Hungry Penguin vs Nightmare
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hungry Penguin
Dive into icy waters to catch fish and survive. As global warming impacts the environment, manage your oxygen and health. A portion of the app's income supports penguin conservation efforts.
- Dive and swim mechanics
- Oxygen and health management
- Environmental awareness theme
- Penguin conservation support
- Simple touch controls
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Catch all the fish you can as you dive through the cold waters of Antarctica! But watch out! As global warming keeps getting worse, so are the odds of survival. Hold the screen to dive and release to swim up. If your health/oxygen bar gets too low, go get some air! When you play Hungry Penguin, you are helping real penguins :) We teamed up with Global Penguin Society to donate half our income to the protectionof penguins and their habitats around the world!
Nightmare
Survive a relentless zombie horde in this top-down shooter. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, fight endless waves, and utilize various actions to overcome obstacles and puzzles. Gamepad support enhances the immersive experience.
- Top-down zombie shooting
- RPG mode with random dungeons
- Wave mode with endless zombies
- Exploration and puzzle-solving
- Gamepad support and haptic feedback
- Rolling and jumping mechanics
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Escape the Nightmare of Endless Zombies! - A top-down zombie shooter. - Use limited weapons and ammo to survive and escape from the relentless zombie horde. - Haptic feedback supported - Gamepad use is recommended for the best gameplay experience - Gamepad vibration supported - Please note: vibration may not be supported on some gamepads RPG Mode - Explore randomly generated dungeons filled with zombies. - Find your path and escape the dungeon — the nightmare awaits. - Use actions like rolling, jumping, and more to avoid obstacles and solve puzzles as you go deeper. Wave Mode - Fight off endlessly spawning zombies each round and become the ultimate zombie hunter. - Zombies grow stronger with every. round. Various Actions and Puzzles - Use various actions like rolling, jumping, and pushing to overcome obstacles and solve puzzles. - New challenges await in every level.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Hungry Penguin at 100% against Nightmare's 0%. Hungry Penguin also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 weeks). Nightmare's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Hungry Penguin sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Nightmare asks for nothing beyond the download.
Hungry Penguin ships an update fortnightly, Nightmare every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hungry Penguin | Nightmare |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 1020 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Starseed Forest | SangWon Park |
Customer experience
Hungry Penguin
Nightmare
In-app purchases
Hungry Penguin
- 20 Shells$2.99
- 50 Shells$5.99
- 100 Shells$8.99
Nightmare
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Do Hungry Penguin or Nightmare have ads?
Which is updated more often, Hungry Penguin or Nightmare?
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