Comparison

Moth Lake vs Xmas Pilot

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

Head to head
About

Moth Lake

Uncover a small town's dark secret through a story-driven adventure. Navigate a 2.5D pixel art world, solve unconventional puzzles, and make choices that impact character relationships and the narrative's outcome. Experience thrills, suspense, and horror with a touch of dark humor.

Highlights
  • 2.5D pixel art with frame-to-frame animations
  • Simple controls for touch, mouse, keyboard, and controllers
  • Unconventional puzzles with optional walkthrough
  • Stealth-action gameplay
  • Choices affecting character bonds and narrative
  • Multiple endings
  • Original soundtrack
Features
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Synopsis: This is the story of Moth Lake, a small town that, behind its peaceful facade, hides a terrible secret. Only a group of teenagers, with a difficult life, will reveal what has been hidden for generations. Mysterious events will intensify starting from the eve of a solar eclipse, and our young friends will start a journey into the shadow and into their own soul. What to expect from this game: In short: •2.5D pixel art (Frame to frame animations, as if we are still in '90s) • Simple controls (Supporting touch screen, mouse, keyboard and controllers) • Unconventional puzzles (Don't worry, there's a free walkthrough if you need help!) • Stealth-action • Choices that will change the bonds between the characters as well as the spirit of the experience (Just like in life, a choice can make the difference between friendship, love, hate, life or death) • Thrills, suspense and horror (Not a survival game, but it can be creepy or scary at times) • Bad humor and strong language (They are teenagers, don't judge them) • At some point this experience might even move you to tear (I'm not crying, I just got a pixel in my eye) • 6 different endings • A soundtrack that is original, suggestive, and exciting In detail: Moth Lake is a story-driven experience, with a lot of textual contents (more than 20k words), and hundreds of different scenes (more than 300 scenarios). The script is a long journey through a mystery, through horrors and through the characters hearts. It contains dark topics and very sad stuff, but also a lot of nonsense jokes and weird conversations, so it's hard to say whether it is a horror game or not. The main characters move around a 2.5D world, interacting with many hotspots and NPCs. They can pull objects and perform a set of specific actions to solve very different puzzles. The artwork is a modern pixel art, with a big colour palette and a lot of frame-to-frame animations. There's a very large set of animations, including talking, walking, running, crouching, crawling, pushing, climbing, sneaking, punching, throwing... and much more. Scenarios have some modern lighting/shading work, with particles effects and a constant use of parallax, to simulate a 3D environment. There are 6 main characters and more than 50 NPCs, with their own look and personality. You can control 7 characters through the main story and more in the additional chapters. They all move their eyes, they change facial expressions, and they have some peculiar behaviours. As the story proceeds, the player has to take some choices, affecting the characters mood and sometimes even the plot. For most of the time the player controls a character surrounded by his/her friends. Each one has some kind of skill to be used at the right moment, and sometimes even their personality will be important to solve a puzzle. Some puzzles can be solved by a single character, while other must be solved using the whole squad cooperation. As I said, the game aims to give psychological horror vibes. So keep in mind that this game is not for everyone! Some scenes are disturbing, some scenes may give you anxiety, and some other scenes are extremely sad. Characters are constantly called to face their difficult past, and to go through their scary present. They need to hide, to take terrible decisions and sometimes even to fight for their lives. ...But after all, your choices can lead you to the best possible ending, and if you fail, you can always try again.

About

Xmas Pilot

Features
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Help the pilot bird come home for his xmas. Hit the xmas hat to protect the pilot's head from the collision. Try to fly as much far as you can.

Screenshots

Moth Lake4 screens
Xmas Pilot3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Xmas Pilot at Free against Moth Lake's $3.99. On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Xmas Pilot is free to download; Moth Lake costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Moth Lake versus Xmas Pilot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMoth LakeXmas Pilot
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews72.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB51 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperStefano MazzottaHiep Pham

In-app purchases

None

Moth Lake

No in-app purchases

None

Xmas Pilot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Moth Lake free?
Moth Lake costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Xmas Pilot free?
Xmas Pilot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Moth Lake or Xmas Pilot have ads?
Neither Moth Lake nor Xmas Pilot shows ads.

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