ATOM RPG vs Steam Highwayman
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ATOM RPG
Explore a post-apocalyptic Soviet Wasteland, creating your own hero. Investigate bunkers, battle mutants, and uncover conspiracies in this offline RPG. Features deep character creation, turn-based combat, and nonlinear gameplay with multiple quest solutions.
- Character creation tool
- Offline single-player RPG
- Dozens of skills
- Turn-based combat
- Nonlinear gameplay
- Multiple quest solutions
- Deep dialogues
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In 1986 the world war between the Soviet Union and the Western Bloc ended in mutual nuclear bombings. Both superpowers went down in flames. The impact of the fallout almost ended civilization as we know it. You are one of the survivors of the apocalypse. Your mission - to explore the wild and wondrous postnuclear world of the Soviet Wasteland. To earn your place under the sun in this new age. To investigate retro style bunkers, descend into a stalker filled metro, fight terrible mutants and solve a shadowy conspiracy, aimed at destroying all that is left of life on Earth. ATOM RPG is: - A powerful character creation tool, aimed at making the wasteland hero you want to portray; - A balanced offline single player roleplaying system. Each stat combination provides a unique cRPG experience, unique dialogues, and new ways to solve some quests; - Dozens of skills, from lockpicking to gambling; - Many hours of gameplay on all sorts of locations. Meet the other survivors in a brave new settlement, built from the remains of the old world. Venture into the wilds, where mutants and bandits lurk. Work out the secrets of an old military bunker. Or simply lose yourself, fishing at a scenic pond; - Turn-based combat, inspired by classic RPG’s of the nineties. Find your own strategy and develop the tactics needed to win; - Random encounters with the dwellers of the Soviet Wasteland - both friendly and dangerous. Sometimes all at the same time; - Many deep, multiple-choice dialogues that feel like real conversations with the unique NPCs of the game; - Nonlinear gameplay! This edition of the game features dozens of quests, most with alternative solutions. Play the game like you want to! Recommended: iPhone 15, 14, 13, 12, 11, SE, 6S, 6S Plus, 7, 7 Plus, 8, 8 Plus, X, XS, XR; iPad Mini 6, 5, 4; iPad Air 3+, 2; iPad Pro Technical Support: You can contact the developers at support@atomrpg.com
Steam Highwayman
Embark on an open-world adventure in a steampunk alternate history. Make significant choices with far-reaching consequences, manage your inventory, and engage in challenges and combats. Your decisions shape your destiny as a hero or a thief on the midnight road.
- Open-world adventure gamebook
- Significant choices with consequences
- Character management
- Item trading
- Challenge rolls and combats
- Over 1000 passages
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You close the regulator and bring the heavy Ferguson velosteam to a halt. From the crest of the hill you can see the lumbering freight wagons and the steam carriages of the gentry making their way through the rain-lashed night. Little do they expect the sudden and terrible assault of the Steam Highwayman… What next for you? A midnight assault on the nobles travelling the Bath Road? Will you rescue the Wethered Brewery from closure or punish the wicked Colonel Snappet? Will you ally with the Compact for Workers’ Equality or find work protecting hauliers on the Wycombe run? Is trading cargo on the Thames more than a profitable sideline? Can you make your way to the glamorous Cliveden Ball or win the Spenser Cup? Steam Highwayman is an open-world adventure gamebook series in which you must choose your path through an alternate Steampunk history. With this gamebook app you can track your adventure through an England that never was, discovering secrets, solving quests, rescuing those in need and punishing those who deserve vengeance. A rich world, powered by steam, dominated by the Guilds, wracked by inequality. The midnight road calls! FEATURES: * More than 1000 passages of exploration and adventure * Significant choices with far-reaching consequences * Characters who respond to your actions * Character sheet to manage your inventory, your money, the heavy Ferguson velosteam and your boat * Trading of items * Wound healing * Challenge rolls and combats WHO IS THE STEAM HIGHWAYMAN? A hero - or a common thief? A person of principle - or a selfish opportunist? A frustrated pauper? A common road-thief? A traitorous veteran? A dispossessed noble? YOU are the Steam Highwayman! Yours is the golden guinea! Your is the midnight road! Yours the adventure, yours the decision, yours the vengeance, the pursuit, the reward, the consequence, yours the powerful Ferguson velosteam, yours the tale of the tip of the tongue. YOU are the Steam Highwayman! Begin your adventure now!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ATOM RPG at 69% against Steam Highwayman's 0%. ATOM RPG also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.0) and ratings volume (223 vs 4). Steam Highwayman's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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
ATOM RPG costs $9.99 and Steam Highwayman $3.99 up front. ATOM RPG sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Steam Highwayman asks for nothing beyond the download.
ATOM RPG holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ATOM RPG has 223 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of ATOM RPG's written reviews are positive against 0% of Steam Highwayman's.
ATOM RPG ships an update every 5 weeks, Steam Highwayman every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ATOM RPG | Steam Highwayman |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (223 ratings) — better | 2.0 (4 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 68.9% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 223 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #99 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.2 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3.0 GB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ATENT GAMES LTD | Cubus Games |
Customer experience
ATOM RPG
Steam Highwayman
Bugs and requests
ATOM RPG
Reported bugs
4 issues- Controls breaking
- Frequent crashes
- Text/UI issues
- Glitches and bugs
Requested features
4 requests- Add controller support
- Improve UI scaling and readability
- Add more content and updates
- Fix bugs and stability issues
Steam Highwayman
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
ATOM RPG
- ATOM RPG - Supporter Pack$2.99
Steam Highwayman
No in-app purchases









