Superbrothers vs Loop Hero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Superbrothers
Embark on an exploratory action-adventure through a mythical world. Battle with a sword and use magical music to solve puzzles. Experience a dynamic game world influenced by moon phases and aid a warrior monk on her quest.
- Exploratory action-adventure
- Audiovisual style
- Sword combat
- Musical puzzle solving
- Moon phase influence
- Wandering warrior monk quest
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Superbrothers: Sword & Sworcery EP is an exploratory action adventure with an emphasis on audiovisual style. Traverse a mythic little realm, use a sword to do battle & evoke sworcery to solve mystical musical mysteries. Experience a videogame world that is affected by moon phases & help a wandering warrior monk complete her woeful errand. CRITICAL RESPONSE ***** from thousands of players! ***** from TouchArcade.com ***** from The London Times 10/10 from Destructoid.com 9.5/10 from IGN.com "Gworgeous" remarks Kotaku.com "Swo Engrossing" enthuses Joystiq.com "It's just walking!?" observes Baiyon. "Best Handheld/Mobile Game" awarded by Game Developers Choice Awards 2011. "Achievement in Art" awarded by IGF Mobile 2010. S:S&S EP features an album's worth of original music by noted composer Jim Guthrie as well as artwork & designs by Superbrothers Inc, crafted & engineered by videogame wizards at Capy in Toronto, Canada. For more details, feel free to stop by http://swordandsworcery.com Listen to Jim Guthrie's Sword & Sworcery LP: The Ballad of the Space Babies, available on iTunes here: http://goo.gl/UAoHx or on Bandcamp. ***Micro Edition now works across iOS devices including iPad***
Loop Hero
Embark on a roguelike RPG adventure where you strategically place cards to create enemy encounters, buildings, and terrain. Equip your hero with powerful loot, expand your camp, and unlock new classes and cards to break an endless cycle of despair and save a forgotten world.
- Randomly generated expedition loops
- Strategic card placement for trials
- Loot collection for hero progression
- Camp expansion and reconstruction
- Unlockable classes and cards
- Retro pixel art dark fantasy story
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*Try Loop Hero for free and unlock the full game for the whole adventure!* The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. In this roguelike RPG, wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero. Recover and equip powerful loot for each class of hero for their battles and expand the survivors' camp to reinforce each adventure through the loop. Unlock new classes, new cards, and devious guardians on your quest to shatter the endless cycle of despair. FEATURES - Explore an endless number of paths: bring your hero on randomly generated loops and never experience the same run twice. - Shape your expeditions into darkness: build your deck and place your cards to script your hero’s trials and tribulations. - Loot as you loop to rebuild the world: recover your memories as you collect equipment and resources to become stronger, reconstruct your camp and get your reality back. - Plunge into a gloomy universe: discover a melancholic dark fantasy story told through a retro pixel art direction and recollect the memories of this world. - Break the cycle: triumph over mighty bosses to free the world from the Lich’s neverending time loop. CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE - Revamped interface – exclusive mobile UI with complete touch control - Game Center achievements - Cloud Save – Share your progress between iOS devices - Compatible with MFi controllers - iPhone 15 Optimization (including Pro Max)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Loop Hero at Free against Superbrothers's $3.99. Loop Hero also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 months) and ratings volume (3.9K vs 23). Superbrothers's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On review sentiment, ads and device support 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
Loop Hero is free to download; Superbrothers costs $3.99 up front. Loop Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Superbrothers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Loop Hero holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop Hero has 3.9K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 82% of Superbrothers's written reviews are positive against 75% of Loop Hero's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Superbrothers ships an update every 5 months, Loop Hero every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Superbrothers | Loop Hero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (23 ratings) | 4.9 (3.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.3% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 | 3.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 392 MB | 213 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Capybara Games Inc. | Playdigious |
Customer experience
Superbrothers
Loop Hero
User reviews
Superbrothers
From 23 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful pixel art and visuals
- 🎶 Immersive and atmospheric soundtrack
- 🌐 Unique and engaging storytelling
- 🕹️ Intuitive touch-based controls
- 🕰️ Relaxing and meditative gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐢 Slow pacing and tedious exploration
- 🤔 Confusing and unclear objectives
- 💤 Lack of replayability or content depth
- 🔇 Audio issues and sound bugs
Loop Hero
From 3.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent mechanics
- 👍 Great replayability
- 👍 Charming graphics
- 👍 Unique and enjoyable experience
- 👍 Smooth gameplay
Room to improve
- 🐛 Sound doesn't work
- 🐛 Crashes and freezes
- 🐛 Unresponsive after certain actions
- 🐛 Difficulty reading small text
- 🐛 Accidental card placement
Bugs and requests
Superbrothers
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes or freezes
- Audio cutting out or not working
Requested features
3 requests- More content and expanded story
- Difficulty options or progression system
- Improved performance and stability
Loop Hero
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes after defeating first boss
- Unplayable after initial progress
- Inability to progress past trial version
Requested features
4 requests- Portrait mode
- More classes/build diversity
- Improved UI/overlay customization
- Chinese language support
In-app purchases
Superbrothers
No in-app purchases
Loop Hero
- Unlock Full Game$6.99









