Control Ultimate Edition vs Slime Rancher
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Control Ultimate Edition
Engage in a supernatural third-person action-adventure where you wield telekinetic powers and transforming weaponry to combat an ominous enemy. Uncover the dark secrets of a secretive government agency and fight to regain control of a world under threat.
- Supernatural combat
- Transforming weaponry
- Telekinetic powers
- Uncover mysteries
- Explore hidden world
- Challenging boss fights
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A corruptive presence has invaded the Federal Bureau of Control… Only you have the power to stop it. The world is now your weapon in an epic fight to annihilate an ominous enemy through deep and unpredictable environments. Containment has failed, humanity is at stake. Will you regain control? Winner of over 80 awards, CONTROL is a visually stunning third-person action-adventure that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Blending open-ended environments with the signature world-building and storytelling of renowned developer, Remedy Entertainment, CONTROL presents an expansive and intensely gratifying gameplay experience. CONTROL Ultimate Edition has now been adapted to iOS. We have implemented touch controls and made changes to the in-game UI and game mechanics, like aiming and puzzles to provide a great experience for supported touch devices. The game renders beautifully through Metal and supports Ray Tracing on supported hardware. Key features UNCOVER THE MYSTERIES: Can you handle the bureau’s dark secrets? Unfold an epic supernatural struggle, filled with unexpected characters and bizarre events, as you search for your missing brother, and discover the truth that has brought you here. EVERYTHING IS YOUR WEAPON: Unleash destruction through transforming weaponry and telekinetic powers. Discover new ways to annihilate your enemies as you harness powerful abilities to turn everything around you into a lethal weapon. EXPLORE A HIDDEN WORLD: Delve deep into the ominous expanses of a secretive government agency. Explore the Bureau’s shifting environments only to discover that there is always more than meets the eye… FIGHT FOR CONTROL: Battle a relentless enemy through exciting missions and challenging boss fights to earn powerful upgrades that maximize abilities and customize your weaponry. CONTROL Ultimate Edition on iOS supports the following MetalFX features: MetalFX TAAU - Temporal Anti-Aliasing and upscaling MetalFX Frame Interpolation Ray-Tracing is supported on devices with M3+ or A19 Pro with 10Gb of memory.
Slime Rancher
Explore a vibrant alien world, capture and tend to adorable slimes, and restore a neglected ranch. Use your vacpack to collect slimes, discover new species, and earn money to expand and decorate your estate. Enjoy different game modes at your own pace.
- Explore alien world
- Capture and tend to slimes
- Restore abandoned ranch
- Craft and upgrade tools
- Three game modes: Adventure, Casual, Rush
- Revamped mobile interface
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Due to limited RAM, these devices are not compatible. You won’t have access to all the graphic settings and may experience some freezes or crashes: iPhone Xr, iPhone SE Gen 2 (2020), iPad Mini Gen 5, iPad Air Gen 3, iPad Gen 8, iPad Gen 9. Slime Rancher is the tale of Beatrix LeBeau, a plucky young rancher who sets out for a life a thousand light years away from Earth on the ‘Far, Far Range,’ where she tries her hand at making a living wrangling slimes. [Explore a vibrant alien world, capture and tend to adorable slimes, and get a once-abandoned ranch back on track!] *** FEATURES *** - Play as a curious and adventurous woman trying to get her newly acquired slime ranch back on track. - Use your trusty vacpack to collect adorable slimes in the wild. Each type has its own likes, dislikes, and sometimes even special needs that must be met to take care of them properly! - Discover new hybrid species! - Explore the vast, colorful nature of the Far, Far Range. Find slimes and gather resources! - Roam around the sands of the Dry Reef, discover the wild flora of the Moss Blanket, and wonder at the shining crystals of the Indigo Quarry while uncovering hidden treasures! - Earn money through daily requests or the market exchange to expand your ranch: decorate your estate, contain your slimes with corrals, grow crops and build coops to feed them. - Earn money through daily requests on the Range Exchange or selling plorts on the Plort Market. Then decorate your ranch house, expand the corrals for your slimes, and feed them by growing gardens and building coops! - Craft and upgrade your vacpack and tools for faster and better ranching! - Follow Bea’s journey at your own pace with 3 different game modes! Adventure Mode lets you experience the trials and tribulations of ranching life as it really is. But you can also play Casual Mode for a cozier experience, or challenge yourself to succeed faster with Rush Mode! CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE - Revamped interface – exclusive mobile UI with complete touch control - Game Center achievements - Cloud Saves – share your progress between iOS devices. - Compatible only with PS4, PS5, and Xbox controllers - iPhone 17 Optimization (including Pro Max)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Slime Rancher at 4.8 against Control Ultimate Edition's 4.0. Slime Rancher also leads on review sentiment (81% vs 62%) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 343). Control Ultimate Edition's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $8.99) and chart position (#4 vs #46). On update cadence, ads, 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
Control Ultimate Edition costs $2.99 and Slime Rancher $8.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Slime Rancher holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 343 and 1.7K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 62% of Control Ultimate Edition's written reviews are positive against 81% of Slime Rancher's.
Control Ultimate Edition ships an update every 5 days, Slime Rancher every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Control Ultimate Edition | Slime Rancher |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $8.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (343 ratings) | 4.8 (1.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.3% of reviews | 80.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 343 | 1.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #4 — better | #46 |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 18.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 568 MB | 1019 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Remedy Entertainment PLC | Playdigious |
Customer experience
Control Ultimate Edition
Slime Rancher
In-app purchases
Control Ultimate Edition
No in-app purchases
Slime Rancher
No in-app purchases
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