Zylon Defenders vs Chernobyl 3D
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zylon Defenders
Experience a modern take on a classic space combat simulator. Engage in thrilling first-person space battles inspired by a legendary 1979 title. Explore the cosmos and defend against alien threats in this immersive simulation.
- First-person space combat
- Real-time simulation
- Modern reinterpretation of classic
- Space exploration
- Alien defense
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A modern reinterpretation of Doug Neubauer's legendary 1979 real-time first person space simulator, Star Raiders.
Chernobyl 3D
Experience intense single-player arena combat with escalating waves of enemies and a variety of weapons. Utilize power-ups and a portal gun for strategic traversal and boss elimination. Compete on a global leaderboard with replay functionality.
- Wave-based arena combat
- 18 enemy types
- Four distinct weapons
- Portal gun for traversal
- Power-ups (QUAD damage, SPEED, BERSERK)
- Global leaderboard with replays
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Chernobyl is a frenetic single-player FPS built from the ground up in C with raylib. Ten waves of escalating chaos, a roster of 18 enemy types, and four weapons (shotgun, machine gun, rocket launcher, tesla cannon) — plus a portal gun for fast traversal. Power up with QUAD damage, SPEED boost, or grab the BERSERK pack to delete bosses with a single tesla discharge. Public global leaderboard. Submit your initials on death and your run lands on chernobyl.ximg.app/scores.html alongside an input replay anyone can watch back at full fidelity. No ads, no in-app purchase, no tracking. Built by one developer.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Chernobyl 3D at every 2 days against Zylon Defenders's every 2 months. Chernobyl 3D also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Chernobyl 3D holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 4 respectively.
Zylon Defenders ships an update every 2 months, Chernobyl 3D every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zylon Defenders | Chernobyl 3D |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.6 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 266 MB | 67 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Jeff Glasse | Richard Blundell |
Customer experience
Zylon Defenders
Chernobyl 3D
In-app purchases
Zylon Defenders
No in-app purchases
Chernobyl 3D
No in-app purchases
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