Return to Pixhell vs Apple Knight 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Return to Pixhell
Descend into a cursed world in this 2D roguelike action game. Survive endless hordes, defeat bosses, and manage your fear in a dark, oppressive atmosphere. Master strict movement mechanics and build powerful characters to climb the leaderboards.
- Strict 4-way movement combat
- Explore Forest, Caves, and Hell
- Fear system and light mechanics
- Character selection (Mage, Reaper, Aura, Bard)
- Item collection and build creation
- Leaderboards for competition
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Are you ready for darkness? Return to Pixhell is a roguelite survival fantasy game where you descend into a cursed, dying world with no goal – only survival. Fight through endless hordes, defeat bosses, and go as far as you can… because death is inevitable. FEATURES: - Tactical 4-way movement – movement precision is your weapon! - Descend through Forest, Caves, and Hell (+ secret level) - Dark, oppressive atmosphere that never lets go - Fear system - stay in the light or be consumed - Ignite campfires for light, power and survival - Compete on Season and All-time Leaderboards – prove you are the ultimate survivor. - Choose your character (Mage, Reaper, Aura, Bard) - Collect gold, buy items, create powerful builds - Original soundtrack - Fully handmade - no AI - Enjoy as endless demo with all heroes and first map - No ads. Ever.
Apple Knight 3
Embark on an action-packed platforming adventure in a vast, interconnected world. Battle enemies, master abilities, and explore dangerous dungeons with smooth controls and fast-paced combat. Customize your hero with unique skins, pets, and mounts.
- Interconnected world exploration
- Fast action-platforming
- Hack-and-slash combat
- Dungeons and secrets
- Special abilities and weapons
- Character customization
- Pets and mounts
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Apple Knight is back with interconnected worlds and tons of new features! No ads or in-app purchases. Run, jump, and slash your way through a fast-paced action platformer full of secrets, mounts, and farm life. Some of the things to do in Apple Knight 3: • Explore 2 worlds (with more to come) and discover new mounts and dungeons • Track your journey on the world map • Run and jump through fast, fluid action-platforming • Switch between side-scrolling adventure and a top-down farm • Battle hordes of enemies with hack-and-slash combat and powerful special abilities • Find secret areas, hidden treasures, and hidden mounts • Collect 10 mounts, each with its own stats. At least 8 more are coming in future updates! • Grow crops on your farm and feed them to your mounts to level them up, or sell them for coins • Collect items and manage your inventory • Adopt a pet dog that gives you +1 heart • Sleep in your own house • Visit your friendly neighbor, Tobin, and his animals to buy or sell seeds and wheat, or just to chat • Feed the chickens on your farm or Tobin's to get a special bonus for 3 days • Experience a day/night cycle. Even the chickens go to bed at night! • Learn new moves in the training cave • Buy weapons at Torren's weapon shop. More branches with more weapons are opening soon! • Clear weeds from your farm • Choose your jump style: classic Apple Knight or the new variable jump height • Play with a game controller And much more to come!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Return to Pixhell at Free against Apple Knight 3's $2.99. Return to Pixhell also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). Apple Knight 3's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (44% vs 14%). On update cadence, ads 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
Return to Pixhell is free to download; Apple Knight 3 costs $2.99 up front. Return to Pixhell sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Apple Knight 3 asks for nothing beyond the download.
Return to Pixhell ships an update every 4 days, Apple Knight 3 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Return to Pixhell | Apple Knight 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | — | 4.3 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | 44.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #116 — better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 140 MB | 229 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Martin Lepic | Limitless LLC |
Customer experience
Return to Pixhell
Apple Knight 3
In-app purchases
Return to Pixhell
- Full game unlock$4.99
Apple Knight 3
No in-app purchases
Questions
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