DEADGRID vs Nexus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DEADGRID
Experience intense arcade zombie survival with endless waves and permadeath. Master an arsenal of 33 weapons, strategically deploy defenses, and choose dynamic upgrades to conquer the apocalypse. Customize your survivor and enjoy pure, optimized gameplay.
- Endless zombie waves
- Permadeath runs
- 33 unlockable weapons
- Strategic deployables and turrets
- Dynamic upgrade system
- Four zombie types with advanced AI
- Customizable survivor skins
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DEADGRID is a minimalist zombie arena shooter — pure, intense arcade action with real multiplayer. THE CLIMB A campaign ladder thousands of levels deep, and no two rungs are alike. Every level rolls its own horde, its own weather, its own rule and its own goal: one-hit-point runs, total blackouts, meteor storms, assassination contracts. Two modes break the pattern — INFECT, where you ARE the outbreak and hunt the survivors down, and FREE FOR ALL, where everyone carries the same gun and only one walks out. 1,080 WEAPON FINISHES Thirty collectable liveries — GOLD, ONYX, SYNTHWAVE, NOSFERATU, VOIDLINE, RAINBOW and more — across all 36 weapons. Every third rung of the Climb pays one out. Locked finishes stay secret until you earn them. TWELVE HANDCRAFTED ARENAS Fight through Times Square, Shibuya Crossing, the Champs-Élysées, Copacabana, Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal, Chichén Itzá and Terreiro do Paço — plus four arenas of our own: The Garden, Sporewood, Rustyard and Cindermaw. Lava rivers, container mazes, neon crossings. Every layout is placed by hand, never generated. SURVIVE THE APOCALYPSE Endless waves of the undead. Every run is permadeath — beat your best in kills, waves and time survived. RANKED 1v1 — THE ARENA Duel real opponents in last-one-standing combat. Buy rage zombies and send them hunting your rival, earn a random upgrade every round, and climb 8 divisions to the top of the global ladder. DUO CO-OP Team up with a friend or matchmake with a stranger. Shared horde, shared glory — revive each other and see how deep two survivors can go. ARSENAL OF 36 WEAPONS Pistols, SMGs, shotguns, rifles, snipers, launchers, energy weapons, flamethrowers and wilder things — each with its own 3D model. Loot weapon crates mid-run and build your loadout on the fly. NINE ZOMBIE TYPES Walkers, runners, tanks, boomers, jumpers that vault your walls, fire-spitters, bladesmen who cut bullets from the air, gaolers with hooked chains and summoners who raise the dead. Smart pathfinding routes them around cover — they hunt, they don't just shamble. TURRETS & DEPLOYABLES Three turret types, barriers, claymores, explosive barrels and the legendary clapping monkey. Build choke points, then watch the horde walk into them. PROGRESS THAT LASTS • GAME PASS: a 101-tier season track with exclusive skins, chests and emotes • MISSIONS: endless ladders that pay pass XP with bonus chests on every claim • SPECS: permanent lifetime upgrades that make every future run stronger • 42 SKINS to unlock — from the humble Rookie to floating war gods • 32 EMOTES to talk trash in style COMPETE WITH THE WORLD Global leaderboards, a top-1000 board, friends list with live presence, duo invites and player profiles. Daily streaks keep your fire burning. PURE PERFORMANCE Optimized for smooth 60fps. All game audio is synthesized in real time — zero audio files, tiny download. Endless waves, thousands of levels. Just pure arcade zombie survival. Any coin pack removes ad breaks forever. Download DEADGRID and see how long you survive.
Nexus
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Your core is under attack. How long can you hold? Nexus: Echoes of Power is a handcrafted 3D cyberpunk tower defense. ▸ PLACE. UPGRADE. DOMINATE. Construct high-tech defensive grids using Pulse Lasers, Mortar Citadels, Cryo Frost, Arc Tesla, and Energy Silos. Upgrade through multiple tiers to unlock enhanced firepower. Set tactical target priorities for every single tower. In this grid, every decision matters. ▸ 50 WAVES + ENDLESS OVERDRIVE Battle your way through a 50-wave strategic campaign, then push your tactical limits in Endless Overdrive where waves never stop, enemies scale infinitely, and difficulty never caps. ▸ WEATHER CHANGES EVERYTHING Environmental shifts dictate the battlefield. Acid Rain corrodes your structures, while Dust Storms blind and disrupt tower targeting. Clear skies never last long — adapt your strategy or lose your core. ▸ 3 BALANCED DIFFICULTY MODES • Casual: Relaxed pacing for pure strategic enjoyment. • Commander: Balanced tactical challenge for seasoned defenders. • Core-Breaker: Relentless, punishing waves for those who refuse to quit. ▸ COMPETE GLOBALLY Integrated with Apple Game Center. Climb the global leaderboards for highest waves, longest survival times, and unlock challenging combat achievements. ▸ PURE HANDCRAFTED EXPERIENCE • Fluid 60 FPS 3D visuals with interactive camera controls and pinch-to-zoom. • Custom synthwave and combat audio engine. • Complete offline play support with seamless auto-save checkpoints. • Fully localized in 5 languages. Defend. Upgrade. Survive.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Nexus at none against DEADGRID's 7. DEADGRID's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. DEADGRID sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Nexus asks for nothing beyond the download.
DEADGRID ships an update every 3 days, Nexus every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | DEADGRID | Nexus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (63 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 93.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 63 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 5 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 273 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | +9 | 4+ |
| Developer | Afonso Quinaz | Ufuk AYDIN |
In-app purchases
DEADGRID
- Scrap + No Ads$0.99
- Cache + No Ads$4.99
- Premium Pass$4.99
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- Crate + No Ads$9.99
- Pallet + No Ads$19.99
- Container + No Ads$49.99
- Motherlode + No Ads$99.99
Nexus
No in-app purchases









