Comparison

Mine Treasure Challenge vs The Pathless

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

Head to head
About

Mine Treasure Challenge

Explore mysterious mines, gather resources, and craft items to unlock a hidden Treasure Door. Navigate randomly generated areas, battle monsters, and brew potions to aid your quest. The game offers intuitive controls and comprehensive in-game help.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated mine areas
  • Resource collection and smelting
  • Potion brewing for buffs
  • Crafting special keys
  • Intuitive controls
  • In-game help and guide
Features
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Do you have what it takes to open the ancient Treasure Door? Explore the mysterious mines, collect resources, and use them to unlock the Treasure Door! Features: -Explore 4 randomly generated mine areas; each one having ores, crystals, and monsters waiting for your pickaxe. Your Light Torch will light the way, but will slowly fade over time. -Smelt and craft the ore you bring back to create stronger pickaxes. -Brew potions with the collected crystals that can heal, increase your max health, and even extend the life of your Light Torch. -Craft special keys with the extra ore to unlock the 4 locks on the Treasure Door. Easy to use movement, camera direction, and pickaxe controls. Extensive on screen Help and an optional onscreen Guide to help you perform some of the tasks you need to complete the mission. Optionally shares your accomplishments via email, or text messaging. Universal App - supports iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad, including standard, Retina, and iPhone X displays. Even runs on Apple Mac or MacBooks equipped with the new Apple’s M1 Silicon chip with easy to use keyboard and mouse controls.

About

The Pathless

Embark on a mythic adventure as an archer and eagle companion to dispel a curse. Explore a vast open world, master fluid archery while moving at high speeds, and hunt corrupted spirits in epic battles. Uncover the island's dark history through puzzles and exploration.

Highlights
  • Archery and falconry mechanics
  • Fluid movement and acrobatics
  • Open-world exploration
  • Puzzle solving in ancient ruins
  • Epic boss battles
  • Eagle companion
Features
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*ATTENTION* Works with compatible Apple devices below. From the creators of ABZÛ, The Pathless is the mythic adventure of an archer and an eagle in a vast forest. Archery and Falconry Become the Hunter, a master of archery who travels to a mystical island to dispel a curse of darkness that grips the world. Forge a connection with your eagle companion and soar through the air. Perform fluid acrobatics and execute awesome trick shots with a unique archery system that allows effortless shooting while moving at high speeds. Explore an Open World Forge your own path through a beautiful open world packed with secrets to find. Traverse misty forests, lush meadows and snowy tundras. Discover the dark history of the island as you solve puzzles in ancient ruins and bound across the treetops. Hunt Corrupted Spirits Giant corrupted spirits lurk in the woods. Use all your skill to hunt them down, but be careful not to become the hunted yourself. Engage in epic battles against the cursed beasts to restore light to the land. The bond with your eagle and the fate of the world hang in the balance. This game is compatible with the following Apple devices: iPhone - 7th generation and higher iPhone SE - 2nd generation iPad - 6th generation and higher iPad Air - 3rd generation and higher iPad mini - 5th generation and higher iPod touch - 7th generation iPad Pro - 2nd generation and higher

Screenshots

Mine Treasure Challenge4 screens
The Pathless4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mine Treasure Challenge at 5.0 against The Pathless's 4.3. Mine Treasure Challenge also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%) and price ($5.99 vs $9.99). The Pathless's advantage is ratings volume (43 vs 2). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Mine Treasure Challenge costs $5.99 and The Pathless $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mine Treasure Challenge holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Pathless has 43 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Mine Treasure Challenge's written reviews are positive against 64% of The Pathless's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mine Treasure Challenge versus The Pathless: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMine Treasure ChallengeThe Pathless
Price$5.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.3 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better64.2% of reviews
Number of ratings243 — better
Update frequencyEvery 18 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size306 MB3.1 GB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMagnin & AssociatesAnnapurna Games, LLC

Customer experience

Mine Treasure Challenge

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

The Pathless

All ratings43 ratings
Positive81.4%
Neutral4.7%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral13.2%
Negative22.6%

Bugs and requests

Mine Treasure Challenge

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

The Pathless

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Game crashes after loading screen
  • Game crashes randomly
  • Stuck in a glitch underwater
  • Sound disappears in the game
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  • Micro-freezes and low FPS before crashing
  • Third boss impossible to defeat

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add option to disable autorun
  • Port Ico and Shadow of the Colossus
  • Sequel or another game from the studio
  • Option to select 60 fps
  • Add rumble support on iPads with controllers
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  • Add TV and Mac support
  • Add active adjustment of picture effect
  • Allow reinstallation on Apple TV like Apple Arcade
  • More optimization for devices
  • Adjustable graphics and sound settings based on device performance

In-app purchases

None

Mine Treasure Challenge

No in-app purchases

None

The Pathless

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mine Treasure Challenge free?
Mine Treasure Challenge costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Pathless free?
The Pathless costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mine Treasure Challenge or The Pathless?
Mine Treasure Challenge is rated higher. Mine Treasure Challenge averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while The Pathless averages 4.3 from 43 ratings.
Do Mine Treasure Challenge or The Pathless have ads?
Neither Mine Treasure Challenge nor The Pathless shows ads.

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