Radiation Island vs HAAK
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Radiation Island
Embark on a survival adventure in a vast open world, stranded in an alternate reality. Explore, craft, and fight to uncover secrets and find your way back home. Survive harsh environments, dangerous creatures, and the undead.
- Open-world exploration
- Crafting and resource gathering
- Combat against wildlife and zombies
- Day-night cycle and weather effects
- Underwater exploration
- Multiplayer arena mode
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Radiation Island is a survival adventure game where you craft your own destiny in a huge open world environment. As part of the Philadelphia Experiment you have become stranded in a parallel, alternate reality. Discover this new and mysterious world, with all its surprises. Use everything you find to survive it and solve its puzzle to get back to the real world. Follow your own path in an environment of breathtaking beauty and gigantic scope. Explore huge forests inhabited by dangerous wolves, bears and mountain lions. Investigate abandoned villages and old military compounds where zombies guard vital tools, weapons and clues to the secrets of this world. You can even swim and dive, if you can avoid the hungry crocodiles. Hunt wild animals, fish or gather fruits to overcome hunger. Mine for resources and craft weapons, tools and basic vehicles. Find hidden treasures, equipment and fire arms to prevail in a world full of perils: radiation, anomalies, harsh weather and enraged zombies. Experience the full day-night cycle and face the dangers of darkness and cold. Survive and beat the game to unlock multiplayer mode: fight other real players online in a closed arena for valuable resources. AMAZING QUALITY, AND IT’S ONLY ON iOS! Optimized for the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and the new A8 processors with greater environmental detail, spectacular visual effects and unparalleled performance! Takes advantage of Metal on A7 and A8 devices to provide cutting edge graphics. GAME CENTER, AirPlay and iCloud iCloud support is integrated so players can save and share progress across devices. AirPlay lets you play the game on larger displays via Apple TV. Climb the Game Center leaderboards, challenge friends and unlock dozens of achievements. Supports iOS MFi Game Controllers. Important: iPhone 4 and older devices are not supported.
HAAK
Embark on a parkour-filled adventure in a vibrant pixel-art post-apocalyptic world. Utilize a versatile hookshot to swing, slash, and solve puzzles. With adjustable difficulty, multiple endings, and extensive gameplay, this experience caters to both casual explorers and hardcore players.
- Parkour and hookshot mechanics
- Pixel-art Metroidvania world
- Hidden rooms and puzzles
- Challenging boss battles
- Unique difficulty system
- Multiple endings
- Global leaderboards
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HAAK: Where Dead Cells Meets Spider-Man in a Post-Apocalyptic Playground Ready to become the ultimate wasteland parkour master? HAAK throws you into a vibrant pixel-art world that's one part Mad Max, two parts Metroidvania madness. Your secret weapon? A badass hookshot that'd make even Spider-Man jealous. Swing, slash, and dash your way through a sprawling map filled with hidden rooms, brain-teasing puzzles, and bosses that'll make you question your life choices (in a good way). But don't sweat it, newbies – our unique difficulty system means everyone can feel like a hook-slinging hero. Whether you're a casual explorer or a hardcore speedrunner, HAAK's got your back. With 10+ side quests and 40+ hours of gameplay, you'll have plenty of time to perfect your hook-fu. And hey, your choices actually matter here – multiple endings mean you're not just along for the ride. Think you've got what it takes to conquer the wasteland? Prove it on our global leaderboards and show the world your hook-shot prowess! So grab your hook, channel your inner post-apocalyptic acrobat, and dive into HAAK. Trust us, it's way more fun than surviving an actual apocalypse. Ready to get hooked? Download HAAK now and start your adventure!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HAAK at 4.5 against Radiation Island's 4.3. HAAK also leads on price ($1.99 vs $4.99). Radiation Island's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (650 vs 101). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Radiation Island costs $4.99 and HAAK $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
HAAK holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Radiation Island has 650 ratings behind it against 101, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Radiation Island's written reviews are positive against 76% of HAAK's.
Radiation Island ships an update every 3 weeks, HAAK every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Radiation Island | HAAK |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (650 ratings) | 4.5 (101 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.9% of reviews | 76.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 650 — better | 101 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #190 | #107 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.3 GB | 481 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Atypical Games | ZhiXiong Huang |
Customer experience
Radiation Island
HAAK
Bugs and requests
Radiation Island
Reported bugs
5 issues- Crashes causing loss of progress
- Glitches with building and structures
- Disappearing items and chests
- Laggy performance in certain areas
- Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions
Requested features
8 requests- Creative mode with unlimited resources
- Multiplayer co-op
- More vehicles (cars, boats, etc.)
- Expanded crafting and building options
- More enemy variety and difficulty
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- Additional weapons (grenades, flamethrowers, etc.)
- Weather effects (rain, storms, etc.)
- Ability to tame animals as companions
HAAK
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Radiation Island
No in-app purchases
HAAK
No in-app purchases









