Lunar City vs Pathogen Zero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lunar City
Design, build, and manage futuristic cities on the Moon in this relaxing space simulation game. Transform the lunar landscape into a thriving metropolis by planning infrastructure, managing resources, and growing your population.
- Offline gameplay
- Design and build lunar cities
- Hundreds of unique buildings
- Deep city building simulation
- Manage resources and population
- Relaxing sandbox gameplay
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Build future cities on the Moon in this relaxing space city building simulation. Design, build and manage the first thriving lunar cities in Lunar City, a next-generation city building simulation game. Take control of humanity’s expansion beyond Earth and transform the Moon into a thriving metropolis. Plan infrastructure, manage resources, grow your population and design stunning futuristic cities across the lunar landscape. If you love city builder games, management simulations and creative sandbox building, Lunar City gives you the freedom to design the city of the future. BUILD YOUR LUNAR METROPOLIS Create beautiful cities with hundreds of unique buildings including homes, businesses, utilities, transportation networks and futuristic landmarks. Carefully design your layout and watch your lunar colony grow into a thriving city. DESIGN WITHOUT LIMITS Build your city your way. Place buildings anywhere, design realistic road networks, and shape the Moon into the city you imagine. Whether you build a dense metropolis or a sprawling futuristic colony, the choice is yours. MANAGE AND GROW YOUR CITY Balance resources, manage infrastructure and expand your city as your population grows. Provide essential services and keep your lunar citizens happy while building a powerful economy. RELAXING CREATIVE GAMEPLAY Lunar City is designed to be a relaxing and rewarding city builder. There are no forced timers or pressure—just pure creative city building. Features • Offline gameplay • Design and build spectacular cities on the Moon • Hundreds of unique buildings to unlock • Deep city building simulation gameplay • Design complex road and transport networks • Grow a thriving lunar population • Beautiful futuristic buildings and landscapes • Relaxing sandbox city builder gameplay Build humanity’s future. Download Lunar City and start building your city on the Moon today. PLAY FREE, OFFLINE OR ONLINE Lunar City can be played completely free. No internet connection required. Optional in-game purchases are available if you wish to expand even faster.
Pathogen Zero
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The world is in your hands. And in your hands, it will die. Build a pathogen from a single cell and carry it to every corner of the planet. Start with a silent outbreak in one unlucky country… and don't stop until no one is left. But be careful: the moment the world notices you, the best labs on Earth race for the cure. It's you or humanity. Only one wins. A REAL WORLD A 1:1 world map with real data for every country: population, climate, healthcare, cities, airports, seaports and borders. Nigeria doesn't play like Iceland. A rich, cold country is a fortress; a hot, crowded megacity is a powder keg. EVOLVE WITHOUT LIMITS 13 pathogen types — Bacteria, Virus, Fungus, Prion, Bio-Weapon and lethal special plagues — each with its own playstyle. A full evolution tree: spread by air, water, blood and animals; symptoms that chain into devastating combos; and traits to resist cold, heat and drugs. REAL STRATEGY Symptoms make you deadly… but they expose you. Kill too fast and you'll speed up the cure. Hide too long and you'll kill no one. Every game is a knife-edge between stealth and aggression, with decision events that change everything. And yes — even on Normal you can lose if you play badly. MASTER IT A final score and letter grade (can you earn the S?), achievements, special scenarios and difficulties up to Mega Brutal. Easy to learn, brutal to master. No ads. No nonsense. Just you against 8 billion people. How fast can you wipe humanity off the map?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Pathogen Zero at none against Lunar City's shown. Lunar City's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). 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. Lunar City sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Pathogen Zero sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Lunar City | Pathogen Zero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (6 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sphere Game Studios Ltd | Pol Mendieta |
In-app purchases
Lunar City
- Small player level boost$4.99
- Tiny mixed bag$4.99
- Small mixed bag$6.99
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- Unlock all buildings$6.99
- Small bag of gold$8.99
- Large mixed bag$11.99
- Large player level boost$18.99
- Medium bag of gold$18.99
- Unlock all land$19.99
- Giant mixed bag$24.99
Pathogen Zero
- Genetic Boost Pack (5)$1.99
- Unlock All Pathogens$3.99









