Comparison

Utility for the Soul vs 3playerDown

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

Head to head
About

Utility for the Soul

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Utility for the Soul is a miniature meditative puzzle experience based on the Lithuanian-American environment artist Aleksandra Kasuba’s concept of the Retreat House - a unique, utopian facility used by large corporations to rejuvenate their overworked employees. Take the role of the revitalization manager of the Retreat House and guide the visiting workers by interacting with various mechanisms hidden from plain sight. Touch, hold, or drag features in order to refresh the tired employees’ souls and prepare them for their return to the office. Features: - Interactive puzzle experience. - Meditative, soothing atmosphere. - Original utopian narrative. - 11 rooms to explore, each with a unique elemental puzzle. - Playable in English, French and Lithuanian languages. The project was developed for a retrospective exhibition "Shaping the future. Environments by Aleksandra Kasuba" at The National Gallery of Art in Vilnius, Lithuania, 2021.

About

3playerDown

Control three characters simultaneously in this stylish puzzle game. Navigate treacherous worlds, solve tricky puzzles using unique mechanics like teleporters and gravity, and enjoy a haunting soundtrack across 100 levels.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous player control
  • Unique game mechanics (teleporters, elevators, gravity)
  • 100 challenging levels
  • 6 distinct worlds to explore
  • Visually stunning art
  • Haunting soundtrack
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3playerDown is an exciting and stylish puzzle game with fresh gameplay mechanics, visually stunning art and a haunting soundtrack. Take control of the players moving left-right simultaneously. Use the environment and interactive objects and very carefully plan your path to victory! Move as a team through treacherous worlds filled with mysterious landscapes and solve tricky puzzles. Always facing new challenges. An innovative puzzle game. Play with 3player simultaneously. Unique game mechanics such as teleporters, elevators, gravity and more. Explore 6 worlds full of challenges. Enjoy 100 levels with tricky puzzles. Each world with a haunting soundtrack.

Screenshots

Utility for the Soul4 screens
3playerDown4 screens

Verdict

The call

Utility for the Soul and 3playerDown are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Utility for the Soul versus 3playerDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterUtility for the Soul3playerDown
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size455 MB80 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLietuvos Dailes Muziejuspeter baeder

In-app purchases

None

Utility for the Soul

No in-app purchases

None

3playerDown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Utility for the Soul free?
Utility for the Soul is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 3playerDown free?
3playerDown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Utility for the Soul or 3playerDown have ads?
Neither Utility for the Soul nor 3playerDown shows ads.

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