Dead Age vs Galaxy Genome
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dead Age
Survive a zombie apocalypse through turn-based combat and permanent death. Manage survivors, scavenge for supplies, craft gear, and make impactful story decisions. Experience rogue-lite elements with non-linear progression and multiple endings.
- Turn-based combat
- Permanent death
- Survivor management
- Scavenging runs
- Crafting equipment
- Non-linear story
- Rogue-lite elements
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Survive the zombie apocalypse with turn-based combat and permanent death! Manage survivors, go on dangerous scavenging runs, build alliances, craft equipment, make difficult story-influencing decisions, defend your camp against undead hordes and experience non-linear rogue-lite elements. An innovative Indie Survival-RPG! HOW LONG WILL YOU SURVIVE? Just after the zombie outbreak you were fortunate enough to join a group of survivors and hole up in their camp. But that doesn't set you out of danger! Food supplies are running low, injured survivors must be tended to and materials need to be scavenged to keep the camp intact. The zombie threat increases steadily and gangs of hostile survivors keep you on the defensive. "FINAL FANTASY"-STYLE TURN-BASED COMBAT WITH PERMANENT DEATH Every survivor should be protected because you'll need all hands on deck to defend against the dangers of the apocalypse. Scavenge supplies in zombie-infested areas, craft survival gear and buy and sell equipment to keep yourself and your camp members alive long enough to learn the skills necessary for long-term survival. The combat system has its roots in classic role-playing games. You can fight strategically, learn to utilize various weapon types and use a range of bombs or traps. ROGUE-LITE ELEMENTS Should you fail to survive the apocalypse, you can purchase upgrades with medals earned in previous playthroughs to give your new character an edge to start with. Unlocked pre-apocalypse professions of your character allow you to specialize in various jobs. Each new playthrough offers different random missions and survivors to meet. NON-LINEAR STORY WITH 6 DIFFERENT ENDINGS A praised feature of Dead Age is its non-linear story with real in-game consequences. Decisions you make in conflict situations affect the story's future. You can choose to be a hero and save more survivors, or let them die to stock up on supplies. You can build romance relationships with other survivors or start rivalries that may have disastrous chain reactions. Daily events offer new dangers and situations in which you must make choices that affect the survival chances of your camp. Live long enough, and you'll have a chance to unlock one of the game's six possible endings. Supported ingame languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Simplified Chinese, Polish, Russian
Galaxy Genome
Embark on an open-world sci-fi adventure as a space pilot. Explore a vast, scientifically accurate Milky Way, customize your ship, and choose your path as a trader, pirate, or explorer. Engage in combat, smuggling, and mining while following a compelling story or undertaking side missions.
- Open-world sci-fi space simulator
- Ship customization and upgrades
- Explore a 1:1 scale Milky Way galaxy
- Free-form play with multiple roles
- Vibrant story and side quests
- Surface vehicles for planet exploration
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Galaxy Genome is an open world sci-fi space simulator. You'll be able to upgrade your ship and customize every component as you hunt, explore, fight, mine, smuggle, trade and survive in the cutthroat galaxy. Follow the main story or do side missions. This game gives you the ability to feel real space exploration. The entirety of the Milky Way re-created at its full galactic proportions. At the beginning of the game you are a pilot of a small ship. Financial struggle forces you to start transporting contraband. Certainly, it will lead to you being in trouble with the law someday. But at some point in your life you are forced to make a deal with the authorities of the system. And that is when your dangerous space adventure begins. Game Features: - Free-form play allows everyone to choose their own path, becoming an angry pirate, a peaceful trader, an explorer, a bounty hunter, or a mix between these roles. - More than 30 different and customizable ships. - The game has a vibrant story and side quests. - Surface vehicles to explore planets. - No classes or skill levels, strength is decided by ship equipment and player skill. - The vast 1:1 scale Milky Way galaxy is based on real scientific principles. Around 2 billion star systems.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dead Age at 4.7 against Galaxy Genome's 4.3. Dead Age also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks) and price ($0.99 vs $3.99). Galaxy Genome's advantage is chart position (#139 vs unranked). On review sentiment, 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
Dead Age costs $0.99 and Galaxy Genome $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dead Age holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 136 and 116 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Dead Age's written reviews are positive against 75% of Galaxy Genome's.
