Comparison

Nanuleu vs Sublight Empire

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

Head to head
About

Nanuleu

Control a network of magical trees in this minimalist strategy game. Plant, expand, acquire resources, and defend against enemies to capture points and achieve victory. Features five distinct scenarios for varied gameplay.

Highlights
  • RTS/Tower defense gameplay
  • Magical tree network control
  • Strategic planting and expansion
  • Resource acquisition
  • Enemy defense
  • Five distinct scenarios
Features
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Nanuleu is a RTS/Tower defense game where you control a network of magical trees that need to survive and defeat the enemies that attempt to destroy them. In this game your only task is to plant, but while doing so you need to choose between expansion, resource acquisition and defense. Your objectives are to capture certain points on the map and destroy your enemies, before it is too late. The game features five different scenarios: First Contact, Invasion, Exploration, Counterattack and Remnants. **Second place winner of the Indie Game Maker Contest 2015. "This is definitely a game that you’ll keep wanting to come back to time and time again." - App Advice "Nanuleu is an excellent strategy game with tower defense elements." - iTopNews

About

Sublight Empire

Experience a unique 4X space strategy game where actions and events unfold over years due to the speed of light limitations. Explore, colonize, and conquer star systems to achieve galactic dominance.

Highlights
  • Relativistic speed of light mechanics
  • Real-time command propagation delays
  • Explore and colonize star systems
  • Defend and conquer colonies
  • Classic 4X gameplay
  • Galactic conquest objective
Features
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Einstein's theory of relativity states that nothing is faster than light. This also applies to this game. Information is radio signals propagating at the speed of light. These radio signals transmit your commands and the events you receive. Spaceships move at a fraction of the speed of light. So it takes years for a command or a spaceship to reach its destination. When a battle takes place, you won't know about it until years later. Apart from this, it is a classic 4X game. In the beginning you rule a single star system and you are exploring and colonizing the surrounding systems. Later on you will meet your opponents and you will have to defend and conquer colonies. To win the game, you must conquer 2/3 of all stars.

Screenshots

Nanuleu4 screens
Sublight Empire4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Sublight Empire at Free against Nanuleu's $2.99. Sublight Empire also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.1). Nanuleu's advantage is ratings volume (71 vs 2) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

Sublight Empire is free to download; Nanuleu costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Sublight Empire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nanuleu has 71 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nanuleu ships an update every 2 months, Sublight Empire every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Nanuleu versus Sublight Empire: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNanuleuSublight Empire
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.1 (71 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews55.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings71 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size132 MB3 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperSelva InteractiveEnrico Unger

Customer experience

Nanuleu

All ratings71 ratings
Positive76.1%
Neutral8.5%
Negative15.5%
Written reviews78 reviews
Positive55.1%
Neutral11.5%
Negative33.3%

Sublight Empire

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Nanuleu

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game doesn't start
  • Technical glitches
  • Black bars on screen edges
  • Laggy performance
  • Sound issues (not respecting do not disturb)

Requested features

19 requests
  • More levels
  • More maps
  • Online multiplayer mode
  • More unit/enemy variety
  • Sequel to the game
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  • Story mode
  • More creative defense trees
  • Upgrade trees
  • Build walls
  • Option to keep an island
  • Fix battery drain issue
  • Add more towers
  • Add more enemies
  • More replayability
  • More content
  • New maps
  • New trees
  • More games like this
  • Expand the game

Sublight Empire

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Nanuleu

No in-app purchases

None

Sublight Empire

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nanuleu free?
Nanuleu costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sublight Empire free?
Sublight Empire is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nanuleu or Sublight Empire?
Sublight Empire is rated higher. Nanuleu averages 4.1 out of 5 from 71 ratings, while Sublight Empire averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Nanuleu or Sublight Empire have ads?
Neither Nanuleu nor Sublight Empire shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Nanuleu or Sublight Empire?
Nanuleu ships an update every 2 months, and Sublight Empire every 6 months. Most recently, Nanuleu was updated on November 11, 2026 and Sublight Empire on November 4, 2026.

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