Comparison

Occupy Mars vs Pathogen Zero

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

Head to head
About

Occupy Mars

Build and manage a thriving colony on Mars. Ensure survival by managing resources like water, oxygen, and power, while expanding your base and discovering new technologies. Share your creations with friends in this universe-spanning simulation.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade your base
  • Grow crops on Mars
  • Manage water, oxygen, power, and food
  • Create fuel generators and connect infrastructure
  • Discover new regions and resources
  • Unlock new technologies
Features
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Build your Mars Colony, protect your city and share it with your friends! Occupy Mars: Colony Builder is a mobile game set in Occupy Mars Universe Game Features: Occupy Mars: Colony Builder: - Build and upgrade your base. - Build greenhouses and grow crops on the Red Planet. - Make sure that there is enough water, oxygen, power, and food to survive. - Create fuel generators, oxygen tanks, connect pipes and cables - Discover new regions with valuable resources. - Unlock new technologies.

About

Pathogen Zero

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The world is in your hands. And in your hands, it will die. Build a pathogen from a single cell and carry it to every corner of the planet. Start with a silent outbreak in one unlucky country… and don't stop until no one is left. But be careful: the moment the world notices you, the best labs on Earth race for the cure. It's you or humanity. Only one wins. A REAL WORLD A 1:1 world map with real data for every country: population, climate, healthcare, cities, airports, seaports and borders. Nigeria doesn't play like Iceland. A rich, cold country is a fortress; a hot, crowded megacity is a powder keg. EVOLVE WITHOUT LIMITS 13 pathogen types — Bacteria, Virus, Fungus, Prion, Bio-Weapon and lethal special plagues — each with its own playstyle. A full evolution tree: spread by air, water, blood and animals; symptoms that chain into devastating combos; and traits to resist cold, heat and drugs. REAL STRATEGY Symptoms make you deadly… but they expose you. Kill too fast and you'll speed up the cure. Hide too long and you'll kill no one. Every game is a knife-edge between stealth and aggression, with decision events that change everything. And yes — even on Normal you can lose if you play badly. MASTER IT A final score and letter grade (can you earn the S?), achievements, special scenarios and difficulties up to Mega Brutal. Easy to learn, brutal to master. No ads. No nonsense. Just you against 8 billion people. How fast can you wipe humanity off the map?

Screenshots

Occupy Mars4 screens
Pathogen Zero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Occupy Mars at 13.0 against Pathogen Zero's 18.0. On price, 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

Both are free to download. Occupy Mars sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Pathogen Zero sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
Occupy Mars versus Pathogen Zero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOccupy MarsPathogen Zero
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size173 MB6 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPLAYWAY SPOLKA AKCYJNAPol Mendieta

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Occupy Mars

One-time5
  • 50 Mars Coins Pack$1.99
  • 200 Mars Coins Pack$4.99
  • 500 Mars Coins Pack$11.99
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  • Disable Ads$16.99
  • Special pack$21.99
2 purchases

Pathogen Zero

One-time2
  • Genetic Boost Pack (5)$1.99
  • Unlock All Pathogens$3.99

Questions

Is Occupy Mars free?
Occupy Mars is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pathogen Zero free?
Pathogen Zero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Occupy Mars or Pathogen Zero have ads?
Neither Occupy Mars nor Pathogen Zero shows ads.

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