Comparison

Dead Express vs Run Type Board Survive

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

Head to head
About

Dead Express

Lead a mobile fortress through a zombie-infested Wild West. Upgrade your combat train, gather resources, and build defenses to survive against hordes of infected, mutants, and raiders. Explore devastated lands and craft your way to salvation in this survival strategy game.

Highlights
  • Combat train base building
  • Resource gathering and crafting
  • Train upgrades and expansion
  • Zombie and mutant combat
  • Exploration of devastated lands
  • Defensive module construction
Features
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The Wild West has fallen into a zombie apocalypse: the infected overrun towns, mines, and canyons. Hordes of zombies, mutants, and raiders wipe out territory after territory, turning the West into a vast disaster zone. In the world of Dead Express: Survival Train, amid the chaos, the only hope is a combat train-base — a massive armored engine you can upgrade, expand, and transform into a fortified stronghold against the infected. Your journey through the Wild West leads across devastated lands completely overrun by zombies: abandoned ranches, ruined stations, bleak deserts, and infected mines hide resources, blueprints, and materials for crafting and strengthening your train. Gradually, the combat train becomes a powerful armored platform capable of withstanding attacks from mutant zombies, giant infected creatures, and hostile gangs. In Dead Express: Survival Train, every new zone brings new threats — and new opportunities. Here, survival means everything. Every resource you find, every fortified section you build, and every new module you unlock brings you closer to your goal — to push through the world of the zombie apocalypse where danger comes from every direction. Sandstorms, abandoned lands, aggressive infected, and the constant battle for supplies create the atmosphere of a total apocalyptic frontier. Explore the lands, gather loot, upgrade your train, unlock new blueprints, reinforce your armor, and build defensive modules. Crafting, collecting materials, expanding your train, and advancing your base let you move deeper into a zombie-infested world filled with mutants, threats, and hidden caches. It’s a journey through an infected western wasteland where only those who combine strategy, base building, and survival skills can prevail in the harsh world of Dead Express: Survival Train. The combat train becomes the heart of your strategy: it unites survival, crafting, defense, resource management, and progression. Only by developing your train-base can you push forward through the infected lands swarming with zombies and mutants — and move closer to salvation. Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://taketopgames.com/privacy-policy/

About

Run Type Board Survive

Navigate a sprawling maze beneath your house to survive. This game challenges you to find your way through the underground labyrinth, with auto-saving at checkpoints to help you progress. Can you escape the maze and survive?

Highlights
  • Maze navigation
  • Underground exploration
  • Survival gameplay
  • Auto-saving checkpoints
  • Escape the maze
Features
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Barge into the under just to survive! The maze under your house is way bigger than you thought... how to navigate them all? HOW TO PLAY - Navigate under the house - Auto-saving at checkpoint - Survive!

Screenshots

Dead Express4 screens
Run Type Board Survive4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Run Type Board Survive at 4.8 against Dead Express's 3.6. Run Type Board Survive also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (242 vs 42). On price, update cadence, ads and device support 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. Dead Express sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Run Type Board Survive asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Run Type Board Survive holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Run Type Board Survive has 242 ratings behind it against 42, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dead Express versus Run Type Board Survive: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDead ExpressRun Type Board Survive
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (42 ratings)4.8 (242 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings42242 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size258 MB637 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperTake Top Entertainment LLPAnh Le Thi Tram

Customer experience

Dead Express

All ratings35 ratings
Positive65.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative25.7%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative30.0%

Run Type Board Survive

All ratings224 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.3%
Negative3.1%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Dead Express

One-time4
  • No Ads$1.99
  • Common Safe$8.99
  • Silver Safe$14.99
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  • Golden Safe$39.99
None

Run Type Board Survive

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dead Express free?
Dead Express is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Run Type Board Survive free?
Run Type Board Survive is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dead Express or Run Type Board Survive?
Run Type Board Survive is rated higher. Dead Express averages 3.6 out of 5 from 42 ratings, while Run Type Board Survive averages 4.8 from 242 ratings.
Do Dead Express or Run Type Board Survive have ads?
Both Dead Express and Run Type Board Survive show ads.
Which is updated more often, Dead Express or Run Type Board Survive?
Dead Express ships an update monthly, and Run Type Board Survive monthly. Most recently, Dead Express was updated on November 5, 2026 and Run Type Board Survive on November 8, 2026.

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