Puzzling Peaks EXE vs VolcanUp
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puzzling Peaks EXE
Experience a unique blend of pinball, platforming, and golf in this physics-based puzzle adventure. Guide a spherical hero through over 100 handcrafted challenges by manipulating the environment. Enjoy a charming postmodern story with intentional and unintentional comedy.
- Pinball, platforming, and golf hybrid gameplay
- Physics-based puzzle mechanics
- Rotate platforms to launch hero
- Over 100 handcrafted challenges
- Unique postmodern storytelling
- Stunning pixel art and music
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Pinball, platforming, and golf combine in Puzzling Peaks EXE, a hilariously mind-bending physics puzzle game about a spherical hero named Knightly, a highly confident administrator named Jasmin, and a quirky, artificially intelligent guide named A.I.D.E. INNOVATIVE STORYTELLING The unique recipe for storytelling that handed us several industry accolades is refined and expanded upon to craft a memorable tale for Puzzling Peaks EXE. We use a combination of stunning pixel art, music, and unique narrative techniques to paint a charming postmodern story that will keep players intrigued and entertained until the end. 100+ HANDCRAFTED CHALLENGES This game features a distinct gameplay mechanic: our hero cannot move on his own, so you’ll have to rotate platforms and manipulate environments to launch him around a beautiful 16-bit world. You'll need logic, brainpower, quick reflexes, and unconditional trust in A.I.D.E. to pass more than a hundred highly polished levels. You’ll be surprised that it doesn’t get old. INTENTIONAL AND UNINTENTIONAL COMEDY Our testers have been enjoying some of the game’s philosophical jokes, and moments that weren’t meant to be jokes. NO ADS AND NO IN-APP PURCHASES Buy once and play it forever. You can spend the rest of your life just playing this game if you really want to. POSSIBLY SPOOKY This game may contain horror elements and digital beings that could scare you. Given the history of our games, it wouldn’t surprise us anymore.
VolcanUp
Race against rising lava in this challenging platformer. Tap to jump and wall jump your way through six distinct zones, collecting coins and avoiding obstacles. Master simple controls to escape the volcano before it's too late.
- Automatic character movement
- Tap to jump
- Wall jump mechanics
- Six unique zones
- Coin collection
- Lava escape challenge
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Escape the rising lava of a dangerous volcano before it's too late! Your character walks automatically; you can tap the screen to jump. If you tap while against a wall, your character will also change direction by performing a wall jump. Find the best route up through the six unique zones using these simple controls while racing against the volcano’s lava. But watch out, if you get hit by a spike or fall in lava, you’ll have to restart from the bottom! The six areas: Rock Bottom - Intro Pink Passage - Bouncy Pads Blue Mine - Ice Blocks Green Factory - Fading Platforms Yellow Elevator - Two Updrafts Orange Opening - Low Lighting Each area has one coin to collect. Some are one jump away, but others are on extra paths entirely! To save each coin, you must bring it all the way back to the surface in one go!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: VolcanUp at Free against Puzzling Peaks EXE's $2.99. Puzzling Peaks EXE's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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
VolcanUp is free to download; Puzzling Peaks EXE costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Puzzling Peaks EXE against 4.8 for VolcanUp. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 59 and 26 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Puzzling Peaks EXE's written reviews are positive against 90% of VolcanUp's.
Puzzling Peaks EXE ships an update every 2 days, VolcanUp every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Puzzling Peaks EXE | VolcanUp |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (59 ratings) — better | 4.8 (26 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 59 — better | 26 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Darius Immanuel Guerrero | Logan Marshall |
Customer experience
Puzzling Peaks EXE
VolcanUp
In-app purchases
Puzzling Peaks EXE
No in-app purchases
VolcanUp
No in-app purchases
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