Comparison

Severance Pain vs Stellar Mercenaries

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

Head to head
About

Severance Pain

A brutal and bloody roguelike top-down slasher where players whirl around to defeat enemies. Expect frequent deaths as you delve into dangerous dungeons to retrieve valuable artifacts.

Highlights
  • Roguelike top-down slasher gameplay
  • Fast-paced, high-difficulty combat
  • Dungeon exploration
  • Artifact collection
  • Unique movement mechanic
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Brutal and bloody roguelike topdown slasher. Expect to die a lot, and quickly. You have only one move - whirl around like a maniac and woe betide any fool that gets in your way. Delve into dungeons like the Cursed Crypt of Neverending Tragedies and retrieve valuable artifacts like the Forbidden Grimoire of Inscrutable Vampire Mating Rituals. For example.

About

Stellar Mercenaries

Engage in offline, vertical scrolling arcade action with this sci-fi RPG. Upgrade your ship, weapons, and abilities to battle rival mercenaries and conquer the solar system. Enjoy endless procedurally generated missions with diverse objectives and challenges.

Highlights
  • Vertical scrolling arcade shooter
  • Offline capable gameplay
  • Upgradable ships and weapons
  • Customizable loadouts
  • Procedurally generated missions
  • Rival mercenary system
Features
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Ready to vanquish your enemies and change the solar system forever from anywhere? Stellar Mercs is a vertical scrolling, offline capable, action arcade shooter with upgradable ships, weapons, and special abilities. Customize your loadouts for each mission depending on the environments and enemies you'll face! Each mission will reward you with unlocks and cash to continue building your arsenal. You're not the only mercenary out there - the more successful and accomplished you become, the more attention you'll attract. Enemy mercenaries can become persistent arch-rivals, leveling up along side you. Defeating them will net you great rewards, but if you die at their hands, they'll grow even further in power. The fun is never-ending! Fly missions through endless procedurally generated missions with a variety of environments, objectives, hazards, enemies, and rewards. Hijack cargo from speeding space trains, break into heavily guarded research and development space stations to acquire new prototype ships to fly, or defeat mighty leviathan capital ships in your quest to become the wealthiest, most powerful mercenary in the system! Stellar Mercs operates as a single handed action arcade game, so you can play comfortably on the go. SM is offline capable, so even without signal you can keep gaming and conquering the solar system! Configure your spacecraft's loadout and autoshoot your way to victory - focus on maneuvering through hazards and waves of enemies while you employ special abilities for maximum carnage!

Screenshots

Severance Pain4 screens
Stellar Mercenaries4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Severance Pain at none against Stellar Mercenaries's 9. Severance Pain also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). Stellar Mercenaries's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 15 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Stellar Mercenaries sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Severance Pain asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Stellar Mercenaries holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 38 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 91% of Severance Pain's written reviews are positive against 86% of Stellar Mercenaries's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Severance Pain ships an update every 15 months, Stellar Mercenaries every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Severance Pain versus Stellar Mercenaries: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeverance PainStellar Mercenaries
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (23 ratings)4.8 (38 ratings) — better
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better85.7% of reviews
Number of ratings2338 — better
Update frequencyEvery 15 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB198 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperVladimir JovanovicQuest Builders LLC

Customer experience

Severance Pain

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative0.0%

Stellar Mercenaries

All ratings34 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%

In-app purchases

None

Severance Pain

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Stellar Mercenaries

One-time9
  • Currency - Small Pack$1.99
  • Starter Pack - Basic$1.99
  • Gem Pack - Small$2.99
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  • Currency - Medium Pack$3.99
  • Stater Pack - Advanced$5.99
  • Gem Pack - Medium$7.99
  • Currency - Large Pack$7.99
  • Gem Pack - Large$15.99
  • Starter Pack - Legendary$15.99

Questions

Is Severance Pain free?
Severance Pain is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Stellar Mercenaries free?
Stellar Mercenaries is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Severance Pain or Stellar Mercenaries?
Stellar Mercenaries is rated higher. Severance Pain averages 4.6 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Stellar Mercenaries averages 4.8 from 38 ratings.
Do Severance Pain or Stellar Mercenaries have ads?
Severance Pain shows ads; Stellar Mercenaries does not.
Which is updated more often, Severance Pain or Stellar Mercenaries?
Severance Pain ships an update every 15 months, and Stellar Mercenaries every 3 weeks. Most recently, Severance Pain was updated on November 3, 2026 and Stellar Mercenaries on November 3, 2026.

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