Comparison

Colony Attack vs System Lords

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

Head to head
About

Colony Attack

Build and command your own space colony, construct a powerful fleet, and engage in epic interstellar warfare. Explore a vast universe, battle pirates or other players, and forge alliances to achieve galactic dominance.

Highlights
  • Build spaceships
  • Develop colony buildings
  • Attack player and AI planets
  • Research new technologies
  • Explore the universe
  • Form alliances
Features
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Colony Attack is a space mmo where you create your planet, build your fleet, explore the universe and engage in epic space battles! As the commander of your own space colony you must prepare to fight for supremacy or simply fight for survival. This massively multiplayer space game allows you to create everything you need to grow your space colony, build a powerful fleet of spaceships and attack other planets. As you battle for dominance you can choose to fight space pirates, attack player planets or explore asteroids, stars and other deep space wonders looking for treasure. - Build spaceships including Fighters, Corvettes, Battleships, and the awesome Dreadnaught are ready to command. - Develop buildings such as Sensor Arrays, Plasma Facilities, Research Centers and Armory's. - Attack other player planets or AI planets including the Empire and Pirates, it's space warfare! - Research to unlock powerful Shields, Armor and new ships through the tech tree. - The Universe is populated with Planets, Asteroid fields, Debris, Nebula's and Stars to explore using specialist ships such as the mighty Freighter. - One Universe containing every player amongst millions of stars, no more server selection. - Play with your friends, create alliances, and top the leaderboard. Colony Attack is one of those classic space games you will just want to keep on playing. PLEASE NOTE! Colony Attack is free to play, however some game items can also be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. A network connection is required to play Colony Attack. Terms of Use: http://www.colonyattack.com/termsofuse Privacy Policy: http://www.colonyattack.com/privacypolicy Geek Beach Website: http://www.geekbeach.com

About

System Lords

Engage in a unique galactic strategy game where you rule planets as a god. Explore a vast network of planets, utilize unique gate addresses, and command fleets or armies to expand your dominion. Form alliances, strategize battles, and communicate with fellow players in this immersive experience.

Highlights
  • Strategic planet ruling
  • Galactic gate network exploration
  • Ship and army combat
  • Alliance creation and management
  • In-game chat and messaging
  • Integrated game guide
Features
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System Lords is a Stargate SG-1 inspired online strategy game set in a massive living galaxy filled with Stargates, planets, ships, war, civilizations, and adventure. This is not just a flat map. System Lords takes place inside a real spiral galaxy that slowly expands over time, revealing new stars, new planets, and new opportunities for conquest. As the galaxy grows, so does the fight for power. Every planet has its own unique gate address. Use ships to travel across space, or strike through the massive gate network that connects planet after planet. Build your empire, command your worlds, expand your reach, and decide how you want to rule. Choose from 8 playable races: Goa’uld, Asgard, Tau’ri, Serrakin, Furling, Renegade, Oranian, and Ohne. Shape your empire further with 8 unique personalities: Merchant, Conqueror, Tactician, Scientist, Navigator, Infiltrator, Architect, and Psychopath. Your race and personality help define how you build, fight, expand, and survive. Interact with over 20 different civilizations as you explore, conquer, trade, raid, and fight for control. Every civilization adds more life, conflict, and opportunity to the galaxy around you. Research and learn advanced technologies to strengthen your empire. Improve your planets, unlock new advantages, enhance your military, boost your economy, and push your civilization beyond its limits. The right technology can change the outcome of a war before the first attack is launched. Develop your planets, gather resources, build defenses, raise armies, launch attacks, and prepare for enemies who are doing the same. A strong empire is built by planning, timing, power, and the will to dominate. System Lords has no pay wall and no building timers holding back your empire. Your progress is driven by strategy, activity, planning, alliances, war, and the choices you make as a ruler. This is not a simple tap-and-wait game. System Lords is built around deep strategy, long-term planning, and the freedom to play your way. Grow your planets, strengthen your economy, build your military, explore new worlds, join alliances, make enemies, betray rivals, raid planets, and fight for control of the galaxy. Join powerful alliances, or stand alone as a feared ruler. Make friends, make enemies, break trust, defend your worlds, and strike when your rivals least expect it. In System Lords, diplomacy can be as dangerous as war. System Lords is designed around one core idea: You are a GOD, and no one should rule over you. Take on that personality when you play. Command your people. Control your planets. Expand your power. Destroy those who threaten your rule. Every planet under your command is part of your empire, and every enemy is another obstacle between you and total domination. Choose your race. Choose your personality. Choose your strategy. Choose your allies. Choose your enemies. Choose how far you are willing to go. Enter the gate network. Claim your worlds. Build your empire. Become the System Lord you were meant to be.

Screenshots

Colony Attack4 screens
System Lords4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Colony Attack at none against System Lords's shown. Colony Attack also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 57%) and rating (4.4 vs 4.1). System Lords's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Colony Attack sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and System Lords sells 25 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Colony Attack holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Colony Attack has 205 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Colony Attack's written reviews are positive against 57% of System Lords's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, System Lords every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on July 18, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Colony Attack versus System Lords: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterColony AttackSystem Lords
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (205 ratings) — better4.1 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews79.1% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings205 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size96 MB624 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperGeek BeachJohn Steuber

Customer experience

Colony Attack

All ratings205 ratings
Positive88.3%
Neutral3.4%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews277 reviews
Positive79.1%
Neutral5.8%
Negative15.2%

System Lords

All ratings35 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative17.1%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative39.3%

Bugs and requests

Colony Attack

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent chat functionality
  • Incorrect resource/time calculations

Requested features

5 requests
  • More ship variety and customization
  • Improved battle mechanics and tactics
  • Ability to protect/bank ships
  • Expanded galaxy and exploration
  • Better balancing between players

System Lords

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Colony Attack

One-time7
  • Small Nanites$0.99
  • Medium Nanites$2.99
  • Elite$4.99
Show 4 more
  • Large Nanites$9.99
  • Huge Nanites$19.99
  • Speed Bundle$28.99
  • Massive Nanites$39.99
25 purchases

System Lords

One-time25
  • Protection$4.99
  • Destroy Buildings$4.99
  • Naqahdah Lovers$4.99
Show 22 more
  • Little Booster$4.99
  • Abandon Location$4.99
  • Naqahdah 5$4.99
  • Character Change$9.99
  • Naqahdah 10$9.99
  • Premium$9.99
  • Endurance$9.99
  • Operativeness$9.99
  • Builders Pack$9.99
  • Weekly Booster$14.99
  • Soldiers Production Boost$14.99
  • Birth Rate Boost$14.99
  • Resources Production Boost$14.99
  • Naqahdah Production Boost$19.99
  • Super Booster$19.99
  • Mega Booster$39.99
  • Holiday Sale$39.99
  • Naqahdah 80$79.99
  • Liquid Heavy Naqahdah 80$79.99
  • Naqahdah Cravers$79.99
  • Resource Collection$79.99
  • Elite Supporter$99.99

Questions

Is Colony Attack free?
Colony Attack is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is System Lords free?
System Lords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Colony Attack or System Lords?
Colony Attack is rated higher. Colony Attack averages 4.4 out of 5 from 205 ratings, while System Lords averages 4.1 from 35 ratings.
Do Colony Attack or System Lords have ads?
System Lords shows ads; Colony Attack does not.
Which is updated more often, Colony Attack or System Lords?
Colony Attack ships an update every 3 months, and System Lords every 2 days. Most recently, Colony Attack was updated on July 18, 2026 and System Lords on August 21, 2026.

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