Comparison

Sproggiwood vs Return to Pixhell

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

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About

Sproggiwood

Embark on a humorous, story-driven roguelike adventure inspired by Finnish mythology. Build your civilization, explore procedurally generated dungeons, and engage in tactical combat with unique classes and mischievous monsters. Your choices will shape the fate of Sproggiwood.

Highlights
  • Story-driven roguelike gameplay
  • Humorous setting inspired by Finnish mythology
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Six unique, customizable classes
  • Tactical combat against creative monsters
  • Town decoration mode
Features
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Sproggiwood was developed for devices with at least 1GB of RAM. We recommend you only download Sproggiwood if your device meets these minimums: iPhone 5+ iPad 3+ iPad Mini 2+ iPod Touch 5 does NOT meet this minimum. "The game just oozes personality and humor through its characters and game world." -- Touch Arcade "The combination of adorable art, fun dialogue, bite-sized dungeons and a clear sense of progression makes Sproggiwood pretty danged difficult to put down." -- CNET "The adorable graphics and humorous writing bring every detail to life, from talking sheep to vampiric mushrooms." -- Gamezebo "If you're a fan of roguelikes, then this is a must buy. And if you're considering dipping your toe into that particular pond for the first time, this is a darn good place to start.” -- Pocket Gamer "The cutest roguelike you'll ever die to." Bring civilization to Sproggiwood, a story-driven, turn-based roguelike set in a humorous world inspired by Finnish mythology. Grow your civilization and plunder procedural dungeons with six unique classes. Outsmart mischievous monsters who work together in unexpected ways. No two dungeon dives are alike. Story: You’re a simple farmer from the peaceful island of Clog. One moment, you're tending your grove -- the next, you’re lured through a mysterious portal by a talking sheep. Now you’re the prisoner of Sproggi, a mischievous forest spirit who's built a whole village just for you. You have a simple job: tame the wild creatures that roam the forests of Sproggi's realm... Watch Sproggi's plans go awry when you discover a rival civilization on the rise to greatness. Will you choose to befriend these curious Mushroom people and stand together, or will you crush them and claim Sproggiwood for your own? Seize the day and civilize Sproggiwood now! Gameplay: Sproggiwood distills the roguelike genre down to its core fun ingredients: inspired character classes, loads of interesting loot, and procedurally populated dungeons with monsters and traps that combine to produce totally unique tactical challenges. In Sproggiwood, adventure sessions are compact and chock-full of interesting choices for you to make. Each dungeon dive follows the heroic rise of one adventurer from your civilization. Journey through teeming forests, haunted swamps, teetering cliffs, and glacial mazes to uncover your civilization's whole story. Features: -A wondrous and humorous setting inspired by Finnish mythology -Brain-churning tactical combat vs. an assortment of creative monsters and traps -Six fully unique, customizable classes: simple farmer, brave warrior, merry: archer, cunning thief, brainy wizard, and creepy vampire -Procedural dungeons filled to the brim with scrolls, potions, swords, and staves -Town decoration mode with buildings, trees, roads, and villagers

About

Return to Pixhell

Embark on a roguelite survival fantasy adventure in a cursed world. Fight endless hordes, manage your fear, and strategically use campfires to survive as long as possible. Compete on leaderboards and explore diverse environments.

Highlights
  • Tactical 4-way movement
  • Explore Forest, Caves, and Hell
  • Fear system
  • Campfire survival mechanics
  • Character selection
  • Item collection and builds
  • Leaderboards
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Are you ready for darkness? Return to Pixhell is a roguelite survival fantasy game where you descend into a cursed, dying world with no goal – only survival. Fight through endless hordes, defeat bosses, and go as far as you can… because death is inevitable. FEATURES: - Tactical 4-way movement – movement precision is your weapon! - Descend through Forest, Caves, and Hell (+ secret level) - Dark, oppressive atmosphere that never lets go - Fear system - stay in the light or be consumed - Ignite campfires for light, power and survival - Compete on Season and All-time Leaderboards – prove you are the ultimate survivor. - Choose your character (Mage, Reaper, Aura, Bard) - Collect gold, buy items, create powerful builds - Original soundtrack - Fully handmade - no AI - Enjoy as endless demo with all heroes and first map - No ads. Ever.

Screenshots

Sproggiwood4 screens
Return to Pixhell4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Sproggiwood at 81% against Return to Pixhell's 14%. Sproggiwood also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). Return to Pixhell's advantage is price (Free vs $4.99) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 12 months). On ads 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

Return to Pixhell is free to download; Sproggiwood costs $4.99 up front. Return to Pixhell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sproggiwood asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sproggiwood ships an update every 12 months, Return to Pixhell every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Sproggiwood versus Return to Pixhell: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSproggiwoodReturn to Pixhell
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (74 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews — better14.3% of reviews
Number of ratings74 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS6.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size419 MB140 MB
Age rating+1212+
DeveloperFreehold Games, LLCMartin Lepic

Customer experience

Sproggiwood

All ratings74 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative13.5%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral8.7%
Negative10.7%

Return to Pixhell

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral28.6%
Negative57.1%

Bugs and requests

Sproggiwood

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Crashes during gameplay
  • Game crashes after hours of effort
  • App crashes during loading screen
  • Lost progress due to crashes
  • Double click issue in settings/class selection
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  • Lag develops after extended play
  • Loading screen pixelation
  • Music randomly stops
  • Device heats up significantly
  • Tapping dialogue bubble to advance text is a pain
  • Cannot collect items on stairs/holes
  • Game crashes after finishing a dungeon
  • Download speed issues
  • Does not support standard MFi controllers
  • App restarts progress when switching apps

Requested features

16 requests
  • Update for modern devices (full screen)
  • Confirmation box for starting new game
  • More content (levels/quests/equipment)
  • Add a second story
  • iCloud save synchronization
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  • Support for portrait mode
  • Improve control function (continuous movement)
  • Add more enemy types and level diversity
  • Flesh out town building aspect
  • Add more classes/skills
  • Add more to the city part of the game
  • Add more levels/quests and equipment
  • Implement a better save system
  • MFi controller support
  • Mid-level saving
  • Left/right hand compass control option

Return to Pixhell

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Sproggiwood

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Return to Pixhell

One-time1
  • Full game unlock$4.99

Questions

Is Sproggiwood free?
Sproggiwood costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Return to Pixhell free?
Return to Pixhell is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sproggiwood or Return to Pixhell have ads?
Neither Sproggiwood nor Return to Pixhell shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sproggiwood or Return to Pixhell?
Sproggiwood ships an update every 12 months, and Return to Pixhell every 5 days. Most recently, Sproggiwood was updated on November 1, 2026 and Return to Pixhell on October 30, 2026.

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