Sid Meier's Colonization vs ATOM RPG
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sid Meier's Colonization
Lead a colonial power to explore, settle, and develop new lands in the Colonial Era. Manage resources, establish trade, and engage in diplomacy and warfare to achieve independence. Offers deep strategic gameplay with customizable options.
- Explore and colonize new lands
- Manage growth, development, and trade
- Engage in diplomacy and military strategy
- Play as four distinct colonial powers
- Customize game difficulty and maps
- Advanced artificial intelligence opponents
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The Tradition of Civilization Continues The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you. Finally, the much-anticipated follow-up to Civilization is here! Sid Meier's Colonization takes you into the Colonial Era to discover, explore and colonize vast territories that promise both danger and reward. Play one of four colonial powers as you set sail to discover the New World. Explore new lands and strategically plant your first colony. Direct its growth, manage its resources and establish lucrative trade routes. Balance economics, political and military strategy to create your own powerful nation. But beware of your enemies! Angry natives and rival powers can encroach upon your territory. You'll have to overcome your foes with superior military strategy and wily diplomacy. Only then can you launch your revolution and declare your independence. Colonization, The newest strategy game from Sid Meier continues the great tradition of Civilization. —User Reviews— “The game is a rich and varied Gestalt of top colony activity. Strategies must be divined with care, and constantly modified to ride the chaotic rapids of the thousands of interactive elements in this opus of creative genius. Perhaps. Or it could just be a damn fine game.” “Colonization offers hours and hours of entertainment. I played it for over a week to write this review and it commanded my total concentration all the time to play it once through. Because the game can be very different every time you play it, this means that Colonization is the sort of game you could play for ever.” FEATURES • Manage your growth, development and trade to create a powerful nation. • Pit your strategic skills against Colonization's advanced artificial intelligence. • Play either the French, English, Dutch or Spanish colonial powers each with distinct characteristics and political situations. • Customize your games and choose your own level of difficulty so you never play the same game twice. • Discover and explore the Americas or create your own scenario with a random map generator. • Same design principles and interface as award-winning Civilization, making game play easy and fun.
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.
- Character creation tool
- Offline single-player RPG
- Dozens of skills
- Turn-based combat
- Nonlinear gameplay
- Multiple quest solutions
- Deep dialogues
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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
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ATOM RPG at 69% against Sid Meier's Colonization's 21%. ATOM RPG also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.3) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months). Sid Meier's Colonization's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume 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
Sid Meier's Colonization costs $2.99 and ATOM RPG $9.99 up front. ATOM RPG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sid Meier's Colonization asks for nothing beyond the download.
ATOM RPG holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 209 and 221 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 21% of Sid Meier's Colonization's written reviews are positive against 69% of ATOM RPG's.
Sid Meier's Colonization ships an update every 4 months, ATOM RPG every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Sid Meier's Colonization | ATOM RPG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 2.3 (209 ratings) | 4.3 (221 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 20.6% of reviews | 68.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 209 | 221 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #189 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 3.0 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Atari | ATENT GAMES LTD |
Customer experience
Sid Meier's Colonization
ATOM RPG
User reviews
Sid Meier's Colonization
From 209 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Exactly like the original game
- 🚀 Classic gameplay
- 💡 Nostalgia factor
- 🚀 Engaging and addictive
Room to improve
- 🐛 Unresponsive and clunky controls
- 🐛 Keyboard overlay covers too much of the screen
- 🐛 Difficulty loading/unloading cargo
- 🐛 Unable to move diagonally
- 🐛 Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
ATOM RPG
From 221 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great when you give it a chance
- 🚀 Huge game with lots of content
- 🚀 Replayable with multiple paths
- 👍 Scratches the Fallout itch
- 👍 Immersive atmosphere and writing
Room to improve
- 🐛 Controls constantly break
- 🐛 Crashes and performance issues
- 🐛 Unbalanced gameplay and difficulty
- 🐛 Text and UI issues on mobile
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
Bugs and requests
Sid Meier's Colonization
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game crashes on launch
- Cursor/touch input issues
- Performance problems and slowdowns
Requested features
4 requests- Add support for Bluetooth keyboard and mouse
- Optimize touch controls for mobile
- Implement drag-and-drop functionality
- Provide a tutorial or instructions on how to use the controls
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
Sid Meier's Colonization
No in-app purchases
ATOM RPG
- ATOM RPG - Supporter Pack$2.99
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