NEONNET vs Temporal War
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
NEONNET
Engage in a cyberpunk roguelike strategy game on a hostile grid. Issue commands, scan for risks, and choose your tactical approach to hacking, combat, and extraction. Designed for brief, focused sessions, it offers deliberate pacing and a readable interface for strategic decision-making.
- Grid exploration with threat scanning
- Turn-based tactical combat
- Hacking and software upgrades
- Quest system with story threads
- Market economy for trading and upgrades
- Save and resume functionality
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A good card, a lucky roll and a smart move can turn a rough room into a great story. NEONNET is a cyberpunk roguelike deck builder that mixes tactical card battles, dice and dungeon exploration with a retro terminal's charm. You are an operator working through a troubled network, choosing who to trust and what to do with the records you recover. Expect hostile robots, useful contacts, credit caches and the occasional room name that deserves an eye roll. ROLL, EXPLORE, REPEAT - Roll a movement die, study the map and choose your route. - Explore a board of 36 rooms with robots, rewards, story encounters and services. - Enter STARX3 for compact 3 x 3 rooms connected by short, two-tile passages. - Spend your saved movement roll across legal grid steps, with remaining steps carried between taps. - Keep an eye on health and Credits while your next hand waits below the dungeon. - Switch between STARX2 and STARX3 while continuing the same adventure. BUILD A DECK THAT SUITS YOU - Choose from Packet Striker, Signal Intruder, Firewall Runner and Daemon Tinker starter styles. - Play attack, hacking, defense, draw and daemon cards. - Check each card's dice requirement before committing. - Weigh the cost of a card that returns through the discard pile against one that exhausts for the run. - Pick card rewards or take Credits when the room offers a choice. - Inspect your hand, draw pile, discard pile and exhausted cards in Deck. - Browse the Card Library for effects, dice rules and ways to find cards. PICK YOUR BATTLES - Face room guards with card tactics, basic attacks or hacks. - Choose a safe retreat when an encounter is better left behind. - Visit the clinic for healing and room services. - Take guaranteed salvage when you need a dependable reward. - Try the optional Coin Door, where you can bank the pot or push your luck. - Think through the next turn at your own pace. A STORY WITH PEOPLE TO REMEMBER - Set your motive and starting contact before your adventure begins. - Recover a blackout record and decide how its story should end. - Meet Patchwife, Mirror and Lattice, each with different interests in the network. - Make choices about service, evidence and who receives the recovered record. - Follow objectives and revisit your decisions in the Journal. - Continue through three story chapters as your run develops. RETRO STYLE, PRACTICAL CONTROLS - Enjoy pixel characters, robot artwork and a terminal-inspired atmosphere. - Watch gameplay dice throw, bounce and settle on the result of your action. - Read the roll and outcome in a compact result popup. - Open the log for the full story behind a short notification. - Bring up the command terminal to type your next action. - Use the separate Dice Tray for practice throws without spending a gameplay turn. - Adjust music, haptics and motion to suit the way you play. MAKE THE NEXT RUN YOURS - Create your operator through Identity, Look, Deck, Story and Review. - Pick your appearance and check your choices before starting. - Save named adventures and return to unfinished business. - Keep earlier grid adventures available alongside newer board runs. - Find reference screens, settings and extra tools in More. NEONNET is a good fit for players who enjoy turn-based strategy, dungeon crawlers, card games and fictional hacking adventures. There is time to inspect a room, change your plan and enjoy the small victories: a guard outplayed, a useful card found or a risky pot banked at exactly the right moment. Optional purchases unlock extras including autosave and save export through the Floppy Save Kit. Pick a deck, roll for the next room and outsmart the network.
Temporal War
Engage in fast-paced, strategic warfare on a parallel Earth where a technological blockade sparks conflict. Deploy over 50 unique units and utilize advanced technology to resist an invading army. Collect nearly 400 cards to enhance your forces in this sci-fi-inspired battle for freedom.
- Sci-fi storyline
- Fast-paced strategic gameplay
- Deploy over 50 unit types
- Advanced technology and abilities
- Collect nearly 400 cards
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In 2027, on parallel Earth 103. The Red Army implemented a full blockade on the Tech Island to obtain control of chip technology and global dominance. To counter the Red Army, the Tech Island allies formed the Blue Army, sparking intense warfare on the island and its surrounding waters... Features - A sci-fi storyline adapted from global affairs. - Fast-paced and highly strategic gameplay. - Deploy over 50 types of blue army units. - Resist the Red Army with advanced technology and superhuman abilities. - Collect nearly 400 cards.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: NEONNET at Free against Temporal War's $2.99. NEONNET also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and update cadence (every 4 days vs every 6 months). Temporal War's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ratings volume (19 vs 1). On 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
NEONNET is free to download; Temporal War costs $2.99 up front. NEONNET sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Temporal War asks for nothing beyond the download.
NEONNET holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Temporal War has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of NEONNET's written reviews are positive against 71% of Temporal War's.
NEONNET ships an update every 4 days, Temporal War every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NEONNET | Temporal War |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 71.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 56 MB | 331 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Verosocial Studio | Game Stew |
Customer experience
NEONNET
Temporal War
In-app purchases
NEONNET
- Level Up$0.99
- Buy Credits - 500$0.99
Temporal War
No in-app purchases









