Mare vs The Abandoned Planet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mare
Embark on a cinematic adventure as an artificial bird, guiding a helpless AI companion through strange lands. Unravel a mysterious narrative, discover hidden secrets, and explore vast landscapes in this atmospheric puzzle game.
- Explore vast landscapes as an artificial bird
- Guide and protect an AI companion
- Unravel a mysterious narrative across 8 chapters
- Immersive ambient atmosphere and music
- Search for hidden artifacts
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“A Breathless Beauty Of A VR Game” – UploadVR “Mare is a class act from start to finish. It’s a macabre and mysterious adventure that offers a haunting experience” – 6DofReviews “The barren environment coupled with the superb musical score ensures Mare has an ambience and soul few VR projects achieve.” - VR Focus “It’s a strikingly beautiful yet solemn adventure that pushes you ever forward toward the unknown.” – The VR Grid As you wake up, stirred from a dreamless sleep with an unknown purpose, you find yourself in the strange lands of Mare embodying a mysterious artificial bird. Crossing paths with a helpless companion you venture deep into unknown territory on a puzzling adventure while unraveling a mysterious narrative and the secrets hidden within. All in order to ensure the arrival of the companion at her impending destiny. Features: • Explore the vast and strange landscapes by the means of an artificial bird. • Guide and protect a vulnerable AI companion on her unexpected adventure. • Let the curiosity of the companion inspire you to explore and discover the underlying narrative spanning over 8 chapters. • Immerse yourself in the ambient atmosphere and otherworldly music for a soothing experience. • Search for lost artifacts hidden throughout the world in order to unlock the final secret of Mare.
The Abandoned Planet
Explore a mysterious alien world in this retro-inspired, pixel art adventure. Solve puzzles and uncover the secrets of an abandoned planet to find your way home. Experience a classic point-and-click gameplay with a fully voiced narrative.
- Retro pixel art graphics
- First-person point and click adventure
- Solve puzzles and uncover mystery
- Hundreds of locations to explore
- Fully voiced narrative
- Multi-language support
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*TRY BEFORE YOU BUY* When a wormhole tears open in space, an astronaut is hurled down and crashes on a distant planet. But where is she? Where are all the inhabitants of the planet? And how is she going to get back home? Solve the puzzle and piece together the mystery in this 2D, pixel art, first person, point and click adventure. Inspired by games like Myst and Riven with a dash of the LucasArt adventures of the 90s, The Abandoned Planet is sure to scratch that old-school, adventure game itch. • Play Act 1 for free • Beautiful chunky pixel art • Hundreds of locations to explore • Classic point and click adventure • Fully voiced in English Text localized into the following languages: • English • Spanish • Italian • French • German • Japanese • Korean • Portuguese • Russian • Chinese Simplified • Chinese Traditional
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: The Abandoned Planet at Free against Mare's $4.99. The Abandoned Planet also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (960 vs 4). Mare's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (100% vs 79%). On ads 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
The Abandoned Planet is free to download; Mare costs $4.99 up front. The Abandoned Planet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mare asks for nothing beyond the download.
The Abandoned Planet holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Abandoned Planet has 960 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of Mare's written reviews are positive against 79% of The Abandoned Planet's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Mare ships an update every 6 weeks, The Abandoned Planet fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mare | The Abandoned Planet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.8 (960 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 78.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 960 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.8 GB | 237 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lonekite Ltd. | Snapbreak Games AB |
Customer experience
Mare
The Abandoned Planet
Bugs and requests
Mare
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
The Abandoned Planet
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing or crashing at certain points
- Inability to progress due to stuck items or broken mechanics
- Compatibility issues with certain devices or platforms
Requested features
4 requests- In-app note-taking or screenshot functionality
- Difficulty settings or accessibility options
- Expanded content and longer playtime
- Improved UI and quality-of-life features
In-app purchases
Mare
No in-app purchases
The Abandoned Planet
- Full Game$5.99
