Comparison

Five Squares vs Pelimies Remake

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

Head to head
About

Five Squares

Features
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Five Squares. Keep them apart. Five Squares is a one-thumb arcade survival game. Colored squares with googly eyes bounce around a neon arena, and if any two collide, your run is over. That's the whole rule. Keeping it gets harder every minute.

About

Pelimies Remake

Features
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Pelimies Remake - Retro Gaming at its Fin(n)est! Inspired by legendary game franchises such as Legend of Zelda, Final Fantasy, Super Mario and Monkey Island, the game combines elements of adventure, exploration, role-playing and puzzle-solving - all in vibrant, ever-changing retro landscapes. Storytelling and NPC dialogue filled with unique, self-deprecating Finnish humor, the player finds him/herself captivated with the world and its diverse characters while unraveling the mystery of amnesiac folk being imprisoned within the walls they can't escape from. Can you guide Pelimies to fulfill his destiny? Pelimies Remake is available in Finnish, English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean and Chinese, with added features such as autosave, new animations, dialogue improvements, improved layout, ability to start the game with ample resources, skills and items, playthrough instructions and world map.

Screenshots

Five Squares3 screens
Pelimies Remake4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Pelimies Remake at 4 against Five Squares's 1. Pelimies Remake also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Five Squares sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Pelimies Remake sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Five Squares versus Pelimies Remake: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFive SquaresPelimies Remake
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS17.615.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size16 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTalking Chicken FriendOlli Harkonen

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Five Squares

One-time1
  • No Ads$1.99
1 purchases

Pelimies Remake

One-time1
  • Pelimies Remake$2.99

Questions

Is Five Squares free?
Five Squares is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pelimies Remake free?
Pelimies Remake is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Five Squares or Pelimies Remake have ads?
Neither Five Squares nor Pelimies Remake shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Five Squares or Pelimies Remake?
Five Squares ships an update every 2 weeks, and Pelimies Remake every 2 weeks. Most recently, Five Squares was updated on November 6, 2026 and Pelimies Remake on October 31, 2026.

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