Alien Escape vs Shotgun Hero !
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Alien Escape
Defend your alien babies from waves of Earth invaders as a brave alien father. Tap to aim and shoot, building powerful combos to survive intense arcade battles and fight your way back home. Explore multiple environments and use a variety of powerful weapons against diverse enemy types.
- Tap to aim and shoot
- Build powerful combos
- Powerful weapons arsenal
- 15+ enemy types
- Multiple unique environments
- Combo-based scoring
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An alien family crash-lands on Earth. As a brave alien father, defend your babies from waves of invaders and fight your way back home! Tap to aim, shoot, and survive as long as you can. Build powerful combos, defeat enemies, and protect your alien family through intense arcade battles. Features: • Powerful weapons Use laser guns, sonic cannons, missiles, and more to stop waves of attackers. • 15+ enemy types Battle against agents, scientists, spy robots, helicopters, and other Earth invaders. • Multiple environments Defend your family across five unique locations, including the alien home planet. • Combo-based scoring Chain your attacks together to earn higher scores and challenge yourself. How long can you survive? Protect your alien babies and help your family find a way home!
Shotgun Hero !
Engage in an arcade survival experience, blasting through zombie hordes. Earn in-game currency by eliminating enemies to purchase and customize powerful shotgun upgrades. Enjoy stunning graphics and simple, engaging gameplay.
- Blast through zombie hordes
- Earn money for kills
- Buy shotgun upgrades
- Customize your shotgun
- Multiple enemy types
- Amazing graphics
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Blast your way through the hordes of killer zombies in this great arcade survival death fest. Earn money for every zombie that you kill and use it to buy some crazy upgrades for your trusty shotgun in shotgun Hero Upgrade and customise your shotgun as you blast your way through wave after wave of zombie hordes. Game Features: -Many different enemies -Simple and convenient gameplay -amazing graphics -Fun to Play remember to share your score with friends.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Alien Escape at every 2 weeks against Shotgun Hero !'s every 16 months. Alien Escape also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 61%). Shotgun Hero !'s advantage is iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 12.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Alien Escape ships an update every 2 weeks, Shotgun Hero ! every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Alien Escape | Shotgun Hero ! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 3.5 (19 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.0% of reviews — better | 61.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 5.1.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nebula Soft Inc. | LIN YI YUN |
Customer experience
Alien Escape
Shotgun Hero !
In-app purchases
Alien Escape
No in-app purchases
Shotgun Hero !
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Alien Escape free?
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Do Alien Escape or Shotgun Hero ! have ads?
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