Super Dark Deception vs Axolote
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Super Dark Deception
Experience a retro-style horror game where you're trapped in a dark realm filled with nightmarish monsters. Navigate mazes and make split-second decisions to survive. It's a thrilling chase where running is your only option.
- Retro pixel art graphics
- Nightmarish monster encounters
- Maze navigation challenges
- Survival-focused gameplay
- Fast-paced action
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Super Dark Deception is a fun retro take on the hit horror game, Dark Deception! You are trapped in a dark realm full of mazes inhabited by nightmarish monsters and there's nowhere to hide. Run or die - the choice is yours!
Axolote
Explore a pixel art world filled with romance, mystery, and secrets. Engage in creative activities like painting and decorating, and interact with characters to uncover the story. Recover energy by catching a character and avoid those who try to steal it.
- Pixel art BL storytelling
- Map exploration
- Character interaction
- Energy recovery mechanic
- Painting and decoration
- Discover new story chapters
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Axolote is a pixel art BL game that combines storytelling, exploration, and creativity. Explore the map, meet characters, catch the boy in blue overalls to recover energy, and watch out for the axolotls trying to steal it. Discover new chapters of a story filled with romance, mystery, and secrets, or take a break to paint and decorate different areas with your own designs. Explore, paint, and discover a BL story at your own pace.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Axolote at Free against Super Dark Deception's $5.99. Axolote also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). Super Dark Deception's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (293 vs 1). On 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
Axolote is free to download; Super Dark Deception costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Axolote holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Super Dark Deception has 293 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 82% of Super Dark Deception's written reviews are positive against 100% of Axolote's.
Super Dark Deception ships an update every 4 days, Axolote every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Super Dark Deception | Axolote |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (293 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 293 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.7 GB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Glowstick Entertainment | ARATH ULISES BACA TELLEZ |
Customer experience
Super Dark Deception
Axolote
Bugs and requests
Super Dark Deception
Reported bugs
5 issues- Difficulty setting resets
- Audio issues
- Teleport not working as expected
- Soft locks in certain levels
- Challenging boss fights
Requested features
4 requests- Chapter 2 release
- More levels
- Language options
- Improved boss fight mechanics
Axolote
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Super Dark Deception
No in-app purchases
Axolote
No in-app purchases
Questions
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