Comparison

Ascension vs ENYO

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

Head to head
About

Ascension

A skill-based physics puzzle platformer where players navigate a cube through increasingly difficult stages to reach the top. Earn stars to unlock new chapters, characters, and cosmetic items. Compete with others on leaderboards and challenge friends.

Highlights
  • Skill-based physics puzzles
  • Four challenging chapters
  • Star reward system
  • Unlockable avatars and characters
  • Global and weekly leaderboards
  • Player challenges
  • In-game store for resources
Features
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ASCENSION HAS RETURNED! Just like the original, “It’s Hard, You’ve Been Warned!” A skill based challenge that provides endless hours of fun! Who can reach the top? Is it you? There's only one way to find out! After a long break, that was way too long, the much anticipated platform game is available once again on the App Store. This unique physics based puzzle platformer will challenge you to skillfully ASCEND TO THE TOP! Chapter 1 is where it all begins; as you navigate your cube through stages of increasing difficulty and funky colored platforms, you will be challenged to discover unique and exciting ways to clamber to the top, at least at first. Remember, there may be more ways than one to ascend! Earn three stars in every stage and unlock a super duper secret never before seen, special stage (SDSNBSSS). ;D GAMEPLAY: With four brand new chapters, this challenging platformer is guaranteed to teach you new ways to look at puzzles and discover methods you never thought possible to reach the top. Utilizing a traditional star reward system you will unlock 84 unique and challenging stages, the better your time the more stars you earn. Our goal to keep a clutter free gameplay screen has been achieved with a minimalistic HUD for maximum views in this fun and exciting tactical jumpmaster game. REPLAYABLE: As you increase your skill and learn new techniques you can easily return to previous levels to use those skills and achieve better Ascension times earning more stars and better rewards. CONTROLS: Utilizing standard mobile joystick controls you can create unique, face smashing, movements to optimize your timing with endless jump patterns. The ability to adjust your movements mid air will help you perfect those spot-on landings. PATH TO ASCENSION: This is our player progression reward system. As you gain experience and complete each level you are rewarded with unique Avatars, Visual Packs (V-Packs), Chests, Coins, Gems, Luck, and Characters. The final reward is a very sought after EPIC Character, all you have to do is play. CUSTOM VISUALS: While you play through, do so in style! With distinctive, consistently updated avatars and characters you can show your friends and family how much you have accomplished and complete your collection. LEADERBOARDS: Show off your best time and try to ascend to the top. Can you reach number one on the weekly leaderboard or are you the ultimate competitive person and strive for the top of the all time leaderboards? ACHIEVEMENTS: Bragging rights! If you have the skill to put forth the effort to achieve these goals you will be able to show off your points and challenge friends and family. Collect all achievement cards before anyone you know. CHALLENGES: Challenges allow you to challenge other players to beat your leaderboard score or complete a specific achievement. Challenge others by long pressing their name and selecting 'Send a Challenge'. STORE: A place where you can purchase in-game resources, Chests, V-Packs, Avatars, Characters, daily specials and other fancy things to make your experience special. LUCK SYSTEM: ?? We don’t know how this got here or what it does, but it must be a good thing...right? Good Luck...see what I did there? How can we improve your Ascension? Have your voice heard: ideas@piqued.studio PLANNED ADDITIONS: MISSIONS: Quick daily challenges to help boost your level and put some special rewards in your pocket. MORE ACHIEVEMENTS: More bragging rights! FOLLOW US: @PiquedStudio on Twitter and Instagram u/PiquedStudio on Reddit Please rate us 5 stars to keep updates coming! We appreciate your support! If you find a bug or something isn’t quite right or you just need a friend to talk to, PLEASE contact us: support@piqued.studio or at https://Piqued.Studio/contact-us THANK YOU: If you have read this far you deserve a reward, please enter this code in the Promo Code section in settings and receive an exclusive avatar: BECAUSEIREADTHISWHOLETHINGIGOTANAVATAR...COOL

About

ENYO

Engage in tactical turn-based combat using a hook and shield. Navigate a changing labyrinth, strategically push or pull enemies into environmental hazards to defeat them. Master combos and climb leaderboards in this challenging roguelike.

Highlights
  • Hook & shield combat
  • Indirect combat mechanics
  • Environmental hazards (lava, spikes)
  • Turn-based tactical battles
  • Chain combos
  • Highscore leaderboards
  • Procedurally generated labyrinth
Features
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ENYO is a tactical roguelike about hook & shield combat. Grab your hook & shield and descend as Enyo, the Greek goddess of war, into an ever-changing labyrinth to recover 3 legendary artifacts. ENYO's gameplay is based on indirect combat. Enemies can only be defeated by pushing or pulling them into burning lava pits or onto deadly spiked walls. A limited set of actions per turn keeps ENYO accessible, while its core is highly tactical turn-based battles. Master your weapons and chain powerful combos through clever maneuvers to climb the highscore leaderboards across all 3 game modes.

Screenshots

Ascension4 screens
ENYO4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: ENYO at 436 against Ascension's 6. ENYO also leads on update cadence (every 6 months vs every 19 months). Ascension's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 84%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ascension sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and ENYO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Ascension against 4.7 for ENYO. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ENYO has 436 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Ascension's written reviews are positive against 84% of ENYO's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ascension ships an update every 19 months, ENYO every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ascension versus ENYO: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAscensionENYO
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better4.7 (436 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.7% of reviews
Number of ratings6436 — better
Update frequencyEvery 19 monthsEvery 6 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size822 MB179 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperPiqued SolutionsArnold Rauers

Customer experience

Ascension

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

ENYO

All ratings436 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews258 reviews
Positive83.7%
Neutral6.6%
Negative9.7%

Bugs and requests

Ascension

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ENYO

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Scoring system resets unexpectedly
  • Crash when opening daily challenge
  • Dash button not working after throwing shield
  • Enemies getting stuck or behaving unpredictably

Requested features

5 requests
  • Enemy bestiary or info screen
  • Ability to save progress
  • More game modes or level variations
  • Custom level editor
  • Cloud save support

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Ascension

One-time10
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • Star Key - Chapter 1$2.99
  • Star Key - Chapter 2$2.99
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  • Star Key - Chapter 3$2.99
  • Star Key - Chapter 4$2.99
  • Starter Pack$9.99
  • Welcome Pack$19.99
  • Season's Spoils$24.99
  • Vault of Gems$99.99
  • Completionist$149.99
1 purchases

ENYO

One-time1
  • Unlock ENYO and remove Ads$1.99

Questions

Is Ascension free?
Ascension is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ENYO free?
ENYO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ascension or ENYO?
Ascension is rated higher. Ascension averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while ENYO averages 4.7 from 436 ratings.
Do Ascension or ENYO have ads?
Both Ascension and ENYO show ads.
Which is updated more often, Ascension or ENYO?
Ascension ships an update every 19 months, and ENYO every 6 months. Most recently, Ascension was updated on October 5, 2026 and ENYO on October 11, 2026.

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