Spaceship Commander John Ray vs HexaRelic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spaceship Commander John Ray
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Spaceship Commander John Ray - roguelike turn-based strategy game Play a classic space war game with infinite procedural generated galaxy. - Play a classic space war game with infinite procedurally generated galaxies. Roguelike, turn-based strategy with combat on a 8x8 sector grid in 64 galaxy sectors. - All ships and space stations have systems to be monitored and repaired when damaged. Use them to your advantage. - Navigate through 64 sectors, find resources, fight the Throck and restore the alliance with Urobori. - Resupply and repair your ship at allied space stations. Protect them at all costs. - Go on adventures. Send landing parties to planets to search for new tech and new crew members. - Beat your best high score and play again and again and ...! Synopsis: The Alliance between Humans, Throck and Urobori has collapsed. The Throck, a military faction, have decided to topple the parliament and subjugate the other factions in a newly-formed Throck empire. The Urobori have taken a neutral position and are now observing the ensuing war between the Humans and the Throck. The top brass of the Allied Human Defense Force have issued you new orders. Your mission: assume command the spaceship SS-Lexxor and destroy Throck spaceships and space stations in all 64 sectors.
HexaRelic
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■ A Hex Territory Battle Over Ancient Relics HexaRelic is a turn-based strategy game for up to 4 players. Expand your territory across a stone-tablet hex grid, lock ancient relics, and outscore your rivals. 【How to Play】 Each turn, place one tile adjacent to your territory. Surround all 6 cells around a relic to trigger a Lock — earning points, expanding the board, and unlocking bonus placements. The game ends when any player completes 5 locks. The player with the highest total score at that moment wins. 【Scoring】 Majority Lock (4+ of 6 cells yours): +3 pts Full Domination (all 6 cells): +3 pts + Erosion item Chain Bonus: consecutive locks add extra points Territory score is calculated at game end — spreading wide pays off too. 【Items】 · Erosion — overwrite one enemy tile adjacent to yours · Boundary Booster — leap to any empty cell, ignoring adjacency · Mining Drone — converts a minority lock into +1 pt automatically Knowing when to use each item is the key to victory. 【Game Modes】 · Bot Battle (Easy / Hard, up to 3 bots) · Random Match (quick online matchmaking) · Friend Battle (invite and play together) A typical match lasts 5–8 minutes — deep enough to think, short enough to replay. 【Perfect For】 · Fans of strategic tile-placement games · Players who want quick but meaningful PvP · Friends looking for a competitive mobile game together
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The clearest difference is update cadence: Spaceship Commander John Ray at fortnightly against HexaRelic's every 2 months. Spaceship Commander John Ray also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). HexaRelic's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $5.99). On ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
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Spaceship Commander John Ray costs $5.99 and HexaRelic $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Spaceship Commander John Ray ships an update fortnightly, HexaRelic every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spaceship Commander John Ray | HexaRelic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Adam Musial-Bright | ryogo shimizu |
In-app purchases
Spaceship Commander John Ray
No in-app purchases
HexaRelic
No in-app purchases
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