Comparison

System Lords vs Occupy Mars

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

Head to head
About

System Lords

Engage in a unique galactic strategy game where you rule planets as a god. Explore a vast network of planets, utilize unique gate addresses, and command fleets or armies to expand your dominion. Form alliances, strategize battles, and communicate with fellow players in this immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Strategic planet ruling
  • Galactic gate network exploration
  • Ship and army combat
  • Alliance creation and management
  • In-game chat and messaging
  • Integrated game guide
Features
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System Lords is a Stargate SG-1 inspired online strategy game set in a massive living galaxy filled with Stargates, planets, ships, war, civilizations, and adventure. This is not just a flat map. System Lords takes place inside a real spiral galaxy that slowly expands over time, revealing new stars, new planets, and new opportunities for conquest. As the galaxy grows, so does the fight for power. Every planet has its own unique gate address. Use ships to travel across space, or strike through the massive gate network that connects planet after planet. Build your empire, command your worlds, expand your reach, and decide how you want to rule. Choose from 8 playable races: Goa’uld, Asgard, Tau’ri, Serrakin, Furling, Renegade, Oranian, and Ohne. Shape your empire further with 8 unique personalities: Merchant, Conqueror, Tactician, Scientist, Navigator, Infiltrator, Architect, and Psychopath. Your race and personality help define how you build, fight, expand, and survive. Interact with over 20 different civilizations as you explore, conquer, trade, raid, and fight for control. Every civilization adds more life, conflict, and opportunity to the galaxy around you. Research and learn advanced technologies to strengthen your empire. Improve your planets, unlock new advantages, enhance your military, boost your economy, and push your civilization beyond its limits. The right technology can change the outcome of a war before the first attack is launched. Develop your planets, gather resources, build defenses, raise armies, launch attacks, and prepare for enemies who are doing the same. A strong empire is built by planning, timing, power, and the will to dominate. System Lords has no pay wall and no building timers holding back your empire. Your progress is driven by strategy, activity, planning, alliances, war, and the choices you make as a ruler. This is not a simple tap-and-wait game. System Lords is built around deep strategy, long-term planning, and the freedom to play your way. Grow your planets, strengthen your economy, build your military, explore new worlds, join alliances, make enemies, betray rivals, raid planets, and fight for control of the galaxy. Join powerful alliances, or stand alone as a feared ruler. Make friends, make enemies, break trust, defend your worlds, and strike when your rivals least expect it. In System Lords, diplomacy can be as dangerous as war. System Lords is designed around one core idea: You are a GOD, and no one should rule over you. Take on that personality when you play. Command your people. Control your planets. Expand your power. Destroy those who threaten your rule. Every planet under your command is part of your empire, and every enemy is another obstacle between you and total domination. Choose your race. Choose your personality. Choose your strategy. Choose your allies. Choose your enemies. Choose how far you are willing to go. Enter the gate network. Claim your worlds. Build your empire. Become the System Lord you were meant to be.

About

Occupy Mars

Build and manage a thriving colony on Mars. Ensure survival by managing resources like water, oxygen, and power, while expanding your base and discovering new technologies. Share your creations with friends in this universe-spanning simulation.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade your base
  • Grow crops on Mars
  • Manage water, oxygen, power, and food
  • Create fuel generators and connect infrastructure
  • Discover new regions and resources
  • Unlock new technologies
Features
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Build your Mars Colony, protect your city and share it with your friends! Occupy Mars: Colony Builder is a mobile game set in Occupy Mars Universe Game Features: Occupy Mars: Colony Builder: - Build and upgrade your base. - Build greenhouses and grow crops on the Red Planet. - Make sure that there is enough water, oxygen, power, and food to survive. - Create fuel generators, oxygen tanks, connect pipes and cables - Discover new regions with valuable resources. - Unlock new technologies.

Screenshots

System Lords4 screens
Occupy Mars4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: System Lords at 57% against Occupy Mars's 13%. System Lords also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 2 weeks). Occupy Mars's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. System Lords sells 25 one-off in-app purchases and Occupy Mars sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

System Lords ships an update every 2 days, Occupy Mars every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
System Lords versus Occupy Mars: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSystem LordsOccupy Mars
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better12.5% of reviews
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size652 MB173 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperJohn SteuberPLAYWAY SPOLKA AKCYJNA

Customer experience

System Lords

All ratings35 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative39.3%

Occupy Mars

Written reviews24 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral8.3%
Negative79.2%

In-app purchases

25 purchases

System Lords

One-time25
  • Protection$4.99
  • Destroy Buildings$4.99
  • Naqahdah Lovers$4.99
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  • Little Booster$4.99
  • Abandon Location$4.99
  • Naqahdah 5$4.99
  • Character Change$9.99
  • Naqahdah 10$9.99
  • Premium$9.99
  • Endurance$9.99
  • Operativeness$9.99
  • Builders Pack$9.99
  • Weekly Booster$14.99
  • Soldiers Production Boost$14.99
  • Birth Rate Boost$14.99
  • Resources Production Boost$14.99
  • Naqahdah Production Boost$19.99
  • Super Booster$19.99
  • Mega Booster$39.99
  • Holiday Sale$39.99
  • Naqahdah 80$79.99
  • Liquid Heavy Naqahdah 80$79.99
  • Naqahdah Cravers$79.99
  • Resource Collection$79.99
  • Elite Supporter$99.99
5 purchases

Occupy Mars

One-time5
  • 50 Mars Coins Pack$1.99
  • 200 Mars Coins Pack$4.99
  • 500 Mars Coins Pack$11.99
Show 2 more
  • Disable Ads$16.99
  • Special pack$21.99

Questions

Is System Lords free?
System Lords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Occupy Mars free?
Occupy Mars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do System Lords or Occupy Mars have ads?
System Lords shows ads; Occupy Mars does not.
Which is updated more often, System Lords or Occupy Mars?
System Lords ships an update every 2 days, and Occupy Mars every 2 weeks. Most recently, System Lords was updated on October 24, 2026 and Occupy Mars on October 20, 2026.

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