Comparison

Downfall Survival Sim vs Wilderness

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

Head to head
About

Downfall Survival Sim

Lead a group of survivors in a post-apocalyptic wasteland. Manage resources, recruit specialists, and explore dangerous territories to rebuild civilization. Make critical decisions to ensure your settlement's survival against threats.

Highlights
  • Manage resources (food, water, power)
  • Upgrade bunker modules
  • Recruit and level up survivors
  • Explore irradiated regions
  • Research technology
  • Defend against mutants and raiders
  • Optional permadeath
Features
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123 years after WW3 turned the USA into a wasteland, a handful of survivors look to you to rebuild. Downfall Survival Sim is a single-player survival-strategy game. Run a bunker settlement day by day: ration what little you have and decide who eats, who builds, and who walks out into the dust. RATION & BUILD • Balance food, water, power, medicine, scrap, and ammo • Upgrade your bunker modules — hydro farms, water reclaimers, barracks, workshops • Keep integrity and morale up, or watch the colony collapse RECRUIT SURVIVORS • Scouts, guards, medics, engineers, farmers, and traders — each with their own skills and rarities • Survivors level up on missions. Keep them healed and their morale high • Optional permadeath for the brave EXPLORE THE WASTELAND • Send squads across four irradiated regions • Scavenge ruins, rescue strangers, watch the radiation • Trade with passing caravans RESEARCH & DEFEND • Unlock the full tech tree • Hold the gate against mutant packs and raider bands • Fight the battles yourself or auto-resolve them Offline. No ads. No account. Your settlement One optional purchase (Survivor Mode) unlocks a developer God-Mode cheat console for players who want to sandbox. Built by XXI Online Games.

About

Wilderness

Features
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Wilderness: Survival Simulator is an offline, text-based survival adventure. Find water, gather food, craft tools, and build shelter across 30 wilderness environments. Read the conditions and decide what matters most before night falls. Choose a 7-, 15-, or 30-day expedition. Short runs test judgment. Longer runs let traps, nets, preserved food, camp upgrades, and reliable routes reduce repeated pressure. You never need every clue to survive, but better evidence, stronger systems, and fewer injuries earn a higher rating. A text-based survival experience captures the imagination and emotional rhythm of a wilderness documentary, with exploration, crafting, hunting, changing environments, irreversible choices, and rescue, evacuation, or sustained-living strategies. Free to try: the A01 seven-day expedition. A one-time, non-consumable Full Archive purchase unlocks the other 29 expeditions, available 15- and 30-day horizons, and all ending routes. No subscription or automatic renewal. Restore purchases with the same Apple Account. Privacy Policy: https://wilderness.housesdesign.org/privacy Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Downfall Survival Sim4 screens
Wilderness4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Downfall Survival Sim at every 6 days against Wilderness's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Downfall Survival Sim sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Wilderness sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Downfall Survival Sim ships an update every 6 days, Wilderness every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Downfall Survival Sim versus Wilderness: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDownfall Survival SimWilderness
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB105 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperConstantin Catalin Stroescu蓉 张

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Downfall Survival Sim

One-time1
  • Survivor Mode$9.99
1 purchases

Wilderness

One-time1
  • Complete Wilderness Archive$4.99

Questions

Is Downfall Survival Sim free?
Downfall Survival Sim is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wilderness free?
Wilderness is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Downfall Survival Sim or Wilderness have ads?
Neither Downfall Survival Sim nor Wilderness shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Downfall Survival Sim or Wilderness?
Downfall Survival Sim ships an update every 6 days, and Wilderness every 2 weeks. Most recently, Downfall Survival Sim was updated on October 31, 2026 and Wilderness on October 31, 2026.

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