Comparison

Ce Ma vs The Mutiny

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

Head to head
About

Ce Ma

Engage in a thrilling action tower defense game set in a fantasy Three Kingdoms era. Defend against invading monsters using strategic hero placement and powerful abilities. Experience diverse game modes, from story campaigns to competitive multiplayer battles.

Highlights
  • Realistic Three Kingdoms tower defense
  • Hero-based micro-control combat
  • Diverse arrow tower tactics
  • 1v1 player versus player battles
  • Cooperative boss raids
  • Endless dungeon modes
  • Roguelike gameplay elements
Features
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Three Kingdoms: Tower Defense combines hands-on hero control with strategic tower placement and tactical card builds. Defend every route from waves of enemies, unleash powerful hero skills, and enjoy a full campaign even when you are offline. EPIC THREE KINGDOMS CAMPAIGN Fight through seven story chapters inspired by legendary battles such as Red Cliffs and Yiling. More than 30 iconic heroes take the field across dozens of carefully designed stages. CONTROL YOUR HEROES Every hero has a distinct role and unique abilities. Move them freely, engage key targets, and time powerful skills while your towers hold the line. BUILD YOUR OWN DEFENSE Mix multiple tower types, heroes, and tactical cards to answer each threat. Bosses, traps, rescue objectives, ambushes, and counterattacks make every map a fresh strategic challenge. PLAY SOLO, CO-OP, OR PVP • Fair 1v1 tower battles in Capture the Towers • Two-player co-op maps including Guarding Jiange and Humans Invincible • Multi-hero gauntlets in Bronze Sparrow Terrace • Endless defense across land and water routes in Demon Tower Formation • Action-focused story packs such as Yueying's Tale and Lu Bu's Tale From quick competitive matches to deep co-op and progression modes, there is always a new way to play. GROW YOUR ARMY Awaken heroes and collect equipment, treasures, artifacts, and skins. Join a Legion, develop your stronghold, and tackle exclusive solo and co-op content with other members. A feature-rich tower-defense RPG from Xinline Games, creators of the Ce Ma Three Kingdoms series. Combine heroes, towers, and cards, then defend the pass with a strategy of your own. Support: xinline_report@qq.com

About

The Mutiny

Explore a post-apocalyptic open world, battling evolving zombies and crafting weapons. Uncover hidden upgrades and rare materials in abandoned towns as you progress through this evolving survival adventure.

Highlights
  • Open-world exploration
  • Evolving zombie combat
  • Blueprint crafting system
  • Vendor system for rare materials
  • Inventory and leveling system
  • Night exploration with flashlight
  • Melee and ranged combat
Features
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The world ended. You didn't. The Mutiny is an open-world zombie survival game. Scavenge, craft, farm, raise animals and fight your way through a fog-covered world full of the dead - alone or online with friends. SURVIVE • Explore the Meadows, a ruined city and the tunnels underneath it. • Keep yourself fed, watered and healthy, and watch your stamina and carry weight. • Thick fog hides what's coming. Your lantern pushes the dark back. FIGHT • Guns, bows with special arrows, bats, axes and more. • Grenades for every job: freeze, surge, fire, sticky and lock grenades that home in on the dead. • Walkers, runners, flyers, zombie dogs and worse. BUILD AND CRAFT • Craft weapons, armor, gear, food and medicine at your benches. • Build fences, turrets and traps to hold your ground. • Dress your survivor from a big wardrobe of armor sets. FARM AND RAISE ANIMALS • Grow crops in your own planters. • Raise chickens, ducks, goats, sheep, pigs, cows, horses and more. • Ride horses across the map. • Adopt a dog that fights by your side. HORDE MODE • Defend Eastgate Pumping Station wave after wave. • Protect the gates, escort survivors through the tunnels and spend your guts on new weapons between waves. • Hire builder robots to put up fences, turrets and traps. • Play solo or online with up to 4 survivors. PLAY TOGETHER • Host your world online and survive with friends. Touch controls on mobile, plus controller support.

Screenshots

Ce Ma4 screens
The Mutiny4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ce Ma at Free against The Mutiny's $4.99. Ce Ma also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.3). The Mutiny's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and update cadence (weekly vs every 6 weeks). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

Ce Ma is free to download; The Mutiny costs $4.99 up front. Ce Ma sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. The Mutiny asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ce Ma holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 20 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of Ce Ma's written reviews are positive against 88% of The Mutiny's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ce Ma ships an update every 6 weeks, The Mutiny weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Ce Ma versus The Mutiny: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCe MaThe Mutiny
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (23 ratings) — better4.3 (20 ratings)
Positive reviews94.8% of reviews — better87.5% of reviews
Number of ratings23 — better20
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size256 MB2.8 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperXinline Information Technology Co., LtdLuis Dalmasy

Customer experience

Ce Ma

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral4.3%
Negative8.7%
Written reviews271 reviews
Positive94.8%
Neutral1.8%
Negative3.3%

The Mutiny

All ratings20 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

Bugs and requests

Ce Ma

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Freezing during battles
  • Inability to update or download resources
  • Crashes when certain heroes appear

Requested features

4 requests
  • More hero and tower variety
  • Improved rewards and progression for free players
  • Optimized performance on older devices
  • Multiplayer and PvP modes

The Mutiny

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Ce Ma

One-time13
  • 60 Game Coins$0.99
  • 12元大礼包$1.99
  • 200 Game Coins$2.99
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  • 30-Day Value Pass$3.99
  • 游戏币350$3.99
  • 25元大礼包$3.99
  • 45元大礼包$6.99
  • 800 Game Coins$9.99
  • 1200 Game Coins$14.99
  • Season Event Pack$19.99
  • 2500 Game Coins$29.99
  • 5000 Game Coins$59.99
  • 8500 Game Coins$99.99
None

The Mutiny

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ce Ma free?
Ce Ma is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Mutiny free?
The Mutiny costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ce Ma or The Mutiny?
Ce Ma is rated higher. Ce Ma averages 4.5 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while The Mutiny averages 4.3 from 20 ratings.
Do Ce Ma or The Mutiny have ads?
Neither Ce Ma nor The Mutiny shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ce Ma or The Mutiny?
Ce Ma ships an update every 6 weeks, and The Mutiny weekly. Most recently, Ce Ma was updated on October 26, 2026 and The Mutiny on October 25, 2026.

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