Comparison

Merlins Adventure vs Moonlight Platformer

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

Head to head
About

Merlins Adventure

Solve physics-based puzzles and platforming challenges in a retro pixel art dungeon. Use magical telekinesis to move objects, overcome traps, and escape the king's prison. Features a level editor for creating and sharing custom rooms.

Highlights
  • Telekinetic object manipulation
  • Physics-based puzzles
  • Retro pixel art graphics
  • Built-in level editor
  • Portrait mode for one-handed play
  • Auto-save functionality
Features
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Move crates with your finger, lift cages off the ground and escape the king's dungeon! Merlins Adventure: Room Escape is a puzzle platformer and jump n run in charming retro pixel art – every room is a small puzzle you solve with brains, timing and magic. MAGIC AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Merlin masters telekinesis. Touch a crate, a boulder or even a cage and drag it through the room with your finger. Build stairs, block traps, let things hover over chasms – and keep running while you do it. This blend of jump n run and physics puzzle is unlike any other platformer. THE STORY The king won't tolerate sorcery. Because Merlin's magic unsettles the people, the king has him locked in a cage and thrown deep into the dungeon. But bars can't hold a wizard. Room by room you jump, run and cast your way back to daylight – past guards, spikes, bear traps and arrows. SHORT ROOMS, TRICKY PUZZLES - Every room is a puzzle of its own – perfect for a few minutes on the go - Chapters of 10 puzzle rooms, each bringing fresh ideas - Levers, pressure plates, portals, switches, guards and traps - Up to three stars per room: can you beat it without dying and against the clock? - Collect emeralds if you're a true puzzle pro - Stuck? After a while you can skip a room LEVEL EDITOR: BUILD YOUR OWN ROOMS Build your own puzzle rooms with the built-in level editor – using every element you have unlocked in the game. A random room generator gives you ideas, and one tap shares your room with friends. RETRO FEEL, PIXEL ART LOOK - Handcrafted 8-bit pixel graphics with torchlight and dark dungeons - Retro music and sound effects - Made for one hand: portrait mode, big touch buttons - Auto save – continue exactly where you left off - English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Portuguese Merlins Adventure is the remake of a classic: rebuilt from scratch for phones and tablets, with new puzzles and new controls. FREE TO PLAY The game is free and supported by ads. A one-time purchase removes all ads forever and lets you skip rooms instantly. More chapters are available as a level pack. Privacy policy: https://merlins-adventure.paul-stelzer.de/privacy-policy-app/ Love jump n runs, puzzle games, platformers and retro pixel games? Download Merlins Adventure now and help Merlin escape the king's dungeon!

About

Moonlight Platformer

Embark on a dreamy platforming adventure across glowing worlds. Navigate handcrafted levels filled with traps, enemies, and collectibles. Experience both 2D and 3D-style challenges as you master tricky jumps and reach the end of each stage.

Highlights
  • Dreamy platforming adventure
  • Handcrafted levels
  • Dangerous traps and enemies
  • Secret paths and collectibles
  • 2D and 3D-style challenges
  • Moonlit worlds
Features
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Moonlight Runner is a dreamy platforming adventure through glowing worlds, dangerous traps, secret paths, and moonlit challenges. Run, jump, dodge, climb, and survive across handcrafted levels filled with lava, ice, spikes, enemies, portals, moving platforms, and hidden collectibles. Some levels are 2D platforming challenges, while others shift into 3D-style adventures and strange experimental stages. Collect starlight, find secrets, master tricky jumps, and reach the portal at the end of each level. Some stages are short and sharp. Some are huge. Some are just plain mean.

Screenshots

Merlins Adventure3 screens
Moonlight Platformer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Moonlight Platformer at none against Merlins Adventure's 2. On price, ads, 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. Merlins Adventure sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Moonlight Platformer asks for nothing beyond the download.

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Merlins Adventure versus Moonlight Platformer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMerlins AdventureMoonlight Platformer
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews38.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB12 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPaul StelzerDonald Ness

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Merlins Adventure

One-time2
  • No ads$2.99
  • Story Level Pack$3.99
None

Moonlight Platformer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Merlins Adventure free?
Merlins Adventure is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Moonlight Platformer free?
Moonlight Platformer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Merlins Adventure or Moonlight Platformer have ads?
Neither Merlins Adventure nor Moonlight Platformer shows ads.

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