Comparison

Sandy's Great Escape vs Dead Lasso

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

Head to head
About

Sandy's Great Escape

A unique puzzle game where you push boxes and shells to solve challenges, utilizing a rewind mechanic. Unlock over 40 crab skins and discover fun facts about crabs as you progress through 100 levels across four themed worlds.

Highlights
  • Box-pushing puzzle mechanics
  • Rewind feature
  • 100 levels across 4 worlds
  • Crab customization with 40+ skins
  • Unlockable crab facts
  • Hidden achievements
Features
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A crabby twist on the sokoban (box-pushing) genre, where you use deaths to create shells and solve puzzles. Scuttle through challenging levels with a forgiving rewind mechanic. TONS OF UNIQUE PUZZLE MECHANICS. Each of the four themed worlds adds unique mechanics to the field, giving even the most crabby player hours of entertainment with 100 levels in their claws. Push boxes and shells across ice, in water, into holes, over conveyors, gates, buttons, and more! CUSTOMIZE YOUR CRAB. Perfect levels and earn crab coins to get skins at the crab gumball machine - get over 40 unique skins for your crab! Find hidden achievement and secret skins throughout the game! Certain crab skins have unique sound effects and particles! CRAB FACTS. Learn ALL ABOUT CRABS with unlockable crab facts!

About

Dead Lasso

Features
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You're Ed Lasso, world-renowned adventurer and rootin'-tootin' cowboy with a lasso that never misses and a thirst for trouble that never quits. When whispers of the Lazarus Stone, a relic said to pack the raw punch of forgotten gods, reach your ears, you saddle up and charge straight into the Temple of Shadows, a sprawling, trap-riddled labyrinth buried beneath forgotten jungles. Deep within this forgotten labyrinth of crumbling platforms, lethal traps, and shifting shadows, mysterious glowing sacks of golden dust are scattered across the ruins. Collect them all to awaken the Lazarus Stone and claim its legendary power. Master new abilities as you find the power-up relics: Dash across chasms, Glide with your lasso, soar with triple jumps, blast through walls with bombs, scale sheer cliffs, swim through flooded chambers, and more. With 190 hand crafted rooms, you explore a vast, interconnected temple filled with secrets, hidden paths, and one very strange tentacle-dwelling cowboy who’s a little too happy about his situation.   Dodge enemies, solve environmental puzzles, and chain your growing moveset in true Metroidvania style as you unravel the temple’s deadly mysteries. Will you claim the Rune… or become another ghost in the shadows?

Screenshots

Sandy's Great Escape4 screens
Dead Lasso4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sandy's Great Escape at daily against Dead Lasso's every 5 days. Sandy's Great Escape also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). Dead Lasso's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Sandy's Great Escape costs $4.99 and Dead Lasso $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sandy's Great Escape ships an update daily, Dead Lasso every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Sandy's Great Escape versus Dead Lasso: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSandy's Great EscapeDead Lasso
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB269 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperZane RauChilling Moose

In-app purchases

None

Sandy's Great Escape

No in-app purchases

None

Dead Lasso

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sandy's Great Escape free?
Sandy's Great Escape costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dead Lasso free?
Dead Lasso costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Sandy's Great Escape or Dead Lasso have ads?
Neither Sandy's Great Escape nor Dead Lasso shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sandy's Great Escape or Dead Lasso?
Sandy's Great Escape ships an update daily, and Dead Lasso every 5 days. Most recently, Sandy's Great Escape was updated on October 14, 2026 and Dead Lasso on October 15, 2026.

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