Doom & Destiny Advanced vs Pathos
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Doom & Destiny Advanced
Embark on a quirky adventure with unlikely heroes in a turn-based RPG. Explore vast locations, battle hundreds of enemies, and uncover secrets. Engage in asynchronous PvP battles to unlock unique perks and climb the leaderboards.
- Turn-based combat
- Character customization
- Exploration of 500+ locations
- Over 30 hours of main quest
- Asynchronous PvP battles
- Unlockable multiplayer perks and costumes
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A Pastafarian cleric, a wizard, a barbarian and a chef enter a dungeon. It’s not a joke, it’s Doom & Destiny Advacend. Venture with the most nerdy anti-heroes of all times, face a crazy adventure, defeat a mad business man and save the universe, one fetch quest at a time. ROLL YOUR DICE Embody 13 different heroic spirits, equip gear, master skills and character combinations to fight in turn based combat 300+ different enemies and, while you progress into an over 30 hours main quest, feel free to explore 500+ locations looking for more than 100 hidden secrets. Doom & Destiny Advanced is the sequel, prequel and reboot of Doom & Destiny. This might sound crazy, but in short, it means that you don’t need to play the first Do&De, but if you did, you’ll enjoy the wacky world and funny characters even more! JOIN THE ARENA, BRO! The action doesn’t stop with the single player adventure! Enter the Arena and fight other players in asynchronous turn based battles! Fight and unlock 100 unique multiplayer perks, 64+ costumes and more and reach the top online leadersboard! Join the Doom & Destiny Community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoomAndDestiny Help us with your idea on the Steam forum: http://steamcommunity.com/app/361040/discussions/
Pathos
Embark on a challenging roguelike adventure inspired by Nethack's rule set. Select from 13 distinct classes and delve into a perilous dungeon. Your mission is to confront your nemesis in hell and escape with as much treasure as possible.
- Nethack-inspired gameplay
- 13 playable classes
- Deep dungeon exploration
- Defeat nemesis in hell
- Loot collection and escape
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Pathos is a roguelike adventure game inspired by the rule set from Nethack. Choose from 13 classes and journey deep into the dungeon. Descend to hell to defeat your nemesis before escaping the dungeon with all the loot you can carry! Email mailto:hodgskin.callan@gmail.com Twitter https://twitter.com/callan_hodgskin Reddit https://www.reddit.com/r/pathos_nethack Discord https://discord.gg/TRhRZhX Made with Invention https://gitlab.com/hodgskin-callan/Invention
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Pathos at Free against Doom & Destiny Advanced's $4.99. Pathos also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 70%). Doom & Destiny Advanced's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and chart position (#186 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Pathos is free to download; Doom & Destiny Advanced costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Doom & Destiny Advanced against 4.7 for Pathos. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 201 and 360 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 70% of Doom & Destiny Advanced's written reviews are positive against 89% of Pathos's.
Doom & Destiny Advanced ships an update every 5 weeks, Pathos every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Doom & Destiny Advanced | Pathos |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (201 ratings) | 4.7 (360 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.2% of reviews | 88.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 201 | 360 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #186 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 318 MB | 142 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Francesco Ficarelli | Callan Hodgskin |
Customer experience
Doom & Destiny Advanced
Pathos
Bugs and requests
Doom & Destiny Advanced
Reported bugs
11 issues- App crashes on startup or shortly after opening
- Game freezes every 3-5 minutes on newer iOS versions
- Audio stops working after 10-20 minutes of play
- Safari forced open to Google Play window on launch
- Swipe controls register as taps causing wrong battle actions
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- Character moves right when trying to interact with objects
- Game won't open after purchase
- Incompatible with iOS 9
- Data loss after forced updates
- Arena standings screen causes freezing
- Menu pops up unintentionally when touching screen
Requested features
8 requests- Support for iPhone X and larger screen formats
- Ability to equip weaker weapons/armor for farming
- More class leveling materials for endgame
- Improved map interactivity
- Separate screen sides for battle controls (like original)
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- Controller support option
- High-difficulty mob areas for farming materials
- Fix agility stat to properly determine turn order
Pathos
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Doom & Destiny Advanced
No in-app purchases
Pathos
No in-app purchases
Questions
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