Comparison

Payback 2 vs Vegas Crime Simulator

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

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About

Payback 2

Experience intense, action-packed gameplay with a variety of campaign events, including gang battles, races, and tank duels. Compete with friends and millions of players online, or create your own custom events with diverse cities, modes, and vehicles.

Highlights
  • Varied campaign events
  • Extensive online multiplayer
  • Hourly, daily, and weekly challenges
  • Custom event creation
  • Diverse cities, game modes, and vehicles
Features
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"Bite sized, action-packed stages; boils down the GTA flavor to an intense punch" - AppSpy.com Gaming App of The Day - Kotaku.com "[Payback 2] manages to create a sense of overblown fun that permeates everything from straightforward races to capture the flag-inspired heists ... an immensely entertaining experience" - pocketgamer.co.uk Featured as one of the best games of the week by The Guardian DESCRIPTION: Payback 2 is the long-awaited sequel to the hit GTA-style game from the early days of the App Store. It concentrates that classic formula by offering exciting event-based gameplay that is all action, all the time. FEATURES: • VARIED CAMPAIGN. Fifty campaign events featuring everything from massive gang battles to rocket car races to epic tank duels! • TAKE ON THE WORLD. Battle your friends or over a million other players online with the game's extensive multiplayer, leaderboard and Game Center support. • HOURLY, DAILY AND WEEKLY CHALLENGES. Try to beat the rest of the world in the latest new events! • ENDLESS REPLAYABILITY. Make your own events in "custom mode" using any combination of the game's seven cities, nine game modes, varied weaponry and dozens of vehicles.

About

Vegas Crime Simulator

Engage in a thrilling third-person gangster simulator set in a vast open 3D world. Complete quests, steal cars, and fight criminals to rise from the bottom. Customize your character with unique abilities and outfits to navigate the dangerous streets of Vegas.

Highlights
  • Open 3D world
  • Gangster confrontations
  • Character customization
  • Skill improvement
  • Superhero abilities
  • Vehicle and weapon combat
Features
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The updated version of the free game has become more interesting and exciting. The game has a large open 3D world, beautiful 3D graphics and all the game mechanics necessary for this genre. The game in which there is a gangster confrontation is full of contrasts. The game offers interesting tasks, various fights with enemies and fun game mechanics. In the game you will find various points of interest such as: a military base with a tank, an airfield with an airplane, a platform for performing tricks on cars and motorcycles, a spaceship, robots transformers. We offer you to dive into the harsh gangster world of Vegas. You will achieve success and glory in this world. The gangster world is very dangerous it is ruled by injustice and lawlessness in it every man for himself. Your hero will have to be strong to succeed. These stone jungles do not forgive mistakes. Your hero will be able to choose which side he will be on. You can be bad or good, the choice is yours. Try your hand at an exciting third-person gangster simulator. Your hero will have to go from the bottom to the top and change his life abruptly. You will have to pass various quests to win respect and popularity in this city. You will have to steal cars and fight with various criminals. You can customize your character, making it unique, for this purpose, the game has a clothing store. Clothing will allow your character to look not only stylish, but also give additional features. How your character will turn out is up to you. You can pump your character improving the skills you need, such as: endurance, strength, accuracy, driving vehicles, possession of various weapons. You can also give your hero unique abilities that will help you complete the game. The game has a store of superhero items for this purpose. Magic rope - it will allow you to move like a superhero, it helps you quickly move around the city, get into the most protected places such as a military base or police station. You can use the rope to attract objects or enemies. Flight mode - this improvement gives your character to fly like a superhero. Landing - this superpower allows you to land from any height without damage, you can not be afraid to fall and die. Super landing-the hero's ability to land and deal damage to enemies. Super kick - this feature allows you to kick objects or enemies with great force. You can kick anything you want: cars, environment items, enemies. Climbing walls - this superpower allows you to move on vertical surfaces such as buildings. Robot skin - this costume allows the character to transform into a transformer robot, this increases your stamina, armor, and life. This costume will help your hero become invincible in confrontations with enemies. Superhero skin - allows you to fully immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a superhero, but do not forget your main goals in the gangster world. Stylish superhero costume will give your character additional abilities such as flying and jumping. The game features a large number of cars, in the car store you can choose for yourself transport for any purpose. In the store there are bright sports cars, they will allow your hero to move around the city with the wind and look cool. And if you need a more protected car, you can buy an armored SUV or a car with large wheels - this technique will allow you to drive anywhere and stay safe. Also in the store there are cool motorcycles and a special car for the superhero. The superhero car has high characteristics in terms of speed strength and handling. We hope that you will spend time with interest in this free game and you will like it.

