Comparison

Don't Push the Button vs Escape From Party

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

Head to head
About

Don't Push the Button

Embark on a story-driven escape room adventure with intuitive tap controls. Solve puzzles and use items to progress through a less challenging experience designed for quick play sessions. Features auto-save to ensure your progress is always secure.

Highlights
  • Story-driven gameplay
  • Lower difficulty
  • Auto-save function
  • Quick play sessions
  • Tap controls
Features
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The more you're told "don't push it," the more you want to. An immersive journey into a surreal world. You wake up in a pitch-black room. An unknown voice gives you one command: "Don't push the red button." —A simple rule that will toy with your intuition. The escape game loved by many players has been fully remade in cel-shaded 3D! While keeping the cozy atmosphere of the original illustrations, the addition of sound and spatial depth has evolved the sense of immersion. 【How to Play】 ・Use items and solve mysteries to escape the room. ・Tap areas of interest in the 3D space to explore. ・Tap an item to select it, and tap again to enlarge. 【Features】 ・Charming 3D: Cel-shaded graphics that stay true to the original's taste. ・Sound Design: Added sound effects for realistic feedback. Feel the thrill of the escape. ・Intuitive Puzzles: No specialized knowledge required. A difficulty level enjoyable for everyone. ・Reliable Hints: Stuck? The hint page with images will help you solve it immediately. Can you resist the temptation of this strange room and find your way out? 【Credits】 Sound Effects: Sound Effect Lab (https://soundeffect-lab.info/) Pocket Sound (https://pocket-se.info/)

About

Escape From Party

Trapped in a party hall, you must solve puzzles and collect four escape cards to find the key and break free. Utilize collected items and enjoy an auto-save feature for flexible play. A fun mini-game challenges you to stack presents as high as possible.

Highlights
  • Puzzle solving
  • Item collection
  • Escape mechanics
  • Auto-save function
  • Mini-game
Features
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You have been locked in a party hall. The only way to escape is to collect four escape cards and get the key. Clear the puzzles in the hall and use the items to escape from the party hall! There is an auto-save function so you can proceed in your spare time. Try your hand at the mini-game where you pile up presents to see how high you can get!

Screenshots

Don't Push the Button3 screens
Escape From Party4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Escape From Party at every 2 weeks against Don't Push the Button's every 4 months. Escape From Party also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Don't Push the Button's advantage is review sentiment (54% vs 38%). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Escape From Party holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 22 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 54% of Don't Push the Button's written reviews are positive against 38% of Escape From Party's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Don't Push the Button ships an update every 4 months, Escape From Party every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Don't Push the Button versus Escape From Party: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDon't Push the ButtonEscape From Party
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (20 ratings)4.9 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews53.7% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings2022 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size235 MB235 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperYOUHEI SHINRATomoaki Namiki

Customer experience

Don't Push the Button

All ratings19 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.3%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive53.7%
Neutral5.6%
Negative40.7%

Escape From Party

All ratings22 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral4.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral25.0%
Negative37.5%

In-app purchases

None

Don't Push the Button

No in-app purchases

None

Escape From Party

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Don't Push the Button free?
Don't Push the Button is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Escape From Party free?
Escape From Party is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Don't Push the Button or Escape From Party?
Escape From Party is rated higher. Don't Push the Button averages 4.5 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Escape From Party averages 4.9 from 22 ratings.
Do Don't Push the Button or Escape From Party have ads?
Both Don't Push the Button and Escape From Party show ads.
Which is updated more often, Don't Push the Button or Escape From Party?
Don't Push the Button ships an update every 4 months, and Escape From Party every 2 weeks. Most recently, Don't Push the Button was updated on October 23, 2026 and Escape From Party on October 8, 2026.

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