Comparison

Anomaly 2 vs Mindustry

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

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About

Anomaly 2

Experience a unique tower offense vs. tower defense multiplayer mode in this sequel to a critically acclaimed RTS. Lead your convoy through a post-apocalyptic world, morphing troops into war mechs and strategizing for victory in a dynamic campaign with multiple endings.

Highlights
  • Tower offense vs. tower defense multiplayer
  • Morph troops into war mechs
  • New single-player campaign
  • Over a million tactical squad combinations
  • Upgraded visual engine
  • Alternative endings
Features
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All About Tower Offense vs. Tower Defense Anomaly 2 is a sequel to the critically acclaimed Anomaly Warzone Earth. Maintaining the core elements of the original, Anomaly 2 adds new features to the single-player campaign and finally puts your skills to a test in a completely unique experience: the dynamic tower defense vs. tower offense multiplayer mode! In the years following the invasion of Earth in 2018, the planet is overrun by alien machines. Humankind is on the verge of extinction. Banded together in huge convoys, they search the frozen tundra for food and supplies. Since the war, the roles have been reversed: now our species seems to be the Anomaly on a machine-controlled planet. Your convoy, Commander, is called Yukon. Anomaly 2 takes the RTS tower-offense concept from Anomaly Warzone Earth to a new level. The core elements of the original – tactical planning and the on-field Commander to support troops in combat – are spiced up by a number of important new features. Key Features: - Morph your troops into war mechs to discover the new face of strategy: each unit has a different mech form with various abilities to help you overcome specific combat situations. - Engage in a multiplayer experience unique to Anomaly 2: tower defense vs. tower offense. Play as the towers and destroy the humans or lead the humans to annihilate the alien towers. - Fight across a post-apocalyptic world in a new single-player campaign that offers a more intense strategy experience than the acclaimed original. - Carve your own path to victory and create your ultimate battle squad. With over million tactical combinations to build your squad, your options in combat are nearly endless. - Dive into a beautifully rendered world, thanks to the team’s upgraded and improved visual engine. - Experience alternative endings dependent upon your approach to enemy machines in the campaign.

About

Mindustry

Build complex factories, manage supply chains, and defend your base from enemy waves in this real-time strategy game. Conquer planets, research new technologies, and engage in multiplayer battles with friends.

Highlights
  • Factory building and supply chains
  • Tower defense against enemy waves
  • Cross-platform multiplayer co-op and PvP
  • Conquer planets with campaign and procedural sectors
  • Research new blocks and technologies
  • Map editor with scripting support
Features
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Mindustry is a factory-building game with tower defense and RTS elements. Create elaborate supply chains to feed ammo into your turrets, produce materials to use for building, and construct units. Command units to capture enemy bases, and expand your production. Defend your core from waves of enemies. Gameplay Features: - Use production blocks to create a wide variety of advanced materials - Defend your structures from waves of enemies - Play with your friends in cross-platform multiplayer co-op games, or challenge them in team-based PvP matches - Distribute liquids and fight constant challenges, like outbreaks of fire or enemy flier raids - Get the most out of your production by supplying optional coolant and lubricant - Produce a wide variety of units for automatic management of your base or assault on enemy bases - Set up assembly lines to construct armies of mechanized units - Use your units to square up against fully functional enemy bases Campaign: - Conquer the planets Serpulo and Erekir as you advance through 35 hand-made maps and 250+ procedurally generated sectors - Capture territory and set up factories to produce resources while you play other sectors - Defend your sectors from periodic invasions - Coordinate resource distribution between sectors via launch pads - Research new blocks to fuel progress - Invite your friends to complete missions together - 250+ technology blocks to master - 50+ different types of drones, mechs and ships Custom Games & Cross-Platform Multiplayer: - 16+ built in maps for custom games, in addition to two entire campaigns - Play co-op, PvP or sandbox - Join a public dedicated server, or invite friends to your own private session - Customizable game rules: Change block costs, enemy stats, starting items, wave timing and more - Full functional map editor with scripting support

Screenshots

Anomaly 24 screens
Mindustry4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Mindustry at 74% against Anomaly 2's 27%. Mindustry also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.9) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 weeks). Anomaly 2's advantage is iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

Anomaly 2 costs $3.99 and Mindustry $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mindustry holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mindustry has 1K ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of Anomaly 2's written reviews are positive against 74% of Mindustry's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Anomaly 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, Mindustry every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Anomaly 2 versus Mindustry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAnomaly 2Mindustry
Price$3.99$1.99 — better
Rating3.9 (19 ratings)4.5 (1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.9% of reviews74.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings191K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank—#37 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB149 MB
Age rating12+9+
Developer11 bit studios s.a.Anton Kramskoi

Customer experience

Anomaly 2

All ratings19 ratings
Positive63.2%
Neutral15.8%
Negative21.1%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive26.9%
Neutral11.5%
Negative61.5%

Mindustry

All ratings1,018 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral1.8%
Negative10.1%
Written reviews623 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative17.3%

Bugs and requests

Anomaly 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Mindustry

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes on launch
  • Freezing and performance issues
  • Save data corruption and loss
  • Incompatibility with newer devices

Requested features

8 requests
  • Ability to save/load custom maps
  • More campaign levels and content
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding
  • Expanded tech tree and upgrades
  • Better UI scaling for larger screens
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  • Ability to queue/fast-forward waves
  • Improved pathfinding and unit AI
  • More diverse enemy types and mechanics

In-app purchases

None

Anomaly 2

No in-app purchases

None

Mindustry

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Anomaly 2 free?
Anomaly 2 costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mindustry free?
Mindustry costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Anomaly 2 or Mindustry?
Mindustry is rated higher. Anomaly 2 averages 3.9 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Mindustry averages 4.5 from 1K ratings.
Do Anomaly 2 or Mindustry have ads?
Neither Anomaly 2 nor Mindustry shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Anomaly 2 or Mindustry?
Anomaly 2 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Mindustry every 3 days. Most recently, Anomaly 2 was updated on October 17, 2026 and Mindustry on October 19, 2026.

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