Comparison

Shadow Love vs 妖怪変幻

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

Head to head
About

Shadow Love

Experience a unique action game where all characters and environments are crafted from hand shadow puppets. Navigate through artistic shadow worlds, controlling a rabbit to reach illuminated goals. Features 35 stages, boss battles, and various shadow enemies.

Highlights
  • Hand shadow puppet art style
  • Side-scrolling action gameplay
  • 35 unique stages
  • Boss battles
  • Multiple hand shadow enemies
Features
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Everything is made of shadows! This action game is designed using hand shadow puppets!!! It's fun to watch but even more fun to play! Enjoy the artistic world of the shadows. :) Rabbits, crabs, snails birds, flowers and so on... It's a side-scrolling action game with hand shadow characters. Aim at the illuminated goal by controlling the rabbit with right/left and jump buttons in order to clear the game. [Features] ○ 35 unique stages ○ Include the boss battle ○ Support Retina display(iPhone,iPod touch) ○ More than 10 hand shadow enemies

About

妖怪変幻

Features
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変身能力を使って、街中にあふれた妖怪を喰い尽くせ。 アクションもどきアドベンチャーゲーム。 ■ゲーム紹介文 妖怪で溢れてしまった片田舎―― 街中に潜む妖怪たちを見つけ出して、「喰い尽くせ」! 「変化能力」を使って、有利に捕食ライフ! 妖怪変化捕食アクションADV! ■このゲームの特徴をリストアップ 妖怪収集。 変身。 アクションもどき。 隠された謎。 ■制作ツール RPGツクールMV ■開発期間 6ヶ月 【操作方法】 タップ:決定/調べる/指定場所へ移動 2本指タップ:キャンセル/メニュー画面の開閉 スワイプ:ページのスクロール ・本ゲームはYanfly Engineを用いて制作されています。 ・本ゲームはuchuzine様のスマホ向け仮想パッドプラグインを用いて制作されています。 ・本ゲームはシロガネ様のBoot Opening Demoプラグインを用いて制作されています。 ・制作ツール:RPGツクールMV ©Gotcha Gotcha Games Inc./YOJI OJIMA 2015 制作:mt.saji 出版:ぬか漬けパリピマン

Screenshots

Shadow Love4 screens
妖怪変幻4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 妖怪変幻 at Free against Shadow Love's $2.99. Shadow Love's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

妖怪変幻 is free to download; Shadow Love costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadow Love ships an update every 6 weeks, 妖怪変幻 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shadow Love versus 妖怪変幻: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow Love妖怪変幻
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB70 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperStrawberry GohanSatoru Higuchi

In-app purchases

None

Shadow Love

No in-app purchases

None

妖怪変幻

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shadow Love free?
Shadow Love costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 妖怪変幻 free?
妖怪変幻 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shadow Love or 妖怪変幻 have ads?
妖怪変幻 shows ads; Shadow Love does not.
Which is updated more often, Shadow Love or 妖怪変幻?
Shadow Love ships an update every 6 weeks, and 妖怪変幻 every 2 months. Most recently, Shadow Love was updated on November 1, 2026 and 妖怪変幻 on November 3, 2026.

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