Mecha Ace vs Fatehaven
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mecha Ace
Pilot a giant mech in an interstellar war, customizing your machine and engaging in text-based duels with plasma sabers. Your choices shape the narrative, leading to glory, disgrace, or even romance in this interactive sci-fi novel.
- Giant mech piloting
- Customizable mechs
- Text-based interactive novel
- Choice-driven narrative
- Plasma saber combat
- Interstellar civil war setting
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Step into the cockpit of a giant robot in an interstellar civil war! Customize your mecha to duel against enemy pilots with "monosaber" plasma swords. Find glory, disgrace, and even love. "Mecha Ace" is a thrilling interactive sci-fi novel by Paul Wang, where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Who will you be, pilot? Hero, villain, or renegade? Will you lead a unit of elite pilots to victory? Defeat your enemies with skill, cunning, determination, or heavy firepower? Fight for glory, for power, or for an enduring peace?
Fatehaven
Embark on an epic interactive fantasy adventure where your choices shape your destiny. Master elemental magic, navigate complex relationships, and uncover six possible endings in this engaging tale.
- Elemental magic mastery
- Interactive storytelling
- Multiple romance options
- Branching narrative choices
- Six distinct endings
- Character customization
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Combat, romance, adventure, and of course—magic! Master four elements and take on fate itself in this epic, interactive fantasy tale! Six possible endings. Four hours for a single playthrough. Three love interests. Countless choices. Male or female? Leader or loner? Good or evil? What kind of mage will you be?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mecha Ace at every 2 months against Fatehaven's every 22 months. Mecha Ace also leads on review sentiment (93% vs 84%). Fatehaven's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $5.99). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Mecha Ace costs $5.99 and Fatehaven $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Mecha Ace against 4.7 for Fatehaven. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 28 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Mecha Ace's written reviews are positive against 84% of Fatehaven's.
Mecha Ace ships an update every 2 months, Fatehaven every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mecha Ace | Fatehaven |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (21 ratings) | 4.7 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.8% of reviews — better | 84.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 30 MB | 27 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Choice of Games LLC | Hosted Games LLC |
Customer experience
Mecha Ace
Fatehaven
User reviews
Mecha Ace
From 21 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 📖 Engaging and deep story
- 💡 Multiple endings and replayability
- ✍️ Well-written and descriptive text
- 🚀 Immersive experience
- 🤖 Captures mecha anime essence
Room to improve
- 💰 Price considered steep by some
- 🤏 Some felt choices were limited
- ⏳ Too short for some users
- 🧐 Minor typos and wording errors
Fatehaven
From 28 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✍️ Well-written and engaging story
- 🎭 Compelling characters and interactions
- 💡 Interesting plot twists and endings
- 😂 Witty and humorous writing
- 💖 Enjoyable romance options
Room to improve
- 📉 Some endings are confusing/rushed
- ↔️ Limited room for divergence in choices
- ❓ Unclear impact of certain stats (e.g., Corruption)
- 📚 Too much reading for some
- 🤔 Some plot mechanics are mind-boggling
Bugs and requests
Mecha Ace
Reported bugs
2 issues- Gender pronoun errors in text
- Wording errors indicating opposite outcomes
Requested features
7 requests- More customization for vehicle and crew
- Deeper exploration of character's reality (Hawkins)
- Option to convert to the empire
- Sequel or expansion
- Longer game with more detailed secondary characters
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- More romance subplots
- More choices and depth compared to other COG titles
Fatehaven
Reported bugs
9 issues- Choices don't always impact narration as expected
- Stat mechanics are too basic
- Program commands appear in text
- Choices not honored, story forced back on track
- Misplaced or missing quotation marks
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- Some scenes are confusing with logic jumps
- Errors in magic descriptions (e.g., wrong magic type used)
- Switching from silent protagonist to bolded lines
- Scenes with magic are unclear
Requested features
10 requests- Continuation or sequel to the story
- Extension to the love life/romance options
- More complex stat system
- Option for multiple romantic partners
- More impact from element/weapon choices
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- Fixes for endings
- More choices and less reading
- More difficulty options
- Display relationship status in stats
- More branching storylines
In-app purchases
Mecha Ace
No in-app purchases
Fatehaven
No in-app purchases
