Comparison

Pixel People 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

Pixel People

Build a thriving city and discover new residents by splicing genes and combining skills. Earn money to expand your world, unlock surprises, and create a unique pixelated society. This game offers endless entertainment with its charming art style and deep gameplay.

Highlights
  • Create 150 different Pixel People
  • Combine resident skills to discover new occupants
  • Build and expand your city
  • Earn money to fund city growth
  • Discover secret bonuses and minigames
  • Customize your pixel world
Features
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Welcome to the world of Utopia where YOU create the city and the residents. "Pixel People takes an apocalyptic future and makes it hopeful, cheerful and bright—if it's where freemium games are headed, we have a lot to look forward to." — Touch Arcade, 5/5 "Pixel People is an excellent and addictive mash-up of town building and element combining. Download it!"— IGN, 9.0/10 "Seriously good" — Computer & Videogames, 8/10 "It's got charm in spades, depth of play and an awful lot of content to keep your fingers busy for a long time to come." — Modojo, 4.5/5 "Simple, elegant and endlessly entertaining" — Kotaku "The game strikes a great balance between accessibility, with its loveable pixelated population, familiarity, and innovation..." — EDGE This app offers in-app purchases. You may restrict in-app purchasing using your device settings. Greet new clones to Utopia at the arrival centre, then find them a place in your new world. Splice genes of residents and combine their skills to discover new Pixel People to join your thriving city. • VARIETY IS THE SPLICE OF LIFE Combine the properties of Utopia residents to create 150 new occupants, each one suited to a special role in your new society. You can create Athlete Stanley Cupp, Judge Judy Schuss, or even Buccaneer Yoho Howe! • MONEY MONEY MONEY Each new job you create for a Utopian resident puts money in the bank, and the more residents you place in each building, the more money you make! Use your cash to build more residences, places of work, and to expand your land. Collect or buy Utopium to speed up building processes and reveal secret recipes for creating exotic residents. • LOTS TO DO As your population grows, love can blossom in Utopia too, and you can earn a sweet bonus for every 11 love hearts you collect. Bonuses could be coins, Utopium, or even a wild animal to wander your world? • EASTER EGG Discover all the secrets of Utopia with Pixel people's delightful hidden secrets — unlock certain buildings for enchanting surprises! Key Features: • Create 150 different Pixel People • Find secret bonuses and minigames inside your buildings • Distinct pixelated art style • Move and customize your Pixel Utopia however you wish

About

Final Outpost

Lead the last remnants of civilization to survive a zombie apocalypse. Build and manage your outpost, assign citizens to vital tasks, and craft weapons to defend against the undead. Balance resources, research, and defense to ensure your community's survival.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade outpost structures
  • Manage citizen jobs and skills
  • Craft weapons and tools
  • Scavenge and manage resources
  • Defend against zombie attacks
  • Simulated weather and day/night cycle
Features
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===Final Outpost 2.0 is available now!=== Top-100 strategy game in 140+ countries worldwide! Build your Outpost • Manage your citizens • Survive the zombie apocalypse ​ As the leader of one of the last remnants of civilization, you must manage your citizens, use resources to expand your outpost, and protect your citizens from both starvation and zombies. ​ In the face of this great challenge, you are given control over the construction of new buildings for your citizens to live and work in. Striking the right balance of building types is critical to maintaining the resource stockpiles so valuable to your citizens. Equip your workforce with the right tools for the job as the needs of your Outpost are shaped by its growth. Craft weapons to protect and defend your Outpost from zombies that wander too close... -------------------- ==BUILD== Improve your base over time to shelter your citizens from the outside world, and stockpile resources to save as many lives as possible. ==UPGRADE== Upgrade the capabilities of your citizens with the skill tree. Earn skill points by killing zombies and ensure the survival of your citizens by guiding them from novice to warrior as you play. ==MANAGE== Lead your citizens into a new age of prosperity by assigning them the right jobs, including farmers and guards. ==CRAFT== Give your citizens the tools they need to survive. Build a workshop to unlock advanced crafting and create weaponry to fend off the dead. ==SURVIVE== Combat famine and the dead by perfecting your long-term strategic balance of management, research, building and crafting. GAME FEATURES • Assign your citizens to scavenge, hunt, farm, mine and more • Craft tools and manage your resources • Construct and upgrade 12+ building types • Defend your walls from 5+ zombie types • Feed your hungry citizens as your Outpost expands • Simulated weather, seasons and day/night cycle • Upgrade your citizens with the skill tree -------------------- Send your feedback and bug reports to support@exabytegames.com Join the newsletter: https://cutt.ly/news-d