Screenshots

Payback 24 screens
Vegas Crime Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Payback 2 at 4.7 against Vegas Crime Simulator's 3.9. Payback 2 also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 59%) and ratings volume (55K vs 424). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Payback 2 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Vegas Crime Simulator sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Payback 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Payback 2 has 55K ratings behind it against 424, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Payback 2's written reviews are positive against 59% of Vegas Crime Simulator's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Payback 2 ships an update every 2 months, Vegas Crime Simulator every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Payback 2 versus Vegas Crime Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPayback 2Vegas Crime Simulator
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (55K ratings) — better3.9 (424 ratings)
Positive reviews85.2% of reviews — better59.1% of reviews
Number of ratings55K — better424
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#112 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size179 MB308 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperApex Designs Games LLPNaxeex LTD

Customer experience

Payback 2

All ratings54,371 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.8%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews1,888 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral6.1%
Negative8.7%

Vegas Crime Simulator

All ratings416 ratings
Positive69.7%
Neutral8.2%
Negative22.1%
Written reviews318 reviews
Positive59.1%
Neutral8.5%
Negative32.4%

User reviews

Payback 2

From 55K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Smooth gameplay
  • 🚀 Offline playability
  • 💡 Customizable game modes
  • 🎨 Good graphics and visuals
  • 🕹️ Fun and addictive

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 📺 Too many intrusive ads
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches
  • 🔨 Unfinished or unpolished features
  • 🚗 Unrealistic vehicle physics

Vegas Crime Simulator

From 424 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Entertaining game
  • 💎 Ability to collect money/items
  • 🎮 Iconic console game brought to mobile

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (missions not registering, slow loading, crashes)
  • 💰 Excessive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🚗 Issues with vehicle physics and controls

Bugs and requests

Payback 2

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Vehicles and physics issues
  • Multiplayer matchmaking problems
  • Inconsistent or missing game progress
  • Unresponsive controls and input issues

Requested features

8 requests
  • Add more vehicles and customization options
  • Improve graphics and animations
  • Implement a story mode or campaign
  • Add more game modes and multiplayer features
  • Reduce the number of ads or make them less intrusive
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  • Fix bugs and improve overall stability
  • Introduce a sandbox or free-roam mode
  • Add support for controllers and higher frame rates

Vegas Crime Simulator

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Characters not moving
  • Vehicles getting stuck or not functioning properly
  • Crashes during loading or gameplay
  • Ads not working as intended

Requested features

5 requests
  • Bring back old version of the game
  • Add more missions, vehicles, and customization options
  • Improve graphics and performance
  • Reduce ads and monetization
  • Expand the game world (add airports, ports, etc.)

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Payback 2

One-time10
  • 200 Coins$0.99
  • 500 Coins$1.99
  • Disable Ads$1.99
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  • Coin Doubler$2.99
  • 1200 Coins$3.99
  • Unlock Episode 2$4.99
  • Unlock Episode 3$4.99
  • 2500 Coins$7.99
  • Unlock Custom Mode$9.99
  • Unlimited Coins$14.99
9 purchases

Vegas Crime Simulator

One-time9
  • 24000 MONEY$0.99
  • 300 GEMS$0.99
  • Limited offer$0.99
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  • 280000 MONEY$10.99
  • 3500 GEMS$10.99
  • 580000 MONEY$19.99
  • 7200 GEMS$19.99
  • 3400000 MONEY$99.99
  • 42000 GEMS$99.99

Questions

Is Payback 2 free?
Payback 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Vegas Crime Simulator free?
Vegas Crime Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Payback 2 or Vegas Crime Simulator?
Payback 2 is rated higher. Payback 2 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 55K ratings, while Vegas Crime Simulator averages 3.9 from 424 ratings.
Do Payback 2 or Vegas Crime Simulator have ads?
Both Payback 2 and Vegas Crime Simulator show ads.
Which is updated more often, Payback 2 or Vegas Crime Simulator?
Payback 2 ships an update every 2 months, and Vegas Crime Simulator every 4 months. Most recently, Payback 2 was updated on October 29, 2026 and Vegas Crime Simulator on October 28, 2026.

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