Comparison

Sheltered vs Final Outpost

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

Head to head
About

Sheltered

Manage your family's survival in a post-apocalyptic world. Gather resources, make tough moral choices, and defend your underground shelter from threats. Strategize combat and develop your family's skills to endure the harsh new reality.

Highlights
  • Disaster management
  • Resource gathering
  • Moral decision-making
  • Shelter defense
  • Crafting weapons
  • Turn-based combat
  • Family skill development
Features
Currently charting
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Sheltered is a post-apocalyptic disaster management game that gives a whole new meaning to the term “nuclear family”. Given a head-start over the billions lost in a nuclear holocaust, you must gather as many supplies as possible en route to the concrete underground shelter that will soon become your family home for the foreseeable dire future. As the overwhelming despair of this new world surrounds you, how will you survive? Your approach to the countless moral choices you’ll be faced with on a daily basis, could be the difference between the lives of your family or their unfortunate end. Resources are scarce though, with barely enough to cling desperately to life for another day you’re already faced with a monumental choice. Who will you send to venture out into the vast unforgiving wasteland? Whilst exploration is a traumatic experience, the weapons you can craft from resources could tip the scales of life or death in your favour. Assaults from feral beasts and roaming factions are endlessly closing in, imminent and deadly risks surround you. ‘Violence is never the answer’… Maybe you once believed that, but combat may now be your only option for survival. As you and your family grow and progress, so do their skills, attributes and weaknesses. Ensure that they’re well equipped as you strategize, securing victory against those who threaten the survival of your family in tense turn based combat.

About

Final Outpost

Lead the last survivors of the apocalypse in this survival strategy base-builder. Manage citizens, assign jobs, craft tools, and build a fortified settlement. Survive against zombie hordes and harsh environmental conditions.

Highlights
  • Base building and expansion
  • Citizen role assignment and skill upgrades
  • Resource management and crafting
  • Zombie defense and combat
  • Farming and food production
  • Simulated seasons and weather
Features
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===DEFINITIVE Edition of the 1M+ player Base-Builder=== Traders, Settle new regions, Difficulty modes, Modifiers, New artwork, Achievements, No IAPs and more. Build your Outpost • Manage your citizens • Survive the zombie apocalypse Final Outpost is a survival strategy base-builder. You lead the last survivors of the apocalypse. Assign roles, craft tools, and manage resources carefully. Construct buildings, level up your citizens, and fortify your town against hordes of zombies. How many days can you survive? ===ASSIGN JOBS=== Choose from 10+ job roles for each of your citizens, and watch them get to work! ===BUILD YOUR OUTPOST=== Construct and upgrade 12+ building types and expand your sprawling settlement. Build vital resource storage, production buildings and housing for new survivors. ===KILL ZOMBIES=== Deck out your defences to keep 5+ zombie types away from your walls. Start out with a single knife and progress to mowing down hordes with machine guns, crossbows and snipers. ===FARM FOR FOOD=== Feed your hungry citizens as your Outpost expands. Begin farming wheat in your fields to overcome the dwindling deer population outside your walls. ===SIMULATED SEASONS + WEATHER=== Survive harsh droughts, cold winters, and unforgiving thunderstorms with simulated weather and seasons. ===UPGRADE YOUR CITIZENS=== Upgrade your citizens’ skills to gather, defend and repair more efficiently. -------------------- Send your feedback and bug reports to support@exabytegames.com Join the newsletter: https://cutt.ly/news-d

Screenshots

Sheltered4 screens
Final Outpost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Final Outpost at 4.5 against Sheltered's 4.1. Final Outpost also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 57%). Sheltered's advantage is ratings volume (355 vs 37) and price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On ads, in-app purchases, chart position 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

Sheltered costs $3.99 and Final Outpost $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Final Outpost holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Sheltered has 355 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Sheltered's written reviews are positive against 77% of Final Outpost's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Sheltered versus Final Outpost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShelteredFinal Outpost
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.1 (355 ratings)4.5 (37 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.0% of reviews77.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings355 — better37
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#171#81 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size402 MB288 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperTeam17 Digital LimitedExabyte Games Ltd

Customer experience

Sheltered

All ratings355 ratings
Positive75.5%
Neutral9.0%
Negative15.5%
Written reviews256 reviews
Positive57.0%
Neutral16.0%
Negative27.0%

Final Outpost

All ratings37 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral10.8%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive77.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative16.4%

User reviews

Sheltered

From 355 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive gameplay
  • 👍 Challenging and fun
  • 🎨 Beautiful pixel art
  • 💰 Good value for money

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🕹️ Poor controls and UI
  • 🍔 Difficulty finding food
  • 🔍 Lack of tutorial and explanations

Final Outpost

From 37 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Very good game
  • 🚀 Game runs great
  • 🚀 Fast forward button helps

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Game crashes when loading save
  • 🐛 Game freezes at tutorial
  • 🐛 Glitching tutorial

Bugs and requests

Sheltered

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Expedition parties disappearing
  • Shower functionality issues
  • Inventory management problems
  • Freezing and crashing on load

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add sandbox mode
  • Improve expedition system
  • Implement cloud save
  • Update for larger screens
  • Add more content and updates

Final Outpost

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Save crashes when loading
  • Game freezes at start
  • Game stuck at first tutorial tip

Requested features

2 requests
  • Update the game
  • Add more features

In-app purchases

None

Sheltered

No in-app purchases

None

Final Outpost

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Sheltered free?
Sheltered costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Final Outpost free?
Final Outpost costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Sheltered or Final Outpost?
Final Outpost is rated higher. Sheltered averages 4.1 out of 5 from 355 ratings, while Final Outpost averages 4.5 from 37 ratings.
Do Sheltered or Final Outpost have ads?
Neither Sheltered nor Final Outpost shows ads.
Which is more popular, Sheltered or Final Outpost?
Sheltered currently peaks at #171 in the App Store charts, and Final Outpost at #81. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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