Side Scroller Game vs Don't Look Back!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Side Scroller Game
Embark on a retro side-scrolling adventure through desert levels filled with traps and monsters. Collect coins and XP to upgrade weapons, jump, and defense in a shop. Enjoy a classic platformer experience with no timers or interruptions.
- Ten desert levels
- Five upgradable weapons
- Hand-drawn pixel art
- Upgrade shop for abilities
- Landscape touch controls
- Universal app support
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Barney is a retro side scroller in the spirit of the 16-bit era: run, jump and shoot your way through ten hand-built desert levels full of traps, monsters and buried treasure. Five weapons, each with its own feel: * Slime Gun * Rail Gun * Rocket Gun * Auto Rocket Gun * Grenade Gun Collect coins and XP, then spend them in Barney's shop to upgrade your jump, your attack and your defence, or to unlock faster reloads and extra bombs. FEATURES * Ten levels laid out on an explorable world map * Five upgradable weapons * Hand-drawn pixel art, animated frame by frame * Coins, XP points and a full upgrade shop * Checkpoints, so one mistake never costs you the level * Touch controls designed for landscape play * Universal: iPhone, iPad and Mac No timers, no waiting, no interruptions. Just a platformer that plays like the ones you grew up with.
Don't Look Back!
Experience a unique 2D platformer that blends classic platforming with snake-like mechanics. Navigate challenging, randomly generated levels with retro pixel art graphics and easy controls. Uncover a lighthearted story while aiming for high scores.
- Snake game mechanics
- 2D platformer gameplay
- Retro pixel art style
- Randomly generated levels
- Easy game controls
- Multiple character options
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** Editor's choice on TapTap ** ** This is a game mixed of Super Mario Bro gameplay and traditional Snake game ** ** Wonderful experience of playing a Snake game in 2D platform view! ** Try yourself. ========== Ever thought of playing around with your shadows? Try this retro style pixelart game. A little scary? Maybe. BUT a lot of fun once you dive into. Highlights: * Multiple scene set * A lot of detail * Easy game control * Random levels * Different charactors * Simple gameplay but a lot of fun ========= End of Ads, let's talk about this game. Well, this is a story between the Load of Shadow and You-Know-Who. The Lord of Shadow was sent to watch family's land of fortune as soon as he graduated from Monster School few months ago ... This is not an easy job as he thought because of the existence of You-Know-Who. Below is the daily conversation between the Load of Shadow and his minions from day one: "My Lord! The annoying You-Know-Who come again!" "Again? You must be kidding me! You go following the You-Know-Who and keep eyes on my fortune. Where is my spell book? I need to go over it again." Bio of the Lord of Shadow: * Like: 1. Sleep 2. the Fortune Locker 3. Sleep in the Fortune Locker * Don't Like: 1. Interruption of sleep 2. Fortune being stolen 3. Interruption of sleep and fortune being stolen while sleeping in the Fortuen Locker. * Good at: 1. Sleep 2. Sleep in the Fortune Locker * Not so good at: 1. Spells 2. Chasing You-Know-Who 3. Casting spells while chasing You-Know-Who Bio of Minion of Shadow: * Like: 1. the Lord of Shadow 2. the Sun 3. the Moon * Don't Like: 1. You-know-who 2. Cloudy day 3. Rainy day * Good at: 1. Following You-Know-Who 2. Copy moves of You-Know-Who 3. Following while copying moves of You-Know-Who * Not so good at: 1. Attacking You-Know-Who Bio of You-Know-Who * Like: 1. Stealing fortune from the Lord of Shadow * Don't Like: 1. Being noticed while stealing fortune from the Lord of Shadow * Good at: 1. Stealing fortune from the Lord of Shadow * Not so good at: 1. Not being noticed while stealing fortune from the Lord of Shadow "The spell is not so efficient as described in the book", the Lord of Shadow complained loudly, especially when he didn't remember a complicated spell. ========= If you think it is too simple, try score 100 points in a game. Also, login in Game Center to see who is the most pathetic man in the world. ========= Please join us on Facebook to let us know your thoughts: https://www.facebook.com/ShadowRunnerGame ========= Special thanks to Filippo Vicarelli from PlayOnLoop and NoiseForFun for providing the wonderful music and sound effect: http://www.playonloop.com/ http://www.noiseforfun.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Don't Look Back! at none against Side Scroller Game's shown. Don't Look Back! also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15). Side Scroller Game's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 83%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Side Scroller Game ships an update weekly, Don't Look Back! fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Side Scroller Game | Don't Look Back! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 83.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Julien meyer | Zhibin Zhang |
Customer experience
Side Scroller Game
Don't Look Back!
In-app purchases
Side Scroller Game
No in-app purchases
Don't Look Back!
No in-app purchases
Questions
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