Comparison

Maze Mice vs Par Or Perish

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

Head to head
About

Maze Mice

Navigate challenging mazes in this roguelike survival game where time progresses only when you move. Collect power-ups, choose upgrades, and evade enemies to survive. Unlock new characters and discover a vast array of enhancements.

Highlights
  • Time moves only when you move
  • Collect dots and level up
  • Choose from tons of upgrades
  • Unlock multiple cute characters
  • Bullet heaven roguelite gameplay
Features
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Maze Mice is a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move. Collect dots, level up, choose upgrades, and avoid cats. All at your own pace. Features: Gameplay designed by the same solo developer who brought you Luck be a Landlord. A fantastic soundtrack from the same composer as Luck be a Landlord. Multiple cute characters to unlock and play as. Tons of upgrades to unlock and pick from.

About

Par Or Perish

This roguelike survival game blends golf mechanics with zombie combat. Master different clubs, unlock powerful upgrades, and outrun a deadly storm on procedurally generated holes. Play offline with intuitive one-hand controls.

Highlights
  • Golf club combat
  • Roguelike progression
  • Procedurally generated holes
  • Unlockable upgrades
  • Offline play
  • One-hand touch controls
Features
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SURVIVE THE ENDLESS NIGHT In a world overrun by the undead, only your golf clubs stand between you and oblivion. Par or Perish combines the precision of golf with the chaos of survival horror in a unique roguelike experience. GOLF YOUR WAY TO SURVIVAL Master four clubs - Driver, Iron, Wedge, and Putter - each with unique physics. Line up your shots, judge the terrain, and sink the ball before the storm consumes you. BATTLE THE HORDE Zombies, skeletons, wraiths, and worse lurk on every hole. Fight back with your clubs, unlock devastating upgrades, and watch enemies explode in satisfying pixel-art glory. UNLOCK POWERFUL UPGRADES - Chain Lightning: Kills arc to nearby enemies - Club Throw: Hurl your club like a boomerang - Poisoned Tees: Lob toxic projectiles at foes - Ball Turret: Orbiting golf balls of destruction - 25+ unique upgrades to discover! OUTRUN THE STORM A deadly void closes in on each hole. Make your shots count, collect gems, defeat enemies, and reach the pin before time runs out. FEATURES - Procedurally generated holes - no two runs alike - Roguelike progression with persistent unlocks - Pixel art visuals with smooth animations - One-hand touch controls optimized for mobile - Offline play - no internet required The fairway is death. The rough is worse. Will you make par... or perish?

Screenshots

Maze Mice4 screens
Par Or Perish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Par Or Perish at Free against Maze Mice's $4.99. Par Or Perish also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5). Maze Mice's advantage is ratings volume (11 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On update cadence, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Par Or Perish is free to download; Maze Mice costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Par Or Perish holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Maze Mice has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Maze Mice ships an update daily, Par Or Perish every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Maze Mice versus Par Or Perish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMaze MicePar Or Perish
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size98 MB31 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperTrampolineTalesDaniel Young

Customer experience

Maze Mice

All ratings11 ratings
Positive72.7%
Neutral27.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative10.0%

Par Or Perish

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Maze Mice

No in-app purchases

None

Par Or Perish

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Maze Mice free?
Maze Mice costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Par Or Perish free?
Par Or Perish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Maze Mice or Par Or Perish?
Par Or Perish is rated higher. Maze Mice averages 4.5 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Par Or Perish averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Maze Mice or Par Or Perish have ads?
Neither Maze Mice nor Par Or Perish shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Maze Mice or Par Or Perish?
Maze Mice ships an update daily, and Par Or Perish every 3 days. Most recently, Maze Mice was updated on November 8, 2026 and Par Or Perish on October 30, 2026.

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