Sublight Empire vs Hextrategic
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.
Hextrategic
Engage in turn-based strategy by moving units across a board to conquer territory and defeat opponents. Compete globally on various maps with customizable turn timers and in-game chat.
- Turn-based strategy gameplay
- Territorial expansion
- Multiplayer matches
- Global leaderboard
- In-game chat
- 12 available maps
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Hextrategic is a turn-based strategy game where you move units across a board to expand your territory and defeat your enemies. Choose a map. Command your units. Defeat your enemies. Conquer the board. * Fight against players around the world * 12 available maps * Matches of 2, 3, 4 and 6 players * Turn timeouts from 3 minutes to 24 hours * In-game chat * Global leaderboard * Free to play
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Sublight Empire at 5.0 against Hextrategic's 4.5. Sublight Empire also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Hextrategic's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Hextrategic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sublight Empire asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sublight Empire holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Sublight Empire ships an update every 6 months, Hextrategic monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sublight Empire | Hextrategic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.5 (2 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enrico Unger | Mauricio Togneri |
Customer experience
Sublight Empire
Hextrategic
In-app purchases
Sublight Empire
No in-app purchases
Hextrategic
- Premium$0.99
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