Mech Pilot vs Escape from Chernobyl
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mech Pilot
Engage in large-scale urban warfare as a mech pilot fighting an alien invasion. Destroy enemies to collect energy for upgrades, unlock new weapons, and master dodging maneuvers. Experience immersive 3D environments with advanced graphical features.
- Large-scale urban warfare
- Destroy, loot, and upgrade mech
- Swipe to dodge incoming fire
- Variety of weapons
- Encounter unique enemies
- Immersive city environments
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"Very addicting and fun" "Benchmark in its genre." "Mech Pilot plays surprisingly well on the compact touchscreen" The Mech War has begun! General Riffin has joined forces with the alien race Kryllex to overthrow our King. I am Cara, the rebellion leader. I have sent out this training program to other worlds, searching for the best Mech Pilots in the universe. If you train well, you will be contacted… Large scale urban warfare: Explore immersive city environments Destroy, loot, and upgrade: Collect Electro energy from your downed enemies and use it to upgrade the defensive and offensive capabilities of your mech. The more you play, the more powerful and farther you will get, so keep practicing pilot! *NEW* Swipe to Dodge Now you can swipe left or right to jump sideways, or swipe down to evade incoming fire! Variety of weapons: Weapons include machine gun, lasers, homing missiles, ion cannon, and a sniper mode. Encounter unique enemies: Enemies include tanks, jeeps, helicopters, alien scouts, patrols, bombers, soldier, elite, and titan mechs. Roadblocks: Sometimes you will be blocked and need to eliminate a single or group of enemies to proceed. The latest in IOS and 3D features: Social integration to share your rank Real time entire scene dynamic soft shadows God rays 3D sound (best with headphones) Full screen antialiasing on iPhone 5 and iPad 3 Universal App; Play Mech Pilot on iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad 2, the New iPad, iPod Touch 4, iPod Touch 5 for a single low price. For more games visit www.RockingPocketGames.com
Escape from Chernobyl
Experience true horror in a survival game set in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Explore a detailed, accurately recreated environment, scavenge for weapons and gear, and battle radiation, anomalies, and zombies. This challenging game requires tactics and skill to overcome.
- Accurately recreated Chernobyl power plant complex
- Open world exploration
- Scavenge for weapons and gear
- Combat radiation, anomalies, and zombies
- Physics-based combat system
- Noise-based stealth system
- Amazing graphics with dynamic shadows
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True horror is back at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Will you be able to survive it? Escape from Chernobyl is not an easy typical mobile game. It is hard and it takes time and tactics to learn and overcome. This game is also best experienced by playing with headphones. Dive into the darkness and the dangers of the Chernobyl power plant in this continuation of the Radiation City adventure. Unravel the mystery left unsolved: find what happened to Lauren and the story of the nightmare at its source. Navigate the accurately recreated Chernobyl power plant complex from the destroyed Unit 4 reactor to the outskirts of the complex at their natural scale. Explore the full area in a seamless experience from open world exploration to the maze-like corridors of each building and the nuclear unit buildings. Scavenge them for weapons and gear to give you the needed edge to overcome this tremendous challenge. Radiation with anomalies and zombies are just parts of the dangers trying to kill you at every corner. Fight the deadly zombie infested area and the experimental abominations crawling the complex with improved controls and a wide range of melee and fire weapons. Hone your skills in a new combat system based on natural physics and real motion and plan your fights and try to survive using a new noise based stealth system. Enjoy the amazing graphics powered by Metal in this open world survival : unprecedented detail, physically based rendering, dynamic shadows and post processing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Escape from Chernobyl at none against Mech Pilot's 1. Escape from Chernobyl also leads on review sentiment (58% vs 26%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks). Mech Pilot's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). On rating, ads 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
Mech Pilot costs $1.99 and Escape from Chernobyl $4.99 up front. Mech Pilot sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Escape from Chernobyl asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Mech Pilot against 4.4 for Escape from Chernobyl. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Escape from Chernobyl has 322 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 26% of Mech Pilot's written reviews are positive against 58% of Escape from Chernobyl's.
