Comparison

Final Outpost vs Mars Mining Simulator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Final Outpost4 screens
Mars Mining Simulator4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Final Outpost ships an update fortnightly, Mars Mining Simulator daily. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Final Outpost versus Mars Mining Simulator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFinal OutpostMars Mining Simulator
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (37 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37 — better4
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#68 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size288 MB48 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperExabyte Games LtdMatthew Musto

Customer experience

Final Outpost

All ratings37 ratings
Positive83.8%
Neutral10.8%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive77.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative16.4%

Mars Mining Simulator

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

None

Final Outpost

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Mars Mining Simulator

One-time2
  • Violet Vento$0.99
  • Remove Ads$2.99

Questions

Is Final Outpost free?
Final Outpost costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Mars Mining Simulator free?
Mars Mining Simulator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Final Outpost or Mars Mining Simulator?
Mars Mining Simulator is rated higher. Final Outpost averages 4.5 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Mars Mining Simulator averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Final Outpost or Mars Mining Simulator have ads?
Mars Mining Simulator shows ads; Final Outpost does not.
Which is updated more often, Final Outpost or Mars Mining Simulator?
Final Outpost ships an update fortnightly, and Mars Mining Simulator daily. Most recently, Final Outpost was updated on September 29, 2026 and Mars Mining Simulator on September 16, 2026.

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