Comparison

Weird Guys vs Liminal Encounters

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

Head to head
About

Weird Guys

Explore a mysterious world filled with peculiar characters. Attract and collect unique 'weird guys' by cultivating flowers and gathering resources. Uncover their secrets and complete the collection in this quirky game.

Highlights
  • Cultivate and level up flowers
  • Attract unique characters
  • Collect all 'weird guys'
  • Gather coins and eggs
  • Discover character secrets
  • Time-based character appearances
Features
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Weird! What on earth happened? What is this world? Welcome to this weird world. You can't leave here until you find all weird guys. ------- About this world ------- Somehow, a mysterious flower is hanging from the sky. And mysterious guys who prefer the flower come together. There are many kinds of flower. There are guys that prefer each flower. Flowers have their own level, and you can raise the level. As the level of flower rises, more unusual guys will come together. What you need to raise the level of flowers are coins. Coins can be obtained by touching and destroying mysterious guys. You can make new flowers. If you want to make new flowers, you need to gather eggs that are necessary materials for making. Eggs can be obtained by touching and destroying mysterious guys. You already understand? To know this world deeply, you should repeat the process below. 1. Hanging a flower. 2. Get coins and eggs from mysterious guys. 3. Raise the level of flower with coins, and make new flowers with eggs. 4. Change a flower and lure new guys. By repeating these, you can encounter more and more unknown guys. There are many guys in this world. It is the purpose of this game to meet all guys and reveal all the collections. The secret of each guys is stated on the collections. Now, from today you are a resident of this mysterious world. Please do not return to the original world until you know everything. Here we go! ■ TIPS 1 The point to advance the game is to make new flowers. Check the "make flower" menu in advance, and know the types of egg to be required for making. ■ TIPS 2 If you touch a image of guy on the collections, you can see the information of guys. There is a description about the guy appearance time zone. This means that some guys only appear at a certain time! The time is linked with the real world, and the color of sky changes with time! ■ TIPS 3 When a flower level is maximized (Lv.6), something weird will happen!

About

Liminal Encounters

Features
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Scenes are fragments. Encounters are gateways. Drift through a collection of short, atmospheric encounters told through images and minimal text. Each moment hints at a story—never fully explained, always open to interpretation. There are no long narratives. No fixed paths. Only fragments, pauses, and the space between. Explore at your own pace. Return to moments that linger. Let meaning emerge over time. To cross the threshold, you only need to begin.

Screenshots

Weird Guys4 screens
Liminal Encounters4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Weird Guys at none against Liminal Encounters's 10. Liminal Encounters's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months). On price, device support 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. Liminal Encounters sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Weird Guys asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Weird Guys ships an update every 11 months, Liminal Encounters weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Weird Guys versus Liminal Encounters: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWeird GuysLiminal Encounters
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (39 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews92.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings39 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size46 MB180 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKAZUYA KAMIOKAParalevels LLC

In-app purchases

None

Weird Guys

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Liminal Encounters

One-time10
  • Racing Through the Rain$0.99
  • View Over the Rooftop$0.99
  • Silk Under the Rough$0.99
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  • Vows For Uncertainty$0.99
  • Trench Coat Silhouette$0.99
  • Yesterday In the Mirror$0.99
  • Thinking For Safety$0.99
  • Restored Suspicion$0.99
  • Unbothered By Damages$0.99
  • System Near Unseen$0.99

Questions

Is Weird Guys free?
Weird Guys is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Liminal Encounters free?
Liminal Encounters is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Weird Guys or Liminal Encounters have ads?
Weird Guys shows ads; Liminal Encounters does not.
Which is updated more often, Weird Guys or Liminal Encounters?
Weird Guys ships an update every 11 months, and Liminal Encounters weekly. Most recently, Weird Guys was updated on October 14, 2026 and Liminal Encounters on October 6, 2026.

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