iNethack2 vs Pixel Odyssey
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iNethack2
Embark on a single-player dungeon crawl to collect treasure, find the Amulet of Yendor, and survive perilous mazes. This port offers graphical tilesets, touch controls, and customizable shortcuts for an enhanced roguelike experience.
- Single-player dungeon exploration
- Treasure collection and escape
- Multiple graphical tilesets
- Touchscreen gesture controls
- Customizable keyboard shortcuts
- Bones file sharing integration
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"NetHack is a single player dungeon exploration game. Your goal is to grab as much treasure as you can, retrieve the Amulet of Yendor, and escape the Mazes of Menace alive." -- iNethack2 is an iOS port of Nethack 3.6.7. Original port in 2009 by Dirk Zimmermann which was called iNethack. Updated by Jeff King to work on modern devices, and renamed iNethack2. Initial 3.6 update by Joe Doucette. Various other contributions from the open source community. iNethack2 features: · 9 graphical tilesets (plus IBMGraphics mode, and regular ASCII mode in color and monochrome) · 1 animated tileset: DawnHack Animated · Touchscreen gesture controls: swipe to pan, pinch to zoom · Customizable keyboard shortcut controls · Hearse (bones file sharing) integration · Works on iOS12+ Some facts about NetHack: · The first version of NetHack was released in 1987 · NetHack was a roguelike before people used the term roguelike · You can play NetHack for years and still make new discoveries · NetHack is one of the greatest games of all time
Pixel Odyssey
This portrait-mode MMORPG offers a fair play experience with no ads or pay-to-win mechanics. Engage in turn-based combat, explore a pixel-art world, trade with players, and compete in PvP arenas. Customize your character and play at your own pace, anytime, anywhere.
- Portrait mode, one-handed play
- Turn-based combat
- Real player economy
- PvP Coliseum
- Endless Tower challenges
- Customizable character skins
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What if a mobile MMORPG actually respected your time and wallet? I'm a solo developer who built Pixel Odyssey because I was tired of predatory mobile games. No ads, no pay-to-win — just a portrait-mode MMORPG you can play anywhere with one thumb. Jump in for a 2-minute coffee break or dive deep for hours. Your choice, your pace. EXPLORE A LIVING WORLD Travel across pixel-art locations step by step. Fight monsters in turn-based combat, discover rare loot, and take on powerful bosses. REAL PLAYER ECONOMY Trade gear and items with real players worldwide. Prices set by supply and demand, not algorithms. CLIMB THE ENDLESS TOWER Test your build against increasingly brutal floors. How far can you go? COMPETE IN THE COLISEUM PvP arena where your gear and strategy are put to the test against other players. 500+ ITEMS & CUSTOM SKINS Collect, craft, and customize. Upload your own pixel art character skins. BUILT FOR YOUR LIFE Portrait mode. One-handed play. No forced waiting. Pick up where you left off instantly. FAIR BY DESIGN Optional subscription for extra convenience — never required, never pay-to-win. Built by one person who actually plays mobile games. Join a small but passionate community of players who care about fair, fun mobile gaming. Your feedback directly shapes the game's future. EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iNethack2 at none against Pixel Odyssey's 7. iNethack2 also leads on review sentiment (84% vs 69%) and device support (3 vs 1). Pixel Odyssey's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Pixel Odyssey sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. iNethack2 asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for iNethack2 against 4.4 for Pixel Odyssey. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 137 and 155 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of iNethack2's written reviews are positive against 69% of Pixel Odyssey's.
