Hydrothermal Lite vs Galactic Colonies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hydrothermal Lite
Build and manage a space colony, defend it from alien invaders, and expand your territory. Balance your budget, pass laws, and allocate resources to keep your colony thriving. Develop a strong army to fend off attacks and enjoy countless hours of addictive gameplay.
- Space colony city building
- Alien invasion defense
- Colony layout control
- Budget and law management
- Army building and management
- Over 50 unique buildings
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Hydrothermal is a city building game where you create a space colony and ward off alien invaders. Control every aspect of your colony's layout, including zoning, building placement, and terrain features, all with the ability to conquer more land for expansion. Adjust the city details by balancing the budget, passing/repealing laws, and allocating extra resources into six areas using the balance of powers screen. Don't forget to build and manage an army though, aliens attack from time to time! Hydrothermal's addicting gameplay and a classic 2D with over 50 unique buildings, Hydrothermal will keep you entertained for countless hours. Make sure to check out Nuclear Nova's golf game simulator, GL Golf and GL Golf Lite. GL Golf is a 3D golfing game for the casual gamer. With a realistic physics system and great simple graphics, you and up to four players can golf twenty+ unique courses for countless hours. Also make sure to check out Nuclear Nova's new golf game, Rocket Golf and Rocket Golf Lite. Rocket Golf gives golfing a new twist with its 2D gameplay and clean 3D graphics. Challenge yourself to 36 unique holes over two courses. Rocket Golf provides accurate game physics while maintaining an arcade feel.
Galactic Colonies
Explore a vast, procedurally generated galaxy and build thriving colonies on alien worlds. Manage resources, establish production lines, and research new technologies to expand your civilization. Discover diverse planets and ensure your colonists survive in challenging environments.
- Procedurally generated universe exploration
- Alien planet colonization
- Technology research
- Complex production pipelines
- Colony ship upgrades
- Diverse planet types
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Download the game for free and start exploring the galaxy! Galactic Colonies is a game about exploring space and building colonies. Explore a procedurally generated universe with thousands of planets. Every colony starts small. Start by providing housing and food for your colonists before you exploit a planet’s natural resources. Set up factories and create advanced high-tech products to make your colony grow even bigger. Discover tropical, desert and ice planets and help your colonists survive on harsh, alien worlds. FEATURES: - Explore a procedurally generated universe - Find and colonize alien planets - Research new powerful technologies - Set up complex production pipelines - Beautiful 3D graphics - Upgrade and improve your colony ship - Endless hours of fun. How far can you explore?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hydrothermal Lite at none against Galactic Colonies's 10. Galactic Colonies's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (70% vs 40%). On price 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
Both are free to download. Galactic Colonies sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Hydrothermal Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.
Galactic Colonies holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Galactic Colonies has 303 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Hydrothermal Lite's written reviews are positive against 70% of Galactic Colonies's.
| Parameter | Hydrothermal Lite | Galactic Colonies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.4 (303 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews | 69.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 303 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 10 days |
| Ads | — | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | — | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 10 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nuclear Nova Software | MetalPop, LLC |
Customer experience
Hydrothermal Lite
Galactic Colonies
Bugs and requests
Hydrothermal Lite
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Galactic Colonies
Reported bugs
4 issues- Research projects getting stuck or going infinite
- Inability to connect buildings properly
- Inconsistent behavior of video rewards
- Crashes when trying to watch ads
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to relocate or remove buildings
- More varied mission objectives and planet types
- Improved navigation and map UI for accessibility
- Offline mode with background resource production
In-app purchases
Hydrothermal Lite
No in-app purchases
Galactic Colonies
- Small Pack Of Energy Cells$1.99
- Star Racer$1.99
- Welcome Bundle$1.99
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- Cold Steel$2.99
- Medium Pack Of Energy Cells$4.99
- Weekend Deal$4.99
- Doubled Planet Boost Time$4.99
- Colonizer's Bundle$7.99
- A Large Pack Of Energy Cells$9.99
- Huge Pack Of Energy Cells$19.99
Questions
Is Hydrothermal Lite free?
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