Faux Gravity vs OverclockeTD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Faux Gravity
Build a planetary defense system to fend off alien invaders in this real-time strategy survival game. Collect resources, upgrade your defenses, and launch devastating attacks to protect your planet. Compete on global leaderboards for the longest survival.
- Build and upgrade defense systems
- Collect gold and expand planet
- Launch nuclear missiles
- Control spacecrafts
- Randomly generated enemies
- Global leaderboards
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Launch Nuclear Missiles! Control Spacecrafts! Collect Gold! Build and develop a defense system that will lock out unfriendly intruders from outer space. Faux Gravity is a mini Real-time Strategy Survival game with randomly generated enemies. You need to collect gold and expand your planet in order to survive. Features: ▶Melee Defender: Don't let looks deceive you. The little warrior will evolve with every upgrade and show its mighty endless spin around the globe. ▶Plasma Cannon: Defending the planet all by yourself can be a handful at times. This hi-tech machine will automatically tear down invaders. Beware, it has its limits. ▶Space Fighters: Engines need serious upgrade for it to reach its full speed but it's the only thing you got to make precise attacks. ▶Defense Tower: What happens if your troops miss that sneaky little UFOs. Press the Shield and watch them bounce like tennis balls! "Timing is the key, commander!" ▶Planet Expansion: Unleash the full potential of the planet. Not only will you be able to have more health bars, but you can also unlock more upgradeables with each increased population. Special Featuring: ▶The Nuke: Are those invaders causing you too much problems? Here is a little button. One little press....... and BAM!!!!! Blast 'em all! ▶Boss Fight: Low on Gem? This is a great chance for you to get extra help. Selectable rewards are waiting for you. Get rewards and Have Fun while getting it! ▶Item Party: Items, items, and more items! Randomly generated power-up(2xGold) and gem rewards will give you time take some break from aliens. ▶Emergency Capsule: Commander, don't give up on us now. Here is a little something that will help you to have a jump start on another planet. ▶Leaderboard: Compete for the longest survival against players around the world. ▶Notch Screen Support: Enjoy the full game with adjusted display on newer iOS devices. ▶iPad FullScreen Support: Adjusted GUI for iPad devices. Perfect for the big screens! Thank you so much for playing. If you have any suggestions or need to report a bug, please don't hesitate to contact me through email.
OverclockeTD
A synthwave-inspired tower defense game where you strategically place towers to eliminate enemies. Overclock your defenses for temporary boosts and protect your heart across multiple worlds and levels. Enjoy a free experience with optional additional content.
- Strategic tower placement
- Overclocking for temporary power-ups
- Synthwave 80s pixel art style
- Multiple worlds and levels
- Free to play with optional purchases
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Build towers, protect your heart, overclock to be OP and enjoy the synth — in this 80s pixel synthwave inspired tower defense game. Strategically place towers to eliminate incoming enemy creeps. Overclock your towers to make them stronger for a short period of time, when you desperately need the extra firepower. Use the strengths of the different towers to your advantage to rise victorious! 7 worlds with a total of 33 levels await you for free and without ads! Get 3 more worlds with another 15 levels for a price of your choice! Can you defeat the enemies and protect your heart in all levels? OverclockeTD was selected as one of 16 'Favorite Swiss Made Games' on the App Store in Switzerland in August 2021.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: OverclockeTD at 80% against Faux Gravity's 25%. OverclockeTD also leads on rating (4.4 vs 2.8) and ads (none vs shown). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Faux Gravity sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and OverclockeTD sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
OverclockeTD holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 2.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 25% of Faux Gravity's written reviews are positive against 80% of OverclockeTD's.
Faux Gravity ships an update every 24 months, OverclockeTD every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Faux Gravity | OverclockeTD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.8 (4 ratings) | 4.4 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | 80.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 24 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 119 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Su Min Kim | Jonas Krucher |
Customer experience
Faux Gravity
OverclockeTD
In-app purchases
Faux Gravity
- Gems 10$0.99
- Gems 20$1.99
- Gems 40$3.99
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- Remove All Ads$9.99
- Gems 110$9.99
- Gems 230$19.99
- Gems 600$48.99
- Gems 1500$99.99
OverclockeTD
- Small Pledge$0.99
- Premium: small amount$0.99
- Medium Pledge$2.99
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- Premium: medium amount$2.99
- Big Pledge$4.99
- Premium: big amount$4.99









