Comparison

PolyPine vs Alien Morgue

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

Head to head
About

PolyPine

Cultivate a vibrant forest ecosystem by planting seeds and nurturing trees through their life cycles. Attract diverse wildlife by meeting their specific habitat needs and observe how their interactions influence the environment. Adapt to or reshape varied terrains and overcome natural disasters to foster a thriving, dynamic woodland.

Highlights
  • Plant and grow trees through full life cycles
  • Attract and manage diverse animal habitats
  • Observe animal interactions and their impact
  • Adapt to or terraform varied terrains
  • Survive and utilize natural disasters
Features
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Create your own cozy forest! Plant Seeds and Watch Them Grow Experience the full lifecycle of trees: seed, sapling, adult tree, dead tree and fallen trunk. Each step creates a different habitat for other plants and animals. Fill Your Forest with Animals Each animal has specific habitat needs you have to fullfill before adding them. Squirrels need trees, butterflies need flowers etc. Click Animals to Make Them Poop and More Clicking on animals trigger different behaviors that influence the forest ecosystem: Moose poop, fertilizing the soil. Voles eat tree roots, damaging the tree. Foxes hunt other animals. Adapt to the Terrain or Terraform It to Your Needs Create forests in diverse terrains including hills, lakes, mountains, fjords and wetlands. Terraform the terrain if you want even more control. Survive Natural Disasters Forest fires, storms and bark beetle swarms affect the forest in various ways. Can you use them to your advantage and create a thriving ecosystem?

About

Alien Morgue

Step into the role of an alien pathologist, dissecting bodies to determine causes of death and identify species. Make critical choices about handling remains and their contents, impacting the narrative and uncovering a corporate conspiracy.

Highlights
  • Alien autopsy simulation
  • Database for alien physiology
  • Body dissection and analysis
  • Identity establishment
  • Body disposal protocols
  • Narrative-driven choices
  • Multiple endings
Features
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- TRY BEFORE YOU BUY - Try the first 7 days of the main game for free. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game with 25 days and 9 endings. No ads. You're an alien pathologist. Search the Database for alien physiology and dissect bodies to figure out what caused death. Find the correct IDs based on the deceased's features and occupation. Discover weird stuff inside bodies and decide what to do with it. Follow protocols or personal request? Choices matter! Alien Morgue is a sci-fi medical sim where you search for the correct causes of death, identifying aliens and making decisions by choosing how to treat bodies and their stuff. A mix of Papers, Please, Strange Horticulture, with a pinch of Rick and Morty and X-Files. ______________________________________ Features - Observe bodies with no time pressure - Search the Database to know the physiology of different races and other info - Dissect bodies to analyze organ conditions and extract them for different purposes - Establish identities by features, age, occupation and race physiology - Use the Washer to clean bodies - Dispose of bodies in accordance with protocols - Find various stuff inside bodies and decide what to do with it - Decide whether to fulfill someone's personal request or not - 25 days and 9 endings ______________________________________ World You're a citizen of an alien world where people live in the belief that a rich and powerful corporation will soon create immortality. But in order to live long enough to see immortality, people must rent cryocapsules in which they can be stored after death. These cryocapsules are provided by the same corporation, and only rich people can afford them. ______________________________________ Story Your story begins with the death of your spouse. Unable to cope with the loss, you take a job at a morgue owned by the corporation. Working at the corporation's facilities earns employees credits that can be spent directly on renting cryocapsules. While working at the morgue, you will uncover a terrible conspiracy related to the corporation's activities and will be faced with a choice: to complete the project and bring back your loved one, despite the moral contradictions, or to find peace and begin to appreciate life again.

Screenshots

PolyPine4 screens
Alien Morgue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PolyPine at 4.5 against Alien Morgue's 3.7. PolyPine also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 63%) and ratings volume (267 vs 57). 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. PolyPine sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Alien Morgue sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PolyPine holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 267 and 57 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of PolyPine's written reviews are positive against 63% of Alien Morgue's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PolyPine ships an update fortnightly, Alien Morgue every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
PolyPine versus Alien Morgue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolyPineAlien Morgue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (267 ratings) — better3.7 (57 ratings)
Positive reviews77.3% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings267 — better57
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB102 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperYaozuo Games LtdARTEM GUMENNIKOV

Customer experience

PolyPine

All ratings267 ratings
Positive86.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews181 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative12.2%

Alien Morgue

All ratings57 ratings
Positive61.4%
Neutral8.8%
Negative29.8%
Written reviews48 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

PolyPine

Reported bugs

1 issue
  • Audio breaks down and turns into 8-bit track

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add more content and updates
  • Improve the evolution/upgrade system

Alien Morgue

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

PolyPine

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$5.99
1 purchases

Alien Morgue

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$4.99

Questions

Is PolyPine free?
PolyPine is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alien Morgue free?
Alien Morgue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, PolyPine or Alien Morgue?
PolyPine is rated higher. PolyPine averages 4.5 out of 5 from 267 ratings, while Alien Morgue averages 3.7 from 57 ratings.
Do PolyPine or Alien Morgue have ads?
Neither PolyPine nor Alien Morgue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PolyPine or Alien Morgue?
PolyPine ships an update fortnightly, and Alien Morgue every 9 days. Most recently, PolyPine was updated on September 24, 2026 and Alien Morgue on September 23, 2026.

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