Comparison

Labyrinth vs SpaceCorp

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

Head to head
About

Labyrinth

Lead the US in a strategic simulation of the global war on terror. Manage cells, international support, and democratic reform through card-driven events. Engage in asymmetrical gameplay that explores counter-extremist tactics and ideological struggles.

Highlights
  • Card-driven event mechanics
  • Asynchronous online multiplayer
  • Beginner tutorials
  • Asymmetrical game design
  • Global war on terror simulation
Features
Currently charting
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From the award-winning designer and ex-CIA intelligence analyst Volko Ruhnke, Labyrinth: The War on Terror combines an emphasis on game play with a multifaceted simulation spanning recent history and the near future. The game takes players inside the global war on terror. Immersive game design has you leading the US to neutralize cells, maintain international support and encourage democratic reform. An extensive variety of card driven event combinations fuels Labyrinth’s asymmetrical design, creating deep complexity that unfolds with every turn while maintaining an ease of play that increases engagement with every decision. Labyrinth portrays the U.S. efforts to counter extremists’ tactics, as well as the wider ideological struggle – guerrilla warfare, regime change and more. Key Features: • Card Driven Mechanics – 120 event cards provide never ending combinations. The outcomes vary per round and take great effect on the flow of the conflict. • Asynchronous Online Multiplayer – The system allows for seamless competition from head to head – if both are available – to respond when ready, and longer matches based on timer settings per game. • Beginner’s Tutorials – Overview tutorials take you through the basics of playing the game.

About

SpaceCorp

Lead humanity's expansion into space, building bases, mining resources, and exploring distant star systems. This turn-based strategy game offers a complete sci-fi experience playable in under an hour, featuring a card-driven system and various game modes.

Highlights
  • Build bases on Moon and Mars
  • Survey Saturn's rings
  • Explore Europa's oceans
  • Send generational colony ships
  • Card-driven hand management
  • Multiple game modes
  • Three distinct eras of play
Features
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Lead mankind's exploration into outer space! Build bases on the Moon and Mars, survey the rings of Saturn, explore the vast oceans of Europa, and send generational Colony ships to Alpha Centauri and beyond, all in one sitting! SpaceCorp: 2025-2300 AD is a fast-playing, turn-based, sci-fi strategy game, playable in 60 minutes or less! Using a clever card-driven, hand-management system, SpaceCorp plays in under 60 minutes, and has many exciting game modes, from playing against aggressive AI's to playing against a devious, hand-crafted, card-driven automa. It also includes optional era situation cards to add additional variety. Do you have what it takes to lead mankind into the future? ------------------------------- In SpaceCorp, the player explores and develops outer space over three eras. The player controls an Earth-based enterprise seeking profit by driving the expansion of humanity into the Solar System and nearby stars. In SpaceCorp you can … - Assemble a spaceport at a Lagrange Point. - Launch an exploration mission to Mars. - Mine asteroids. - Earn profit from exotic resources discovered on the Jovian moons. - Discover microbial life in the subsurface oceans of Charon. - Decode exo-DNA to develop radiation resistant human pioneers. - Undertake a mission to Alpha Centauri in a generation ship. - Break through technological barriers to achieve faster-than-light travel. - Establish a colony in the Tau Ceti star system. - Each of the three eras is played on a different map: - The first era, Mariners, covers exploration and development out to Mars. - In Planeteers, players settle the outer solar system. - In Starfarers, players send missions to nearby star systems and establish interstellar colonies. ------------------------------- SpaceCorp: 2025-2300 AD is a digital adaptation of the award-winning board game by the same name released in 2018 by John Butterfield and GMT Games. It was nominated for the "2018 Golden Elephant Award" on Board Game Geek, along with Root and Brass: Birmingham. Other award winners on Board Game Geek include Terraforming Mars, Twilight Imperium, Star Wars: Rebellion, and Dune: Imperium. As a fast-playing, tight strategy game, SpaceCorp is perfect for players looking to get their strategy game fix in short time frames. ------------------------------- SpaceCorp: Ventures is an expansion for SpaceCorp under development, and planned for release in Fall of 2025. In SpaceCorp: Ventures, players will be able to play as any one of 14 different rival corporations, each with their own powers, abilities, and motivations, leading to very dynamic games and ever changing strategies.

Screenshots

Labyrinth4 screens
SpaceCorp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Labyrinth at none against SpaceCorp's 1. Labyrinth also leads on chart position (#198 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). SpaceCorp's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (72% vs 57%). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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

Labyrinth costs $9.99 and SpaceCorp $6.99 up front. SpaceCorp sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Labyrinth asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Labyrinth holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 23 and 23 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 57% of Labyrinth's written reviews are positive against 72% of SpaceCorp's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Labyrinth ships an update every 2 months, SpaceCorp weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Labyrinth versus SpaceCorp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLabyrinthSpaceCorp
Price$9.99$6.99 — better
Rating4.3 (23 ratings) — better4.1 (23 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews72.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2323
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#198 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size356 MB341 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperPlaydek, Inc.Logix Interactive LLC

Customer experience

Labyrinth

All ratings23 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

SpaceCorp

All ratings23 ratings
Positive82.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative13.0%
Written reviews25 reviews
Positive72.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative24.0%

Bugs and requests

Labyrinth

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

SpaceCorp

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes when starting the game
  • Tutorial doesn't work consistently

Requested features

2 requests
  • Online multiplayer
  • Improved tutorial experience

In-app purchases

None

Labyrinth

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

SpaceCorp

One-time1
  • Ventures Expansion$4.99

Questions

Is Labyrinth free?
Labyrinth costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SpaceCorp free?
SpaceCorp costs $6.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Labyrinth or SpaceCorp?
Labyrinth is rated higher. Labyrinth averages 4.3 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while SpaceCorp averages 4.1 from 23 ratings.
Do Labyrinth or SpaceCorp have ads?
Neither Labyrinth nor SpaceCorp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Labyrinth or SpaceCorp?
Labyrinth ships an update every 2 months, and SpaceCorp weekly. Most recently, Labyrinth was updated on November 6, 2026 and SpaceCorp on October 30, 2026.

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