Three Pandas Escape vs Samorost 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Three Pandas Escape
Guide three unique pandas to freedom from pirates and hostile island inhabitants. Utilize each panda's special abilities to overcome obstacles and escape captivity through jungles and tribal lands. Outsmart your captors in this thrilling adventure.
- Unique panda abilities
- Escape pirate ship
- Navigate jungle and tribal lands
- Finger-tap controls
- Strategic ability usage
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Three pandas have been captured by pirates! But they know some tricks. Help them escape the pirate ship, get through the jungles on the island, which is inhabited by hostile natives, and past the tribal people that want to capture them. Don't let the poachers get their paws on these poor pandas! Each panda has unique abilities, they must escape captivity before leading them on a wild journey, control the pandas with your finger and use their unique abilities to guide them along their adventure. Tap on a panda to display his ability, and then tap on the ability to perform the action.
Samorost 3
Embark on a cosmic journey as a curious space gnome exploring nine unique alien worlds. Solve puzzles and uncover mysteries using a magic flute. This award-winning adventure game features beautiful artwork, sound, and music.
- Exploration adventure game
- Puzzle solving
- Magic flute powers
- Nine unique alien worlds
- Beautiful artwork and music
- Curious space gnome protagonist
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Samorost 3 is an exploration adventure and puzzle game from the award-winning creators of Machinarium and Botanicula. It is Amanita Design’s most ambitious experience to date and a loose continuation of the hit indie games Samorost and Samorost 2. Samorost 3 follows a curious space gnome who uses the powers of a magic flute to travel across the cosmos in search of its mysterious origins. Visit nine unique and alien worlds teeming with colorful challenges, creatures and surprises to discover, brought to life with beautiful artwork, sound and music. We recommend playing with headphones for a greater experience! What the press said: “Possibly the most beautiful point-and-click adventure I've ever played.” - Destructoid “The best adventure game in years.” - Kill Screen “A worthy follow-up to Machinarium and Botanicula.” - Pocket Gamer “Arguably the greatest game to come out of Amanita Design.” - PC Gamer “Samorost 3's setting is immediately entrancing.” - GameSpot “All of the music is incredible.” - GameZebo “Samorost 3 is a game that feels alive.” - Stuff
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Three Pandas Escape at Free against Samorost 3's $1.99. Three Pandas Escape also leads on iOS requirement (6.0 vs 11.0). Samorost 3's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and chart position (#39 vs unranked). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Three Pandas Escape is free to download; Samorost 3 costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Samorost 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 325 and 568 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Three Pandas Escape's written reviews are positive against 75% of Samorost 3's.
Three Pandas Escape ships an update every 3 months, Samorost 3 every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Three Pandas Escape | Samorost 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (325 ratings) | 4.5 (568 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.3% of reviews | 74.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 325 | 568 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 7 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #39 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 50 MB | 1.2 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | XIAN YUAN LUO | Amanita Design s.r.o. |
Customer experience
Three Pandas Escape
Samorost 3
User reviews
Three Pandas Escape
From 325 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🐼 Cute pandas
- 🤩 Entertaining and fun
- 👍 Good animation
- 😌 Nostalgic gameplay
- ✨ Best game ever
Room to improve
- 😠 Too many ads
- 🎮 Difficult controls
- 😤 Frustrating levels
- ⚠️ Inappropriate ads for kids
- 📉 Progress resets
Samorost 3
From 568 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 💎 Amazing graphics and visuals
- 🎶 Wonderful soundtrack and sound design
- 🤗 Charming and quirky characters
- 🧠 Challenging and rewarding puzzles
- 🌍 Immersive and imaginative world-building
Room to improve
- 🤯 Some puzzles are overly obscure and difficult
- ⏱️ Slow pacing and progression at times
- 💾 Occasional save/load issues and loss of progress
- 📱 Not optimized for smaller screens
Bugs and requests
Three Pandas Escape
Reported bugs
5 issues- Game resets progress when leaving app
- Ads block gameplay elements
- Errors pushing player back levels
- Controls don't work well
- Game doesn't save levels on iPhone
Requested features
5 requests- Add buttons for movement and jumping
- Make 3 pandas 5 a fantasy version
- Allow pressing and dragging for control
- Remove ads
- Fix progress reset issue
Samorost 3
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes on certain devices
- Compatibility issues with older iOS versions
Requested features
3 requests- Ability to restart the game from the beginning
- More detailed instructions and tutorials
- Support for larger screens like iPad Pro
In-app purchases
Three Pandas Escape
No in-app purchases
Samorost 3
No in-app purchases
Questions
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