BreakOut in the Shaft vs Blockbreaker Lambda
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BreakOut in the Shaft
Experience a unique 3D brick breaker game with a sci-fi theme. Navigate over 900 stages, collect items, and break colorful bricks to escape a futuristic shaft. Enjoy classic gameplay with a fresh third-person perspective, perfect for all ages.
- Unique 3rd person 3D view
- Sci-fi themed graphics
- Over 900 stages
- Classic Arkanoid gameplay
- Various power-up items
- Offline play
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BreakOut in the Shaft is the unique 3rd person view brick breaker game. Get various items, break the blocks and escape from the scifi shaft! -How to Play- Tap anywhere on the screen and swipe left/right to rotate the paddle. Reflect the ball coming towards you and break all the colorful bricks. -Features- Scifi themed beautiful 3D graphics. Classic Arkanoid system but with unique third person 3D view. More than 900 stages. Simple, satisfying and addictive game system. Various items such as paddle size up, extra ball and extra life. Grab as many gem as possible for the high score! Perfect brain exercise for all ages, boys & girls. You can play all the stages offline and completely free!
Blockbreaker Lambda
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Move the bar at the bottom of the screen left and right to bounce the falling ball! If you destroy all the blocks in a stage, you can go to the next stage! If you break the blocks, items will appear! Get it and break the blocks at once! A disturbing evil enemy will appear and interfere with your play! A total of 50 diverse stages are waiting for your challenge!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Blockbreaker Lambda at none against BreakOut in the Shaft's shown. Blockbreaker Lambda also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 33 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
BreakOut in the Shaft ships an update every 33 months, Blockbreaker Lambda every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BreakOut in the Shaft | Blockbreaker Lambda |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 33 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Shinichi Takayama | HAYATE GAMES |
In-app purchases
BreakOut in the Shaft
No in-app purchases
Blockbreaker Lambda
No in-app purchases
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