Final Outpost vs Mars Mining Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Final Outpost
Lead the last survivors of the apocalypse in this survival strategy base-builder. Manage citizens, assign jobs, craft tools, and build a fortified settlement. Survive against zombie hordes and harsh environmental conditions.
- Base building and expansion
- Citizen role assignment and skill upgrades
- Resource management and crafting
- Zombie defense and combat
- Farming and food production
- Simulated seasons and weather
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===DEFINITIVE Edition of the 1M+ player Base-Builder=== Traders, Settle new regions, Difficulty modes, Modifiers, New artwork, Achievements, No IAPs and more. Build your Outpost • Manage your citizens • Survive the zombie apocalypse Final Outpost is a survival strategy base-builder. You lead the last survivors of the apocalypse. Assign roles, craft tools, and manage resources carefully. Construct buildings, level up your citizens, and fortify your town against hordes of zombies. How many days can you survive? ===ASSIGN JOBS=== Choose from 10+ job roles for each of your citizens, and watch them get to work! ===BUILD YOUR OUTPOST=== Construct and upgrade 12+ building types and expand your sprawling settlement. Build vital resource storage, production buildings and housing for new survivors. ===KILL ZOMBIES=== Deck out your defences to keep 5+ zombie types away from your walls. Start out with a single knife and progress to mowing down hordes with machine guns, crossbows and snipers. ===FARM FOR FOOD=== Feed your hungry citizens as your Outpost expands. Begin farming wheat in your fields to overcome the dwindling deer population outside your walls. ===SIMULATED SEASONS + WEATHER=== Survive harsh droughts, cold winters, and unforgiving thunderstorms with simulated weather and seasons. ===UPGRADE YOUR CITIZENS=== Upgrade your citizens’ skills to gather, defend and repair more efficiently. -------------------- Send your feedback and bug reports to support@exabytegames.com Join the newsletter: https://cutt.ly/news-d
Mars Mining Simulator
Pilot a mining rig on Mars to extract valuable minerals and discover ancient relics. Upgrade your equipment, utilize tactical consumables, and survive treacherous caverns to complete challenges and rescue a trapped miner.
- Mine 10 unique minerals
- Discover 3 mega-rare Relics
- Upgrade 6 ship Parts
- Use 5 Tactical consumables
- Visit 4 Surface shops
- Complete 6 Challenges
- Engage in 1 Epic Boss fight
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Deep beneath the red dust of Mars lies a fortune in rare minerals—and a crew of miners who never made it back. Take control of a powerful mining rig, navigate treacherous underground caverns, and become the hero Mars needs. - Mine 10 unique minerals: Copper → Iron → Silver → Gold → Obsidian → Sapphire → Emerald → Ruby → Diamond → Bismuth - Discover 3 mega-rare Relics hidden in the deep: Ancient Tablet → Meteoric Metal → Fossilized Remains - 6 Upgradeable ship Parts, build the ultimate digging machine: Improve drill speed, extend your Cargo Bay, reinforce your Armor, optimize your Engine, expand your Gas Tank, upgrade your Radiator - 5 Tactical consumables, master your arsenal to survive the deep: Use TNT and Nukes to blast through solid rock. Deploy a Repair Bot when the damage gets critical. Pop a Portable Fuel Pod when you're low on gas. Try the Nexus Teleporter for an instant extraction to the surface! - 4 Surface shops to Buy/Sell/Upgrade/Repair - Service Station(Fuel), Mineral Shop, Upgrade Shop, Item Shop(Supplies) - 3 Unique Mining Rigs to play as - Basic Rig, Yellow Tiger Tank, Violet Vento - 6. Completable Challenges: 1. Mine all three rare relics 2. Mine five Bismuth minerals in a single haul 3. Fall 5,000 feet in a single drop 4. Sell over $500,000 to the Mineral Shop in a single transaction 5. Upgrade all of your mining rig components to elite 6. Defeat the final boss - 1 Full length quest: Rescue the trapped miner - 1 Epic Boss fight to beat the game Mars is waiting. Grab your gear, prep your explosives, and start your descent.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mars Mining Simulator at Free against Final Outpost's $4.99. Mars Mining Simulator also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). Final Outpost's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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
Mars Mining Simulator is free to download; Final Outpost costs $4.99 up front. Mars Mining Simulator sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Final Outpost asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mars Mining Simulator holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Final Outpost has 37 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Final Outpost's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mars Mining Simulator's.
Final Outpost ships an update fortnightly, Mars Mining Simulator daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Final Outpost | Mars Mining Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (37 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Daily — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #68 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 288 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Exabyte Games Ltd | Matthew Musto |
Customer experience
Final Outpost
Mars Mining Simulator
Bugs and requests
Final Outpost
Reported bugs
3 issues- Save crashes when loading
- Game freezes at start
- Game stuck at first tutorial tip
Requested features
2 requests- Update the game
- Add more features
Mars Mining Simulator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Final Outpost
No in-app purchases
Mars Mining Simulator
- Violet Vento$0.99
- Remove Ads$2.99
Questions
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