Comparison

Space Squad Survival vs Sea Drifter

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

Head to head
About

Space Squad Survival

Command your spaceship and crew to survive in the vastness of space. Explore planets, manage resources, hunt alien creatures, and battle ruthless pirates to ensure your squad's survival. Your strategic decisions are key to overcoming the challenges of the cosmos.

Highlights
  • Ship Management
  • Hunting Alien Creatures
  • Planet Exploration
  • Battling Space Pirates
  • Building and Development
Features
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Survive in endless space as the commander of your own spaceship! Take charge of your crew, explore uncharted planets, hunt for food, and defend against ruthless space pirates. Your decisions will determine the fate of your squad! Download now and begin your space adventure! AWESOME FEATURES: ● Ship Management: Expand your ship, optimize resources, and maintain crew morale. ● Hunting Alien Creatures: Gather food and defend against alien threats using a variety of weapons and tactics. ● Planet Exploration: Mine resources, discover mysterious locations, and build up your base. ● Battling Space Pirates: Defend your ship from pirate attacks and board enemy vessels to collect unique resources and gain experience. ● Building and Development: Upgrade technologies, create new modules, and enhance your survival skills in the harsh environment of space. Lead your space squad and prove you can survive in the toughest conditions!

About

Sea Drifter

Features
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Sea Drifter is a 2D top-down ocean survival game about one named ship and the long voyage to rebuild her, from the Coastal Waters to the Forgotten Ocean. Sail out of Port Haven, plunder the cargo drifting on the tide, brave island expeditions, and out-sail — or ram — the pirates who want your hold. Everything you salvage goes back into the same vessel: six keel refits, fittings, relics and masteries that all carry forward. There is only ever one ship. She is yours to lose. — SAIL A LIVING SEA — A full day passes every five minutes: dawn gold, bright noon, amber dusk, deep blue night. Weather rolls between clear skies, rain, fog banks and storms, and the wind genuinely pushes your hull. Pirates see less far at night and in bad weather, so the dark hours are the sneaky hours. — PLUNDER EVERYTHING — Sail close and safe loot scoops itself: driftwood, scrap iron, rations, coin purses, crates, barrels, chests and rare glowing Gilded Caches that often carry a temporary boon. Sealed Cargo is a visible gamble — smuggler's stash, booby trap or pirate bait — that only opens on a deliberate tap. — REBUILD ONE PERSISTENT SHIP — Port Haven's shipyard lays your ship out as a blueprint. Tap a part — keel, hull, sails, nets, cannon, spyglass — to refit or upgrade it. Gold pays the shipwright; wood, iron, food and rare artifacts become permanent fittings. Founder's Keel → Coastal → Bluewater → Deepwater → War Keel → Wayfinder. — ISLANDS, OUTPOSTS & CONTRACTS — Procedurally placed isles run a five-step rail: scout, clear, claim, outpost. Claimed islands produce on their own and ship the goods home. Harbormaster contracts, merchant escorts and treasure-fleet interceptions are always posted at the dock. — HUNT THE ENDGAME — Sink the Pirate King to claim the Heart of the Forgotten Ocean. Then the Drowned Court rises: three Ghost Admirals bound to fog, storm and midnight, a Drowned King in the Maelstrom, permanent trinkets, and New Voyage+ — a fresh, tougher sea with your trophies carried over. — SOLO OR CO-OP — Play the whole voyage alone, or open your sea to friends on the same Wi-Fi for drop-in co-op. No account, no sign-up. Plays fully offline. — AT A GLANCE — • One persistent ship, six keel configurations, dozens of fittings and relics • Fog-of-war Sea Chart, treasure maps that lead to real dug-up gold, live waypoints • Arcade sailing — thrust, drag, turn, ram • Day/night, dynamic weather and wind • Code-composed music and ~20 synthesized sound effects • Local save; autosaves on docking, after expeditions, and on a timer • No ads. No in-app purchases. No tracking.

Screenshots

Space Squad Survival4 screens
Sea Drifter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sea Drifter at none against Space Squad Survival's 6. Sea Drifter also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Space Squad Survival sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Sea Drifter asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Space Squad Survival versus Sea Drifter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpace Squad SurvivalSea Drifter
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.2K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews84.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings1.2K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size325 MB66 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperCezary RajkowskiULF SIMON VICTOR ANDERSSON

Bugs and requests

Space Squad Survival

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Saved game not syncing between devices
  • Camera issues
  • Shooting system needs improvement

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add an endless mode without a timer
  • Allow redesigning the ship at will
  • Implement ship-to-ship battles
  • Add more destructible elements
  • Support gamepad controls

Sea Drifter

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Space Squad Survival

One-time6
  • Pinch of Gems$0.99
  • Starterpaket$3.99
  • Stack of Gems$4.99
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  • Pile of Gems$9.99
  • Premium Offer$9.99
  • Hoard of Gems$49.99
None

Sea Drifter

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Space Squad Survival free?
Space Squad Survival is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sea Drifter free?
Sea Drifter is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Space Squad Survival or Sea Drifter have ads?
Space Squad Survival shows ads; Sea Drifter does not.

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