The Castle Path vs Alien Guest
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Castle Path
Engage your mind with a puzzle game where strategic choices unlock paths through challenging levels. Navigate obstacles, manipulate the environment, and reach the treasure by selecting the correct route.
- Puzzle and anticipation gameplay
- Environmental state modification
- Obstacle-based level design
- Switch-activated path clearing
- Star collection for progression
- 60 unique levels
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« The Castle Path » is a puzzle and anticipation game, without chance or timing, based on mini puzzles to be solved by choosing the right ladder on each floor to reach the chest. Inspired by the concept of labyrinths, the originality of the game is to be able to modify the state of the active elements of the levels according to your choices. The levels are made up of numerous obstacles, such as spikes, doors, statues, moving guards, tunnels... They are also made up of switches allowing to invert the states of the obstacles in order to clear a path. Collect stars in order to unlock floors and play more levels. The game offers 60 levels to solve and 180 stars to collect.
Alien Guest
Guide an alien guest through challenging environments and obstacles to return home. Pilot a flying saucer, dodge enemies, and navigate treacherous terrains. Upgrade your ship and unlock new characters to enhance your journey.
- Pilot a flying saucer
- Dodge enemies
- Navigate gorges and jungles
- Explore diverse locations
- Upgrade flying saucers
- Unlock new characters
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Help the alien guest overcome all the obstacles and return home successfully. Fly the saucer while dodging enemies. Break through narrow gorges and deep jungle. Alien Guest is an exciting arcade game with colorful graphics and original gameplay. You are about to discover the picturesque scenery of the Grand Canyon, the snowy Noth Pole, the ancient Tropical forrest, the rigorous Desert and other amazing locations. Upgrade and decorate! Unlock new flying saucers and bizarre characters! Do you have any issues or suggestions for us? Please send your emails to help@stm.games, we look forward to get the players' feedback.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Alien Guest at Free against The Castle Path's $4.99. Alien Guest also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 7 months). The Castle Path's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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
Alien Guest is free to download; The Castle Path costs $4.99 up front. Alien Guest sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. The Castle Path asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Castle Path holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively.
The Castle Path ships an update every 7 months, Alien Guest every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | The Castle Path | Alien Guest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | 4.2 (5 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 206 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sylvain Seccia | STM GAMES FZCO |
Customer experience
The Castle Path
Alien Guest
In-app purchases
The Castle Path
No in-app purchases
Alien Guest
- Polar night$1.99
- Tropical forest$1.99
- Desert$1.99
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- 2000 Coins$3.99
- Disable ads$4.99
- 5000 Coins$6.99
- 10000 Coins$9.99
- 20000 Coins$14.99
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