Comparison

Space Grunts vs Last Colossus

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

Head to head

Space Grunts

$3.99

🎮 Games

★ 4.215 ratingsView app →

Last Colossus

Fight with your colossus

$1.99

🎮 Games

★ 4.2215 ratingsView app →

About

Space Grunts

Engage in a unique blend of fast-paced arcade action and strategic turn-based combat. Explore a distressed moon base, battling aliens and robots to uncover its secrets. Utilize a variety of weapons and consumables to survive and complete your mission.

Highlights

Turn-based gameplay
Arcade action
Roguelike shooter elements
Alien and robot combat
Weapon and consumable collection
Secret areas and routes

Features

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Support, tip and tricks: http://www.orangepixel.net "This is a turn-based game for people who don't like turn-based games, and a roguelike shooter for people who hate roguelike shooters." - TouchArcade 4/5 Space Grunts combines fast paced arcade action with turn-based gameplay. The year 2476, Earth's space-federation has been building moon-bases across the galaxy. One of those moon-bases has been sending a distress signal. Space Grunts are a group of intergalactic "problem" solvers, sent to investigate.. You play one, out of a team, of Space Grunts, and your mission is simple: find your way into the moon-base, and figure out what has happened. You'll have to fight your way through aliens, robots, security drones and base-systems. Find the lower levels of the moon-base, and get to the core of the problems. Consumables A large collection of consumables can be found all over the moon base from weapon enhancers, to destructive toys, armor, explosives, system-hacks, and more. Use the items wisely to advance deeper into the moon-base. Weapons Starting with three standard Grunt weapons, you will be able to enhance them for more fire-power and range. On your way you'll also find alternate weapons, and melee weapons. Secrets There are various ways to complete the game, anomalies leading to weird places, underground routes, and mysterious items to transport you to other area's of the moon-base. On top of these there are secret rooms and area's located all over the base, so never a dull moment! Can you find the core of the problems? MFI support Got questions? need tips or help? visit our forums: http://orangepixel.net or connect and say hi: twitter.com/orangepixel facebook.com/orangepixel

About

Last Colossus

Command a giant robot in this ACT/RPG game set on a war-torn planet. Engage in simulated combat, explore a 9-chapter story, and face diverse enemies and bosses. Your choices lead to one of three distinct endings.

Highlights

ACT/RPG simulation gameplay
Command a giant robot
9-chapter story
24 enemy types
10 unique bosses
Multiple endings

Features

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Last Colossus is an ACT/RPG game. You play as a commander who gains control of a giant robot after crash landing on a war-torn planet. Features - Simulation game combined with ACT and RPG elements. - Fight with your own giant robot! - Story spanning 9 chapters - 24 enemy types and 10 unique bosses to face - 3 endings depends on your choices. ----------------------------------------------------------- Facebook http://www.facebook.com/TowerofFortune Game Trailer https://youtu.be/bg7jrkjJ0FU

Screenshots

Space Grunts4 screens

Last Colossus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Space Grunts at none against Last Colossus's 5. Space Grunts also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Last Colossus's advantage is ratings volume (215 vs 15) and price ($1.99 vs $3.99). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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

Space Grunts costs $3.99 and Last Colossus $1.99 up front. Last Colossus sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Space Grunts 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 Space Grunts against 4.2 for Last Colossus. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Last Colossus has 215 ratings behind it against 15, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Space Grunts's written reviews are positive against 72% of Last Colossus's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Space Grunts ships an update every 5 weeks, Last Colossus every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level

Space Grunts versus Last Colossus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Space Grunts	Last Colossus
Price	$3.99	$1.99 — better
Rating	4.2 (15 ratings)	4.2 (215 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	75.9% of reviews — better	72.4% of reviews
Number of ratings	15	215 — better
Update frequency	Every 5 weeks — better	Every 6 months
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Paid	Free with in-app purchases — better
Devices	iPhone, iPad, iPod	iPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS	8.0 — better	12.0
Further details — not scored
Size	52 MB	85 MB
Age rating	12+	4+
Developer	Pascal Bestebroer	Game Stew

