Comparison

Phantom Tower vs Neon Overrun

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

Head to head
About

Phantom Tower

Embark on a challenging roguelike adventure within a mysterious tower. Battle creatures, collect resources to craft gear, and unlock powerful abilities to ascend 100 floors. Every playthrough offers a new experience as you strive to conquer the unknown.

Highlights
  • Action roguelike gameplay
  • RPG elements
  • Elemental combat system
  • Crafting weapons and armor
  • Unlockable glyphs
  • 100-floor tower ascent
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An ancient Tower shrouded in mystery and forgotten knowledge. Whatever you're looking for, the tower promises to offer: Wealth, Fame or Power. Many ventured the Tower in seach of treasures, but only few were able to return to tell the tale. Prepare to face the unknown, battle mysterious creatures and to forge your destiny. The Phantom Tower is calling, will you answer? Phantom Tower is a fast-paced action roguelike game that combines roguelike and RPG elements. Your ultimate goal is to be able to climb all 100 floors of the Tower, what awaits you at the top? No one knows. Along the way you'll unlock Tower Blessings to aid you in battle, harvest materials from fallen monster to forge new gear and grow stronger with each attempt. Every run is a fresh challenge. Will you conquer the Tower, or become one of its many phantoms? Key Features and tips: - Elemental Dominion: Each class have access to different elements, combine them to trigger powerful reactions, in the early stage of the game reactions will be decisive for defeating your foes, try to use reactions whenever you can! - Glyphs: Unlock mysterious glyphs to enhance your character and unleash hidden powers. - Craft weapons, armors and artifacts to boost your character stats, each piece has its own ability. You can see all the available gear from the Blacksmith.

About

Neon Overrun

Engage in fast-paced space combat against swarms of enemies, building unique ship upgrades with card-based choices each run. Battle a colossal boss and unlock permanent enhancements for future runs. Enjoy short, offline sessions on your mobile device.

Highlights
  • Bullet heaven survivor shooter gameplay
  • Card-based build customization
  • Twin-stick or auto-fire controls
  • Offline play
  • Permanent upgrades
  • Boss battles
  • Multiple playable ships
Features
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Fly one ship into a neon swarm, pick a card at every level and grow a build that fills the screen with fire. Survive long enough and the Construct arrives: a black dreadnought boss. Read its warnings, dodge, blow its hull apart. Short runs. Plays offline. A space roguelite for iPhone and iPad. FIGHT THE SWARM Aim the Blaster with twin-stick controls, or turn on Auto-Fire and just steer. Hundreds of enemies close in: needle fans, mortar brutes and elites that fire down your lane. Keep moving, pick up the green crystals they drop and level up. BUILD SOMETHING NEW EVERY RUN Every level you pick one of three cards. Add side weapons to your ship: Missiles, Chain Laser, Orbitals, Turrets, Pylon, Mortar and Bouncing Orb. Rank them up, boost your Blaster, take a trade-off, or grab a combo card that changes how two parts work together. BEAT THE CONSTRUCT Hold out and the Construct comes for you. It marks where each attack will land, then fires, so you always get a moment to move. Break open its hull, survive its last phase and watch it go up in a flood of white light. Its attacks change across the star map. THREE SHIPS, ONE SKILL EACH RUN Fly the Gunner, the Conductor or the Overcharger. Take a skill into the run and choose the moment to fire it: Redline, Storm Cell, Salvo, Gravity, or Overdrive on the Conductor. The Conductor sets enemies burning, frozen or shocked, then sets them all off at once. CHOOSE YOUR NEXT FIGHT Pick where you fly next on the star map. Beat a boss to open the maps one tier further out, each one tougher than the last. Find combo cards hidden on the stars and collect them in the CODEX. MAKE YOUR NEXT RUN STRONGER Bring shards home to the hangar. Spend them on permanent upgrades and skill ranks, and buy extra side weapon slots for every ship. PLAY YOUR WAY - Plays fully offline, no account needed - Short runs that fit a coffee break - Twin-stick aiming or optional Auto-Fire - Landscape on iPhone and iPad, with iCloud save - Reduced flashing and motion options - Free to play with ads. One purchase removes them for good. Pick a map. Build your ship. Break the Construct.

Screenshots

Phantom Tower4 screens
Neon Overrun4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Neon Overrun at 100% against Phantom Tower's 71%. Neon Overrun also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). Phantom Tower's advantage is ratings volume (123 vs 8). 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. Phantom Tower sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Neon Overrun 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

Neon Overrun holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Phantom Tower has 123 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Phantom Tower's written reviews are positive against 100% of Neon Overrun's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 5, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Phantom Tower versus Neon Overrun: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhantom TowerNeon Overrun
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (123 ratings)5.0 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews71.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings123 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 10 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size664 MB207 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperHorien StudioKillian Cazin

Customer experience

Phantom Tower

All ratings115 ratings
Positive88.7%
Neutral3.5%
Negative7.8%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive71.1%
Neutral8.2%
Negative20.6%

Neon Overrun

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Phantom Tower

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Enemies spawning outside of room
  • UI text readability issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Controller support
  • Ability to choose starting class
  • Teleport to boss room option
  • Gear unequip functionality

Neon Overrun

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Phantom Tower

One-time7
  • Standard Bag$0.99
  • Archer Starter Pack$1.99
  • Warrior Starter Pack$1.99
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  • Mage Starter Pack$1.99
  • Advanced Bag$1.99
  • Premium Bag$2.99
  • Full Game Unlock$9.99
1 purchases

Neon Overrun

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$3.99

Questions

Is Phantom Tower free?
Phantom Tower is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Neon Overrun free?
Neon Overrun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phantom Tower or Neon Overrun?
Neon Overrun is rated higher. Phantom Tower averages 4.6 out of 5 from 123 ratings, while Neon Overrun averages 5.0 from 8 ratings.
Do Phantom Tower or Neon Overrun have ads?
Both Phantom Tower and Neon Overrun show ads.
Which is updated more often, Phantom Tower or Neon Overrun?
Phantom Tower ships an update every 10 days, and Neon Overrun every 10 days. Most recently, Phantom Tower was updated on November 5, 2026 and Neon Overrun on November 5, 2026.

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