Comparison

Vicinity Online vs NOVA IMPERIUM

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

Head to head
About

Vicinity Online

Build a vast space empire in this persistent sci-fi MMO. Construct planetary infrastructure, command fleets, trade resources, and engage in player-driven conflict to control a living galaxy. Focuses on long-term progression and strategic planning.

Highlights
  • Build and expand space empire
  • Construct planetary infrastructure
  • Mine and manage resources
  • Command specialized ship fleets
  • Scan systems for intelligence
  • Player-driven economy and trading
  • Engage in player vs. player combat
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Build your empire among the stars. Vicinity Online is a persistent sci-fi MMO where players construct powerful economies, command fleets, trade resources, and compete for control across a living galaxy. Humanity has reached deep space, but expansion is no longer peaceful. Every star system holds opportunity. Every resource has value. Every fleet movement can shift the balance of power. Develop your planetary infrastructure, extract valuable resources, manage energy production, and expand your influence across star systems. Build mines, depots, energy facilities, and production chains to fuel your growing empire. Command fleets of specialized ships and send them across the galaxy to defend your territory, support your allies, or strike at your enemies. Battles are shaped by preparation, intelligence, fleet composition, and strategic timing. The galaxy is driven by players. Trade resources, scan star systems, monitor fleet activity, compete over valuable positions, and participate in an evolving economy where every decision matters. Explore a universe built around long-term progression, strategic planning, and player conflict. Features: • Build and expand your space empire • Construct buildings and develop planetary infrastructure • Mine and manage resources used for growth, trade, and warfare • Build and command fleets of specialized ships • Scan systems and gather intelligence on planets and enemy activity • Trade resources and participate in a player-driven economy • Fight other players for resources, influence, and strategic control • Progress through long-term upgrades, skills, and empire development The stars are open. The galaxy is waiting. Build, trade, scout, command, and conquer in Vicinity Online.

About

NOVA IMPERIUM

Features
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NOVA IMPERIUM is a single-player, fully offline space empire strategy game — a love letter to the golden age of browser space games. Rise from a single homeworld to a galaxy-spanning civilization. Every formula, build time and battle is faithful to the classic OGame era (2002–2010). FULLY OFFLINE — Your empire grows even while closed; everything is calculated when you reopen. No internet required. BUILD & UPGRADE — 14 buildings; balance metal, crystal, deuterium and energy. RESEARCH TREE — 16 technologies: ships, weapons, shields, espionage, colonization. FLEETS & COMBAT — 14 ships, 10 defenses, 7 mission types; authentic 6-round combat engine. A LIVING GALAXY — A procedural universe of deterministic NPC empires. OFFICERS & ACHIEVEMENTS — Earn Dark Matter, recruit officers (in-game only). No ads · No in-app purchases · No pay-to-win · No account · TR/EN Your empire. Your pace. The whole galaxy awaits, Commander.

Screenshots

Vicinity Online4 screens
NOVA IMPERIUM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: NOVA IMPERIUM at 3 against Vicinity Online's 1. NOVA IMPERIUM also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads and in-app purchases 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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Vicinity Online versus NOVA IMPERIUM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVicinity OnlineNOVA IMPERIUM
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size129 MB56 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKonrad Machlowskikadir ulucay

In-app purchases

None

Vicinity Online

No in-app purchases

None

NOVA IMPERIUM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Vicinity Online free?
Vicinity Online is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NOVA IMPERIUM free?
NOVA IMPERIUM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Vicinity Online or NOVA IMPERIUM have ads?
Neither Vicinity Online nor NOVA IMPERIUM shows ads.

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