Comparison

Hydrothermal Lite vs CyberKnome

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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.

About

CyberKnome

Embark on a 2D RPG adventure as a Cybernetic Knome fighting to reclaim your world from alien invaders. Explore diverse biomes, collect powerful weapons and items, and battle your way to the Alien Queen.

Highlights
  • 2D RPG gameplay
  • Cybernetic Knome protagonist
  • Alien invasion theme
  • Weapon and item collection
  • Seven distinct biomes
  • Boss battle against Alien Queen
Features
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CyberKnome is a 2D RPG where you play as a Cybernetic Knome, exploring the world and reclaiming it from the control of aliens! Collect weapons, items, and coins to fight back against the aliens! With seven levels with different biomes from a snow biome to a volcano biome andmore! Traverse the various biomes in search of the Alien Queen! CyberKnome is a project created by the Game Studio Club at Mid-Pacific Institute. The club is focused on designing games with Unity. We worked together to create this game. This is our very first project, so please enjoy it!

Screenshots

CyberKnome3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CyberKnome at 86% against Hydrothermal Lite's 40%. CyberKnome also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.0) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

CyberKnome holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Hydrothermal Lite's written reviews are positive against 86% of CyberKnome's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Hydrothermal Lite versus CyberKnome: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHydrothermal LiteCyberKnome
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (2 ratings)4.8 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB174 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNuclear Nova SoftwareMid-Pacific Institute

Customer experience

Hydrothermal Lite

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

CyberKnome

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral11.1%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral14.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hydrothermal Lite

No in-app purchases

None

CyberKnome

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hydrothermal Lite free?
Hydrothermal Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is CyberKnome free?
CyberKnome is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hydrothermal Lite or CyberKnome?
CyberKnome is rated higher. Hydrothermal Lite averages 4.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while CyberKnome averages 4.8 from 9 ratings.

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