Mech Pilot ships an update every 5 weeks, Escape from Chernobyl every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mech Pilot | Escape from Chernobyl |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (40 ratings) | 4.4 (322 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.6% of reviews | 57.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 40 | 322 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 168 MB | 2.0 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Chris Egerter | Atypical Games |
Customer experience
Mech Pilot
Escape from Chernobyl
User reviews
Mech Pilot
From 40 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Good graphics and visuals
- 👍 Fun for MechWarrior fans
- 🎮 Addictive gameplay
- 🎶 Good sound effects
- 🕹️ Nostalgic MechWarrior style
Room to improve
- 🕹️ Awkward/poor controls
- 🚫 Limited movement/on-rails
- 🐛 Frequent crashes/unplayable
- 😵 Confusing controls
- 📉 Steep learning curve
Escape from Chernobyl
From 322 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Immersive gameplay experience
- ✨ Stunning graphics and visuals
- 🗺️ Large, explorable world
- 👻 Terrifying atmosphere and horror elements
- 👍 Good plot and storyline
Room to improve
- 💀 High difficulty and frequent deaths
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 🕹️ Clunky and imprecise controls
- 😵 Frustrating navigation and guidance
- 📉 Poor optimization and frame rate issues
Bugs and requests
Mech Pilot
Reported bugs
26 issues- Screen stretched/off screen
- Touchscreen coordinates not calibrated
- App loads but doesn't display properly
- App kicks out immediately
- Game loads off to the side
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- Ammo depletes without warning
- Cannot get to next mission
- Crashes too often
- Cannot load game
- Game crashes each time
- Cannot get into level 1
- Game crashes before starting
- Doesn't open on iPad 1
- Keeps exiting the game
- Cannot get to stage 1
- Not compatible with iOS version
- Game not cool at all
- Cannot adjust sound and music controls
- Not optimized for iPhone 5
- No free movement
- Harvest button stops when camera moves
- Upgrades don't change mech look
- No strafing, jumping, running, tilt controls
- Moves forward without touching button
- Stops dead when meeting first mech
- Cheaters in global rank
Requested features
19 requests- More levels
- Radar like original
- Bigger environment
- Reverse Y axis option
- iCade controller support
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- Free roam/open world
- Instructions
- Zoom/scope option
- Save points
- Jump jets
- True strafing/side-to-side control
- Better control mechanism
- Gesture activated controls
- Adjustable sensitivity
- Tilt fire control
- Third person view with full mobility
- More shoulder weapons
- Google Maps integration (for iOS users)
- Dark mode
Escape from Chernobyl
Reported bugs
25 issues- Game barely works with bugs
- Falling through floors and getting stuck
- Crafting button missing or screen cut off
- Objects not appearing or missing from the game
- Getting trapped in walls or between objects
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- Checkpoint system is random and unclear
- Save points are unreliable, leading to lost progress
- Key disappears after opening a door and dying
- Doors re-locking after resuming from sleep mode
- Zombies getting stuck in environment or spawning in walls/ceiling
- Electrified zombies appearing frequently and causing instant death
- Game crashes frequently, especially when recording or broadcasting
- Display bugs on certain devices
- Player gets stuck in corridors or cells, becoming unplayable
- Character physics are unnatural after death
- Rats getting stuck in the environment
- Falling out of the game world
- Inability to move or interact with certain objects
- Unlabeled menu items, including difficulty slider
- Inventory items lost upon death
- Torches become brighter after taking medicine
- Player character is too weak, gets tired quickly
- Sensitivity settings reset unexpectedly
- Key for the roof door disappears after dying
- Waypoint does not disappear after completing objective
Requested features
10 requests- Add shoulder camera option
- Implement a power-saving mode
- Add slow zombies alongside fast ones
- Implement traps and base building
- Add multiplayer or cross-platform play
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- Improve inventory interface and icon clarity
- Add more story content and expand the world
- Implement a skip intro/tutorial option
- Add a crafting system for medical supplies
- Allow object manipulation and climbing ladders
In-app purchases
Mech Pilot
- Metronosis Level Pack$0.99
Escape from Chernobyl
No in-app purchases
Questions
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