pixa vs Enter the Gungeon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
pixa
Experience the nostalgia of 8-bit classic video games with modern polish. Embark on smile-inducing quests featuring pixelated landscapes, monsters, and castles. Enjoy simple controls, engaging battles, and infinite gameplay.
- Authentic Atari 2600-style graphics
- Grand adventures with quests and monsters
- Simple, responsive controls
- Exciting beat-based battle mode
- Infinite gameplay
- Witty story and characters
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Do you love classic video games from the 8-bit era? Do names like "Pitfall," "Combat," "Adventure," or "Haunted House" bring back warm memories of fuzzy televisions and pixelated landscapes? Pixa offers all the nostalgia of an 8-bit classic with all the polish and depth of a modern hit. It will take you on a smile-inducing quest in true old-school style. Simple. Classic. Engrossing. Try it now! See how it plays here: http://youtu.be/2hZpsoQD8uI Featuring: * Authentic Atari 2600-style retro graphics and gameplay * Many grand adventures with quests, monsters, and castles * Simple, responsive controls * Exciting beat-based battle mode * Infinite gameplay - the fun never stops * Witty story and characters * Full Game Center support with leaderboards and achievements
Enter the Gungeon
Embark on a challenging bullet hell dungeon crawl as a misfit hero. Shoot, loot, and dodge roll through evolving floors filled with enemies and bosses to find a legendary treasure. Discover secrets, gather loot, and purchase items to aid your quest.
- Bullet hell combat
- Dungeon crawling
- Loot collection
- Boss battles
- Co-op mode
- Secret discovery
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Enter the Gungeon is a bullet hell dungeon crawler following a band of misfits seeking to shoot, loot, dodge roll and table-flip their way to personal absolution by reaching the legendary Gungeon’s ultimate treasure: the gun that can kill the past. Select a hero [or team up in co-op] and battle your way to the bottom of the Gungeon by surviving a challenging and evolving series of floors filled with the dangerously adorable Gundead and fearsome Gungeon bosses armed to the teeth. Gather precious loot, discover hidden secrets, and chat with opportunistic merchants and shopkeepers to purchase powerful items to gain an edge.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Enter the Gungeon at Free against pixa's $0.99. Enter the Gungeon also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 18 months) and ratings volume (545 vs 37). pixa's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (92% vs 50%). On ads, monetization model 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
Enter the Gungeon is free to download; pixa costs $0.99 up front. Enter the Gungeon sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. pixa asks for nothing beyond the download.
pixa holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Enter the Gungeon has 545 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of pixa's written reviews are positive against 50% of Enter the Gungeon's.
pixa ships an update every 18 months, Enter the Gungeon every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | pixa | Enter the Gungeon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (37 ratings) — better | 3.7 (545 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 91.8% of reviews — better | 50.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 37 | 545 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 18 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 657 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | The Electric Toy Company | Devolver |
Customer experience
pixa
Enter the Gungeon
User reviews
pixa
From 37 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Faithful homage to Adventure
- 👾 Great retro graphics
- 🕹️ Captures original feel perfectly
- 💡 Infinite levels and replayability
- 🎶 Great atmosphere and music
Room to improve
- ❓ Lack of instructions
- 🤔 Combat system unclear
- 🐛 Buggy at the end
- ❓ Can't get past certain levels
- 🐛 Game is busted
Enter the Gungeon
From 545 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great mobile port of the game
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay and controls
- 💡 Multiplayer functionality
- 👍 Faithful to the original PC version
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy controls and unresponsive buttons
- 🔒 Cannot play offline or save progress
- 💰 Locked content behind paywall
Bugs and requests
pixa
Reported bugs
17 issues- Can't drop first item
- Game is busted
- Randomly stops letting me move
- Randomly closes map
- Can't see objects in dark
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- Wraparound effect disliked
- Always two monsters on screen
- Can't find sword at high levels
- Sword slips after fights
- Repetitive mechanics
- Dragons are irritating
- No cloud save
- Adults comments seem mean-spirited
- No controller support
- No explanation about anything
- Combat is difficult
- Dragon gauge unclear
Requested features
5 requests- Controller support
- More instruction on combat
- Cloud save
- Where's the bat that steals stuff?
- Reboot Haunted House, Pitfall, and Superman
Enter the Gungeon
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and freezes during gameplay
- Issues with controller mapping and button functionality
- Disappearing items and progress reset
Requested features
3 requests- Offline mode and local save support
- Customizable controls and aim assist for controllers
- Ability to start a new save file in multiplayer
In-app purchases
pixa
No in-app purchases
Enter the Gungeon
- Buy the full game2 variants$6.99
Questions
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