Comparison

Return to Abyss vs Pilipala

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

Head to head
About

Return to Abyss

Engage in intense action combat as a resurrected hero in a chaotic abyss. Battle thousands of monsters, collect chaos energy to gain blessings, and evolve unique weapons to overcome overwhelming odds in this roguelite experience.

Highlights
  • Action mowing combat
  • Roguelite elements
  • Battle thousands of enemies
  • Weapon evolution with multiple routes
  • Collect chaos energy for blessings
  • Explore diverse environments
Features
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"Return to Abyss" is an action mowing game with Rogue-Lite elements. You will become a resurrected heroic spirit, awakening in the abyss of chaos Monsters are coming towards you like a tsunami. All you can rely on are the weapons in your hands and your unquenchable fighting spirit. Regain the fighting skills of the past and move around among thousands of armies Kill monsters, harvest the chaos energy from them, offer this to the God of Discord, and he will bless you. Obtain accessories to strengthen the weapons in your hands and reshape the legendary heroes' magical weapons. • Thousands of people share the same screen, and the fierce battle continues You will face the surprise attack of nearly a thousand demons at the same time, and you may be overwhelmed by the sea of monsters if you are not careful! But for you, defeating them only requires bombing the command room. • Fantastic weapons, evolved firepower From tentacles to cats, they are all weapons? Collect all kinds of magical accessories, which will make weapons reborn! Each weapon has up to six evolutionary routes of super weapons, no matter your fighting style is tough and reckless, or agile and sharp, there is always one that suits you! • Strange Abyss, source of chaos From the magma gushing hell to the barren wasteland city, three heroic spirits with different styles will shuttle here, fighting, collecting, and exploring constantly. But in the spare time, don't forget to go back to the tavern standing in the chaotic time and space. For the long-gone heroic spirit, this may be the eternal home.

About

Pilipala

Engage in a grass-cutting development game where you play as a knight fighting orcs. Upgrade skills, learn new martial arts, and rescue fellow knights to prevent assimilation. Master powerful combat moves and break through your limits.

Highlights
  • Grass-cutting gameplay
  • Skill upgrade system
  • Diverse skill schools
  • Collect gems to upgrade
  • Defeat waves of enemies
  • Rescue fellow knights
Features
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Game introduction: "Pilipala" has a variety of rules and gameplay. Constantly upgrade your skills and abilities to destroy all incoming enemies. Game background: The struggle between orcs and humans has never stopped for many years. The orcs assimilated humans into half-orcs through the spell "Pilipala". You come from a mysterious knight organization that fights against the orcs. Due to your extraordinary talents, you survived the orcs' attack. You need to explore your own talents, choose according to your own skill upgrades, and learn new martial arts. In this process full of dangers and challenges, master more powerful combat skills, constantly break through your own limits, refuse to be assimilated by the orcs, and rescue other knights. Game features: "Pilipala" is a grass-cutting development game. In the game, players will play the role of the sole survivor of the knight, trigger new skills, master powerful and cool moves, constantly upgrade their skills, and finally defeat the orcs. 〖Diversified Skill Schools〗 -Due to your unique talents, you have the possibility to upgrade skills of any genre. Different orcs inspire different skill attributes. You can freely choose your skill genre according to your opportunities. You can quickly improve your skill attributes in survival and avoid being assimilated by orcs. 〖Continuously reborn to defeat enemies, collect gems to upgrade skills〗 -In wave after wave of battles, continue to collect the sky stone skill gems obtained by defeating the orcs, constantly improve your strategic style level, and constantly hone yourself and strengthen yourself from the battles.

Screenshots

Return to Abyss4 screens
Pilipala4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Return to Abyss at 4.6 against Pilipala's 3.0. Return to Abyss also leads on ratings volume (91 vs 2). Pilipala's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and review sentiment (67% vs 45%). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Return to Abyss sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Pilipala asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Return to Abyss holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Return to Abyss has 91 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 45% of Return to Abyss's written reviews are positive against 67% of Pilipala's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Return to Abyss ships an update every 2 weeks, Pilipala weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Return to Abyss versus Pilipala: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterReturn to AbyssPilipala
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (91 ratings) — better3.0 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings91 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.0.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size678 MB322 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperWingjoy Games Co., Ltd勇虎 具

Customer experience

Return to Abyss

All ratings91 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral5.5%
Negative5.5%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral18.2%
Negative36.4%

Pilipala

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Return to Abyss

One-time12
  • Flawless Eyes * 10$0.99
  • Sign-in gift pack$0.99
  • Newcomer Boost Combo Pack$1.99
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  • Flawless Eyes * 60$4.99
  • Level-up Bundle$4.99
  • Tarm's Gift$4.99
  • Remove Ads$4.99
  • Flawless Eyes 188$14.99
  • Tarm's boon Bundle$19.99
  • all area communicator$19.99
  • Flawless Eyes 675$49.99
  • Flawless Eyes 1400$99.99
None

Pilipala

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Return to Abyss free?
Return to Abyss is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pilipala free?
Pilipala is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Return to Abyss or Pilipala?
Return to Abyss is rated higher. Return to Abyss averages 4.6 out of 5 from 91 ratings, while Pilipala averages 3.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Return to Abyss or Pilipala have ads?
Both Return to Abyss and Pilipala show ads.
Which is updated more often, Return to Abyss or Pilipala?
Return to Abyss ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pilipala weekly. Most recently, Return to Abyss was updated on October 30, 2026 and Pilipala on October 8, 2026.

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