Sublight Empire vs Xenowar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
Xenowar
Engage in turn-based tactical combat against alien invaders. Build bases, research advanced technology, and deploy troops across a global map to defend Earth. Experience immersive 3D graphics with dynamic effects.
- Turn-based tactical battles
- Base building and research
- Global map deployment
- 3D graphics with effects
- Alien invasion defense
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Turn based strategy alien blasting game! Battle aliens in this tactic game, inspired by UFO board games. Defend Earth from alien invaders. Build bases, research new technology and weapons. Send troops to alien hot spots on the geo map and fight turn based tactical battles in cities, farms, alien battleships, and many other locations. Features 3D graphics, shadows, particles, and fog of war. Read help ("question mark" button) on the corresponding screens, before playing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Sublight Empire at Free against Xenowar's $0.99. Xenowar's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On rating, 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
Sublight Empire is free to download; Xenowar costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Sublight Empire against 5.0 for Xenowar. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Sublight Empire | Xenowar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Enrico Unger | Dmitry Rodin |
Customer experience
Sublight Empire
Xenowar
In-app purchases
Sublight Empire
No in-app purchases
Xenowar
No in-app purchases
