Arcadium vs Pixel Drill
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.
Pixel Drill
Test your reflexes in this handcrafted endless runner game. Unlock over 20 skins and utilize 7 power-ups and 5 unique upgrades to achieve high scores. Play offline or connect to submit your progress to the leaderboard.
- 20+ Skins to Unlock
- 7 PowerUps
- 5 Unique Upgrades
- Handcrafted Endless Runner
- Offline Play Supported
- Leaderboard Submission
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Test your reflexes in Pixel Drill, a handcrafted endless runner! - 20+ Skins To Unlock - 7 PowerUps - 5 Unique Upgrades A network connection is not required to play Pixel Drill, only to submit high scores to the leaderboard. All assets created by Mason J Bernheim
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Pixel Drill at 100% against Arcadium's 60%. Pixel Drill also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Arcadium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Pixel Drill asks for nothing beyond the download.
Pixel Drill holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Arcadium's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pixel Drill's.
Arcadium ships an update every 3 months, Pixel Drill monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcadium | Pixel Drill |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (23 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 23 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luciano Bercini | Mason Bernheim |
Customer experience
Arcadium
Pixel Drill
In-app purchases
Arcadium
- Premium$4.99
Pixel Drill
No in-app purchases
