Patrick's Journey vs Max
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Patrick's Journey
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Welcome to Patrick's Journey ! Embark on an epic adventure. Face monsters and obstacles and beat all records. Will your Patrick be the better one ?
Max
A 2D pixel-art top-down shooter where you play as a retired agent fighting a ruthless regime. Experience intense action, strategic combat, and a gripping narrative with an instant-death system that requires precision and speed.
- 2D pixel-art graphics
- Top-down shooter gameplay
- Strategic combat
- Gripping narrative
- Instant-death system
- Challenging levels
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Max: Countercoup is a 2D pixel-art top-down shooter that delivers intense action, strategic combat, and a gripping narrative. Step into the shoes of a retired special operations agent, pulled back into the shadows by a thirst for justice as he faces a ruthless regime. Set against the backdrop of a brutal late 20th-century conflict, you’ll go up against a militarized dictatorship that seized power through a coup d'état, aiming to crush freedom and impose total control. Unravel their true motives and lead the fight to take back the nation in a high-stakes counter-coup! The gameplay is designed to test reflexes and strategic thinking, featuring a brutal instant-death system that demands precision and speed. Players must navigate challenging levels filled with ruthless enemies, adapting their tactics to engage in intense, full-scale firefights!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Max at none against Patrick's Journey's shown. Max also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Patrick's Journey's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Patrick's Journey ships an update fortnightly, Max every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Patrick's Journey | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 2 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 97 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ALEMACOR TECH | Vladyslav Omelechko |
In-app purchases
Patrick's Journey
No in-app purchases
Max
No in-app purchases
