Comparison

Assembly Line 2 vs Don't play god

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

Head to head
About

Assembly Line 2

Build and manage a factory to craft and sell resources. Optimize your assembly line with various machines and upgrades to maximize profits, even while offline. Discover new resources and make strategic decisions to grow your industrial empire.

Highlights
  • Build and optimize 21 different machines
  • Unlock tons of upgrades
  • Craft around 50 unique resources
  • Offline progress generation
  • Informative machine and resource data
  • Progress backup
Features
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Welcome to Assembly Line 2, the sequel to the factory-building and managing game. Assembly Line 2 combines elements from idle and tycoon games. Make the most money by using different types of machines to build an assembly line to craft resources and sell them. Unlock upgrades to make it more efficient and expand your factory. The goal is simple, build resources and sell them. Starting with a few machines and very basic resources, and using them with more advanced machines to craft and create more complex resources. Your factory will continue generating money even when you are offline. When you return to the game you will have piles of money waiting for you, but don't spend it all in one place! While Assembly Line 2 is an idle game, because you make the layout of your factory, it is up to you to optimize it to make the most money possible. Don't worry if you get lost with all those machines to build, the game offers an information menu so you can see what each machine does at any time. It also offers information on each resource price, so you can make decisions on what to craft. You can also see stats on the amount you are producing. Features: - 21 different machines to build and optimize the best factory. - Tons of upgrades to increase productivity. - Around 50 different unique resources to craft. - Multi-language support. - Backup your progress. - No internet required.

About

Don't play god

This simulation sandbox allows you to control evolution by designing environments and observing creatures adapt. Explore genetic traits, deploy species globally, and compete with others online. Natural selection dictates the outcome in this open-ended evolutionary experiment.

Highlights
  • Neuroevolution sandbox
  • Genetic lab customization
  • Terrain and climate shaping
  • Global species deployment
  • Online multiplayer competition
  • Inspectable creature brains
Features
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Don’t Play God is a high‑fidelity evolution sandbox powered by real neuroevolution (NEAT). Run your own genetic lab: paint food and hazards, shape terrain and climate, freeze or unfreeze evolution, and fast‑forward centuries in seconds. Every creature’s brain is fully inspectable—every neuron, synapse weight, and bias—and every lineage you save lives in your Gene Bank. Deploy your best species across the world’s regions, adapt to new conditions, and keep pushing your line forward. Then take them online to see how your evolution stacks up against other players. No scripts, no endings—natural selection decides. You set the rules; evolution writes the story. You set the rules; evolution writes the story.Deploy your best species across the world’s regions, adapt to new conditions, and keep pushing your line forward. Then take them online to see how your evolution stacks up against other players. No scripts, no endings—natural selection decides. You set the rules; evolution writes the story.

Screenshots

Assembly Line 24 screens
Don't play god4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Assembly Line 2 at 80% against Don't play god's 0%. Assembly Line 2 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). Don't play god's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Don't play god sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Assembly Line 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Assembly Line 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Assembly Line 2 has 1.6K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Assembly Line 2's written reviews are positive against 0% of Don't play god's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Assembly Line 2 ships an update weekly, Don't play god every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Assembly Line 2 versus Don't play god: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAssembly Line 2Don't play god
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (1.6K ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews79.6% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.6K — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS14.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size138 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJoao ReisFREDRIK NILS GUSTAV SVEIDE

Customer experience

Assembly Line 2

All ratings1,479 ratings
Positive94.9%
Neutral3.3%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews225 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral12.0%
Negative8.4%

Don't play god

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Assembly Line 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inconsistent offline earnings
  • Crafters and splitters stop working
  • Crashes on launch

Requested features

4 requests
  • Copy/paste assembly lines
  • Rotate/flip multiple machines
  • Pause production
  • Better performance optimization

Don't play god

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Assembly Line 2

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Don't play god

One-time1
  • Turbo Speed$1.99

Questions

Is Assembly Line 2 free?
Assembly Line 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Don't play god free?
Don't play god is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Assembly Line 2 or Don't play god?
Assembly Line 2 is rated higher. Assembly Line 2 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while Don't play god averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Assembly Line 2 or Don't play god have ads?
Assembly Line 2 shows ads; Don't play god does not.
Which is updated more often, Assembly Line 2 or Don't play god?
Assembly Line 2 ships an update weekly, and Don't play god every 5 days. Most recently, Assembly Line 2 was updated on November 3, 2026 and Don't play god on November 5, 2026.

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