot of hurt if hit. Collect coins or reach new levels to get more characters and color John's world. How far can you get before a wall hits you in the face or the chasing wormhole catches you?

About

Far From Dead Pixel Zombie

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The outbreak took everything. The streets belong to the dead now — and they're coming for the last thing that still breathes. You. Grab your gun. Lock the lane. Don't let a single one through. FAR FROM DEAD throws you into 700 levels of pixel apocalypse, and the horde never slows down. Walkers shamble. Runners sprint. Spitters spray acid, splitters multiply the second you kill them, bulls charge straight through you, and vacuum husks drag you into the middle of the swarm. Twenty kinds of undead, each one forcing you to fight a little differently — and ten towering bosses that come back meaner every cycle, all the way up to the 5,000-HP Super King waiting at the end of the world. You won't survive on bullets alone. Unleash scatter bursts and spin-fire, freeze the lane solid, send in your attack dog, or switch to Lifesteal and heal with every hit. Call down a UFO airstrike. Stampede a herd of cattle straight through the crowd. Drop traps, ride into battle on horseback, and pour every coin you earn into a deeper, deadlier loadout. No two runs feel the same. Night raids, Blood Moons, Gold Rushes, Endless Hordes, Last Stands — dozens of modifiers twist the rules and crank the danger. Crisp retro pixel art. Punchy sound. Built from the ground up for your phone, with smooth touch controls and a camp where you shop, upgrade, and gear up between runs. The world is gone. Just one question remains: How long can you stay FAR FROM DEAD? — Download now and find out.

Screenshots

John Dark4 screens
Far From Dead Pixel Zombie4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Far From Dead Pixel Zombie at daily against John Dark's every 15 months. John Dark's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 14.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

John Dark ships an update every 15 months, Far From Dead Pixel Zombie daily. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
John Dark versus Far From Dead Pixel Zombie: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJohn DarkFar From Dead Pixel Zombie
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB192 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperGianluca PirontiGALAXIOID OU

In-app purchases

None

John Dark

No in-app purchases

None

Far From Dead Pixel Zombie

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is John Dark free?
John Dark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Far From Dead Pixel Zombie free?
Far From Dead Pixel Zombie is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do John Dark or Far From Dead Pixel Zombie have ads?
Both John Dark and Far From Dead Pixel Zombie show ads.
Which is updated more often, John Dark or Far From Dead Pixel Zombie?
John Dark ships an update every 15 months, and Far From Dead Pixel Zombie daily. Most recently, John Dark was updated on October 29, 2026 and Far From Dead Pixel Zombie on October 31, 2026.

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