Alexus 2040 vs BrassBlitz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alexus 2040
Experience a classic space shooter with simple controls and auto-fire, focusing on reaction time and thrilling arcade action. Collect power-ups, unlock new ships, and battle challenging bosses. Customize your spacecraft with an easy-to-use pixel art tool.
- Classic space shooter gameplay
- Simple left-right controls with auto-fire
- Original power-ups
- Unlockable spaceships
- Boss battles
- Pixel art spaceship customization
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Alexus 2040 captures the essence of a classic space shooter, condensed into short sessions, and offers a highly challenging and thrilling arcade experience. - Simple left-right only controls, with auto-fire. Focus on reaction time and get in the flow! - Stack up original power-ups and enjoy your new sense of power... while it lasts! - Unlock spaceships with their exclusive power-ups! - Bosses, we all love them, don’t we? - Paint your own spaceships in seconds with this new super easy-to-use 'pixel art' tool! - Break the score by reaching the 'system limitations' of an arcade game from the early 80's.
BrassBlitz
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Pilot a brass-hulled steam launch through a hostile industrial canal in this fast-paced arcade shooter. Manage your boiler pressure — it fuels your engine, powers your weapons, and is the only thing standing between you and a very bad ending. NAVIGATE. SHOOT. SURVIVE. The canal generates ahead of you: sometimes wide and forgiving, sometimes a narrow gauntlet of factory walls and hostile machinery. Every run is different. Every run ends eventually. STEAM PRESSURE IS EVERYTHING Your boiler pressure is your fuel and your weapon reserve — the same gauge covers both. Collect coal crates carefully to stay topped up, or blast through enemies and hope the next crate appears before the gauge hits zero. Every shot is a tradeoff. ENEMIES BUILT FOR THE AGE OF STEAM · Automaton Sentries — stationary turrets that track and fire · Clockwork Wasps — fast-moving swarms that close quickly · Ironclad Skiffs — armored enemy boats that shoot back · Pressure Gates — timed obstacles that demand precise timing EARN YOUR UPGRADES Reinforced hull. Twin cannons. Bigger boiler. Upgrades are earned through distance and score milestones — never sold. No pay-to-win, ever. ONE MORE RUN Wiped out mid-run? A single rewarded ad offers you one last chance to continue from where you fell. No paywall — just one opt-in second chance if you want it. GAME CENTER Compete on the global leaderboard. How deep into the canal can you reach? Free to play. Infrequent ads. No pay-to-win purchases.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BrassBlitz at none against Alexus 2040's 4. BrassBlitz also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). Alexus 2040's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Alexus 2040 sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. BrassBlitz asks for nothing beyond the download.
Alexus 2040 ships an update every 3 months, BrassBlitz every 5 days. Both last shipped on September 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Alexus 2040 | BrassBlitz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.5 (11 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 11 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Romain Macre | Alexandre Carnaval |
In-app purchases
Alexus 2040
- Buy 50 coins$1.49
- Buy 200 coins$1.99
- Premium$3.49
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- Buy 1000 coins$3.49
BrassBlitz
No in-app purchases









