Comparison

Nemesis Lite vs Shaft Run

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

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About

Nemesis Lite

Experience a 3D space shooter set in the year 3000, fighting for resources in the new frontier. Engage in campaign or death-match modes with VR and gamepad support. Choose from three playable ships and six skill settings.

Highlights
  • Campaign and Death-Match modes
  • VR headset support
  • Gamepad support
  • Remote control functionality
  • Three playable ships
  • Realistic physics and brutal AI
Features
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This is the lite version of Nemesis, so you can try before you buy. What is Nemesis? Nemesis is a theoretical brown dwarf star in orbit around our own sun, which may even have its own planetary system. Nemesis is also a 3D space shooter for the iPhone, iPad and Apple TV. The year is 3000... humanity has extended it's domain to the farthest reaches of the solar system. The new frontier is Nemesis, a star system rich with resources. Unfortunately, no one seems to agree on who owns this new frontier. Fight for your claim in this brave new world against ruthless enemies! Gameplay modes now include a campaign mode and a death-match mode. VR headsets are now supported. While in VR mode, you can adjust: the screen size; vertical and horizontal position; the amount of parallax (that is, the space between your two virtual eyes); and whether or not your head movements are tracked. A VR headset and an external controller such as an extended gamepad are required. External controllers are also supported - both the standard profile (the one without thumbsticks) and the extended profile (the one with thumbsticks.) Our future is in your hands! Features: * Includes both a campaign mode and death-match mode. * VR headset support. * Gamepad support (both the standard and extended profiles.) * Remote Control - control Nemesis Lite 1.9 on tvOS or iOS via Nemesis Lite 1.9 running on an iOS device. (Requires wifi.) * Beautiful graphics! * Intricately rendered explosion and smoke effects. * Three playable ships. * Realistic physics. * Brutal AI. * Listen to your own music while saving humanity. * Play in first person or third person modes. * Six different skill settings, from "practice" to "ace" in death-match; 5 skill settings in campaign. * User settable kill-limit in death-match mode.

About

Shaft Run

Navigate procedurally generated levels by jumping and dodging obstacles. Utilize unique power-ups and unlock different suits with special abilities to overcome challenges in this engaging platformer.

Highlights
  • Procedurally generated levels
  • Obstacle dodging
  • Unique power-ups
  • Unlockable suits with abilities
  • Over 80 levels
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Can you take on the shaft? Jump your way through randomly generated levels while dodging obstacles and using unique power-ups to your advantage. Shaft Run features: • More than 80 procedurally generated levels • Multiple suits with different abilities • 3 unique power-ups

Screenshots

Nemesis Lite4 screens
Shaft Run4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Shaft Run at 5.0 against Nemesis Lite's 3.6. Nemesis Lite's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). 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. Shaft Run sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Nemesis Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Shaft Run holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nemesis Lite has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of Nemesis Lite's written reviews are positive against 0% of Shaft Run's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Nemesis Lite ships an update every 3 months, Shaft Run every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Nemesis Lite versus Shaft Run: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNemesis LiteShaft Run
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Apple TV
Requires iOS17.216.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB71 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDenizen Software, LLCDominik Ringler

Customer experience

Nemesis Lite

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Shaft Run

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Nemesis Lite

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Shaft Run

One-time10
  • Diamonds +2$0.39
  • Diamonds +10$0.69
  • Remove Ads$0.99
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  • Diamonds +1000$0.99
  • Diamonds +20$1.49
  • Diamonds +30$1.99
  • Diamonds +50$2.99
  • Diamonds +100$3.99
  • Diamonds +500$4.99
  • Diamonds +1000$5.99

Questions

Is Nemesis Lite free?
Nemesis Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Shaft Run free?
Shaft Run is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Nemesis Lite or Shaft Run?
Shaft Run is rated higher. Nemesis Lite averages 3.6 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Shaft Run averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Nemesis Lite or Shaft Run have ads?
Shaft Run shows ads; Nemesis Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Nemesis Lite or Shaft Run?
Nemesis Lite ships an update every 3 months, and Shaft Run every 2 months. Most recently, Nemesis Lite was updated on October 7, 2026 and Shaft Run on October 20, 2026.

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