Comparison

Emergent Fates vs ATOM RPG

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Emergent Fates

Embark on a narrative-driven JRPG adventure with beautiful 2D art. Explore a rich world, engage in strategic turn-based battles, and customize your character through multi-class leveling and skill development. Uncover a complex story through the eyes of diverse characters.

Highlights
  • Narrative-driven role playing game
  • Engaging story with unique characters
  • Monster and demon hunting
  • Item trading and forging
  • Classic turn-based battle system
  • Multi-class leveling
  • Player-chosen skill development
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No in app purchases or ads. Only a one time upfront payment. If you haven't had a chance to experience the game yet, this is the perfect time. EXPERIENCE A MODERN MOBILE JRPG HOW THEY ARE MEANT TO BE PLAYED. "a pleasant introduction to what can at times be a daunting genre" - the pocket gamer "the perfect visual impact" - hackhome.com Personable characters, rich world history, and a thought provoking storyline are combined with beautiful water-coloured 2d graphics for an artistic and narrative experience, while multi-class levelling, turn-based battles and player-chosen skill development allow for deep customization and immersion. A young student, Rasch, graduates into the Knight's Academy and is suddenly thrust into political intrigue... An enigmatic woman, Ava, travels the world hunting powerful spectral beings for reasons known only to herself.... A scientist with few scruples, Glass, examines the coexistence of parallel dimensions and their lifeforms... Through the eyes of a few people, uncover the grander underlying stories of an entire world. • Immerse yourself in a brand new narrative driven role playing game • Watch a complex and engaging story unfold with unique, vibrant, and sometimes untrustworthy characters • Hunt monsters and demons across multiple world regions • Buy, Sell, and Forge new items in each town you visit • Carefully strategize your actions via a classic turn based battle system • Choose from among multiple unique classes per player to level up • Pick and choose abilities across each class to bring into battle

About

ATOM RPG

Explore a post-apocalyptic Soviet Wasteland, creating your own hero. Investigate bunkers, battle mutants, and uncover conspiracies in this offline RPG. Features deep character creation, turn-based combat, and nonlinear gameplay with multiple quest solutions.

Highlights
  • Character creation tool
  • Offline single-player RPG
  • Dozens of skills
  • Turn-based combat
  • Nonlinear gameplay
  • Multiple quest solutions
  • Deep dialogues
Features
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In 1986 the world war between the Soviet Union and the Western Bloc ended in mutual nuclear bombings. Both superpowers went down in flames. The impact of the fallout almost ended civilization as we know it. You are one of the survivors of the apocalypse. Your mission - to explore the wild and wondrous postnuclear world of the Soviet Wasteland. To earn your place under the sun in this new age. To investigate retro style bunkers, descend into a stalker filled metro, fight terrible mutants and solve a shadowy conspiracy, aimed at destroying all that is left of life on Earth. ATOM RPG is: - A powerful character creation tool, aimed at making the wasteland hero you want to portray; - A balanced offline single player roleplaying system. Each stat combination provides a unique cRPG experience, unique dialogues, and new ways to solve some quests; - Dozens of skills, from lockpicking to gambling; - Many hours of gameplay on all sorts of locations. Meet the other survivors in a brave new settlement, built from the remains of the old world. Venture into the wilds, where mutants and bandits lurk. Work out the secrets of an old military bunker. Or simply lose yourself, fishing at a scenic pond; - Turn-based combat, inspired by classic RPG’s of the nineties. Find your own strategy and develop the tactics needed to win; - Random encounters with the dwellers of the Soviet Wasteland - both friendly and dangerous. Sometimes all at the same time; - Many deep, multiple-choice dialogues that feel like real conversations with the unique NPCs of the game; - Nonlinear gameplay! This edition of the game features dozens of quests, most with alternative solutions. Play the game like you want to! Recommended: iPhone 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, SE, 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X, XS, XR; iPad Mini 6, 5, 4; iPad Air 3+, 2; iPad Pro Technical Support: You can contact the developers at support@atomrpg.com

Screenshots

Emergent Fates4 screens
ATOM RPG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Emergent Fates at none against ATOM RPG's 1. Emergent Fates also leads on ads (none vs shown) and price ($4.99 vs $9.99). ATOM RPG's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and ratings volume (221 vs 18). On rating, review sentiment and device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Emergent Fates costs $4.99 and ATOM RPG $9.99 up front. ATOM RPG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Emergent Fates asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Emergent Fates against 4.3 for ATOM RPG. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ATOM RPG has 221 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Emergent Fates's written reviews are positive against 69% of ATOM RPG's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Emergent Fates ships an update every 4 months, ATOM RPG every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Emergent Fates versus ATOM RPG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEmergent FatesATOM RPG
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.2 (18 ratings)4.3 (221 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.7% of reviews — better68.9% of reviews
Number of ratings18221 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#191 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size1015 MB3.0 GB
Age rating9+17+
Developermegaphemeral limitedATENT GAMES LTD

Customer experience

Emergent Fates

All ratings18 ratings
Positive72.2%
Neutral16.7%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive72.7%
Neutral18.2%
Negative9.1%

ATOM RPG

All ratings221 ratings
Positive79.2%
Neutral5.4%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews312 reviews
Positive68.9%
Neutral6.4%
Negative24.7%

Bugs and requests

Emergent Fates

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ATOM RPG

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Controls breaking
  • Frequent crashes
  • Text/UI issues
  • Glitches and bugs

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add controller support
  • Improve UI scaling and readability
  • Add more content and updates
  • Fix bugs and stability issues

In-app purchases

None

Emergent Fates

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

ATOM RPG

One-time1
  • ATOM RPG - Supporter Pack$2.99

Questions

Is Emergent Fates free?
Emergent Fates costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ATOM RPG free?
ATOM RPG costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Emergent Fates or ATOM RPG?
ATOM RPG is rated higher. Emergent Fates averages 4.2 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while ATOM RPG averages 4.3 from 221 ratings.
Do Emergent Fates or ATOM RPG have ads?
ATOM RPG shows ads; Emergent Fates does not.
Which is updated more often, Emergent Fates or ATOM RPG?
Emergent Fates ships an update every 4 months, and ATOM RPG every 5 weeks. Most recently, Emergent Fates was updated on September 21, 2026 and ATOM RPG on September 22, 2026.

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