Comparison

Arcadium vs Maze Mice

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Dynamic universe generation
  • Resource harvesting
  • Craftable builds
  • Strategic combat preparation
  • Quick play sessions
  • Endless replayability
Features
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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.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Time moves only when you move
  • Collect dots and level up
  • Choose from tons of upgrades
  • Unlock multiple cute characters
  • Bullet heaven roguelite gameplay
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Arcadium4 screens
Maze Mice4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcadium ships an update every 3 months, Maze Mice daily. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Arcadium versus Maze Mice: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcadiumMaze Mice
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.7 (23 ratings) — better4.5 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better11
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB98 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLuciano BerciniTrampolineTales

Customer experience

Arcadium

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Maze Mice

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral27.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Arcadium

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
None

Maze Mice

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arcadium free?
Arcadium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Maze Mice free?
Maze Mice costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arcadium or Maze Mice?
Arcadium is rated higher. Arcadium averages 4.7 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Maze Mice averages 4.5 from 11 ratings.
Do Arcadium or Maze Mice have ads?
Arcadium shows ads; Maze Mice does not.
Which is updated more often, Arcadium or Maze Mice?
Arcadium ships an update every 3 months, and Maze Mice daily. Most recently, Arcadium was updated on November 4, 2026 and Maze Mice on November 8, 2026.

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