Last Horizon vs Mindustry
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Space survival and exploration
- Resource gathering
- Survivor rescue
- Fuel, oxygen, and hull management
- Atmospheric ambient music
- Alien encounters
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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
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.
- 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
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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
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Verdict
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
Last Horizon costs $2.99 and Mindustry $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
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.
Last Horizon ships an update fortnightly, Mindustry every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | Last Horizon | Mindustry |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (174 ratings) | 4.5 (1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 60.7% of reviews | 74.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 174 | 1K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #57 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 5.1.1 — better | 15.0.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 149 MB |
| Age rating | +9 | 9+ |
| Developer | Akupara Games, LLC | Anton Kramskoi |
Customer experience
Last Horizon
Mindustry
User reviews
Last Horizon
From 174 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Last Horizon
No in-app purchases
Mindustry
No in-app purchases









