Comparison

Shakedown vs Tearscape

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

Head to head
About

Shakedown

Embark on a 16-bit open-world adventure where you build a business empire. Complete missions, acquire properties, and sabotage rivals to dominate the island. Explore by land, sea, or air, uncovering secrets and engaging in arcade challenges.

Highlights
  • 16-bit open world exploration
  • Business acquisition and management
  • Mission-based gameplay
  • Sabotage competitors
  • Vehicle and boat traversal
  • Arcade challenges and side quests
Features
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A brand new open world adventure from the creator of Retro City Rampage DX! The entire island is up for grabs. Build your own "legitimate" corporation by completing missions, acquiring businesses, sabotaging competitors, "re-zoning" land, and shaking down shops for protection money. Explore the 16-bit open world by foot, by car, or by boat. It's filled with arcade challenges, side quests, stores to shop at, houses to burgle, civilians to interact with, and secrets to discover. Build your empire and destroy the competition... in Shakedown: Hawaii.

About

Tearscape

Embark on a 2D action-adventure in a gothic world, featuring fast-paced combat, exploration, and pixel art. Master precise fighting, unlock new abilities, and delve into challenging dungeons filled with secrets.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced combat
  • Exploration
  • Pixel art style
  • Unlockable abilities
  • Dungeon crawling
  • Boss fights
  • 2-Player Local Co-Op
Features
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FEATURES • Achievements • Cloud Saves • Controller support • 2-Player Local Co-Op (Requires 2 Controllers) Discover a Gothic world in this 2D top-down action-adventure, blending fast-paced combat, exploration, and pixel art inspired by Game Boy Color classics. Fight monstrous foes, unlock new abilities, and explore a non-linear map filled with hidden secrets and dangerous challenges. COMBAT Master precise combat, where every strike and dodge matters. Manage your stamina as you face off against grotesque enemies. You have a limited number of healing flasks so use them wisely. Upgrade your character's stats to remain effective in combat. TOOLS Discover powerful new tools hidden in the dungeons that enhance both combat and exploration. Unlock new abilities to defeat enemies more effectively and access hidden paths, uncovering deeper secrets within the world. DUNGEONS Uncover hidden dungeons throughout Tearscape's dark, interconnected world. Each dungeon holds unique challenges, powerful items, and deadly enemies, pushing your combat and exploration skills to the limit. BOSS FIGHTS Face off against challenging bosses: massive, grotesque creatures born from dark experiments. Each encounter demands precise timing, strategy, and mastery of your abilities to emerge victorious. EXPLORATION Explore the vast, interconnected map filled with branching paths, hidden shortcuts, and secret areas. The non-linear design encourages exploration, rewarding you with powerful items and new abilities. NPCs Encounter a diverse cast of NPCs, some offering guidance, others seeking your help, and a few with their own hidden agendas. Every interaction adds depth to the story.

Screenshots

Shakedown4 screens
Tearscape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shakedown at 4.9 against Tearscape's 4.3. Shakedown also leads on price ($4.99 vs $9.99) and ratings volume (20 vs 6). Tearscape's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly) and chart position (#191 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Shakedown costs $4.99 and Tearscape $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shakedown holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 92% of Shakedown's written reviews are positive against 100% of Tearscape's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shakedown ships an update fortnightly, Tearscape every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Shakedown versus Tearscape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShakedownTearscape
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.9 (20 ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews91.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings20 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#191 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size124 MB194 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperVblank Entertainment Inc.NERDS TAKE OVER

Customer experience

Shakedown

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%

Tearscape

Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Shakedown

No in-app purchases

None

Tearscape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shakedown free?
Shakedown costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tearscape free?
Tearscape costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shakedown or Tearscape?
Shakedown is rated higher. Shakedown averages 4.9 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while Tearscape averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Shakedown or Tearscape have ads?
Neither Shakedown nor Tearscape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shakedown or Tearscape?
Shakedown ships an update fortnightly, and Tearscape every 5 days. Most recently, Shakedown was updated on October 28, 2026 and Tearscape on October 25, 2026.

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