Comparison

DFRCT vs Final Outpost

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

Head to head
About

DFRCT

This utility helps test your connection to a Dwarf Fortress Remote server before buying the full application. It's ideal for users with servers behind firewalls or NAT, ensuring connectivity before purchase. Results may vary between cellular and Wi-Fi networks, so test your intended play connections.

Highlights
  • Connection testing for DF Remote server
  • Firewall and NAT compatibility check
  • Pre-purchase connectivity verification
  • Supports cellular and Wi-Fi network testing
Features
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Dwarf Fortress Remote Connection Tester This tool lets you test connection to your Dwarf Fortress Remote server before purchasing the actual DF Remote application. This is useful if your server is behind a firewall or NAT and you're unsure DF Remote will work. Please note that results may differ when you switch between a cellular and different Wi-Fi networks. You should test the same connection(s) you're intending to use to play. Visit mifki.com/df/setup for instructions on setting up a DF Remote server.

About

Final Outpost

Lead the last remnants of civilization to survive a zombie apocalypse. Build and manage your outpost, assign citizens to vital tasks, and craft weapons to defend against the undead. Balance resources, research, and defense to ensure your community's survival.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade outpost structures
  • Manage citizen jobs and skills
  • Craft weapons and tools
  • Scavenge and manage resources
  • Defend against zombie attacks
  • Simulated weather and day/night cycle
Features
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===Final Outpost 2.0 is available now!=== Top-100 strategy game in 140+ countries worldwide! Build your Outpost • Manage your citizens • Survive the zombie apocalypse ​ As the leader of one of the last remnants of civilization, you must manage your citizens, use resources to expand your outpost, and protect your citizens from both starvation and zombies. ​ In the face of this great challenge, you are given control over the construction of new buildings for your citizens to live and work in. Striking the right balance of building types is critical to maintaining the resource stockpiles so valuable to your citizens. Equip your workforce with the right tools for the job as the needs of your Outpost are shaped by its growth. Craft weapons to protect and defend your Outpost from zombies that wander too close... -------------------- ==BUILD== Improve your base over time to shelter your citizens from the outside world, and stockpile resources to save as many lives as possible. ==UPGRADE== Upgrade the capabilities of your citizens with the skill tree. Earn skill points by killing zombies and ensure the survival of your citizens by guiding them from novice to warrior as you play. ==MANAGE== Lead your citizens into a new age of prosperity by assigning them the right jobs, including farmers and guards. ==CRAFT== Give your citizens the tools they need to survive. Build a workshop to unlock advanced crafting and create weaponry to fend off the dead. ==SURVIVE== Combat famine and the dead by perfecting your long-term strategic balance of management, research, building and crafting. GAME FEATURES • Assign your citizens to scavenge, hunt, farm, mine and more • Craft tools and manage your resources • Construct and upgrade 12+ building types • Defend your walls from 5+ zombie types • Feed your hungry citizens as your Outpost expands • Simulated weather, seasons and day/night cycle • Upgrade your citizens with the skill tree -------------------- Send your feedback and bug reports to support@exabytegames.com Join the newsletter: https://cutt.ly/news-d

Screenshots

DFRCT3 screens
Final Outpost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DFRCT at none against Final Outpost's 10. DFRCT also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). Final Outpost's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (1.9K vs 3). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Final Outpost sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. DFRCT asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Final Outpost holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Final Outpost has 1.9K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 100% of DFRCT's written reviews are positive against 67% of Final Outpost's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DFRCT ships an update every 3 months, Final Outpost every 9 days. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
DFRCT versus Final Outpost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDFRCTFinal Outpost
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.0 (1.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.8% of reviews
Number of ratings31.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB279 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperMIFKI PTY LTDExabyte Games Ltd

Customer experience

DFRCT

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Final Outpost

All ratings1,876 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral9.0%
Negative16.0%
Written reviews455 reviews
Positive66.8%
Neutral15.2%
Negative18.0%

Bugs and requests

DFRCT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Final Outpost

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Workers not responding
  • Snipers/guards not activating
  • Resources disappearing
  • Progress reset after updates
  • Zombie invincibility glitch
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  • Inconsistent resource collection

Requested features

12 requests
  • Sandbox mode
  • Difficulty settings
  • Ability to rearrange outpost
  • More building/job variety
  • Skill progression for workers
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  • Ability to skip tutorial
  • Faster time controls
  • More enemy/event variety
  • Multiplayer/co-op mode
  • Ability to repair walls
  • Food/resource storage upgrades
  • Scavenging/exploration missions

In-app purchases

None

DFRCT

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Final Outpost

One-time10
  • Set Traps$0.79
  • Set Traps$0.99
  • Continue$0.99
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  • Additional Save Slots$1.99
  • Ambush Survivors$1.99
  • Ambush Survivors$2.99
  • Search for Resources$4.99
  • Search for Resources$7.99
  • Raid Nearby Settlement$12.99
  • Raid Nearby Settlement$16.99

Questions

Is DFRCT free?
DFRCT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Final Outpost free?
Final Outpost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DFRCT or Final Outpost?
Final Outpost is rated higher. DFRCT averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Final Outpost averages 4.0 from 1.9K ratings.
Do DFRCT or Final Outpost have ads?
Neither DFRCT nor Final Outpost shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DFRCT or Final Outpost?
DFRCT ships an update every 3 months, and Final Outpost every 9 days. Most recently, DFRCT was updated on September 25, 2026 and Final Outpost on September 25, 2026.

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