Comparison

Gods Will Be Watching vs XCOM 2 Collection

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

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About

Gods Will Be Watching

Experience a narrative-driven point-and-click thriller focused on difficult choices, sacrifice, and moral dilemmas. Navigate tense scenarios, solve puzzles, and make decisions that impact your team and the fate of the world in an interstellar conflict.

Highlights
  • Narrative puzzles
  • Moral dilemmas
  • Team and world impact
  • Interstellar espionage
  • Tense scenarios
  • Decision-based consequences
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Gods Will Be Watching is a minimalistic “point and click thriller” centered on despair, commitment, and sacrifice as players face narrative puzzles and moral dilemmas that will affect both the lives of your team and the people you’re are sworn to protect. Set against the backdrop of an interstellar struggle, Gods Will Be Watching follows Sgt. Burden and his crew in six tense chapters from hostage situations and wilderness survival to biological weapon prevention and agonizing torture scenarios. Each decision is crucial and players will need to choose between the lives of their team and the saving the world from genocide. There's no good or evil, just decisions, with only you and the gods as a judge to your actions. • An innovative departure from the traditional point and click adventure taking place in six intimate, tension-filled scenarios linked together through an epic narrative of interstellar espionage. • Set morals aside as you navigate Sgt. Burden and his team through harrowing predicaments and make decisions that will either save your team or sacrifice their lives for the sake of the mission. • Solve a wide variety of narrative puzzles and moral dilemmas using your own wits and burden the consequences of your choices. Do you intimidate or comfort your hostages to maintain your tenuous control of the situation? Should you kill the weakest member of your party to save on food for the strong? What is one life worth in the face of annihilation? • Receive your judgment from the gods upon failure and compare your choices to all other players in the universe over time. • Over 1,500 beautifully designed sprites tell your story against 15 stunning backgrounds and an emotionally stirring orchestral soundtrack. *Each chapter of Gods Will Be Watching is available via in-app purchases for $.99 USD.

About

XCOM 2 Collection

Lead a resistance against an alien occupation on Earth. Engage in turn-based tactical combat, customize your soldiers, and undertake unique missions. This collection includes the full game and all DLC packs, optimized for mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Turn-based tactical combat
  • Full game and DLC included
  • Mobile-optimized touch interface
  • Soldier customization
  • Procedurally generated missions
  • Alien resistance gameplay
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READ BEFORE BUYING: Please expand this description and read the full list of supported devices below to confirm that your device is supported. Aliens rule Earth with a new order promising a brilliant future for those who conform, while silencing all those who do not. At the edges of the world, the scattered forces of XCOM gather to defend humanity, ignite a global resistance, and reclaim the planet. Bring down the alien regime from your iPad or iPhone with the XCOM 2 Collection; the complete experience of XCOM 2: War of the Chosen and four DLC packs in a single package with no in-app purchases. COMPLETE COMMAND Delivers all the turn-based tactical challenges of XCOM 2: War of the Chosen. ENGINEERED FOR iOS Lead the Resistance using a touch-screen Command Interface designed for mobile. CUSTOMISE YOUR SQUADS Customise each soldier’s look, loadout and abilities. EVERY GAME A UNIQUE CHALLENGE Direct your forces through a near-infinite combination of goals, missions, and maps. INCLUDES FOUR DLC PACKS Access new missions, soldier types, and enemies with XCOM 2's DLC packs. XCOM 2 Collection requires iOS 18 or later. You need 11GB of free space on your device, though we recommend at least double this to avoid initial installation issues. Supported iPhones: • iPhone XR and later • iPhone SE (2nd generation, 2020) and later • iPhone Air (2025) Supported iPads: • iPad - 8th Generation (2020) and later • iPad mini - 5th Generation (2019) and later • iPad Air - 3rd Generation (2019) and later • iPad Pro - 3rd Generation (2018) and later • If you require assistance, please contact our support team at support@feralinteractive.com © 2026 Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Originally developed by Firaxis Games. Take-Two Interactive Software, 2K, Firaxis Games, XCOM, XCOM 2, and their respective logos are trademarks of Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. Developed for and published on iOS by Feral Interactive. iOS and the iOS logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. Feral and the Feral logo are trademarks of Feral Interactive Ltd. All other marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.

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XCOM 2 Collection4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Gods Will Be Watching at Free against XCOM 2 Collection's $14.99. Gods Will Be Watching also leads on iOS requirement (7.1 vs 18.0). XCOM 2 Collection's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 6). On 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

Gods Will Be Watching is free to download; XCOM 2 Collection costs $14.99 up front. Gods Will Be Watching sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. XCOM 2 Collection asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

XCOM 2 Collection holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: XCOM 2 Collection has 1.1K ratings behind it against 23, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 32% of Gods Will Be Watching's written reviews are positive against 62% of XCOM 2 Collection's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gods Will Be Watching ships an update every 6 months, XCOM 2 Collection monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Gods Will Be Watching versus XCOM 2 Collection: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGods Will Be WatchingXCOM 2 Collection
PriceFree — better$14.99
Rating3.8 (23 ratings)4.4 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews32.3% of reviews62.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings231.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#56 — better
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS7.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size238 MB3.4 GB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDevolver Digital, Inc.Feral Interactive Ltd

Customer experience

Gods Will Be Watching

All ratings22 ratings
Positive63.6%
Neutral9.1%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews65 reviews
Positive32.3%
Neutral3.1%
Negative64.6%

XCOM 2 Collection

All ratings1,090 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral2.8%
Negative14.0%
Written reviews778 reviews
Positive62.3%
Neutral10.2%
Negative27.5%

Bugs and requests

Gods Will Be Watching

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

XCOM 2 Collection

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Inability to change equipment
  • Crashes on certain missions
  • Disappearing save files
  • Issues with device compatibility

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add controller support
  • Provide option to disable War of the Chosen
  • Improve camera controls and UI
  • Add more graphical settings

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Gods Will Be Watching

One-time6
  • Gods Will Be Watching - Chapter 4$0.99
  • Gods Will Be Watching - Chapter 5$0.99
  • Gods Will Be Watching - Chapter 6$0.99
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  • Gods Will Be Watching - Chapter 2$1.99
  • Gods Will Be Watching - Chapter 3$1.99
  • Chapter 1&2$1.99
None

XCOM 2 Collection

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gods Will Be Watching free?
Gods Will Be Watching is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is XCOM 2 Collection free?
XCOM 2 Collection costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gods Will Be Watching or XCOM 2 Collection?
XCOM 2 Collection is rated higher. Gods Will Be Watching averages 3.8 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while XCOM 2 Collection averages 4.4 from 1.1K ratings.
Do Gods Will Be Watching or XCOM 2 Collection have ads?
Neither Gods Will Be Watching nor XCOM 2 Collection shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Gods Will Be Watching or XCOM 2 Collection?
Gods Will Be Watching ships an update every 6 months, and XCOM 2 Collection monthly. Most recently, Gods Will Be Watching was updated on October 24, 2026 and XCOM 2 Collection on November 1, 2026.

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