Comparison

John Ray Space Adventure vs Champy the Useless Vampire

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

Head to head
About

John Ray Space Adventure

Embark on a retro point-and-click adventure as a space archaeologist searching for ancient artifacts. Explore planets, interact with characters, solve puzzles, and uncover the secrets of a forgotten civilization. This indie game offers a classic adventure experience with pixel art and atmospheric music.

Highlights
  • Retro point-and-click gameplay
  • Space archaeology theme
  • Pixel art graphics
  • Inventory puzzles
  • Interactive world
  • Atmospheric music and sound effects
  • Manual and auto-save options
Features
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John Ray's Space Adventure Archeology, Adventure, Artifacts. To excavate where no space archeologist has dug before. An indie adventure game! An retro point and click adventure game about John Ray, a space archaeologist, under contract by the wealthy Mr. Maljerk. John's adventure begins with the search for ancient artifacts scattered throughout the local star system. These artifacts are part of a powerful device left by a technologically advanced but mostly forgotten Xec race. Travel between planets, talk to people and robots, make friends, collect inventory items, solve puzzles and interact with the world. This is gameplay in the best point and click tradition. Independent game design, writing, development and publishing. Features: - John Ray's Space Adventure is a classic point & click adventure game. - Beautiful pixel art (hope you like it). - Wonderful scenes and worlds are waiting to be discovered. - Players become John Ray, a space archeologist. - There are many characters to talk to. - There is some humor and surprises. - Items can be collected and used to solve inventory puzzles. - John can interact with objects and inventory items. - Atmospheric ambient music and cool sound effects (see the credits to check out more from the musicians). - The game is in English without a voice-over for a classic gaming experience. - A hotspot-highlighting-function helps minimize pixel hunting. - Save game slots manually or use the convenient auto-save. - An advanced adventure game player will probably need a weekend to finish it, less experienced players may need one to two weeks. - An indie game from beginning to the end. - Available for iOS and Mac, so you can play it via touch or with a mouse.

About

Champy the Useless Vampire

Embark on a hand-drawn 2D adventure as an unconventional vampire tasked with saving his grandfather, Dracula. Solve creative puzzles and interact with a quirky cast of characters in this feel-good point-and-click game.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn 2D environments
  • Point-and-click gameplay
  • Creative puzzles
  • Funny dialogues
  • Hint system
  • Multiple subtitles
Features
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Champy the Useless Vampire is a 2D hand-drawn point-and-click adventure game with a feel-good vibe and lots of crazy puzzles. Meet Champy, the unconventional vampire who doesn't drink blood and only has one power, the ability to turn into a bat. After living a couple of decades in Paris, he is suddenly called into service by his family. Champys grandfather, the once-mighty Dracula,is losing his immortality and powers. The years he has lived are rapidly catching up to him and threatens to end his existence rather quickly, setting the stage for a race against the clock. Dracula's fear of being overthrown by the other vampires makes him turn to the only one he trusts, his useless grandson. Champy, recently being banished from Transylvania after a series of unfortunate incidents, leaps at the chance to redeem himself. Embark on an adventure amongst a cult of vampire hunters, a giant octopus and zombie animals. Will Champy find a way to save Dracula before it's too late? Features: Classic point-and-click adventure game with a modern touch Beautiful hand-drawn 2D environments and animated characters Funny dialogues delivered by professional voice actors Creative and tricky puzzles Built in hint-system for your convenience Subtitles available in english, german, spanish and swedish

Screenshots

John Ray Space Adventure4 screens
Champy the Useless Vampire4 screens

Verdict

The call

John Ray Space Adventure and Champy the Useless Vampire both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Champy the Useless Vampire's written reviews are positive against 71% of John Ray Space Adventure's. Champy the Useless Vampire also leads on price ($2.99 vs $5.99) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

John Ray Space Adventure costs $5.99 and Champy the Useless Vampire $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for John Ray Space Adventure against 4.4 for Champy the Useless Vampire. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 17 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of John Ray Space Adventure's written reviews are positive against 91% of Champy the Useless Vampire's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

John Ray Space Adventure ships an update fortnightly, Champy the Useless Vampire monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
John Ray Space Adventure versus Champy the Useless Vampire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJohn Ray Space AdventureChampy the Useless Vampire
Price$5.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.6 (9 ratings) — better4.4 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews90.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings917 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB349 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAdam Musial-BrightTrue Ascension Productions AB

Customer experience

John Ray Space Adventure

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Champy the Useless Vampire

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral11.8%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

John Ray Space Adventure

No in-app purchases

None

Champy the Useless Vampire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is John Ray Space Adventure free?
John Ray Space Adventure costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Champy the Useless Vampire free?
Champy the Useless Vampire costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, John Ray Space Adventure or Champy the Useless Vampire?
John Ray Space Adventure is rated higher. John Ray Space Adventure averages 4.6 out of 5 from 9 ratings, while Champy the Useless Vampire averages 4.4 from 17 ratings.
Do John Ray Space Adventure or Champy the Useless Vampire have ads?
Neither John Ray Space Adventure nor Champy the Useless Vampire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, John Ray Space Adventure or Champy the Useless Vampire?
John Ray Space Adventure ships an update fortnightly, and Champy the Useless Vampire monthly. Most recently, John Ray Space Adventure was updated on November 3, 2026 and Champy the Useless Vampire on November 4, 2026.

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