Comparison

Dawnmaker vs Zero Orders Tactics

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

Head to head
About

Dawnmaker

A solo strategy game blending city building and deck building mechanics. Rebuild a world shrouded in toxic smog by constructing buildings, acquiring powerful cards, and upgrading your lighthouse to reclaim lost lands and technologies.

Highlights
  • City building mechanics
  • Deck building gameplay
  • Resource management
  • Lighthouse upgrades
  • Smog reclamation
  • Technology recovery
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Dawnmaker is a solo strategy game combining elements of city building and deck building to create a board game-like experience. In a world covered by a toxic Smog, only you can rekindle the ancient lighthouses and bring light and life back. Construct buildings, gain new cards, generate resources and improve your central lighthouse to unlock new building space. Optimize your deck - gain increasingly powerful cards as you improve your city. Your cards and buildings interact in various ways: choose them wisely to create the most powerful combinations! Build efficient cities - make the best of your limited space by optimally positioning your buildings. Improve your lighthouse to repel the Smog and expand your city. Manage your resources - grow farms, build industries, develop science and inspire your people to create the rarest of resources: Eclairium! Reclaim the lost continent - the continent of Heksiga has been covered by a toxic Smog. Repair and improve magical lighthouses to repel that Smog and reclaim the land, region by region. Recover lost technologies - explore vestiges of the old Empire and rediscover technologies that were lost to the Smog.

About

Zero Orders Tactics

An experimental puzzle strategy game where you manipulate the battlefield to achieve victory. It offers predictable gameplay with a constantly evolving map, featuring all PC game DLCs included. Enjoy offline play with no in-app purchases.

Highlights
  • Battlefield manipulation gameplay
  • Predictable turn-based strategy
  • Evolving map mechanics
  • All PC DLCs included
  • Offline play supported
  • No in-app purchases
Features
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You're not the general. You're the god. Reshape mountains, flood valleys, bend the battlefield to your will — your troops fight on their own, following their own logic. A puzzle strategy with 100% predictable combat, roguelite replayability, and terrain as your weapon. Full PC game. No in-app purchases. No internet required.

Screenshots

Dawnmaker4 screens
Zero Orders Tactics4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dawnmaker at 5.0 against Zero Orders Tactics's 4.0. Dawnmaker also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). Zero Orders Tactics's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $8.99). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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

Dawnmaker costs $8.99 and Zero Orders Tactics $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dawnmaker holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dawnmaker ships an update daily, Zero Orders Tactics every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 19, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dawnmaker versus Zero Orders Tactics: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDawnmakerZero Orders Tactics
Price$8.99$1.99 — better
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size144 MB123 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperAcram DigitalPavel Snytko

Customer experience

Dawnmaker

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Zero Orders Tactics

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Dawnmaker

No in-app purchases

None

Zero Orders Tactics

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dawnmaker free?
Dawnmaker costs $8.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Zero Orders Tactics free?
Zero Orders Tactics costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dawnmaker or Zero Orders Tactics?
Dawnmaker is rated higher. Dawnmaker averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Zero Orders Tactics averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Dawnmaker or Zero Orders Tactics have ads?
Neither Dawnmaker nor Zero Orders Tactics shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dawnmaker or Zero Orders Tactics?
Dawnmaker ships an update daily, and Zero Orders Tactics every 2 months. Most recently, Dawnmaker was updated on September 19, 2026 and Zero Orders Tactics on September 21, 2026.

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