Comparison

Arcadium vs Lia

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Dynamic universe generation
  • Resource harvesting
  • Craftable builds
  • Strategic combat preparation
  • Quick play sessions
  • Endless replayability
Features
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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.

About

Lia

Engage in fast-paced roguelite combat against a robot uprising. Craft unique weapon and power-up builds to fight through industrial facilities, rescue cats, and stop endless spam. Prove your humanity against an AI-controlled world.

Highlights
  • Fast-paced roguelite combat
  • Craft unique weapon builds
  • Unlock dozens of power-ups
  • Fight challenging robot bosses
  • Rescue cats from algorithms
  • Stop endless spam and ads
Features
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Be the resistance in a world ruled by machines: fight, hack, and reignite hope. Craft powerful builds in this fast-paced roguelite with lethal weapons and power-ups. Free kittens from the algorithm’s chains and smash the robots’ scheme. Resist spam and prove that no one codes your destiny! • YOUR OWN PLAYSTYLE Set your combat pace by cycling through a colossal arsenal of devastating weapons. Go for a sniper and a katana for deadly precision… or embrace chaos with a bazooka in hand. Unlock dozens of power-ups, craft unique builds, and mix and match for endless possibilities until the robots are nothing but scrap metal. • TAKE DOWN BRUTAL ROBOTS Raid distinct industrial facilities, each with enemies and bosses that grow increasingly challenging and… unique. An overprotective robot mom who mistakes love for mass destruction? We’ve got it. A Segway-riding robot trying to play mall cop? Also, yes. A ravenous robotic dinosaur in a post-apocalyptic zoo? Absolutely. Think you’ve got what it takes to crush these tin cans? • FREE THE CAGED CATS Stop the robots from monetizing hypnotic cat videos. Free the fluffballs from the algorithm’s chains and earn the lifelong loyalty of an entire feline army. • STOP THE SPAM! Uncover the secrets of a robot society where work shifts are endless and ads have no limits. Outsmart an absurdly strict CAPTCHA system and prove you’re smarter than AI. Fight to keep Earth from being overrun by all that spam!

Screenshots

Arcadium4 screens
Lia4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Arcadium at Free against Lia's $5.99. Arcadium also leads on ratings volume (23 vs 3). Lia's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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

Arcadium is free to download; Lia costs $5.99 up front. Arcadium sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lia asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lia holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arcadium has 23 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Arcadium's written reviews are positive against 86% of Lia's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcadium ships an update every 3 months, Lia every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
Arcadium versus Lia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcadiumLia
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.7 (23 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings23 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB916 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLuciano BerciniOrube Game Studio LTDA - EPP

Customer experience

Arcadium

All ratings20 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

Lia

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Arcadium

One-time1
  • Premium$4.99
None

Lia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Arcadium free?
Arcadium is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lia free?
Lia costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Arcadium or Lia?
Lia is rated higher. Arcadium averages 4.7 out of 5 from 23 ratings, while Lia averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Arcadium or Lia have ads?
Arcadium shows ads; Lia does not.
Which is updated more often, Arcadium or Lia?
Arcadium ships an update every 3 months, and Lia every 3 days. Most recently, Arcadium was updated on November 4, 2026 and Lia on November 5, 2026.

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