Comparison

Primordia vs Afterplace

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

Head to head
About

Primordia

Explore a desolate, robot-inhabited world as an android searching for answers about humanity's disappearance. Embark on a journey to a glittering city to recover a stolen power core, uncovering truths that change your understanding of existence.

Highlights
  • Post-human narrative
  • Robot characters
  • Full voice acting
  • Retro graphics
  • Mystery-driven plot
  • Dark humor
Features
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What happened to the humans? In a desolate, ruined world inhabited only by robots, the taciturn android Horatio searches for answers. Where did he come from? Where have all the humans gone? And what, if any, was his role in it? Torn from his peaceful existence in the crashed airship, the UNIIC, Horatio and his sarcastic floating friend Crispin are forced to travel to Metropolis, City of Glass and Light, to retrieve their stolen power core. What they discover there changes their understanding of the world and their place in it, for better or worse. Full voice acting, featuring Logan Cunningham (the voice of Bastion) as Horatio. -- Reviews -- Adventure Gamers - "Beautiful, surrealistic retro graphics; likeable characters and a deceptively sprawling plot." 4/5 Eurogamer - "Primordia is delightful, smart and packed with personality." 7/10 Rock Paper Shotgun - "A cast of thoroughly insane-in-the-short-circuited-membrane side characters keeps the ride nice and lively as well, complimenting the oppressively dreary setting with a strong mix of mystery driven drama, Old West frontier charm, and dark humor." Gamezebo - "Primordia is a very good game, packed with enough secrets, surprises and twists to keep it interesting from start to finish." 4/5

About

Afterplace

Embark on an open-world adventure on your mobile device, exploring a vast landscape filled with hidden secrets, treasures, and quirky characters. Engage in combat, uncover mysteries, and forge your own path through a world without waypoints.

Highlights
  • Open world exploration
  • Hidden secrets and treasures
  • Combat with monsters
  • Interactive characters
  • No virtual buttons
  • Dynamic control adaptation
Features
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An open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Afterplace is an adventurous indie game for mobile devices. It's a huge open world, full of hidden secrets, treasures, and creatures. You'll run around the woods, fight monsters, and talk to ostensibly shady characters! All from your pocket! Be warned though - you never know what the forest might be hiding, and not all trails are paved. Labyrinths and dungeons are tucked away in the most concealed nooks. There are no waypoints in Afterplace. You'll have to forge your own path. Afterplace has been designed from the ground up to be a fast, fluid, beautiful experience for mobile. There are no virtual buttons. You can move and attack by touching anywhere. You can tap objects directly to interact or attack, use two thumbs like a traditional controller, or control the game with a physical gamepad. The game will adapt dynamically to your play style. Pick up and set down the game at your own pace, it will always save your progress. Afterplace is made to feel like a full-fledged indie adventure game that fits in your pocket. About the Author: Afterplace is made by one person, Evan Kice. A former software engineer from Austin TX, Evan quit his job (to the dismay of his friends and family) and has been working full time on Afterplace since early 2019. The initial game released in December of 2022, but Evan plans on continuing to support and polish the game when he can!

Screenshots

Primordia4 screens
Afterplace4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Afterplace at 4.9 against Primordia's 4.6. Afterplace also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 78%) and chart position (#73 vs unranked). Primordia's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $6.99) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 12.0). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Primordia costs $4.99 and Afterplace $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Afterplace holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Afterplace has 632 ratings behind it against 122, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Primordia's written reviews are positive against 94% of Afterplace's.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Primordia versus Afterplace: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrimordiaAfterplace
Price$4.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.6 (122 ratings)4.9 (632 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews94.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings122632 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#73 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB249 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperWadjet Eye Games LLCEvan Kice

Customer experience

Primordia

All ratings122 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative18.8%

Afterplace

All ratings627 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews254 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.5%

Bugs and requests

Primordia

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Afterplace

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Saves not loading properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Ability to restart or replay the game
  • More in-depth combat and progression systems

In-app purchases

None

Primordia

No in-app purchases

None

Afterplace

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Primordia free?
Primordia costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Afterplace free?
Afterplace costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Primordia or Afterplace?
Afterplace is rated higher. Primordia averages 4.6 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while Afterplace averages 4.9 from 632 ratings.
Do Primordia or Afterplace have ads?
Neither Primordia nor Afterplace shows ads.

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