Comparison

HollowLight vs Brass Reckoning

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

Head to head
About

HollowLight

Guide a small spirit to push back encroaching darkness in procedurally generated dungeons. Collect gear and upgrades to customize your playstyle and defend your forest home. The challenge grows even when you're offline.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Dynamic traps and enemies
  • Gear and upgrade collection
  • Playstyle customization
  • Offline play
  • Character progression
Features
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The Darkness is Coming. Your Light, the Only Thing it Fears. As The Tide of Darkness and Destruction Spreads, the Nurnen Forest Fades, its Ancient Light Waning. You—One Tiny, Radiant Orblit— are CHOSEN to Carry the Torch and Push Back the Gloom! > Become Brody, a Spirit of The Forest! An Unlikely Hero, and Master of Last-Second Dodges, With a Destiny Far Larger than His Size. > Conquer Ever‑Shifting Dungeons! Explore Procedural Labyrinths Filled with Dynamic Traps, Secrets, and Abominations Born of Shadow. No Two Runs Feel the Same. > Claim New Gear and Rise With Every Run! Discover Weapons, Armour, Sidekicks, Upgrades, and Precious Supplies to Shape YOUR own Playstyle. > Defend the Nurnen Forest! Fight to Protect what Remains of your Home and its Villagers, Man & Beast, Hopelessly Clinging to the Light. > The Darkness Never Sleeps! Even Offline, the World Shifts and the Threat Grows. Return to find New Dangers—and New Opportunities. *Developers Note* - Created Solo with a Lot of Love (and coffee). Thank you for Keeping Indie Dev Burning Bright!

About

Brass Reckoning

Features
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Brass Reckoning is a premium steampunk twin-stick shooter built for fast runs, explosive weapons, and pure mechanical mayhem. Blast through industrial zones packed with rust-bots, cogwork sentries, boiler hounds, snipers, bruisers, and worse. Collect cogs, unearth deadlier weapons, outlast escalating waves, and push toward a final showdown with Baron Vulcanus von Kessel. Every run is a fight for momentum. Swap weapons on the fly, watch your health, dodge what you can't outgun, and clear each zone before the factory overwhelms you. Features: - Fast, twitchy twin-stick combat - Steampunk enemies, bosses, and industrial ruin - Multiple weapons, each with a distinct fire style - A boss finale against Baron Vulcanus von Kessel - Cogs, loot, upgrades, and run stats - Overpressure mode — unlocked after your first victory - No ads. No accounts. No tracking. Buy once. Play offline. Survive the reckoning.

Screenshots

HollowLight4 screens
Brass Reckoning3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: HollowLight at Free against Brass Reckoning's $3.99. HollowLight also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.5). On 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

HollowLight is free to download; Brass Reckoning costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
HollowLight versus Brass Reckoning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHollowLightBrass Reckoning
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.0 — better26.5
Further details — not scored
Size284 MB103 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperAdam HutchinsonFrankie Ross

In-app purchases

None

HollowLight

No in-app purchases

None

Brass Reckoning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HollowLight free?
HollowLight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Brass Reckoning free?
Brass Reckoning costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do HollowLight or Brass Reckoning have ads?
Neither HollowLight nor Brass Reckoning shows ads.

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