Raving Manor vs Hell and Back
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Raving Manor
Escape a haunted mansion by finding objects and clues in this adventure game. It combines classic adventure gameplay with a graphic novel style, offering a pick-up-and-play experience with automatic progress saving and in-game notes.
- Object and clue finding
- Graphic novel presentation
- Automatic progress saving
- In-game notes
- Retina screen support
- Sound effects
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You are on a drive home from the airport, anxious to see family. You take a shortcut you know only too well, and suddenly the rented vehicle dies. With no other choice, you start walking. But a sudden pounding rainstorm forces you to take shelter, and you head for an abandoned mansion. Before you know it, you are trapped. This is not your day - you must now escape from RAVING MANOR! Raving Manor is a cross between a classic adventure game and a graphic novel. You must go through the manor, finding objects and clues that might help you with your escape, pitting your wits against the unknown. Will you find your way out? Only time will tell, but everything you do is presented to you in a stylish manner. The game is designed to be friendly in a pick up and play manner, automatically saving progress in case life interrupts the adventure. The game also incorporates built in notes, allowing you to keep track of your predicament as you explore the haunted halls of Raving Manor. As most people familiar with the Adventure Game genre already know, this is not an arcade type game but fun and challenging nonetheless. You can lose yourself within the not so hallowed walls of the Good Doctor's abode - as he did himself...
Hell and Back
Embark on a sci-fi roguelike RPG adventure to close a portal to hell on Mars. Fight, loot, and upgrade your gear in turn-based combat, recruiting mercenaries and making critical decisions to survive.
- Procedural and handcrafted levels
- Weapon and armor upgrades
- Mercenary recruitment
- Challenging quests and bosses
- Deep RPG progression
- Turn-based combat
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A sci‑fi roguelike RPG where you descend into hell to close the portal. A portal to hell has opened on Mars Base - and you’re the only one left to stop it. Fight, loot, upgrade, and survive in a turn‑based roguelike RPG where every run is different! - Procedural + handcrafted levels for endless replayability - Upgrade weapons and armor using power cells - Recruit mercenaries to build you squad - Challenging quests and bosses that evolve as you progress in this dungeon crawler - Deep RPG progression with stat points and gear builds - Classic roguelike tension - every decision matters - Turn based RPG action Do you have what it takes to descend into hell and come back alive?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Raving Manor at 83% against Hell and Back's 25%. Raving Manor also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Hell and Back's advantage is price (Free vs $1.99). On ratings volume, 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
Hell and Back is free to download; Raving Manor costs $1.99 up front. Hell and Back sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Raving Manor asks for nothing beyond the download.
Raving Manor holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 83% of Raving Manor's written reviews are positive against 25% of Hell and Back's.
Raving Manor ships an update every 3 months, Hell and Back every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Raving Manor | Hell and Back |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.0 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 25.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Greg Chaffins | Brandon Stecklein |
Customer experience
Raving Manor
Hell and Back
In-app purchases
Raving Manor
No in-app purchases
Hell and Back
- 100 Ape Coins$0.99
- Hell and Back Full Upgrade$1.99
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