Comparison

Last Horizon vs Mindustry

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

Head to head
About

Last Horizon

Pilot the last ship of a lost civilization through space, seeking a new home. Land on planets to gather resources and survivors, managing fuel, oxygen, and hull integrity. Explore and build a new world, but beware of alien life.

Highlights
  • Space survival and exploration
  • Resource gathering
  • Survivor rescue
  • Fuel, oxygen, and hull management
  • Atmospheric ambient music
  • Alien encounters
Features
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Last Horizon is a minimal, atmospheric space survival & exploration game, set to deep ambient music. Pilot the last vessel of a fallen civilization into the vast unknown, in search of a new habitable world. Carefully land on the planets you will encounter to gather terraforming resources and space-faring human survivors for the final destination... skillful piloting and the balanced management of fuel, oxygen & hull integrity are key. Explore and harvest to create a beautiful and harmonious new world, but take too much and you might incur the wrath of sentient alien life... *** This game currently does not work properly on iPod Touch *** *** Check out our other games currently on sale: Potatoman Seeks The Troof and Glorkian Warrior *** ------------------------------------------- Coding and Design : Jeffrey Nielson Artwork and Design : Richard Grillotti Music: Miles Tilmann & Cellula Sound Effects: Alex Mauer Presented by Pixeljam And Dojo. http:www.pixeljam.com @pixeljamgames http:www.dojo.com

About

Mindustry

Build complex factories, manage supply chains, and defend your base from enemy waves in this real-time strategy game. Conquer planets, research new technologies, and engage in multiplayer battles with friends.

Highlights
  • Factory building and supply chains
  • Tower defense against enemy waves
  • Cross-platform multiplayer co-op and PvP
  • Conquer planets with campaign and procedural sectors
  • Research new blocks and technologies
  • Map editor with scripting support
Features
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Mindustry is a factory-building game with tower defense and RTS elements. Create elaborate supply chains to feed ammo into your turrets, produce materials to use for building, and construct units. Command units to capture enemy bases, and expand your production. Defend your core from waves of enemies. Gameplay Features: - Use production blocks to create a wide variety of advanced materials - Defend your structures from waves of enemies - Play with your friends in cross-platform multiplayer co-op games, or challenge them in team-based PvP matches - Distribute liquids and fight constant challenges, like outbreaks of fire or enemy flier raids - Get the most out of your production by supplying optional coolant and lubricant - Produce a wide variety of units for automatic management of your base or assault on enemy bases - Set up assembly lines to construct armies of mechanized units - Use your units to square up against fully functional enemy bases Campaign: - Conquer the planets Serpulo and Erekir as you advance through 35 hand-made maps and 250+ procedurally generated sectors - Capture territory and set up factories to produce resources while you play other sectors - Defend your sectors from periodic invasions - Coordinate resource distribution between sectors via launch pads - Research new blocks to fuel progress - Invite your friends to complete missions together - 250+ technology blocks to master - 50+ different types of drones, mechs and ships Custom Games & Cross-Platform Multiplayer: - 16+ built in maps for custom games, in addition to two entire campaigns - Play co-op, PvP or sandbox - Join a public dedicated server, or invite friends to your own private session - Customizable game rules: Change block costs, enemy stats, starting items, wave timing and more - Full functional map editor with scripting support

Screenshots

Last Horizon4 screens
Mindustry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Mindustry at 4.5 against Last Horizon's 4.1. Mindustry also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and review sentiment (74% vs 61%). Last Horizon's advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 15.0.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Last Horizon costs $2.99 and Mindustry $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mindustry holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mindustry has 1K ratings behind it against 174, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Last Horizon's written reviews are positive against 74% of Mindustry's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Last Horizon ships an update fortnightly, Mindustry every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Last Horizon versus Mindustry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLast HorizonMindustry
Price$2.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.1 (174 ratings)4.5 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.7% of reviews74.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1741K — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#57 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS5.1.1 — better15.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB149 MB
Age rating+99+
DeveloperAkupara Games, LLCAnton Kramskoi

Customer experience

Last Horizon

All ratings174 ratings
Positive78.7%
Neutral5.2%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews168 reviews
Positive60.7%
Neutral11.3%
Negative28.0%

Mindustry

All ratings1,018 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews624 reviews
Positive74.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative17.3%

User reviews

Last Horizon

From 174 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Simple concept well implemented
  • 🚀 Polished and visually appealing
  • 👍 Right complexity for mobile
  • 👍 Challenging but not overly frustrating
  • 👍 Atmospheric sound and music

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🐛 Controls can be unresponsive
  • 🐛 Difficult to land on planets
  • 🐛 Lack of iPhone X/XS/XR support
  • 🐛 Overwhelming difficulty in later levels

Mindustry

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Excellent value
  • 🚀 Tons of content
  • 🚀 Impressive depth

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
  • 🐛 Unintuitive controls
  • 🐛 Lack of tutorial/guidance
  • 🐛 Outdated UI for newer devices
  • 🐛 Progression bottlenecks

Bugs and requests

Last Horizon

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on startup or during gameplay
  • Compatibility issues with newer iPhone models
  • Unresponsive or glitchy controls

Requested features

5 requests
  • Save progress and checkpoints
  • Ship upgrades and customization
  • Expanded gameplay modes
  • Larger planets and environments
  • Ability to fight back against enemies

Mindustry

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Freezing and performance issues
  • Save data corruption and loss
  • Incompatibility with newer devices

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to save/load custom maps
  • More campaign levels and content
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding
  • Expanded tech tree and upgrades
  • Better UI scaling for larger screens
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  • Ability to queue/fast-forward waves
  • Improved pathfinding and unit AI
  • More diverse enemy types and mechanics

In-app purchases

None

Last Horizon

No in-app purchases

None

Mindustry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Last Horizon free?
Last Horizon costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mindustry free?
Mindustry costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Last Horizon or Mindustry?
Mindustry is rated higher. Last Horizon averages 4.1 out of 5 from 174 ratings, while Mindustry averages 4.5 from 1K ratings.
Do Last Horizon or Mindustry have ads?
Neither Last Horizon nor Mindustry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Last Horizon or Mindustry?
Last Horizon ships an update fortnightly, and Mindustry every 3 days. Most recently, Last Horizon was updated on November 6, 2026 and Mindustry on November 6, 2026.

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