Comparison

Outpost Survivor vs Looplight

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

Head to head
About

Outpost Survivor

Defend your space outpost against relentless alien hordes in this fast-paced roguelike survival shooter. Evolve your arsenal with powerful weapons and unique upgrades to overcome increasingly challenging waves and boss battles. Adapt your strategy with randomized skills in each run for endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Intense roguelike survivor gameplay
  • 24 unique enemy types
  • Deep weapon upgrade system
  • Randomized skill upgrades
  • Permanent meta-progression
  • One-thumb controls
Features
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Outpost Survivor is a fast-paced sci-fi roguelike survivor game set in the far reaches of space. Your outpost is under siege — alien hordes are coming in endless waves, and you are the last line of defense. SURVIVE THE ONSLAUGHT Move through the battlefield as alien swarms close in from every direction. Each wave brings deadlier enemies — from swift scouts and explosive kamikazes to massive bosses with spiral attacks. 24 unique enemy types with distinct behaviors keep every run unpredictable. POWERFUL WEAPONS & UPGRADES Start with a basic blaster and evolve into an unstoppable force. Choose from a growing arsenal of weapons, each with unique upgrade paths. Combine abilities to create devastating synergies that melt through alien hordes. ROGUELIKE PROGRESSION Every run is different. Level up during battle, pick from randomized skill upgrades, and adapt your strategy on the fly. Permanent progression between runs lets you push deeper into the waves each time. KEY FEATURES • 24 unique enemy types with distinct AI behaviors • Intense roguelike survivor gameplay • Deep weapon upgrade and skill tree system • Boss battles with escalating difficulty • Permanent meta-progression between runs • One-thumb controls — easy to learn, hard to master • Built with The Outpost universe IP How long can you survive? Download now and defend your outpost against the alien horde!

About

Looplight

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Hold the left or right side of the screen to curl. Let go to fly straight. Close a loop around the gold to catch everything inside it. That's Looplight: a one-finger arcade game that takes seconds to learn and a long time to put down. LOOP THE GOLD Draw a loop around a cluster of gold and catch it all at once. The more gold in one loop, the bigger the score: doubles, triples, all the way up to eight in a single loop. NEVER TOUCH RED Gold doesn't wait forever. Leave it too long and it turns into a red thorn. Weave between the thorns, or loop them to clear the way. 30 HANDCRAFTED STAGES Three worlds, Dawn, Dusk and Night, each with its own goals: catch streaks, giant loops, thorn harvests, nova chains and survival runs. Clear a stage to unlock the next one and earn up to three stars. ENDLESS AND DAILY Play Endless to beat your best score, or take on the Daily run: a new run every day that is the same for every player in the world. CHALLENGE YOUR FRIENDS Finish a run and share a challenge code. Your friends play your exact run, with the same gold at the same moments, and try to beat your score. GAME CENTER Compare your best scores with friends and players around the world on Game Center leaderboards. MADE TO FEEL GOOD Crisp haptics, punchy sound effects and smooth play on iPhone and iPad. Pause anytime; the game also pauses when you leave it. No ads. No accounts. No tracking. One button and one more run.

Screenshots

Outpost Survivor4 screens
Looplight4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Looplight at none against Outpost Survivor's 13. Looplight also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. Outpost Survivor sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Looplight asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Outpost Survivor versus Looplight: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOutpost SurvivorLooplight
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size135 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLaf Games Co.Ali Fessi

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Outpost Survivor

One-time13
  • Rare Chest$0.99
  • 500 Energy$1.99
  • Epic Chest$1.99
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  • 1000 Energy$2.99
  • Legendary Chest$2.99
  • 10 Mine Keys$2.99
  • Plasma Skin Set$3.99
  • 2000 Energy$4.99
  • Launch Bundle$7.99
  • Football Cup 2026 Ship$7.99
  • Spooky Fleet Pack$9.99
  • 2000 Stars$9.99
  • Mega Pack$14.99
None

Looplight

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Outpost Survivor free?
Outpost Survivor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Looplight free?
Looplight is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Outpost Survivor or Looplight have ads?
Outpost Survivor shows ads; Looplight does not.
Which is updated more often, Outpost Survivor or Looplight?
Outpost Survivor ships an update weekly, and Looplight weekly. Most recently, Outpost Survivor was updated on October 25, 2026 and Looplight on October 26, 2026.

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