8bit Doves vs Project Neon
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
8bit Doves
Embark on a pixelated VR adventure where you navigate dream-like mazes inspired by flight. Collect doves to unlock your escape from a colorful, retro-styled prison. Experience intuitive controls and challenging obstacles in this unique handheld-inspired game.
- VR Gameboy adventure
- Pixelated dream mazes
- Flight-inspired navigation
- Intuitive two-button gameplay
- Multiple level packs with distinct themes
- Stunning 4-color pixel art
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Trapped in a VR world powered by an ancient handheld device, you are forced to endlessly dream in a pixel world of just 4 colours! Doves have taken roost in your prison and though you don’t know it they are the key to your survival. The Doves subconsciously inspire dreams of flight, so take to the skies through the mazes of your imagination and find the exit. Intuitive two button gameplay is all you need to steer your way through the sky. Fly through each stage and reach the exit. Get doves to follow you for extra bonus bragging rights on Game Center and Social Networking stuff. If walls aren’t enough challenge you may enjoy the variety of traps that get rapidly added including, moving walls, speed boost zones, growing walls and more! By the team that brought you the award winning mobile hit Icebreaker: A Viking Voyage. Features: • Expanded from the hit #Nitromejam game! • 3 level packs each with a different dream theme! (Sweet Dreams, Deep Sleep & Nightmare). • A unique world realised in 4 Colours! (Great for that Game boy nostalgia fix) • Don’t worry parents this game contains no In app purchases! • Stunning Pixel Art from the award winning Nitrome studio! • Simple two button gameplay, perfect for a touch screen! Important Message for Parents This game may include: - Direct links to social networking websites that are intended for an audience over the age of 13. - Direct links to the internet that can take players away from the game with the potential to browse any web page. - Cross promotion of Nitrome products.
Project Neon
Embark on a top-secret mission in this 16-bit shoot 'em up adventure. Navigate the cosmos to retrieve a recluse from Mars and dismantle his interplanetary defenses to save Earth from ecological collapse.
- Interplanetary defense dismantling
- Boss battles
- Intense 16-bit arcade action
- Cosmic navigation
- Shoot 'em up gameplay
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PROJECT NEON is a retro arcade space shooter, built as a brand new game for the Neo Geo. It runs on original MVS and AES arcade hardware, on a cartridge we build ourselves, and players around the world play it on real cabinets today. This is that same game, now on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. BUY IT ONCE, OWN IT One price, the complete game. No ads, no in-app purchases, no timers, no account. Everything is in the box, just like an arcade cartridge. One purchase covers every Apple device you own. A REAL ARCADE SHMUP • Hand-drawn 16-bit pixel art, made inside the limits of the original hardware • A soundtrack composed for the Neo Geo sound chip • Fierce bosses guarding four planets on the way to Mars • Built for high-score chasing • Touch controls, game controller support and haptics Ready to fly to Mars and save Earth?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Project Neon at 5.0 against 8bit Doves's 3.4. Project Neon also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months). 8bit Doves's advantage is ratings volume (563 vs 3) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On ads and in-app purchases 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
8bit Doves costs $2.99 and Project Neon $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Project Neon holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 8bit Doves has 563 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of 8bit Doves's written reviews are positive against 100% of Project Neon's.
8bit Doves ships an update every 5 months, Project Neon every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 8bit Doves | Project Neon |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (563 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 563 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Nitrome | FULLSET |
Customer experience
8bit Doves
Project Neon
Bugs and requests
8bit Doves
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on certain devices
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
- Inconsistent control responsiveness
Requested features
4 requests- More levels and content
- Ability to customize the character
- Inclusion of a story or narrative
- Better tutorial or control explanation
Project Neon
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
8bit Doves
No in-app purchases
Project Neon
No in-app purchases
