Comparison

Buildcraft vs Pixel Hunter 3D

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

Head to head
About

Buildcraft

Explore a blocky world, mine resources, and build anything you can imagine. Choose survival mode to battle monsters and manage hunger, or creative mode for unlimited building.

Highlights
  • Sandbox exploration
  • Survival mode with combat and hunger
  • Creative mode for unlimited building
  • Mining and crafting
  • Farming and magic systems
  • Redstone circuits for machines
  • Multiplayer online play
Features
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Version 6.0 changed to multiple games architecture, first included 3 games. Connect our game server to play online games. Buildcraft is a simple and peaceful sandbox game, with no real goals or built-in enemy mobs. Worldcraft: You start in a randomly-generated world made entirely of cubes. You can explore the world and dig and build almost every block in the world to create new structures. You can choose to play in a “survival mode” in which you have to fight monsters and hunger for survival and slowly progress through the various other aspects of the game, such as mining, farming, building machines, and so on Or you can play in “creative mode” in which you can build almost anything instantly. * Sandbox-style gameplay, no goals * Survive: Fight against hostile monsters and hunger * Mine for ores and other treasures * Magic: Gain experience and enchant your tools * Use the collected blocks to create great buildings, your imagination is the limit * Collect flowers (and other dye sources) and colorize your world * Find some seeds and start farming * Find or craft one of hundreds of items * Build a railway system and have fun with minecarts * Build complex machines with redstone circuits * In creative mode you can build almost anything for free and without limits

About

Pixel Hunter 3D

Engage in an endless survival run shooter, hunting monsters and eliminating enemies with a variety of guns. Explore diverse maps, unlock new characters, and utilize an amazing upgrade system to become the ultimate hunter. This game offers offline play without needing an internet connection.

Highlights
  • Endless survival run shooter gameplay
  • Monster hunting and enemy elimination
  • Various maps and characters
  • Gun crafting system
  • Amazing upgrade system
  • Offline play
Features
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Run and Gun! Hunt monsters in order to survive Not only to avoid the monster Kill your enemies in front of the gun to shoot! Further! And faster! You are Best Hunter(Hero)! Endless survival Run shooter!! [Feature overview] * Various maps * Various characters * Various guns (Gun) craft * Amazing Upgrade System [How to operate] By using the right and left flick jumping operation is possible. Double-tap the screen to launch the gun. # This game that dont need wifi and play offline without internet. # This game is Pixelstar games's 3d pixel run shooting game.

Screenshots

Buildcraft4 screens
Pixel Hunter 3D4 screens

Verdict

The call

Buildcraft and Pixel Hunter 3D both sit at 3.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of Pixel Hunter 3D's written reviews are positive against 35% of Buildcraft's. Pixel Hunter 3D also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). Buildcraft's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (811 vs 7). On price, rating, 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Buildcraft against 3.7 for Pixel Hunter 3D. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Buildcraft has 811 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 35% of Buildcraft's written reviews are positive against 75% of Pixel Hunter 3D's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Buildcraft ships an update every 3 months, Pixel Hunter 3D every 11 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Buildcraft versus Pixel Hunter 3D: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuildcraftPixel Hunter 3D
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (811 ratings)3.7 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.3% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings811 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 11 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size131 MB61 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperOrz Gamesgitae park

Customer experience

Buildcraft

All ratings811 ratings
Positive62.0%
Neutral7.3%
Negative30.7%
Written reviews402 reviews
Positive35.3%
Neutral15.2%
Negative49.5%

Pixel Hunter 3D

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Buildcraft

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Worlds not loading properly
  • Camera controls not working
  • Inventory issues
  • Frequent crashes

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add animals and mobs
  • Improve camera controls
  • Implement multiplayer functionality
  • Add more block/item variety

Pixel Hunter 3D

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Buildcraft

No in-app purchases

None

Pixel Hunter 3D

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Buildcraft free?
Buildcraft is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pixel Hunter 3D free?
Pixel Hunter 3D is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Buildcraft or Pixel Hunter 3D?
Pixel Hunter 3D is rated higher. Buildcraft averages 3.6 out of 5 from 811 ratings, while Pixel Hunter 3D averages 3.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Buildcraft or Pixel Hunter 3D have ads?
Pixel Hunter 3D shows ads; Buildcraft does not.
Which is updated more often, Buildcraft or Pixel Hunter 3D?
Buildcraft ships an update every 3 months, and Pixel Hunter 3D every 11 months. Most recently, Buildcraft was updated on September 26, 2026 and Pixel Hunter 3D on September 21, 2026.

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