Comparison

Pilgrims vs Superliminal

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

Head to head
About

Pilgrims

Embark on a playful adventure game where you explore a world, interact with unique characters, and solve puzzles in multiple ways. Discover humorous outcomes and collect achievements in this hand-crafted experience.

Highlights
  • Playful exploration
  • Multiple solutions
  • Dozens of items and characters
  • 45 achievements
  • Hand-crafted animations
  • Original music
Features
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Try for free. In-app purchase the full game. Pilgrims is a playful adventure game, created by the team behind Machinarium and Samorost. Roam the land as you please and make new friends, share a laugh with your fellow travelers and help them complete their little stories, your way. How many different solutions can you find? It is most enjoyable if you’re into: - Playfulness: Don’t beat it - play with it! Solve the various tasks using dozens of items and unique characters without being obliged to follow a single designated path. - Replayability: Packed with 45 achievements, Pilgrims is a game designed to be played through more than just once. Can you collect them all? - Hand-crafted appeal: Hundreds of unique animations and custom made sound effects result in countless humorous and unexpected outcomes. Try to discover as many as you can! - Original music: Floex (Machinarium, Samorost 3) is back at it with his mix of live instruments and organic electronics, joined by guests on guitar or clarinet.

About

Superliminal

Experience a first-person puzzle game where perception is reality. Solve impossible challenges by thinking creatively and embracing the unexpected in a dreamlike world with a unique narrative.

Highlights
  • First-person perspective puzzles
  • Optical illusion mechanics
  • Perspective-based challenges
  • Intriguing voiced narrative
  • Subdued and surreal world design
Features
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*NOTICE - TRY BEFORE YOU BUY* - Play the beginning for free. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game. No ads. Falling asleep at 3AM, you close your eyes to the cheesy commercial of Dr. Pierce's dream therapy program. You wake up in an unfamiliar enviornment, only to realize that you're stuck in a dream - a dream where perception is reality. Welcome to Superliminal. Superliminal is a first-person puzzle game inspired perspective and optical illusions. Players tackle impossible puzzles by thinking outside the box and learning to expect the unexpected. This game features a wonderfully subdued world, an intriguingly voiced narrative, and things that are really weird.

Screenshots

Pilgrims4 screens
Superliminal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Superliminal at every 8 days against Pilgrims's every 2 months. Superliminal also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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

Both are free to download. Pilgrims sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Superliminal sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Superliminal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 453 and 1.3K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Pilgrims's written reviews are positive against 72% of Superliminal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pilgrims ships an update every 2 months, Superliminal every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Pilgrims versus Superliminal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPilgrimsSuperliminal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (453 ratings)4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.0% of reviews71.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4531.3K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size413 MB1.9 GB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperAmanita Design s.r.o.Noodlecake

Customer experience

Pilgrims

All ratings453 ratings
Positive85.4%
Neutral6.2%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive64.0%
Neutral15.1%
Negative21.0%

Superliminal

All ratings1,344 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews244 reviews
Positive71.7%
Neutral7.4%
Negative20.9%

User reviews

Pilgrims

From 453 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Unique and charming art style
  • 🤩 Funny and entertaining gameplay
  • 💎 Highly replayable with multiple outcomes
  • 🎨 Beautiful animations and sound design

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Extremely short gameplay length
  • 💰 Poor value for the price
  • 🤔 Misleading description about the content

Superliminal

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Very good execution
  • 👍 Interesting puzzle features
  • 👍 Unique and creative gameplay
  • 👍 Excellent visuals and narration
  • 👍 Therapeutic and mind-bending experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 High battery consumption
  • 👎 Unintuitive and difficult controls
  • 👎 Overpriced for the content
  • 👎 Misleading as a 'free' game

Bugs and requests

Pilgrims

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Restore purchases not working for some users

Requested features

2 requests
  • Longer story and more content
  • Additional chapters or a sequel

Superliminal

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes on loading screens
  • Glitches with objects and navigation
  • Unremovable red line on screen
  • Inconsistent and buggy door behavior
  • Saving and progress issues across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add controller support
  • Improve camera controls and sensitivity
  • Provide more levels and content
  • Add a hint system or tutorial
  • Optimize performance and stability

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Pilgrims

One-time1
  • Pilgrims Full Game$0.99
2 purchases

Superliminal

One-time2
  • Full Game$2.99
  • Full Game Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is Pilgrims free?
Pilgrims is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Superliminal free?
Superliminal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pilgrims or Superliminal?
Superliminal is rated higher. Pilgrims averages 4.5 out of 5 from 453 ratings, while Superliminal averages 4.7 from 1.3K ratings.
Do Pilgrims or Superliminal have ads?
Neither Pilgrims nor Superliminal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pilgrims or Superliminal?
Pilgrims ships an update every 2 months, and Superliminal every 8 days. Most recently, Pilgrims was updated on October 19, 2026 and Superliminal on October 17, 2026.

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