Screenshots

Pixel People4 screens
Final Outpost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Pixel People at 4.8 against Final Outpost's 4.0. Pixel People also leads on ratings volume (6.2K vs 1.9K) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). Final Outpost's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 8 days vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, 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

Both are free to download. Pixel People sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Final Outpost sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Pixel People holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6.2K and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 66% and 67% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pixel People ships an update monthly, Final Outpost every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Pixel People versus Final Outpost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPixel PeopleFinal Outpost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6.2K ratings) — better4.0 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews66.1% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings6.2K — better1.9K
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size119 MB278 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperLamb Damu Pte. Ltd.Exabyte Games Ltd

Customer experience

Pixel People

All ratings6,172 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews578 reviews
Positive66.1%
Neutral14.5%
Negative19.4%

Final Outpost

All ratings1,875 ratings
Positive74.9%
Neutral9.0%
Negative16.1%
Written reviews456 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral15.1%
Negative18.2%

User reviews

Pixel People

From 6.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Fast gameplay
  • 👍 Unique concept
  • 🎨 Beautiful pixel art
  • 💰 Fair monetization
  • 🕹️ Addictive and fun

Room to improve

  • 🕰️ Slow progression later on
  • 💰 Expensive land expansions
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔀 Difficulty managing buildings
  • 🤔 Unclear game mechanics

Final Outpost

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great game
  • 👍 Addictive gameplay
  • 🚀 Challenging but fun
  • 👍 No ads or pay-to-win
  • 🚀 Frequent updates

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Glitches and bugs
  • 🔍 Lack of difficulty scaling
  • 🔍 Repetitive late-game
  • 🐛 Unresponsive workers
  • 🔍 Tedious resource management

Bugs and requests

Pixel People

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Buildings disappearing after moving residents
  • Translucent building images remaining after deletion
  • Utopium/coin generation issues after updates
  • Inability to place new buildings due to missing space

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline earnings
  • Ability to rotate buildings
  • More diverse animal/gene selection
  • Easier way to find/create specific jobs
  • Social features (e.g. visit friends' towns)

Final Outpost

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Workers not responding
  • Snipers/guards not activating
  • Resources disappearing
  • Progress reset after updates
  • Zombie invincibility glitch
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  • Inconsistent resource collection

Requested features

12 requests
  • Sandbox mode
  • Difficulty settings
  • Ability to rearrange outpost
  • More building/job variety
  • Skill progression for workers
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  • Ability to skip tutorial
  • Faster time controls
  • More enemy/event variety
  • Multiplayer/co-op mode
  • Ability to repair walls
  • Food/resource storage upgrades
  • Scavenging/exploration missions

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Pixel People

One-time10
  • Utopium Pack 1$1.99
  • A Trade Ship's Offer$1.99
  • The New Order Theme Pack$6.99
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  • The Halloween Theme Pack$6.99
  • The Force of Nature Theme Pack$6.99
  • The Xmas Wonderland Theme Pack$6.99
  • The Chinatown Theme Pack$6.99
  • Utopium Pack 2$7.99
  • Utopium Pack 3$24.99
  • Utopium Pack 4$48.99
10 purchases

Final Outpost

One-time10
  • Set Traps$0.79
  • Set Traps$0.99
  • Continue$0.99
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  • Additional Save Slots$1.99
  • Ambush Survivors$1.99
  • Ambush Survivors$2.99
  • Search for Resources$4.99
  • Search for Resources$7.99
  • Raid Nearby Settlement$12.99
  • Raid Nearby Settlement$16.99

Questions

Is Pixel People free?
Pixel People is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Final Outpost free?
Final Outpost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Pixel People or Final Outpost?
Pixel People is rated higher. Pixel People averages 4.8 out of 5 from 6.2K ratings, while Final Outpost averages 4.0 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Pixel People or Final Outpost have ads?
Pixel People shows ads; Final Outpost does not.
Which is updated more often, Pixel People or Final Outpost?
Pixel People ships an update monthly, and Final Outpost every 8 days. Most recently, Pixel People was updated on October 26, 2026 and Final Outpost on October 24, 2026.

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