RA vs NOVA IMPERIUM
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
RA
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The Broker fronted you a ship and a mountain of debt. What happens next is up to you. Void Runner is a fast, replayable space-trading game with two ways to play. Chase a ranked high score in a 50-jump Score Run, or build something that lasts in Void Career ā an open-ended campaign of 20-jump chapters with three hulls, three factions, and three endings. TRADE BY THE CRATE ⢠Buy low, sell high across eight tiers of contraband ā from cheap Spice to priceless Ambrosia ⢠Move real tonnage: trade by the 1,000-unit crate and grow your hold from 4 crates to 100 ⢠Rack a Crate Bay for cheap crates-only capacity, or stash crates in station lockers where patrols can't touch them ⢠Read the market: prices spike and crash, and the smart runner is already holding when they do SCORE RUN ā 50 jumps, one score ⢠Every run is a fresh seed and a race against compounding interest ⢠Climb the ranks from Void Debtor to Legend of the Fringe ⢠Fly the Daily Run ā the same galaxy for everyone, every day ā or send a challenge link so a friend can race your exact galaxy VOID CAREER ā an empire, one chapter at a time ⢠Choose your hull: the balanced Runner, the slippery Dart, or the heavy-hauling Hauler ⢠Take freight jobs off the station contract board and answer to chapter directives ⢠Three factions push prices around; earn standing and build your own freight depots ⢠Win one of three endings: Freight Empire, Syndicate Crown, or Clean Horizon THE VOID PUSHES BACK ⢠Customs patrols and pirate raiders hunt loaded ships ā fight, flee, bribe, or buy them off with cargo ⢠Refit at the shipyard: bigger guns, faster engines, heavier plating, deeper holds ⢠Random events keep every run different: salvage finds, dock thieves, black-market deals ⢠Pay the Broker's debt before the compounding interest eats you alive ⢠No ads ⢠No in-app purchases ⢠No account, no tracking ā plays fully offline ⢠In 12 languages Slip the patrol. Pay the Broker. Run the void.
NOVA IMPERIUM
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NOVA IMPERIUM is a single-player, fully offline space empire strategy game ā 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 (2002ā2010). FULLY OFFLINE ā Your empire grows even while closed; everything is calculated when you reopen. No internet required. BUILD & UPGRADE ā 14 buildings; balance metal, crystal, deuterium and energy. RESEARCH TREE ā 16 technologies: ships, weapons, shields, espionage, colonization. FLEETS & COMBAT ā 14 ships, 10 defenses, 7 mission types; authentic 6-round combat engine. A LIVING GALAXY ā A procedural universe of deterministic NPC empires. OFFICERS & ACHIEVEMENTS ā Earn Dark Matter, recruit officers (in-game only). No ads Ā· No in-app purchases Ā· No pay-to-win Ā· No account Ā· TR/EN Your empire. Your pace. The whole galaxy awaits, Commander.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: NOVA IMPERIUM at 13.0 against RA's 16.4. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | RA | NOVA IMPERIUM |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod ā better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 13.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 56 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Revenue Arc Corporation | kadir ulucay |
In-app purchases
RA
No in-app purchases
NOVA IMPERIUM
No in-app purchases









