Comparison

Alien Shooter vs Romopolis

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

Head to head
About

Alien Shooter

Engage in intense survival battles against hordes of monsters in a deserted military complex. Utilize a vast arsenal of weapons, level up your abilities, and compete globally in this action-packed shooter.

Highlights
  • Survive mode
  • Global leaderboards via Game Center
  • User-friendly controls with auto-aim
  • Face huge crowds of monsters
  • Level up and gain abilities
  • Persistent monster corpses
Features
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This is a SPECIAL version of the legendary Alien Shooter game, created upon the numerous gamers' requests from all over the world! Try Survive mode, gain top results, share your achievements using Game Center and compete with the others across the Globe. "With a wonderful array of weapons, non-stop action, splendid graphics, eerie music and a wonderful adventure setting, Alien Shooter is a game that delivers on every front." - Game Tunnel Deserted military complex. Hordes of merciless creatures. Here you are. Your mission is simple – clear the base so there are just dead monsters' corpses left around. - Enjoy user friendly control schemes with auto-aim option available! - stand up to the huge crowds of monsters appearing on one screen at a time - level up, try out superhuman fighting abilities in an intense battle - corpses of the monsters eliminated do not disappear - check out what happens at the end! - compete with the gamers from all over the world use Game Center! Mow them down and stay alive! REVIEWS: - "A thoroughly enjoyable game, I totally recommend it." - binaryjoy.co.uk - "It's hard to stop once you start." - AG.ru - "All in all, I highly recommend Alien Shooter, especially if you loved the old Doom by ID's because, although substantially different, they share the same frenzy and the same immediacy of play. Definitely a great title." - retrogaminghistory.com "Step forward Alien Shooter, which in the absence of any empirical studies, I'm happy to stake has a higher body count than all the Dooms, Dukes and Gauntlets put together. It's also a bloody good game with an arsenal of weapons any FPS would be proud of." - PC Zone Magazine CUSTOMER REVIEWS: by earthcreator a really good game, totally old school and totally classic by Alien Gonzo Alien Shooter is the best! It is full of action and it just keeps coming at you, you can hardly stop playing until you complete the game. The harder it gets the more you will try. by I Ain't Afraid of No Aliens Alien Shooter is a MUST HAVE for people who can stand a 'little' bit of gore, blood, bodies and a horror scene. by Gaming Grownup Go Ahead - Have Some Grownup Fun. Have you ever felt yourself like machine? A killing machine. Have your muscles ever been so tensed it's hard to breathe? Could you imagine being a single whole with your powerful gun?

About

Romopolis

Construct and manage an idyllic ancient Roman city, providing services to happy residents. Earn money, fame, and honor through a comprehensive campaign or custom scenarios. Enjoy a classic time management simulation with trophies and awards.

Highlights
  • Construct ancient Roman cities
  • Provide services to residents
  • Comprehensive campaign mode
  • Custom scenario creation
  • Earn money, fame, and honor
  • Win trophies and awards
Features
Currently charting
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Build ancient Roman cities. Earn money, fame and honor in this casual simulation game. Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city with plenty of houses and keep your residents happy by providing all the services they need. You'll be rewarded with money, fame and honor. It's up to you how to play - you can work your way to the top in the comprehensive campaign mode or you can create and play your own custom scenarios. Build dozens of Roman-styled houses, structures and other buildings. Trophies and awards available for the meticulous gamer! * Construct an idyllic ancient Roman city. * Build dozens of Roman-styled houses, structures and other buildings. * Win trophies and awards in 24 unique campaign scenarios. * Play your own custom scenarios. * Reach up to 22 achievements. Enjoy this classic and simple time management simulation game from the popular Townopolis-Romopolis-Megapolis series. Achieve various goals by building ancient Roman cities on a limited area with limited resources and in a limited time. But don't worry - you can pause the game at any time, or play casually without the time limit if you prefer.

Screenshots

Alien Shooter3 screens
Romopolis4 screens

Verdict

The call

Alien Shooter and Romopolis both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Alien Shooter's written reviews are positive against 0% of Romopolis's. Alien Shooter also leads on ratings volume (57 vs 3) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Romopolis's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months) and chart position (#185 vs unranked). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Alien Shooter costs $0.99 and Romopolis $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Alien Shooter against 4.3 for Romopolis. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Alien Shooter has 57 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Alien Shooter's written reviews are positive against 0% of Romopolis's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Alien Shooter ships an update every 10 months, Romopolis every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Alien Shooter versus Romopolis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAlien ShooterRomopolis
Price$0.99 — better$3.99
Rating4.3 (57 ratings)4.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews82.9% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings57 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
Best chart rank—#185 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB189 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperSIGMA TEAM COMPANY LIMITEDLonely Troops

Customer experience

Alien Shooter

All ratings57 ratings
Positive80.7%
Neutral7.0%
Negative12.3%
Written reviews252 reviews
Positive82.9%
Neutral6.0%
Negative11.1%

Romopolis

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative75.0%

Bugs and requests

Alien Shooter

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • No sound
  • Not optimized for iPhone XR
  • Game notifications distract during gameplay
  • Game Center notifications get in the way
  • Weapon switching only works half the time
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  • Virtual sticks are stiff and not responsive
  • Difficulty ramps up too quickly
  • Music suddenly changes
  • Aliens and player can glitch through walls
  • Aliens don't drop power-ups or guns
  • Application asks to log into App Store on computer

Requested features

18 requests
  • Add controller support
  • Add a story/campaign mode
  • Add more levels/missions
  • Add multiplayer/co-op mode
  • Add new maps/survival modes
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  • Make premium version free
  • Add instruction menu
  • Add more characters
  • Add more upgrades
  • Remake the original game
  • Add joystick support
  • Add gun stand
  • Make the second one available for all iOS devices
  • Fix weapon swapping issues
  • Fix glitches (music changes, clipping through walls, no power-ups dropped)
  • Optimize for specific devices (iPhone XS, X Max)
  • Improve weapon swapping mechanism
  • Add possibility to change weapons with a swipe

Romopolis

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Alien Shooter

No in-app purchases

None

Romopolis

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Alien Shooter free?
Alien Shooter costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Romopolis free?
Romopolis costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Alien Shooter or Romopolis?
Alien Shooter and Romopolis are both rated 4.3 out of 5 on the App Store, from 57 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Alien Shooter or Romopolis have ads?
Neither Alien Shooter nor Romopolis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Alien Shooter or Romopolis?
Alien Shooter ships an update every 10 months, and Romopolis every 2 months. Most recently, Alien Shooter was updated on September 25, 2026 and Romopolis on August 20, 2026.

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