Pilgrims vs The Abandoned Planet
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Playful exploration
- Multiple solutions
- Dozens of items and characters
- 45 achievements
- Hand-crafted animations
- Original music
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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.
The Abandoned Planet
Explore a mysterious alien world in this retro-inspired, pixel art adventure. Solve puzzles and uncover the secrets of an abandoned planet to find your way home. Experience a classic point-and-click gameplay with a fully voiced narrative.
- Retro pixel art graphics
- First-person point and click adventure
- Solve puzzles and uncover mystery
- Hundreds of locations to explore
- Fully voiced narrative
- Multi-language support
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*TRY BEFORE YOU BUY* When a wormhole tears open in space, an astronaut is hurled down and crashes on a distant planet. But where is she? Where are all the inhabitants of the planet? And how is she going to get back home? Solve the puzzle and piece together the mystery in this 2D, pixel art, first person, point and click adventure. Inspired by games like Myst and Riven with a dash of the LucasArt adventures of the 90s, The Abandoned Planet is sure to scratch that old-school, adventure game itch. • Play Act 1 for free • Beautiful chunky pixel art • Hundreds of locations to explore • Classic point and click adventure • Fully voiced in English Text localized into the following languages: • English • Spanish • Italian • French • German • Japanese • Korean • Portuguese • Russian • Chinese Simplified • Chinese Traditional
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: The Abandoned Planet at fortnightly against Pilgrims's every 2 months. The Abandoned Planet also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (79% vs 64%). Pilgrims's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Pilgrims sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and The Abandoned Planet sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
The Abandoned Planet holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 485 and 964 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Pilgrims's written reviews are positive against 79% of The Abandoned Planet's.
Pilgrims ships an update every 2 months, The Abandoned Planet fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Pilgrims | The Abandoned Planet |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (485 ratings) | 4.8 (964 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.0% of reviews | 78.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 485 | 964 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 413 MB | 237 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Amanita Design s.r.o. | Snapbreak Games |
Customer experience
Pilgrims
The Abandoned Planet
User reviews
Pilgrims
From 485 App Store ratingsWhat 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
The Abandoned Planet
From 964 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Compelling story
- 🎨 Cute retro graphics
- 🧩 Engaging puzzles
- 💎 Well-designed gameplay
- 🕹️ Satisfying point-and-click experience
Room to improve
- 🐛 Confusing navigation and unclear objectives
- 🔇 Subpar voice acting
- 🕹️ Difficulty spikes in certain areas
- 🕰️ Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🕹️ Gameplay can feel repetitive at times
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
The Abandoned Planet
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezing or crashing at certain points
- Inability to progress due to stuck items or broken mechanics
- Compatibility issues with certain devices or platforms
Requested features
4 requests- In-app note-taking or screenshot functionality
- Difficulty settings or accessibility options
- Expanded content and longer playtime
- Improved UI and quality-of-life features
In-app purchases
Pilgrims
- Pilgrims Full Game$0.99
The Abandoned Planet
- Full Game$5.99
Questions
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