Comparison

Gatefall vs Space Outpost

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

Head to head
About

Gatefall

Defend a gate against relentless fantasy hordes by strategically building and upgrading powerful towers. Protect fleeing villagers and manage your gold to survive escalating waves of enemies in this offline tower defense game.

Highlights
  • Build and upgrade powerful towers
  • Defend against 30 escalating enemy waves
  • Protect fleeing villagers
  • Manage gold and resources
  • Offline play supported
  • No ads
Features
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The horde is coming. You are the last hope. Protect the Gate at all costs. Build powerful towers, command a playable hero, and hold back relentless hordes in a dark fantasy tower defense battle. Enemies are closing in, and every decision matters. Build your defense along the path, manage your gold, upgrade your strongest positions, and stop the horde before it breaks through. COMMAND POWERFUL TOWERS ARROW TOWER — reliable damage against advancing enemies FLAME TOWER — burns through tightly packed hordes CANNON TOWER — heavy blasts that punish groups FROST TOWER — slows enemies and controls the path DEATH TOWER — devastating dark magic for the toughest threats RECRUIT THE GRAND WARDEN Command a powerful melee hero on the battlefield Rally him anywhere along the path to intercept the horde Block enemies and cleave through groups at close range Level him up through combat Unleash his devastating 360° ultimate ability Enable or disable heroes for each run DEFEND THE GATE Survive 30 escalating waves of fantasy enemies Defeat the horde before it reaches the Gate Upgrade your towers to withstand stronger threats Balance single-target damage, area attacks, slowing power, and dark magic Face powerful enemies that demand a smarter defense BUILD YOUR STRATEGY Choose the right tower for every turn in the path Combine tower placement with the Grand Warden’s position Experiment with different tower and hero strategies Adapt your defense as the horde grows stronger Choose a difficulty that matches how you want to play Study your defenses in the Encyclopedia and enemy threats in the Bestiary PLAY ANYWHERE PLAY OFFLINE — no internet connection required NO ADS — just uninterrupted tower defense Pick up and play whenever you want Can you protect the Gate?

About

Space Outpost

Defend your outpost against relentless alien hordes in this sci-fi tower defense game. Strategically build and upgrade defensive towers, deploy mobile units, and utilize powerful orbital strikes to save the sun. Play offline and one-handed.

Highlights
  • Campaign across unique planets
  • Diverse tower and unit types
  • Mobile strike units and orbital powerups
  • Multiple enemy types and bosses
  • Classic and Sudden Death game modes
  • Offline and one-handed play
  • Unlockable towers, units, and powerups
Features
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Space Outpost is a hand-crafted sci-fi tower defense game, built for one-handed portrait play and fully playable offline. The sun is dying. Kyro is the only fuel that can keep it burning, and it is mined on the most hostile worlds in the system. You command the outpost that holds them. Hold the line, Commander. A growing roster of planets, an escalating bestiary, mobile strike units, and orbital powerups mean no two stands play the same. HOLD THE LINE • Battle across a campaign of unique planets, from the pale dust of Lunar Field to the black cliffs of the Obsidian Throne, with more worlds on the way. • Each world has its own terrain, lanes, and threats, ramping from Easy to Nightmare. • Clear milestone waves at 25, 50, 75, and 100 for escalating Kyro payloads, then hold out as long as you can in endless waves past 100. BUILD YOUR DEFENSE • Stack guns and support buildings: Laser, Plasma, Burst, Beam, and Nova towers, plus Barracks, Repair Bay, Refinery, Trading Post, Targeting Uplink, and Shield Pylon. • Upgrade every tower through multiple tiers. • Mine rock, raise walls, and lay mines to shape the kill zone. GO ON THE OFFENSIVE • Deploy mobile units that march out and fight: Troopers, Snipers, Rocket Troopers, and Medic Drones. • Call in single-use powerups: Meteor strikes, Orbital Strikes flown by your own ship, Fission Bombs, Supply drops, field Repair, Freeze, Overclock, Trooper Drops, and Energy Boosters that triple one turret's damage for thirty waves. KNOW YOUR ENEMY • Face Grunts, Runners, Brutes, swarming Mites, shielded Bulwarks, tower-diving Reavers, splitters, flyers, freeze-proof Wraiths, and self-healing Hive Crawlers. • Survive boss waves: Warlords, Warbringers, Titans, Colossus brood-carriers, and the flying Dreadnought capital ship. • Study every threat in the in-game Armory before it lands on your doorstep. TWO WAYS TO PLAY • Classic: repair your base between waves and dig in for the long haul. • Sudden Death: low base HP, no repairs. One leak ends the run. Higher Kyro payouts for the brave. SPEND KYRO, UNLOCK EVERYTHING • Earn Kyro by clearing milestone waves, then permanently unlock new towers, units, and powerups in the Armory. • Plays fully offline: no account, no internet required. • Designed for portrait, one-handed play. Hold the line. Every gram of Kyro buys the sun another day.

Screenshots

Gatefall4 screens
Space Outpost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Space Outpost at 5.0 against Gatefall's 4.2. Space Outpost also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (daily vs every 2 days). Gatefall's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Outpost holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gatefall has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Gatefall's written reviews are positive against 100% of Space Outpost's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Gatefall ships an update every 2 days, Space Outpost daily. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Gatefall versus Space Outpost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGatefallSpace Outpost
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB78 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNX Gentech, LLCSteven Brown

Customer experience

Gatefall

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Space Outpost

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Gatefall

No in-app purchases

None

Space Outpost

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Gatefall free?
Gatefall is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space Outpost free?
Space Outpost is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Gatefall or Space Outpost?
Space Outpost is rated higher. Gatefall averages 4.2 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Space Outpost averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Gatefall or Space Outpost have ads?
Space Outpost shows ads; Gatefall does not.
Which is updated more often, Gatefall or Space Outpost?
Gatefall ships an update every 2 days, and Space Outpost daily. Most recently, Gatefall was updated on September 17, 2026 and Space Outpost on September 23, 2026.

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