Comparison

Escape from Norwood vs Pull Shift

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

Head to head
About

Escape from Norwood

Explore a city where birth order dictates social standing and uncover conspiracies. This text-based adventure features a dynamic world with 200 characters and 500 locations, offering hours of exploration and item combination.

Highlights
  • Text-based adventure gameplay
  • Explore a dynamic city
  • Interact with characters and objects
  • Item combination puzzles
  • Real-time world simulation
  • Diary for mission tracking
  • Automated hint system
Features
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Explore the city and observe its inhabitants as their lives play out around you, in a world where the only discrimination is based on the order of birth. Cursed with a magic which does not fit within the five cardinal aelic callings, 13-years old Lecia has to hide from the guards and find a way out of the city. Yet this magic will allow her to sneak into places and observe plots and schemes that could shake the foundations of Magistan, as the Empress’ progress approaches Norwood. What secret ties her family and the empire? Mostly text-based, but showcasing detailed 2D backgrounds for its 500 locations, Escape from Norwood lets you free to explore the world and try to combine hundreds of items in any way you want, to trigger unexpected effects on the lives of its 200 characters. This freedom comes with simplicity: no keyboard ever shows up, simply tap on someone, something or somewhere to see the possible interactions and choose among them… for dozens of hours of fun and discovery. Main features: - The game is not accessible on mobile platforms. - Feel the depth of a classic text adventure, redesigned for modern platforms and optimized for touch screens. - Explore a world that moves without your input, as inhabitants live their lives in real time around you. - Interact with every character and every object through a modern, keyboard-less UI. - Open world freedom: journey through the city and explore every nook and cranny on your own terms. - Register important information in your diary, do your missions in any order. - Automated hint system so you never feel lost about what to do next. - Uncanny spells: master the powers of a Shroud to move unseen throughout the city and spy on its secrets. What secret ties her family and an empire where the only discrimination is based on the order of birth?

About

Pull Shift

Experience a unique 3D stealth action shooter where sound is your primary tool for navigation and survival. Rely on your hearing to locate enemies, rescue hostages, and complete objectives in a completely dark warehouse environment.

Highlights
  • Immersive 3D audio environment
  • Tactical stealth gameplay
  • Dynamic combat with sound consequences
  • Endless survival mode
  • Accessible design with audio feedback
  • Minimalist interface
Features
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Can you survive a 3D action shooter without seeing a thing? Pull Shift is an audio-first 3D stealth action shooter that challenges you to rely on your hearing instead of your sight. Every footstep, gunshot, heartbeat, radio call, and distant sound becomes vital information as you navigate a warehouse plunged into total darkness. You are a warehouse worker finishing a routine night shift when everything changes. A heavily armed group of robbers storms the facility, takes control of the warehouse, and captures several of your coworkers across different zones. Moments later, the power fails. The backup generator never comes online, leaving the entire warehouse in complete darkness. With no lights, no visibility, and no one coming to help, your only advantage is the darkness itself. Your mission is to move through the warehouse, locate your trapped coworkers, eliminate the robbers standing in your way, and rescue everyone before it's too late. In Pull Shift, the warehouse exists as a fully realized 3D audio environment. Every sound is spatially positioned around you, allowing you to determine the exact direction and distance of enemies, doors, machinery, pickups, and objectives. Your success depends on your ability to track, triangulate, and exploit these sounds to survive - not button mashing. Stealth Action Reimagined IMMERSIVE 3D AUDIO: Step into a world built on sound. Whether it’s the cold, echoing hum of the air conditioner or the rhythmic pulse of the elevator, the environment feels massive, tangible, and alive. MINIMALIST DESIGN, MAXIMUM INTENSITY: This is a complete, tactical stealth experience designed for players who demand strategy over flashy graphics. HIGH-STAKES STEALTH: Outmaneuver guards who listen just as intently as you do. Use the right weapons to create clever distractions and slip past threats unnoticed. DYNAMIC COMBAT: You have a full armory at your disposal. But be warned: every shot you fire creates a sound that enemies will investigate. Will you be a ghost, or will you go in weapons blazing? ENDLESS SURVIVAL MODE: Once you have mastered the rescues, dive into Perimeter Guard. Face escalating waves of increasingly difficult enemies, scavenge for ammo and shields, and get massive amounts of rewards. ACCESSIBLE BY DESIGN: Built from the ground up for total accessibility. Our minimalistic interface and intuitive audio-feedback systems ensure that every player can navigate the warehouse with precision and confidence. Download Pull Shift now to experience the ultimate test of auditory skill. Your mission is waiting - can you hear the way out?

Screenshots

Escape from Norwood4 screens
Pull Shift4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Escape from Norwood at none against Pull Shift's 5. Escape from Norwood also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Pull Shift's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks) and price ($3.99 vs $5.99). On review sentiment, ads, 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

Escape from Norwood costs $5.99 and Pull Shift $3.99 up front. Pull Shift sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Escape from Norwood asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Escape from Norwood ships an update every 3 weeks, Pull Shift every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Escape from Norwood versus Pull Shift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEscape from NorwoodPull Shift
Price$5.99$3.99 — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size254 MB130 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperMichael GiraudUnmbox Studios

Customer experience

Escape from Norwood

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Pull Shift

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Escape from Norwood

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Pull Shift

One-time5
  • Rough Cut Gems Pack$0.99
  • Polished Stones Gems Pack$4.99
  • Heavy Gems Pack$9.99
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  • Jewels Gems Pack$14.99
  • Vault Gems Pack$19.99

Questions

Is Escape from Norwood free?
Escape from Norwood costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pull Shift free?
Pull Shift costs $3.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Do Escape from Norwood or Pull Shift have ads?
Neither Escape from Norwood nor Pull Shift shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Escape from Norwood or Pull Shift?
Escape from Norwood ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pull Shift every 8 days. Most recently, Escape from Norwood was updated on September 19, 2026 and Pull Shift on September 30, 2026.

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