Mode 3 vs Severance Pain
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mode 3
Navigate a minimalist world as a circle, evading and eliminating pursuing triangles. Master strategic movement and targeted attacks to survive as long as possible. This game emphasizes focus and decisive action.
- Minimalist graphics
- Circle movement via drag
- Tap to select targets
- Strategic attack planning
- Triangle elimination
- Roguelike gameplay
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An ultra-minimalist Roguelike exploring the concept of focus. You are a circle. You are chased by triangles. Eliminate as many as you can before they reach you. How: Move your circle around by dragging it. Pick incoming triangles by tapping to select (or unselect) them. Your circle will only attack them when it isn't moving. Triangles slow down and shrink as they get damaged, and eventually disappear. Advice: Pick an attack plan and stick to it. Learn to pick the right target(s) and persist before moving onto other targets. When moving your circle, think ahead and make decisive & quick moves. Do not spread your shots or constantly move around, if you do so you will be overwhelmed. Pro Tip: Learn when not to listen to advice. Good luck!
Severance Pain
A brutal and bloody roguelike top-down slasher where players whirl around to defeat enemies. Expect frequent deaths as you delve into dangerous dungeons to retrieve valuable artifacts.
- Roguelike top-down slasher gameplay
- Fast-paced, high-difficulty combat
- Dungeon exploration
- Artifact collection
- Unique movement mechanic
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Brutal and bloody roguelike topdown slasher. Expect to die a lot, and quickly. You have only one move - whirl around like a maniac and woe betide any fool that gets in your way. Delve into dungeons like the Cursed Crypt of Neverending Tragedies and retrieve valuable artifacts like the Forbidden Grimoire of Inscrutable Vampire Mating Rituals. For example.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Mode 3 at none against Severance Pain's shown. Mode 3 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Severance Pain's advantage is ratings volume (23 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Mode 3 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Severance Pain has 23 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Mode 3's written reviews are positive against 91% of Severance Pain's.
Mode 3 ships an update every 27 months, Severance Pain every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mode 3 | Severance Pain |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.6 (23 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 23 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 27 months | Every 15 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.6 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Pavlos Tsochantaris | Vladimir Jovanovic |
Customer experience
Mode 3
Severance Pain
In-app purchases
Mode 3
No in-app purchases
Severance Pain
No in-app purchases
