Artifact Seeker vs GALACTICDEF
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Artifact Seeker
A 3D roguelite horde survivor game where players collect artifacts to defeat corrupted foes or trade for better gear. Features a unique loot-sharing system with friends.
- 3D Roguelite Horde Survivor Gameplay
- Artifact Collection and Trading
- Loot Sharing with Friends
- Forge Your Own Path
- Insane Combat Value
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Critically Acclaimed in the World! The 3D Roguelite Horde Survivor that sold hundreds of thousands of copies on Steam lands on iOS! Game-Changing Feature: Share Loot with Friends! Dive into the chaos, score awesome Artifacts, and gift them to your allies! Experience this revolutionary system and insane combat value for less than a cup of coffee! You are a pawn in a game of gods. The realm of Ororien is their chessboard. Forge your path by defeating the corrupted to earn Artifacts, or amass wealth to barter with a hidden vendor. Will you play their game, shatter the board, or ascend to godhood? Become the Artifact Walker. The Power is in Your Hands.
GALACTICDEF
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Glowing lines. Incoming swarms. One core to protect. GALACTICDEF is a fast, hand-tuned tower defense built entirely from neon vector light — no clutter, just pure strategy on a living circuit board. Place towers, chain upgrades, and read each wave before it reads you. ■ FOUR TECH TOWERS, EACH A DIFFERENT ANSWER • PULSE — rapid single-target fire for early pressure • RAIL — heavy railgun that pierces armor • NOVA — area blast that clears packed swarms • FROST — slows everything in range so your damage lands Every tower upgrades three levels, growing in damage, range and glow. ■ ENEMIES THAT MAKE YOU THINK Layered units drop one tier with every hit, just like popping a shell. Then the specials arrive: ARMORED (only RAIL hurts it), GHOST (invisible to low-level towers), SPLITTER (breaks into two when killed) — and every fifth wave, a rotating multi-layer BOSS that shakes the whole screen until it falls. ■ 24 MAPS ACROSS SIX REGIONS From the calm streams of the intro run to the crushing gauntlet of deep space — Circuitry, Hivegrids, Reactors, Supernovas and more. Each map bends the path in a new way and hits harder than the last. ■ EARN STARS, UNLOCK THE GALAXY Clear 20 waves to beat a map and earn up to three stars based on how many lives you keep. Stars unlock the next world. Then flip on ENDLESS MODE and chase a personal best that never stops climbing. ■ CONTROL THE FIGHT • Set each tower to target First, Last or Strongest • Sell any tower back for 70% when the plan changes • Waves auto-start on a 3-2-1 countdown — build during the calm ■ FEELS ALIVE Reactive haptics, screen shake on every leak, and an original synth soundtrack that shifts from calm lobby to driving combat to full boss-wave tension. ■ BUILT TO RESPECT YOU • 100% offline — play anywhere • No timers, no energy, no pay-to-win • One-hand landscape play Pick a map. Hold the line. Push deeper.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: GALACTICDEF at Free against Artifact Seeker's $2.99. GALACTICDEF also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2). Artifact Seeker's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On ads 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
GALACTICDEF is free to download; Artifact Seeker costs $2.99 up front. Artifact Seeker sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. GALACTICDEF asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Artifact Seeker | GALACTICDEF |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 21.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.2 GB | 30 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BD Games | EKIN EMRE ATASOY |
In-app purchases
Artifact Seeker
- Phantom of the Deep Sea$0.99
- The legacy of Motya$0.99
GALACTICDEF
No in-app purchases








