Arcadium vs Astral Hunter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arcadium
Embark on a survival roguelite adventure across a dynamic universe. Harvest resources, craft powerful builds, and battle relentless alien waves in an ever-changing galaxy. Enjoy endless replayability with unique playthroughs and strategic preparation between combat encounters.
- Dynamic universe generation
- Resource harvesting
- Craftable builds
- Strategic combat preparation
- Quick play sessions
- Endless replayability
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Arcadium is a survival roguelite set in a dynamic, ever-changing universe. Journey across space, harvest planetary resources, and craft powerful builds to eradicate relentless waves of aliens. Each playthrough unveils a new and uncharted universe, ensuring endless challenges and discoveries. Key Features - Endless replayability: A dynamically generated universe that offers limitless exploration with planets, stars, black holes, aliens, and wonders to discover, setting it apart from traditional static or repetitive maps. - Countless builds: Hundreds of different abilities obtainable through talents, items, artifacts (and more) that can completely shift the gameplay. - Strategic gameplay: Between alien waves, harvest resources from nearby planets and interact with the universe to prepare your next move. - Quick play sessions: Play in short bursts and pick up right where you left off. - And more: Missions, unlockables, and surprises await.
Astral Hunter
Engage in thrilling flight shooting battles with a roguelike twist. Customize your combat experience with unique aircraft and over 120 combinable chips. Face diverse bosses for a constantly fresh challenge.
- 6 unique aircraft
- 120+ combinable chips
- Diverse boss battles
- Roguelike gameplay
- Customizable playstyle
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"Astral Hunter" is an exciting flight shooting Roguelike game! - 6 unique aircraft, each designed to meet different combat needs. - 120+ chips, freely combinable to create your own playstyle. - Various Bosses, each challenge brings a fresh experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Astral Hunter at none against Arcadium's shown. Astral Hunter also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 months) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Arcadium's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and review sentiment (60% vs 50%). On price, ratings volume, 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
Both are free to download. Arcadium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Astral Hunter sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Arcadium holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 16 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Arcadium's written reviews are positive against 50% of Astral Hunter's.
Arcadium ships an update every 3 months, Astral Hunter every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and July 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcadium | Astral Hunter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (20 ratings) — better | 4.3 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 20 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 193 MB | 106 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Luciano Bercini | 开心 李 |
Customer experience
Arcadium
Astral Hunter
In-app purchases
Arcadium
- Premium$4.99
Astral Hunter
- Full Access$0.99
- Beginner Pack$0.99
- Have Fun$1.99
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- Hard Pack$1.99
- Buy Few Cores$1.99
- Insane Pack$2.99
- Super Pack$9.99
- Buy Lots Cores$9.99
