Desolation Farm vs Startup Simulator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Desolation Farm
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Can you thrive where few survive? Desolation Farm challenges you to build and sustain a farm in a near-future world ravaged by relentless disasters. With scarce resources and unforgiving conditions, every choice matters—one mistake could leave you with nothing but dust and ruin. This is more than a farming game. Desolation Farm is a test of foresight and resilience, designed to sharpen your second-order thinking. Plan, adapt, and survive…
Startup Simulator
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Sarup Simmulator : Inc. — The ultimate startup simulation game where you live the founder's journey. Start with nothing but ambition and a laptop in a garage. Make critical decisions that shape your company's destiny. Will you bootstrap your way to success, or chase venture funding? Every choice matters. Key Features: • Idle+Active Hybrid Gameplay — Grow your startup while you sleep, or actively manage campaigns and product launches for accelerated progress • Core Metrics Management — Balance Cash, Users, Code quality, and Hype as you scale from Seed round to Series A, Series B, and ultimate Unicorn status • Team Building & Hiring — Recruit engineers, designers, marketers, and CEOs to unlock new capabilities and scale faster • Strategic Campaigns — Launch marketing initiatives, pivot your product, and compete in brutal market conditions • Tech Stack Upgrades — Invest in better infrastructure, databases, and architecture to handle growth • Random Events System — Navigate viral moments, competitor attacks, server crashes, and surprising opportunities that test your leadership • Dark Mode Dashboard — Sleek, modern UI designed for late-night grinding and marathon gaming sessions • Multiple Victory Paths — Raise venture funding, achieve profitability, go public, or get acquired — your path to success is yours to define Gameplay Loop: Earn cash from users, hire team members to boost production, invest in upgrades to scale faster, survive random market shocks, and progressively unlock new mechanics as you grow. The deeper you play, the more complex and rewarding the strategy becomes. Why It's Fun: Experience the highs and lows of building a startup without the real financial risk. Learn how venture-backed companies actually work. Make bold decisions and see the consequences play out in real-time. Compete with friends and climb global leaderboards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Desolation Farm at none against Startup Simulator's shown. Desolation Farm also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | Desolation Farm | Startup Simulator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Time Galleon Visual Novels | SiamSquared Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd. |
In-app purchases
Desolation Farm
No in-app purchases
Startup Simulator
No in-app purchases
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