Comparison

60 Parsecs! vs SIMULACRA 3

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

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About

60 Parsecs!

Embark on a dark comedy sci-fi adventure where you have 60 seconds to scavenge supplies and crew before your space station explodes. Lead your unprepared astronauts through the cosmos, making tough decisions to survive and find a new home in a procedurally generated, permadeath journey.

Highlights
  • Scavenge and evacuate in 60 seconds
  • Dark comedy sci-fi setting
  • Crew and resource management
  • Procedural generation
  • Permadeath adventure
  • Crafting and exploration
Features
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Atomic Space Age was a blast! Until it became the Post-Apocalyptic Space Age. Your space station is about to explode and you only have 60 seconds before things get messy. What (or who) will you grab before you make a mad dash for the emergency shuttle and begin your journey into THE GREAT UNKNOWN? This is 60 Parsecs!, a dark comedy sci-fi adventure set in the Atomic Space Age - complete with all the Cold War paranoia, chrome-plated wall accents and cockroaches with space helmets. Lead a crew of woefully unprepared astronauts, equipped with whatever junk - sorry - "supplies" you can grab before blasting off, on a journey across the cosmos that's best described as misguided. Make the best of it, while dealing with soup shortages and other horrors of outer space. Will you have what it takes to find a new home and survive? Bon voyage! SCAVENGE & EVACUATE With only 60 seconds before nukes reduce the space station to floating particles in the vacuum of space, frantically grab whatever supplies and crew you can before getting out of there. You never know when that sock puppet will come in handy. SURVIVE & DECIDE Space funerals are inconvenient, so try to avoid dying where possible. Use your limited supplies and (hopefully not limited) wits to make difficult choices and ensure your survival, even though the odds are definitely stacked against you. EXPLORE & CRAFT Duct tape fixes all problems, but how do you fix (or at least craft) duct tape? Chart expeditions to find resources, craft survival essentials and explore strange new worlds in a procedural, very-much-permadeath adventure. LEAD & PROTECT As captain, it's your duty to keep the crew happy - they're less likely to kill you that way. Manage relationships as you watch them grow closer and hopefully not throw each other out the airlock.

About

SIMULACRA 3

Investigate a town's disappearances by exploring a missing investigator's phone. Uncover dark secrets through digital clues, creepy videos, and interactive FMV sequences to find multiple endings.

Highlights
  • Explore town via simulated phone
  • Discover new found-phone horrors
  • Unravel secrets on phone apps
  • Interactive FMV sequences
  • Multiple endings
Features
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SIMULACRA 3 continues the narrative-driven found-phone horror game series. The once charming town of Stonecreek has seen better days. People are vanishing into thin air, leaving nothing behind but strange symbols where they were last seen. Your only lead is the phone of a missing investigator. Armed with a map app and a trail of creepy videos, delve into the darkest corners of the digital realms as you investigate the horrors seen on his phone and in Stonecreek. Features: - Explore a fictional town through a simulated mobile phone. - Discover brand new horrors of the found-phone genre. - Unravel hidden secrets on the phone's expanded apps and sequences. - Navigate interactive FMV sequences that lead to multiple endings.

Screenshots

60 Parsecs!4 screens
SIMULACRA 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 60 Parsecs! at 73% against SIMULACRA 3's 53%. 60 Parsecs! also leads on price ($3.99 vs $7.99) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). SIMULACRA 3's advantage is update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, 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

60 Parsecs! costs $3.99 and SIMULACRA 3 $7.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

60 Parsecs! holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 422 and 226 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of 60 Parsecs!'s written reviews are positive against 53% of SIMULACRA 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

60 Parsecs! ships an update every 4 months, SIMULACRA 3 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
60 Parsecs! versus SIMULACRA 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter60 Parsecs!SIMULACRA 3
Price$3.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.7 (422 ratings) — better4.5 (226 ratings)
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better53.2% of reviews
Number of ratings422 — better226
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#110 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size459 MB2.2 GB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperRobot Gentleman sp. z o.o.KAIGAN GAMES OUe

Customer experience

60 Parsecs!

All ratings419 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral1.4%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative15.6%

SIMULACRA 3

All ratings226 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral6.6%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive53.2%
Neutral21.0%
Negative25.8%

User reviews

60 Parsecs!

From 422 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Fun and engaging gameplay
  • 🚀 Lots of replayability
  • 💡 Interesting characters and storylines
  • 👍 Smooth controls and interface
  • 👍 Great graphics and art style

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 Performance issues on older devices
  • 🤔 Can feel repetitive after a while
  • 🤔 Some mechanics could be better explained

SIMULACRA 3

From 226 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging puzzle mechanics and innovative gameplay
  • 🎬 Immersive phone interface and found-phone experience
  • 🎭 Strong character development and voice acting (Ruby character praised)
  • 🎨 Beautiful art design and visual presentation
  • 🎯 Player choices impact story outcomes meaningfully

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent game crashes and freezing issues
  • 💾 Poor save system with infrequent checkpoints
  • 😑 Bland character personalities compared to previous games
  • ⚠️ Lacks humor and lighter moments from earlier installments
  • 🎬 Weak climax and anticlimactic ending

Bugs and requests

60 Parsecs!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes at the end of a playthrough
  • Certain events/choices not working as expected
  • Screen goes black on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more planets and environments to explore
  • Implement controller support
  • Provide difficulty options
  • Add more language support (e.g. Spanish, Vietnamese, etc.)

SIMULACRA 3

Reported bugs

12 issues
  • Game crashes during video calls with Ruby
  • Game crashes when clicking on videos
  • Screen freezes during extended gameplay sessions
  • Text conversations freeze and require app restart
  • Atlas map zoom function causes screen spasms
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  • Chat reply options fail to appear (Carin chat bug)
  • Ruby character shows as offline when should be available
  • Messages disappear when scrolling chat conversations
  • Progress deletion after app closure or device sleep
  • Phone glitch screen at beginning becomes unresponsive
  • Audio cuts and volume inconsistencies in video calls
  • Game won't progress past certain story points

Requested features

9 requests
  • Fast mode for replaying to unlock different endings
  • More frequent auto-save checkpoints
  • Manual save option at any time
  • In-game hints and answer options for stuck players
  • More music tracks and unlockable songs
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  • Additional live-action cutscenes with actors
  • Improved zoom functionality for maps and text
  • Better checkpoint system between major story beats
  • More Easter eggs and hidden content

In-app purchases

None

60 Parsecs!

No in-app purchases

None

SIMULACRA 3

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 60 Parsecs! free?
60 Parsecs! costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SIMULACRA 3 free?
SIMULACRA 3 costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 60 Parsecs! or SIMULACRA 3?
60 Parsecs! is rated higher. 60 Parsecs! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 422 ratings, while SIMULACRA 3 averages 4.5 from 226 ratings.
Do 60 Parsecs! or SIMULACRA 3 have ads?
Neither 60 Parsecs! nor SIMULACRA 3 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 60 Parsecs! or SIMULACRA 3?
60 Parsecs! ships an update every 4 months, and SIMULACRA 3 every 5 weeks. Most recently, 60 Parsecs! was updated on October 24, 2026 and SIMULACRA 3 on October 22, 2026.

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