Comparison

DEEMO vs Puzzling Peaks EXE

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

Head to head
About

DEEMO

Experience a captivating piano rhythm game with a heartwarming fairytale story. Play over 60 free songs, unlock more as you progress, and immerse yourself in a world of music and mystery. This standalone game offers intuitive gameplay and a touching narrative.

Highlights
  • 60+ free songs in story mode
  • Unlock more tracks and progress story
  • Original piano songs from famous composers
  • Simple and intuitive rhythm gameplay
  • Explore scenes and find hidden elements
  • Offline play supported
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"Never Left Without Saying Goodbye." The world acclaimed, mobile rhythm game that's touched over 10 million players. Created by the team that brought you Cytus, the original Rayark team has created a whole new texture to the piano rhythm game DEEMO. A girl who fell from the skies and lost her past; Deemo, who plays the piano all alone in the world of the treehouse; an accidental encounter between the two. The music flows as the fingers hit the piano keys. The start of a fairytale journey has begun... Game Features: -60+ free songs in story mode, including more than 220 songs -Unlock more tracks as the game progresses, experience a story that will move you -Accompany Deemo and engage with this stunning, modern fairytale -Plenty of original piano songs in various music genres, many composed by famous composers from around the world -Simple and intuitive gameplay, experience touching emotion through music -Through tapping and sliding, follow the rhythm to play along -Explore the scenes, piece together the clues, and obtain hidden in-game elements -Stand-alone game; no need to have internet connection to play -Twitter and Facebook score sharing function. Proceed to Youtube for official videos.

About

Puzzling Peaks EXE

Experience a unique blend of pinball, platforming, and golf in this physics-based puzzle adventure. Guide a spherical hero through over 100 handcrafted challenges by manipulating the environment. Enjoy a charming postmodern story with intentional and unintentional comedy.

Highlights
  • Pinball, platforming, and golf hybrid gameplay
  • Physics-based puzzle mechanics
  • Rotate platforms to launch hero
  • Over 100 handcrafted challenges
  • Unique postmodern storytelling
  • Stunning pixel art and music
Features
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Pinball, platforming, and golf combine in Puzzling Peaks EXE, a hilariously mind-bending physics puzzle game about a spherical hero named Knightly, a highly confident administrator named Jasmin, and a quirky, artificially intelligent guide named A.I.D.E. INNOVATIVE STORYTELLING The unique recipe for storytelling that handed us several industry accolades is refined and expanded upon to craft a memorable tale for Puzzling Peaks EXE. We use a combination of stunning pixel art, music, and unique narrative techniques to paint a charming postmodern story that will keep players intrigued and entertained until the end. 100+ HANDCRAFTED CHALLENGES This game features a distinct gameplay mechanic: our hero cannot move on his own, so you’ll have to rotate platforms and manipulate environments to launch him around a beautiful 16-bit world. You'll need logic, brainpower, quick reflexes, and unconditional trust in A.I.D.E. to pass more than a hundred highly polished levels. You’ll be surprised that it doesn’t get old. INTENTIONAL AND UNINTENTIONAL COMEDY Our testers have been enjoying some of the game’s philosophical jokes, and moments that weren’t meant to be jokes. NO ADS AND NO IN-APP PURCHASES Buy once and play it forever. You can spend the rest of your life just playing this game if you really want to. POSSIBLY SPOOKY This game may contain horror elements and digital beings that could scare you. Given the history of our games, it wouldn’t surprise us anymore.

Screenshots

DEEMO4 screens
Puzzling Peaks EXE4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Puzzling Peaks EXE at none against DEEMO's 10. Puzzling Peaks EXE also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 months). DEEMO's advantage is ratings volume (5.1K vs 59) and chart position (#13 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

DEEMO costs $1.99 and Puzzling Peaks EXE $2.99 up front. DEEMO sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Puzzling Peaks EXE asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for DEEMO against 4.9 for Puzzling Peaks EXE. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DEEMO has 5.1K ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of DEEMO's written reviews are positive against 94% of Puzzling Peaks EXE's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DEEMO ships an update every 2 months, Puzzling Peaks EXE every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
DEEMO versus Puzzling Peaks EXE: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDEEMOPuzzling Peaks EXE
Price$1.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.9 (5.1K ratings)4.9 (59 ratings)
Positive reviews90.5% of reviews94.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5.1K — better59
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#13 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.8 GB57 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperRayark International LimitedDarius Immanuel Guerrero

Customer experience

DEEMO

All ratings5,075 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral0.7%
Negative2.1%
Written reviews464 reviews
Positive90.5%
Neutral2.6%
Negative6.9%

Puzzling Peaks EXE

All ratings59 ratings
Positive98.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews34 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%

Bugs and requests

DEEMO

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on cutscenes and loading screens
  • Unresponsive controls and timing issues

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free songs and content
  • Improved cloud save and data restoration
  • Optimization for newer devices

Puzzling Peaks EXE

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

DEEMO

One-time10
  • Rayark Selection Vol.1$3.99
  • Rayark Selection Vol.2$3.99
  • MILI Collection$3.99
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  • V.K Collection$3.99
  • Rayark Selection Vol.3$3.99
  • Cytus Selection Vol.1$3.99
  • Cytus Selection Vol.2$3.99
  • Knight Iris$3.99
  • M2U X NICODE Collection$3.99
  • Forgotten Hourglass$9.99
None

Puzzling Peaks EXE

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DEEMO free?
DEEMO costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Puzzling Peaks EXE free?
Puzzling Peaks EXE costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DEEMO or Puzzling Peaks EXE?
DEEMO and Puzzling Peaks EXE are both rated 4.9 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5.1K and 59 ratings respectively.
Do DEEMO or Puzzling Peaks EXE have ads?
Neither DEEMO nor Puzzling Peaks EXE shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DEEMO or Puzzling Peaks EXE?
DEEMO ships an update every 2 months, and Puzzling Peaks EXE every 2 days. Most recently, DEEMO was updated on October 12, 2026 and Puzzling Peaks EXE on October 9, 2026.

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