Optical Inquisitor Zero vs Nuclear Day Survival
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Optical Inquisitor Zero
Experience a retro sniper adventure set in 1988. Help Tommy Rissken get revenge on those who betrayed him and return to his daughter. Features superior sniper mechanics, ragdoll physics, and an 80s soundtrack.
- Superior sniper mechanics
- Ragdoll physics
- Destructible bodies
- 80s style soundtrack
- Interactive level elements
- Old 80s style cell phones
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*Optical Inquisitor Zero is the Free version of the game* **Optical Inquisitor 17+ - Uncensored version without Ads available!** Its the year 1988. Acid wash jeans are in. Our hero, Tommy Rissken has been betrayed by his friends and had to serve a prison sentence for 8 years. Now he's back with a vengeance. With your help, he'll get his revenge on his 'friends' and be able to return to his daughter. **NOTE: Compatible with iPhone 4, iPad 2 and up.** Features: - Superior Sniper mechanics - Great ragdoll physics, destructible bodies - Racing and Underground Gamblers Club (only in 17+ edition) - Great cartoon animations - Amazing 80s style soundtrack from 'Perturbator', 'RTRY', 'Vector Hold', 'Protector-101', 'Palm Highway Chase', 'Tommy', 'Betamaxx', 'Flash Аrnold', 'Silenx', 'M-Town Vice', 'Vincenzo Salvia', 'Hot Hot Hawk', 'Brutal Pony Riders', 'Bestrack', 'The Аstral Stereo Project', 'Bourgeoisie', 'Mr Pteez', 'Quasars', 'DrPECCO' - Build your own weapons (only in 17+ edition) - Great interactive elements in levels - Old 80's style cell phones - Brutal interrogations (only in 17+ edition) - No IAP =Trailer on Youtube= http://youtu.be/Tn_GHBDlvmc Follow us for the latest info and game news! • http://crescentmoongames.com/other-games/ • http://facebook.com/crescentmoongames • http://facebook.com/OpticalInquisitor • http://twitter.com/cm_games
Nuclear Day Survival
Experience a gripping survival game set in a post-nuclear city. Battle radiation, hunger, and disease while uncovering a compelling story. Your choices will determine the fate of yourself and others.
- Hard survival mechanics
- Unique storyline and quests
- Dynamic game world
- Crafting system
- Explore ruined environments
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A captivating survival game with a unique atmosphere. Survive in a city that was hit by a nuclear attack. Can you survive in a world where there was a nuclear explosion? Radiation, hunger, disease and suffering are all around you. Your goal is to escape from the dying city and find the love of your youth. Unique atmosphere and piercing to the depths of the story. Reveal the mystery of the missing documents and make a choice: save the people around you or leave them to perish.. What awaits you in the game: - Hard survival. You will be haunted by the typical problems of a survivor, such as hunger, disease, thirst, a gradually coming nuclear winter and bandits. - Unique story. Along the way, you will find many stories of different people, exciting puzzle quests and the right to choose during the passage of quests. - Dynamic game world. In the game world, weather conditions will change, the balance of power of groups of people outside, and so on. Explore abandoned and ruined. Peculiarities: - Crafting system - Unique storyline - Exploring an interesting world Now - Demo Version.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Optical Inquisitor Zero at 4.4 against Nuclear Day Survival's 3.8. Optical Inquisitor Zero also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 18) and review sentiment (90% vs 59%). Nuclear Day Survival's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 7 months). On price, ads 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. Nuclear Day Survival sells 18 one-off in-app purchases. Optical Inquisitor Zero asks for nothing beyond the download.
Optical Inquisitor Zero holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Optical Inquisitor Zero has 2.6K ratings behind it against 354, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Optical Inquisitor Zero's written reviews are positive against 59% of Nuclear Day Survival's.
Optical Inquisitor Zero ships an update every 7 months, Nuclear Day Survival every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Optical Inquisitor Zero | Nuclear Day Survival |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (2.6K ratings) — better | 3.8 (354 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.3% of reviews — better | 59.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.6K — better | 354 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 734 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Crescent Moon Games LLC | APPWILL COMPANY LTD |
Customer experience
Optical Inquisitor Zero
Nuclear Day Survival
User reviews
Optical Inquisitor Zero
From 2.6K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun gameplay
- 🚀 Good value for money
- 🎨 Interesting retro style
- 💥 Satisfying sniper mechanics
Room to improve
- 🔒 Censored content
- 🔋 Frequent ads
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🕰️ Short story mode
Nuclear Day Survival
From 354 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🤑 Pocket version of Stalker
- 🔥 Unique and cool game
- 👍 Great mix of grinding and story
- 🚀 No ads
Room to improve
- 🐛 Buggy at times
- 🔥 Progression halted due to bugs
- 🐢 Slow traveling locked behind ads
- 🤯 Quests and rewards are broken
- 🤕 Radiation levels and crafting values are inconsistent
Bugs and requests
Optical Inquisitor Zero
Reported bugs
2 issues- Levels resetting after crashes
- Difficulty progressing past certain missions
Requested features
4 requests- Uncensored version
- More missions and levels
- Ability to disable ads
- Improved performance on older devices
Nuclear Day Survival
Reported bugs
7 issues- Progression blocked at certain points due to bugs
- Crafted items disappearing from inventory
- Quests getting stuck or not progressing
- Crouching bug that prevents standing up
- Enemies/objects becoming invincible or glitched
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- Saves getting corrupted or lost
- Inability to leave certain areas or progress further
Requested features
6 requests- Add Chinese language support
- Allow replaying individual missions/quests without restarting the game
- Reduce cooldown on raids and expeditions
- Add more content and larger-scale updates
- Improve inventory management
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- Fix no-ads purchase functionality
In-app purchases
Optical Inquisitor Zero
No in-app purchases
Nuclear Day Survival
- Panacea$0.99
- Tickets Bundle$1.99
- Protection$2.49
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- Healing$2.49
- Tickets Pouch$2.99
- Starter Pack$2.99
- Box of Tickets Sale$3.89
- Tickets Bag$3.99
- Firepower$3.99
- Disabling advertising$4.99
- Sniper$5.49
- Tickets Backpack$5.99
- No ADS$5.99
- Suitcase Tickets Sale$7.99
- Tickets Box$8.99
- Suitcase with Tokens$14.99
- Cabinet with Tokens$29.99
- UAZ of tokens$59.99
Questions
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