Nemesis Lite vs Dark Wave
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Campaign and Death-Match modes
- VR headset support
- Gamepad support
- Remote control functionality
- Three playable ships
- Realistic physics and brutal AI
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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.
Dark Wave
Navigate a winding road filled with dangers, conquering challenges across 5 chapters and 50 levels. Compete globally in endless mode or enjoy a minimalist, ad-free experience. Play across Apple devices and sync progress with iCloud.
- 5 Chapters, 50 Levels
- Endless mode with global leaderboard
- Minimalist design
- No ads or in-app purchases
- Play on iPhone, iPad, Apple TV
- iCloud progress sync
- Multi-language support
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Hello Light Surfer... Can you conquer the Dark Wave? Power your way through an ever-changing winding road and its dangers FEATURES • 5 Chapters, 50 Levels: Each chapter introduces a range of new enemies • Endless mode: Compete with others in a global leaderboard • Minimalist design • No ads, No in-app purchases • Play on your iPhone, iPad or Apple TV • Sync your progress using iCloud • Fully localized for English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, German, Italian, Dutch, Korean, Portuguese and Russian
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Nemesis Lite at Free against Dark Wave's $1.99. Dark Wave's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and review sentiment (52% vs 40%). On update cadence, 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
Nemesis Lite is free to download; Dark Wave costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dark Wave holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Nemesis Lite's written reviews are positive against 52% of Dark Wave's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Nemesis Lite | Dark Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.6 (5 ratings) | 4.6 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 52.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 16 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.2 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Denizen Software, LLC | Semidome Inc. |
Customer experience
Nemesis Lite
Dark Wave
In-app purchases
Nemesis Lite
No in-app purchases
Dark Wave
No in-app purchases
