Comparison

The Fallow vs Gothic Exile

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

Head to head
About

The Fallow

Engage in a top-down survival experience focused on farming, crafting, and exploration in a calm yet perilous open world. Build your base, manage resources, and discover new areas at your own pace. This early access game offers continuous updates and improvements.

Highlights
  • Open world survival
  • Farming and animal care
  • Extensive crafting system
  • Base building and land protection
  • Resource management
  • Exploration with horses
  • NPC interaction and trading
Features
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Survive, build, and explore in a calm but dangerous open world. The Fallow is a top-down survival game focused on farming, crafting, exploration, and long-term progression. Play in vertical or landscape mode. This is an early access game with frequent updates, new features, and ongoing improvements. Core Features • Open world survival gameplay • Farming, animals, and resource management • Crafting system with weapons, tools, and gear • Base building and land protection • Hunger, thirst, health, and survival systems • Ride horses and explore new areas • NPCs, merchants, and trading • Day and night cycle with dynamic atmosphere and music • Light enemies including zombies, skeletons, and creatures Gameplay Experience a relaxing survival game with a calm tone and moments of danger. Build your land, grow food, care for animals, and explore at your own pace while managing your survival needs. Early Access The Fallow is actively being developed. • Regular updates • New systems and content coming • Continuous improvements based on feedback Start early, build your world, and grow with the game as it expands.

About

Gothic Exile

Embark on a dark fantasy adventure in a ruthless open world ruled by prisoners and fanatics. Complete quests, join factions, and fight for survival as you explore dangerous lands and develop your character.

Highlights
  • Open world RPG exploration
  • Offline role playing experience
  • Faction system and reputation
  • Story-driven quests
  • Character progression and skills
  • Monster hunting and dungeon exploration
  • Loot collection and trading
Features
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You are an exile thrown behind a magical barrier into a ruthless world ruled by prisoners, mercenaries and fanatics. In this dark fantasy open world RPG, every choice matters. Complete quests, join factions, explore dangerous lands and fight for your place in the Colony. Gothic Exile combines classic role playing mechanics, exploration, progression and immersive atmosphere in a true offline RPG adventure. Explore a Dangerous Open World Travel through forests, abandoned mines, camps and hidden locations filled with monsters, secrets and powerful loot. Every area contains new quests, enemies and opportunities to grow stronger. Choose Your Camp The Colony is divided into three factions, each with its own philosophy and goals. • The Old Camp controls the ore trade and serves the king. • The New Camp fights for freedom beyond the barrier. • The Swamp Camp follows an ancient god and dark rituals. Earn reputation, unlock new armor and rise through the ranks of your chosen faction. Complete Quests and Build Your Reputation Take on story-driven quests inspired by classic RPG adventures. Help survivors, hunt monsters, explore dangerous caves and uncover the secrets of the Colony. Your actions open new paths, locations and rewards. Progression and Character Development Start as a nobody and become a legendary warrior. Improve your hero’s skills, find better equipment and strengthen your combat abilities. Equip swords, bows and armor to survive increasingly dangerous enemies. Fight Monsters and Survive The world is filled with hostile creatures, bandits and deadly threats. Learn enemy attack patterns, use strategy in combat and prepare carefully before entering dangerous territories. Loot, Trade and Upgrade Collect ore, weapons and rare items during your journey. Trade resources, buy equipment and discover powerful gear hidden across the world. Atmospheric Dark Fantasy Adventure Experience a dark fantasy RPG world with dangerous forests, abandoned mines, grim camps and immersive ambient music inspired by classic old school RPGs. Game Features • Open world RPG exploration • Offline role playing game experience • Faction system and reputation progression • Story-driven quests and dangerous adventures • Character progression and skill upgrades • Monster hunting and dungeon exploration • Weapons, armor and loot collection • Dark fantasy atmosphere inspired by classic RPGs Enter the Colony, survive its brutal laws and forge your own path in a dangerous open world RPG adventure.

Screenshots

The Fallow4 screens
Gothic Exile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Fallow at 100% against Gothic Exile's 38%. The Fallow also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.4) and in-app purchases (none vs 10). Gothic Exile's advantage is price (Free vs $0.99). On ratings volume, 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

Gothic Exile is free to download; The Fallow costs $0.99 up front. Gothic Exile sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. The Fallow asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Fallow holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 12 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of The Fallow's written reviews are positive against 38% of Gothic Exile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Fallow ships an update daily, Gothic Exile every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Fallow versus Gothic Exile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe FallowGothic Exile
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better3.4 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better37.5% of reviews
Number of ratings512 — better
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size566 MB403 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLuis DalmasyNikita Poslanichenko

Customer experience

The Fallow

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Gothic Exile

All ratings12 ratings
Positive58.3%
Neutral8.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive37.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative56.3%

In-app purchases

None

The Fallow

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Gothic Exile

One-time10
  • Lifes 1$0.99
  • Lifes 2$1.79
  • Pack 2$2.99
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  • Lifes 3$2.99
  • Remove ADS$2.99
  • Potion pack 1$2.99
  • Pack 3$5.99
  • Potion pack 2$5.99
  • Potion pack 3$11.99
  • Pack 5$19.99

Questions

Is The Fallow free?
The Fallow costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gothic Exile free?
Gothic Exile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Fallow or Gothic Exile?
The Fallow is rated higher. The Fallow averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Gothic Exile averages 3.4 from 12 ratings.
Do The Fallow or Gothic Exile have ads?
Neither The Fallow nor Gothic Exile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Fallow or Gothic Exile?
The Fallow ships an update daily, and Gothic Exile every 2 days. Most recently, The Fallow was updated on October 31, 2026 and Gothic Exile on November 5, 2026.

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