Comparison

Samurai vs The Hall

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

Head to head
About

Samurai

Features
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Two Distinct Warriors in One Epic Journey Don't limit yourself to just one hero! Take control of two unique characters throughout your adventure, each with distinct fighting styles and skills. Tactically switch between these two warriors to overcome tricky platforming obstacles, defeat diverse enemy types, and instantly turn the tide of battle. Fluid Hack-and-Slash Combat Master the way of the samurai and ninja blade with tight controls, satisfying sword clashes, screen-shake impacts, and responsive dash-dodge mechanics. Deep RPG Stats & Upgrades Grow stronger with every defeated foe! Use collected loot to upgrade health, attack power, critical hit rates, and special skills to build your ultimate warrior. Dynamic Dual-Character Gameplay Discover the unique strengths and weaknesses of both heroes, deploying the right warrior at the exact right moment to conquer complex challenges. Epic Boss Fights Explore a vast pixel world guarded by massive, challenging bosses that require smart tactics, pattern recognition, and quick reflexes to defeat. Nostalgic Pixel Art & Dark Atmosphere Relive the 90s retro arcade spirit with a dark Japanese theme, handcrafted sprite animations, and a rich visual style. Highly Optimized & Battery-Friendly Enjoy smooth, lag-free gameplay with a lightweight file size that won't drain your battery or fill up your storage. Listen to the call of your blade. Are you ready to clear the darkness? Download Samurai Bloodbound now and write your legend in blood!

About

The Hall

Experience intense first-person horror as you run down endless, procedurally generated hallways. Avoid obstacles and use limited-use shields to survive as long as possible before being caught. Compete on leaderboards and complete daily missions for rewards.

Highlights
  • First-person horror perspective
  • Endless procedurally generated hallways
  • Obstacle avoidance and evasion
  • Limited-use shield mechanic
  • Multiple haunted hallway environments
  • Daily and weekly missions
  • Leaderboards and friend rankings
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Something is in the hall with you, and it is faster than you are. THE HALL is a first-person horror runner. No weapons, no fighting, no way to win - only how far you get down the corridor before it reaches you. Every run is a chase. Every hallway is worse than the last. The only thing that ends a run is the thing behind you. INTENSE FIRST-PERSON HORROR Drag to steer between wardrobes, bookshelves and hospital beds. Swipe up to vault a chair. Swipe down to slide under a desk. Read the corridor while you still have room to answer it, because the furniture does not kill you - it trips you, and every stumble closes the gap. Drop a shield when you are cornered. It lands on the floor and glows, and running through the pool buys you a few seconds of real pace. Enough to break away, if you spend it before you need it rather than after. FIVE HAUNTED HALLWAYS The Dorm - scuffed halls and secondhand furniture. Where you started. The Hospital - white tile, blue doors, and beds that come down out of the ceiling. The Ward - two rows of cells, half the lights dead, and nobody left to lock up. The Cellar - wet brick, boarded doors, and barrels that come at you out of the dark. The Ash Wing - the floor has split open and something underneath it is still burning. Each one opens when you have run far enough to have earned it. DAILY AND WEEKLY MISSIONS New objectives every day and every week - distance to cover, runs to survive, hallways to push further into. Finishing them pays in coins, and the weekly ones pay the most. There is always something to chase besides your own best. LEADERBOARDS Every run is ranked. Daily, weekly and all-time boards for every hallway, so a good day still counts when your all-time best is months old. FRIENDS Add people by the name they chose and get a board that is just the two of you, or the ten of you. MAKE IT YOURS Five camera lenses change what the hallway looks like and how much of it you get to see - Naked Eye, VHS, Headlamp, Night Vision, and the Haunted Camera, which shows you things the others do not. Fifteen lantern colors change the light you carry down the corridor. FREE, AND HONEST ABOUT IT The Hall is free to play. Most Advertisements are optional: watch one to carry on after you are caught, or to double what a run paid. Declining never locks anything away, and every hallway, lens and lantern can be reached by playing. A one-off purchase removes the non-optional ads entirely if you would rather not see them. PLAYS OFFLINE The whole game works without a connection. Your progress is kept on your device, and Sign in with Apple is optional - it exists so your name and your scores survive a new phone. STILL BEING BUILT The Hall is updated regularly, and there is more coming: more hallways, more monsters, more to chase. The daily and weekly boards reset in the meantime, so there is a fresh run to win every morning. Pick a name you are happy for strangers to read. Everyone can see it.

Screenshots

Samurai4 screens
The Hall4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Samurai at none against The Hall's 5. Samurai also leads on device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. The Hall sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Samurai asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Samurai versus The Hall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSamuraiThe Hall
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size380 MB98 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperMERYEM NEHIR DURSUNDerek Mahato

In-app purchases

None

Samurai

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

The Hall

One-time5
  • 1,500 Coins$1.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99
  • 4,500 Coins$4.99
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  • Survival Bundle$4.99
  • 10,000 Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Samurai free?
Samurai is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Hall free?
The Hall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Samurai or The Hall have ads?
Both Samurai and The Hall show ads.

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