iNethack2 ships an update every 2 months, Pixel Odyssey every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iNethack2 | Pixel Odyssey |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (137 ratings) | 4.4 (155 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.1% of reviews — better | 69.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 137 | 155 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 94 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Future Shock Software LTD | Lino Iten |
Customer experience
iNethack2
Pixel Odyssey
User reviews
iNethack2
From 137 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Faithful port of classic NetHack game
- 📱 Well-designed touch interface for mobile
- 🎨 Multiple tileset options available
- ♾️ Infinite replayability and depth
- 🆓 Free to play with no paywalls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 💾 Game files corrupted or lost unexpectedly
- ⌨️ Limited external keyboard support
- 🎮 Clunky movement controls
- 🖱️ Double-tap sensitivity issues
Pixel Odyssey
From 155 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Non-pay-to-win
- 👍 Play at your own pace
- 👍 Active development and responsive dev
- 👍 Cool small community
- 👍 Good time killer
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy game
- 🐛 Limited energy/steps
- 🐛 Slow step regeneration
- 🐛 End game content lacking
- 🐛 Annoying account setup
Bugs and requests
iNethack2
Reported bugs
14 issues- Game crashes when using inventory (I command)
- Crashes on Plane of Water during save restore
- File corruption errors when switching apps
- Game freezes with Chinese pinyin keyboard input
- Crashes when equipping rings
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- Crashes when dropping items
- Crashes when accessing discoveries list
- Cannot open level files error (501mobile.50)
- Game unrecoverable after certain actions
- Double-tap causes unintended character movement
- Floor tiles not rendering in corridors
- Crashes on iOS 11+ when dropping items
- Waiting for logfile access message loops
- Game crashes immediately on startup for some users
Requested features
17 requests- Separate button labels from command values
- External Bluetooth keyboard support
- Directional pad for movement
- Swipe-based movement controls
- Character name customization
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- Pet naming functionality
- Partial item stack management
- Cloud save synchronization across devices
- iPad Magic Keyboard support
- Japanese language localization
- Toggle for sparkle effects
- Multiple simultaneous game saves
- NetHack version 3.6+ support
- Slash'Em port for iOS
- Voice over support for accessibility
- Options file editing capability
- Discoveries list access without crashes
Pixel Odyssey
Reported bugs
79 issues- Items and steps disappear
- Crafting not working
- Tower/PVP infinite enemy health
- Spells become closed
- Crafting bugs out
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- Notification something wrong with crafting
- Enemies health bars disappear
- Spells delete themselves
- Player market bugs out
- User interface menus are wonky
- Critical features not functioning consistently
- Daily reward glitchy
- Daily mine task gives error
- Player market unresponsive
- Cheaters and hackers
- Food consumed but steps didn't register
- Market list button covered by keyboard on iOS
- Game crashing on startup
- Item names don't fit on top of the screen
- Mass crafting not working
- Materials gone after mass crafting attempt
- Cannot touch inventory after selling item
- Skills perk points reset
- UI bugs where cannot click things or numbers don't match up
- Items collected not going to inventory
- Losing steps when items not going to inventory
- Error window appears when updating inventory or re-entering game
- Cannot gain or use anything from inventory
- Lost steps and items due to inventory bug
- Progress halted due to inventory bug
- Items picked up not registering
- Frequent infinite loading spinners
- Cannot open chests or buy from merchants due to connection issues
- Unlocking purchased skin didn't work and it's gone
- Nerfed tower XP
- Confusing obol window shapes
- Daily reward not received
- Cannot click or close daily reward easily
- When trying to buy something on player market nothing happens
- Market page becomes unresponsive
- Steps didn’t register after consuming food
- Cheaters and hackers are everywhere
- Keyboard covers list button on iOS market
- Game keeps crashing on start up
- Item names don't fit on top of the screen on iPhone SE
- Mass crafting 30 iron ingots resulted in nothing
- Materials gone and none made after mass crafting attempt
- Cannot touch inventory after selling item
- Perk points reset for skills
- UI bugs where cannot click things or numbers don't match up
- All collected items disappeared
- Bags become empty after each game restart
- Crafting button greyed out
- Steps not registering after consuming food
- Steps lost when items not going to inventory
- Error window appears when updating inventory or re-entering game
- Cannot gain or use anything from inventory
- Lost steps and items due to inventory bug
- Progress halted due to inventory bug
- Items picked up not registering
- Frequent infinite loading spinners
- Cannot open chests or buy from merchants due to connection issues
- Unlocking purchased skin didn't work and it's gone
- Nerfed tower XP
- Confusing obol window shapes
- Daily reward not received
- Cannot click or close daily reward easily
- When trying to buy something on player market nothing happens
- Market page becomes unresponsive
- Steps didn’t register after consuming food
- Cheaters and hackers are everywhere
- Keyboard covers list button on iOS market
- Game keeps crashing on start up
- Item names don't fit on top of the screen on iPhone SE
- Mass crafting 30 iron ingots resulted in nothing
- Materials gone and none made after mass crafting attempt
- Cannot touch inventory after selling item
- Perk points reset for skills
- UI bugs where cannot click things or numbers don't match up
Requested features
16 requests- Russian language support
- More things to do
- More challenges
- Smithing addition
- More content in the future
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- Dark mode option
- Chat as a main button
- Show item source on click
- Show zone drops on click
- Add Chinese language support
- Make the game more idle
- Fix keyboard covering market list button on iOS
- Add ability to remove or replace obols without replacing them with others
- More guides on where things are and how they work
- Make step regeneration faster
- Make it known that you can craft more than one item at a time
In-app purchases
iNethack2
No in-app purchases
Pixel Odyssey
- Noble Knight$4.991 Month
- Handful of Diamonds$0.99
- Pouch of Diamonds$2.99
- Pouches of Diamonds$9.99
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- Chest of Diamonds$24.99
- Overloaded Chest of Diamonds$49.99
- Barrel of Diamonds$99.99
