Comparison

Pixel Heroes vs Deepforge

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

Head to head
About

Pixel Heroes

Embark on an epic adventure in a retro pixel art world. Your hero battles monsters, collects loot, and gains experience even when you're offline. Explore endless dungeons, customize your hero with unique gear, and climb the global leaderboards.

Highlights
  • Auto battle action
  • 3 unique heroes with class cards
  • 30+ level up cards
  • Offline gold and reward collection
  • Rebirth system for permanent power
  • Equipment with rarity tiers
  • Global leaderboard and achievements
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Pixel Heroes is an idle RPG where your hero keeps fighting, looting and leveling even while you are away. Dive into a retro pixel art world, battle waves of monsters, defeat mighty bosses and build the ultimate hero. FIGHT AND GROW * Auto battle action: your hero fights endless waves of monsters in real time * 3 unique heroes: Sword Master, Archer and Mage, each with exclusive class cards * 30+ level up cards that turn every run into a new build * 26 enemy types with unique behavior, elite variants and epic bosses IDLE AND OFFLINE * Earn gold while the app is closed and collect your offline rewards * Endless floors across 10 biomes, with a mega boss waiting every 25 floors * Rebirth for shards, then Ascension: a multiplicative bonus with no level cap LOOT AND GEAR * 4 equipment slots with 6 rarity tiers, all the way up to Unique * Open chests, complete set bonuses and enhance your gear to the limit * 13 hero skins including premium skins with spectacular glow effects COMPETE AND COLLECT * Global leaderboard: climb the rankings and prove your power * Achievements and a monster bestiary to complete * Daily quests and login rewards every day WHY PIXEL HEROES * True idle progress: no energy system, no forced waiting * Handcrafted pixel art and crunchy retro sound effects * Perfect for quick sessions or long grinding marathons * Easy to learn, deep enough to master Download Pixel Heroes now and start your endless adventure! Pixel Heroes is free to play with no ads. Optional diamond packs are available for premium skins and chests. There is no subscription. Terms of Use: https://click2.app/pixel-heroes-terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://click2.app/pixel-heroes-privacy-policy/

About

Deepforge

Embark on a relaxing idle mining adventure. Dig through endless layers, hire and upgrade miners, and grow a vast skill tree to earn riches even while offline. Reset your progress for permanent boosts and play your way with optional ads.

Highlights
  • Endless mining layers
  • Hire and assign miners
  • Extensive 538-skill tree
  • Offline earnings
  • Ascend for permanent boosts
  • Optional ads for boosts
Features
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Grab a pickaxe and start digging. Deepforge is a relaxing idle mining game where every tap, every miner and every upgrade takes you deeper. DIG DEEPER Break through layer after layer of an endless mine, from topsoil to granite, basalt and beyond. Every layer has its own ore, and deeper ore is worth more. Watch for rich veins and Motherlodes worth three times as much. BUILD YOUR CREW Hire miners and put them to work where they earn the most, or let Auto Assign do it for you. Unlock more slots and watch your crew swing away. GROW A HUGE SKILL TREE Spend your cash on a 538-skill tree with six branches: miner speed, ore value, tap power, dig speed, offline earnings and more. Unlock keystones for big permanent jumps. EARN WHILE YOU'RE AWAY Your miners keep digging when you close the game. Come back to a pile of cash waiting for you. ASCEND Reset your mine for permanent Paragon levels that make every future run faster. PLAY YOUR WAY Ads are always optional: watch one only if you want a boost, a bigger ore cart haul or double offline earnings. Or get the one-time Foreman Pass to skip every ad and earn 50% more offline.

Screenshots

Pixel Heroes4 screens
Deepforge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Pixel Heroes at none against Deepforge's shown. Deepforge's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Pixel Heroes sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Deepforge sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Pixel Heroes against 5.0 for Deepforge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel Heroes ships an update every 2 weeks, Deepforge every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Pixel Heroes versus Deepforge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel HeroesDeepforge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS1815.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMustafa Kenan Atmaca10XGames LLC

Customer experience

Pixel Heroes

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Deepforge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Pixel Heroes

One-time3
  • 100 Diamonds$0.99
  • 500 Diamonds$3.99
  • 1000 Diamonds$6.99
1 purchases

Deepforge

One-time1
  • Foreman Pass$4.99

Questions

Is Pixel Heroes free?
Pixel Heroes is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Deepforge free?
Deepforge is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel Heroes or Deepforge?
Pixel Heroes and Deepforge are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Pixel Heroes or Deepforge have ads?
Deepforge shows ads; Pixel Heroes does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel Heroes or Deepforge?
Pixel Heroes ships an update every 2 weeks, and Deepforge every 2 days. Most recently, Pixel Heroes was updated on October 31, 2026 and Deepforge on October 31, 2026.

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