When comparing Bunny to the Moon vs Merchant, the Slant community recommends Merchant for most people. In the question“What are the best Android games without in-app purchases/paywalls?” Merchant is ranked 94th while Bunny to the Moon is ranked 141st. The most important reason people chose Merchant is:
The game has a nice retro pixel art style. From the menus to the dungeons or shop there is a very familiar aesthetic to the overall design that would have fit in quite well on consoles in the 80's.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Easy to learn, hard to master
Controls are simple taps to direct bunny's jumps, but they require a fine deal of precision to make good progress in the game. While this may prove to be frustrating it is also highly rewarding once mastered.
Permanent life upgrades can be found at the end of first 3 areas. These persist through further play-throughs and give a sense of achievement.
Pro Good app controls
Progress can be reset, sounds can be turned off and the game doesn't automatically attempt to connect to google play services.
Pro Polished look, great performance and randomized levels
Bunny to the Moon looks and plays smoothly. Randomized obstacles keep the experience fresh each time.
Pro Free and not an infinite runner
The game is free, has no in app purchases and has only occasional ads in attempts to monetize. Bunny to the Moon also has a clear goal and ending.
Pro Pixel art
The game has a nice retro pixel art style. From the menus to the dungeons or shop there is a very familiar aesthetic to the overall design that would have fit in quite well on consoles in the 80's.
Pro Fun resource management mechanic
The player can sell their loot (gathered from a dungeon) for in game money, to then be spent on needed equipment or can equip their loot to try harder dungeons to get better loot to sell for new equipment. Each action is a gamble and may or may not pay off for the player.
Pro In active development
Merchant is still in a very active development phase, which means there will be plenty of bug fixes and new features and tweaks to the gameplay added.
Pro Dedicated subreddit
Merchant has a dedicated subreddit page where users can discuss the game, strategies and bugs.
Pro Completely free and zero permissions
Merchant is a completely free game that also has zero permissions.
Cons
Con Current version has both ads and in-app purchases
Con Wait times
There are wait times in the game for both crafting and adventuring. This makes it impossible to sit and play for any length of time and makes the user have to come back to the game often in order to make any significant progress.
Con Lag/delay of action
When pressing buttons in the menus there is a noticeable delay until the requested action actually takes place.