Comparison

Doom and Destiny vs Pixel Heroes

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

Head to head
About

Doom and Destiny

Embark on a massive fantasy adventure as four unlikely heroes mistaken for saviors. Battle through dungeons, cast spells, and defeat a ridiculous villain in this epic RPG filled with humor and nostalgia. Enjoy a complete experience with no in-app purchases or ads.

Highlights
  • Turn-based combat
  • Extensive story and side-quests
  • Party order bonuses
  • 100 levels of experience
  • Over 200 powers and spells
  • Hundreds of enemies and items
Features
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Four nerds, drawn into a fantasy world and mistaken for heroes, have to battle their way through a massive, crazy adventure and defeat a preposterous villain! This great RPG has magic, dungeons, pizza, and jokes galore. If you ever enjoyed 8bit and 16bit role playing game, pen and paper rpg and nerd humor, you are going to love this game! Do&De features NO in-app purchases (IAP) or ads - you get the entire game for one price! * 20 hours of story and 20 hours of extras, adventures, side-quests, and more! * Turn-based, easy-to-learn combat * Change your party order to apply special bonuses * 100 levels of experience * More than 200 special powers and spells * More than 300 enemies * More than 500 items between potions, chips, weapons, shirts, and armor * More than 700 locations, * More than 10,000 lines of dialog * Epic Flying Spaghetti Monster! See what the users are saying on our official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/DoomAndDestiny

About

Pixel Heroes

Embark on a thrilling RPG/Roguelike adventure in a randomized world filled with unique heroes, procedurally generated loot, and challenging dungeons. Make critical choices, face epic boss fights, and experience permadeath in this replayable quest to save a township from an ancient cult.

Highlights
  • 30 unique hero classes
  • Procedurally generated loot
  • 13 mystic dungeons
  • 3 unlockable campaigns
  • Permadeath
  • Detailed hero graveyard
  • Crazy NPCs with storylines
  • Tons of random events
Features
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„Listen! The end is nigh!! Hear my words and prepare! An ancient cult has set foot in our lands! They call themselves -The Sons of Dawn- and pray to some dark elder god. They have started recruiting people for their cause all over the country. I fear that they want to try to awaken something which should be left sleeping. Something dangerous and sinister! Something that might destroy us all. Spend your last of days wisely...“ Enter the world of PIXEL HEROES and prepare yourself for a thrilling RPG/Roguelike experience like you have never seen before! Explore a randomized world full of hilarious events, deadly dungeons and the weirdest NPCs you will ever meet in a game! Choose three heroes for your party and take them on a journey that will be completely different each time you start a new game. Bath in a pool of procedurally generated loot and defeat the evil forces that threaten the township of Pixton! Features: - 30 unique hero classes to unlock, each with individual skills and attributes. - More procedurally generated axes, spears, maces, swords, shields, bows, crossbows, spells and prayers than a lama has hair on its body. - 13 mystic and beautifully cruel dungeons to explore. With epic bossfights waiting! - 3 campaigns to unlock, each with its own final dungeon and boss. - Permadeath! You know you want it. - A detailed graveyard where you can mourn your dead heroes, compare their statistics and see which of their choices led to their tragic death. - Completely crazy NPCs, each one of them with a significant storyline that you can follow to unlock cool stuff! - Tons of random events that you will encounter on your way, expecting you to make important choices. Will you yell at the cat like a crazy idiot? - Many achievements and unlockables, try to get them all and become the most badass Pixel Heroes player in the world!

Screenshots

Doom and Destiny4 screens
Pixel Heroes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Doom and Destiny at 90% against Pixel Heroes's 66%. Doom and Destiny also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.5) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 28). Pixel Heroes's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $4.99) and chart position (#158 vs unranked). 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

Doom and Destiny costs $4.99 and Pixel Heroes $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Doom and Destiny holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Doom and Destiny has 1.2K ratings behind it against 28, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Doom and Destiny's written reviews are positive against 66% of Pixel Heroes's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Doom and Destiny ships an update every 3 months, Pixel Heroes every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Doom and Destiny versus Pixel Heroes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoom and DestinyPixel Heroes
Price$4.99$0.99 — better
Rating4.8 (1.2K ratings) — better4.5 (28 ratings)
Positive reviews90.2% of reviews — better65.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better28
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#158 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB246 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperFrancesco FicarelliHeadup GmbH

Customer experience

Doom and Destiny

All ratings1,196 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.2%
Written reviews357 reviews
Positive90.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative7.0%

Pixel Heroes

All ratings27 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews90 reviews
Positive65.6%
Neutral14.4%
Negative20.0%

Bugs and requests

Doom and Destiny

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Desert arena quest bug (last question not working)
  • Cursor not working, unable to play
  • Game freezing and crashing issues
  • Save data being wiped after updates

Requested features

3 requests
  • Achievements/progress tracking
  • Improved map/navigation
  • More content and areas to explore

Pixel Heroes

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Doom and Destiny

No in-app purchases

None

Pixel Heroes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Doom and Destiny free?
Doom and Destiny costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Heroes free?
Pixel Heroes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Doom and Destiny or Pixel Heroes?
Doom and Destiny is rated higher. Doom and Destiny averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Pixel Heroes averages 4.5 from 28 ratings.
Do Doom and Destiny or Pixel Heroes have ads?
Neither Doom and Destiny nor Pixel Heroes shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Doom and Destiny or Pixel Heroes?
Doom and Destiny ships an update every 3 months, and Pixel Heroes every 6 months. Most recently, Doom and Destiny was updated on November 7, 2026 and Pixel Heroes on November 6, 2026.

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