Comparison

Steredenn vs Space Gladiators

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

Head to head
About

Steredenn

Experience an award-winning blend of classic shoot 'em up action and roguelike elements. Engage in intense space combat with a vast arsenal, challenging boss battles, and procedurally generated environments for endless replayability. Choose from multiple ships and customize your loadout to survive.

Highlights
  • Intense boss battles
  • Infinite replayability
  • 4 playable ships
  • 42 weapons and 30 upgrades
  • Daily runs and leaderboards
  • Arena mode for boss duels
Features
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Steredenn: Binary Stars is an award-winning mashup of a classic shmup and a rogue-like, carved in big beautiful pixels, with insane boss battles. Fly solo, fighting off the worst scourges of space in a never-ending struggle for survival. Steredenn: Binary Stars is the critically acclaimed roguelike-shmup for PC/Mac, Xbox One, PS4 and Nintendo Switch, awarded "Best Shoot'em Up 2015" by jeuxvideo.com. With a user rating around 90% on Steam and an average press rating of 8/10, it is now available on iOS! Steredenn: Binary Stars is the hugely expanded version of Steredenn. Enjoy infinite replayability and unforgiving gameplay through intense boss fights, (almost) randomly generated environments, twisted space events and a massive arsenal of weapons. Enhance your ship during your flight with upgrades aplenty, and forge your own path across the universe! ► Features - QUICK, INTENSE SESSIONS: with rock-hard boss battles that’ll keep you coming back for “just one more run”. - INFINITE REPLAYABILITY: Endless arcade action, where levels are (practically) randomly-generated. - 4 PLAYABLE SHIPS: each with its own special ability and playstyle. - MIGHTY ARSENAL: 42 weapons and 30 upgrades with tons of customisation options. Driller, ultralaser, giant saw, robots, hypergun? We got you covered. Next-gen abilities, mysterious alien powers, improved weapons? Yep, there's an upgrade for that. - SCORING: beat your friends and be the best! - BOSS RUSH: fight a weekly selection of epic bosses and work your way up the leaderboard. - DAILY RUN: Try to get to number one in a special daily leaderboard where all players share the same run, guns and bosses. Be ready - you only get one chance per day! - ARENA: Unlock a boss by defeating it in the main game. Then, train against it in a 1-on-1 duel. Your guns, your laws, your fight. - THE ULTIMATE EDITION: Loads of new content, reworked balancing, scoring, optimisation & always more polish.

About

Space Gladiators

Engage in fast-paced roguelite platformer combat as a captive gladiator fighting for freedom. Navigate procedurally generated arenas, defeat alien hordes, and collect powerful items to unlock new abilities and characters.

Highlights
  • Fluid controls for dodging and combat
  • Randomly generated rooms for unique runs
  • 50+ enemies and 10 bosses
  • 300+ items and pets
  • 8 unique playable characters
  • Customizable difficulty paths
Features
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Space Gladiators is a 2D hand-drawn roguelite platformer following a bunch of captives fighting their way out of a planet prison. Defeat hordes of aliens in the gladiatorial arenas and earn your freedom! You've been captured and sent to entertain aliens as a gladiator in a faraway planet called Tartarus. You will have to advance through randomly generated biomes with deadly traps and monsters blocking your path. Choose your opponents in the arenas, beat them for items and coins and you might be able to earn your freedom! · Tight and fluid controls that allow you to dodge and fight enemies without taking hits - the only ceiling is your own skillset! · Hundreds of hand-crafted rooms that are randomly picked to make every new run feel unique. · 50+ enemies and 10 bosses to beat with different movesets and attack patterns. · 300+ items including pets, weapons and trinkets that unlock new abilities for your characters. Pop your heart out to heal yourself, throw meatballs or fire a laser gun. · 8 unique characters that fit different playstyles, including a potato and an alien worm in underpants. · Customize your runs by choosing harder paths if you're feeling confident or easier ones if you're on the brink of death. High risk, high reward. 【Contact Us】 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtaSitbjWjhnlzuX2ZLjtUg Discord:@Erabit or join via https://discord.gg/erabit-950685424261677077 Twitter:@erabit_studios Tik Tok:https://www.tiktok.com/@brotato_mobile Facebook:@Brotato(facebook.com/brotatomobile) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brotato_mobile/ Email:support@erabitstudios.com

Screenshots

Steredenn4 screens
Space Gladiators4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Steredenn at 4.8 against Space Gladiators's 3.8. Steredenn also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (558 vs 10). Space Gladiators's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 10 months) and review sentiment (90% vs 78%). On in-app purchases, monetization model 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

Steredenn costs $3.99 and Space Gladiators $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Steredenn holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Steredenn has 558 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Steredenn's written reviews are positive against 90% of Space Gladiators's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Steredenn ships an update every 10 months, Space Gladiators weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Steredenn versus Space Gladiators: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSteredennSpace Gladiators
Price$3.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.8 (558 ratings) — better3.8 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews78.0% of reviews90.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings558 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size403 MB235 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperTyGAMESQI YU SG. PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

Steredenn

All ratings557 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral12.2%
Negative9.8%

Space Gladiators

All ratings10 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive90.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Steredenn

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Daily run feature not functioning
  • Crashes and performance issues on some devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to customize controls
  • Progression system with permanent upgrades
  • More ships and weapon variety
  • Boss rush or challenge mode

Space Gladiators

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Steredenn

No in-app purchases

None

Space Gladiators

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Steredenn free?
Steredenn costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Space Gladiators free?
Space Gladiators costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Steredenn or Space Gladiators?
Steredenn is rated higher. Steredenn averages 4.8 out of 5 from 558 ratings, while Space Gladiators averages 3.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Steredenn or Space Gladiators have ads?
Space Gladiators shows ads; Steredenn does not.
Which is updated more often, Steredenn or Space Gladiators?
Steredenn ships an update every 10 months, and Space Gladiators weekly. Most recently, Steredenn was updated on October 26, 2026 and Space Gladiators on October 25, 2026.

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