Customer experience

Space Grunts

All ratings15 ratings

Positive80.0%

Neutral6.7%

Negative13.3%

Written reviews58 reviews

Positive75.9%

Neutral12.1%

Negative12.1%

Last Colossus

All ratings215 ratings

Positive81.4%

Neutral7.9%

Negative10.7%

Written reviews105 reviews

Positive72.4%

Neutral9.5%

Negative18.1%

User reviews

Space Grunts

From 15 App Store ratings

What we love

👍 Masterpiece quality
🚀 Fast and snappy gameplay
💡 Great tribute to roguelikes
💡 Huge variety of items/enemies
💡 Strategic depth required

Room to improve

🔊 Terrifyingly loud sound effects
🐛 Virtual D-pad bugged (left direction)
🐛 Controls can be funky/iffy
🐛 Virtual controls nightmare
🐛 Virtual D-pad dead zone

Last Colossus

From 215 App Store ratings

What we love

🎮 Addictive and engaging gameplay mechanics
🎨 Charming retro pixel art style with nostalgic appeal
💰 Affordable price point with good value
📖 Interesting story with unexpected narrative twists
🤖 Unique mecha/robot combat theme

Room to improve

🐢 Slow battle animations that become tedious
🔄 Highly repetitive gameplay and grinding
🎯 Poor hit rate mechanics feel unfair and frustrating
🎮 Limited strategic depth despite initial promise
💸 Pay-to-win mechanics and aggressive monetization

Bugs and requests

Space Grunts

Reported bugs

7 issues

Virtual D-pad bugged (left direction)
Update loop
Something wrong with left on directional pad
No sound on iPad 3
Sensitive movement issue on iOS version

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Virtual joystick issues
Game progress resets after using other apps

Requested features

23 requests

Fix controls, especially left direction
Implement class specific leaderboards
Add a wait command
Add shootable doors
Re-implement class specific leaderboards

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Add MFi controller support
Add more monsters
Add weapons to find and swap
Add a wait button
Add swipe movement/tap to shoot control scheme
Implement a swipe-type mechanic for controls
Add diagonal shooting
Improve on-screen controls
Add tutorial
Improve graphics
Add more variety to weapons
Add save mid-dungeon
Add controller fix for sensitive movement
Add Vita version
Add dark mode
Add more variety to weapons
Add wait button
Add swipe movement/tap to shoot control scheme

Last Colossus

Reported bugs

8 issues

Game freezes after firing or during combat
Black screen crashes requiring app restart
In-app purchase resources not delivered despite payment confirmation
Game locks up when targeting invisible objects
Enemy range detection bug - enemies permanently out of range after moving away

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Game freezes when tapping background during missions
Occasional crashes and crashes during boss fights
Elevator animation sequence causes repeated freezing

Requested features

11 requests

Skip or speed up battle animations
Auto-battle functionality for repetitive fights
Better tutorial and help documentation with glossary
Ability to toggle music on/off
More customization options for mech

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Side missions and additional content variety
Resource doubler purchase option
Sequel or expanded game
Support for newer screen sizes (iPhone X+)
Improved public opinion/favor system explanation
More strategic depth and weapon variety in combat

In-app purchases

None

Space Grunts

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Last Colossus

One-time5

10000 Resource$0.99
75000 Resource$4.99
175000 Resource$9.99

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400000 Resource$19.99
750000 Resource$29.99

Questions

Is Space Grunts free?

Space Grunts costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.

Is Last Colossus free?

Last Colossus costs $1.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

Which has better reviews, Space Grunts or Last Colossus?

Last Colossus is rated higher. Space Grunts averages 4.2 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Last Colossus averages 4.2 from 215 ratings.

Do Space Grunts or Last Colossus have ads?

Neither Space Grunts nor Last Colossus shows ads.

Which is updated more often, Space Grunts or Last Colossus?

Space Grunts ships an update every 5 weeks, and Last Colossus every 6 months. Most recently, Space Grunts was updated on November 7, 2026 and Last Colossus on November 13, 2026.