Dead Orbit vs Phoenix 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dead Orbit
Pilot a spaceship through deep space, battling an evil empire in this classic arcade shooter. Upgrade your weapons and defenses to survive intense barrages of enemy fire and meteorites. Experience stunning visuals and an electronic soundtrack as you fight to restore peace to the galaxy.
- Intensive arcade shoot 'em up gameplay
- Vast variety of levels
- Extreme boss battles
- Upgrade shields, guns, missiles, lasers, and magnets
- Stunning game visuals and skins
- Accessible to casual and hardcore gamers
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New shoot 'em up classic arcade shooter located in deep and dark space. Defeat the evil sky forces! Hop into the spaceship and fly through a chaotic barrage of meteorites, bullets and sky forces! Upgrade your space fighter and put an end to the evil Kraathu Empire. Why? Because only you can restore peace in the galaxy! Shoot 'em up! SHOOT AND EVADE TO SURVIVE Take your space fighter to the battlefield armed with an arsenal of cannons and missiles. Taking enough ammo to bring punishment to your enemy. Use your agility to fly through deadly enemy territory in this explosive 3D dark space shooter action arcade game. UPGRADE TO GET STRONGER Foes are getting stronger in each stage, so in order to blast 'em from each sector of the galaxy you need to upgrade your arsenal of weapons and defences. To protect yourself against their deadly projectiles the hangar is full of upgrades for your vessel of ultimate destruction. REACH THE STARS Fly your spaceship through the cosmos and galactic hexagon cities where enemy aviators and skyrockets await. Game on! Use your sky force and reloaded weapons to defeat the enemy since 2014! There are many scrolling shooters but none of them is like Dead Orbit. This stunning shoot ‘em up game combines the classic arcade elements with the new possibilities offered by current technology. The new installment just came out in a spectacular dark style. FEATURES - intensive arcade like arcade shoot 'em up gameplay - vast variety of levels await - extreme boss battles - upgrade your shields, guns, missiles, lasers and magnets - stunning game visuals and skins - accessible to casual gamers, as well as die-hard shooter addicts - incredible electronic soundtrack
Phoenix 2
Blast through waves of alien invaders in this classic arcade space shooter. Collect and upgrade over 100 unique ships, complete exciting missions, and compete on global leaderboards. Enjoy short game sessions or an action-packed campaign with stunning graphics.
- Over 100 unique ships
- Ship collection and upgrades
- Action-packed campaign
- Special abilities
- Daily missions
- Global leaderboards
- Cross-platform play
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Save the galaxy in this classic arcade shooter that everyone can enjoy! Blast wave after wave of menacing invaders in exciting missions to achieve glorious victory. Start playing Phoenix 2 right now with all these great features. * Blast invaders with over 100 unique ships. * Build your own ship collection and upgrade your favorites. * Experience an action packed campaign with 30 exciting story missions. * Discover special abilities like Mega Laser, Missile Swarm and Personal Shield. * Short game sessions: Launch whenever you have a minute to play. * Complete daily missions of different skill levels, from casual to bullet hell. * Get the high score on global leaderboards and show you are the best of the best. * Engage with an active community to help each other and discuss ship tactics. * New missions are generated every day. * Stunning and smooth 120FPS graphics powered by our custom game engine. * Create a group for your friends and play your own unique missions. * Cross-platform saving and cross-platform play. Phoenix 2 is developed by a passionate indie studio in The Netherlands and delivers the handcrafted experience of a retro space shoot’em up with modern gameplay. Phoenix 2 is your new daily visit to the arcade! Internet connection required to play.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phoenix 2 at 4.7 against Dead Orbit's 4.0. Phoenix 2 also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months) and ratings volume (26K vs 5). Dead Orbit's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Dead Orbit sells 12 one-off in-app purchases and Phoenix 2 sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Phoenix 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phoenix 2 has 26K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Dead Orbit's written reviews are positive against 73% of Phoenix 2's.
Dead Orbit ships an update every 13 months, Phoenix 2 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dead Orbit | Phoenix 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) | 4.7 (26K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 73.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 26K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 253 MB | 295 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Inlogic Software s.r.o. | Firi Games |
Customer experience
Dead Orbit
Phoenix 2
Bugs and requests
Dead Orbit
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Phoenix 2
Reported bugs
3 issues- Warp gate charge time bug
- Occasional crashes
- Incompatible with older devices
Requested features
7 requests- Add haptic feedback
- Implement an endless mode
- Allow players to customize ships
- Add a level creator
- Provide an offline mode
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- Improve ship ability descriptions
- Add a replay feature
In-app purchases
Dead Orbit
- Skin Draco$0.99
- Skin Fire$0.99
- Skin Red$0.99
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- Skin Alien Skull$0.99
- Skin Ram Skull$0.99
- Skin Human Skull$0.99
- Skin Toxic Fire$0.99
- Skin Violet$0.99
- Skin White$0.99
- Skin Yellow$0.99
- Skin Orange$0.99
- Coin Doubler$3.99
Phoenix 2
- 800 Credits$0.99
- 5000 Credits$4.99
- Special Offer$4.99
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- VIP$4.99
- 12000 Credits$9.99
- Special Offer$9.99
- 25000 Credits$19.99
- Special Offer$19.99
- 65000 Credits$49.99
- Special Offer$49.99
- 140K Credits$99.99







