Arcadium vs Maze Mice
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arcadium
Embark on a survival roguelite adventure across a dynamic universe. Harvest resources, craft powerful builds, and battle relentless alien waves in an ever-changing galaxy. Enjoy endless replayability with unique playthroughs and strategic preparation between combat encounters.
- Dynamic universe generation
- Resource harvesting
- Craftable builds
- Strategic combat preparation
- Quick play sessions
- Endless replayability
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Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries. Key Features - Endless replayability: A dynamically generated universe that offers limitless exploration with planets, stars, black holes, aliens, and wonders to discover, setting it apart from traditional static or repetitive maps. - Countless builds: Hundreds of different abilities obtainable through talents, items, artifacts (and more) that can completely shift the gameplay. - Strategic gameplay: Between alien waves, harvest resources from nearby planets and interact with the universe to prepare your next move. - Quick play sessions: Play in short bursts and pick up right where you left off. - And more: Missions, unlockables, and surprises await.
Maze Mice
Navigate challenging mazes in this roguelike survival game where time progresses only when you move. Collect power-ups, choose upgrades, and evade enemies to survive. Unlock new characters and discover a vast array of enhancements.
- Time moves only when you move
- Collect dots and level up
- Choose from tons of upgrades
- Unlock multiple cute characters
- Bullet heaven roguelite gameplay
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Maze Mice is a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move. Collect dots, level up, choose upgrades, and avoid cats. All at your own pace. Features: Gameplay designed by the same solo developer who brought you Luck be a Landlord. A fantastic soundtrack from the same composer as Luck be a Landlord. Multiple cute characters to unlock and play as. Tons of upgrades to unlock and pick from.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Arcadium at Free against Maze Mice's $4.99. Arcadium also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and review sentiment (60% vs 40%). Maze Mice's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, update cadence 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
Arcadium is free to download; Maze Mice costs $4.99 up front. Arcadium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Maze Mice asks for nothing beyond the download.
Arcadium holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Arcadium's written reviews are positive against 40% of Maze Mice's.
Arcadium ships an update every 3 months, Maze Mice daily. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcadium | Maze Mice |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (23 ratings) — better | 4.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 40.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Daily — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Luciano Bercini | TrampolineTales |
Customer experience
Arcadium
Maze Mice
In-app purchases
Arcadium
- Premium$4.99
Maze Mice
No in-app purchases