Dead Age ships an update every 8 days, Galaxy Genome every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dead Age | Galaxy Genome |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (136 ratings) — better | 4.3 (116 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.5% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 136 — better | 116 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #139 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 607 MB | 100 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Headup GmbH | Anton Skvortsov |
Customer experience
Dead Age
Galaxy Genome
User reviews
Dead Age
From 136 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging turn-based zombie RPG gameplay
- 💰 Excellent value for low price ($1-3)
- 🎯 Strategic depth with resource management
- 🔄 High replay value with multiple endings
- 📖 Compelling story with character development
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes especially around day 19-25
- 📱 Poor optimization for smaller phone screens
- 🎮 Limited save system (only daily saves)
- 🔄 Repetitive combat encounters
- ⚠️ Steep learning curve and confusing UI
Galaxy Genome
From 116 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Massive explorable galaxy with procedurally generated systems
- 💎 No pay-to-play mechanics or paywalls
- 🎮 Deep gameplay with trading, combat, mining, and exploration
- 📱 Excellent value for mobile space sim
- 🎯 Active developer with regular updates and community engagement
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes, especially when accessing mission menu
- 📚 Steep learning curve with minimal tutorial guidance
- 🐢 Tedious travel time through large spaces
- 🎮 Unintuitive flight controls and ship deceleration
- 🗺️ Confusing route mapping and pathfinding issues
Bugs and requests
Dead Age
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game crashes during missions and exploration
- Invisible battle sprites causing auto-combat
- Quest completion failures without clear reason
- Menu selections not registering properly
- Dialog choices triggering accidentally
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- Permanent upgrades disappearing after game deletion
- Items not received when supposed to
- Game freezing during equipment screen
- Charging discrepancies (price vs actual charge)
- Text too small on iPhone SE and smaller devices
Requested features
15 requests- Dead Age 2 port to mobile platforms
- Female protagonist option
- Character customization system
- Cloud save synchronization across devices
- Mid-day save functionality
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- Japanese language support
- Korean language support
- More locations and maps
- Additional skills and crafting recipes
- Larger UI buttons for easier selection
- Full screen optimization for modern phones
- Online multiplayer or arena mode
- Quick save button during exploration
- More diverse combat options
- Extended gameplay beyond day 42
Galaxy Genome
Reported bugs
16 issues- Game crashes when accessing mission menu
- Game crashes when attempting warp jump with space station
- Chinese characters display as blocks
- Autopilot overshoots destinations
- Module list cannot be scrolled when modules are disabled
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- Mission rewards not calculating correctly with large fleets
- Debris accumulation causes crashes if staying in system too long
- Save files showing 0:00:00 playtime after crashes
- Loading screen freezes on M1 iPad Pro
- Virtual joystick not appearing in tutorial
- Game crashes on older devices (iPhone 6, iPhone 10)
- Landscape mode system menus remain in portrait orientation
- Reputation system bugs preventing mission acceptance
- Tutorial missions freezing and preventing progression
- Pathfinding algorithm fails on optimal routes
- Search function case-sensitive and returns only one result
Requested features
20 requests- Controller support (Xbox, Backbone)
- Multiplayer or co-op gameplay
- Ability to build and control space stations
- Fleet management improvements
- Save editing or money cheats for progression
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- Galaxy map resource search filter
- System naming and bookmarking features
- More engineers for ship upgrades
- Mod support on iOS
- Better tutorial with highlighted interactive elements
- Wiki or comprehensive in-game documentation
- Portrait mode option
- Reverse landscape mode
- Quick-link from missions to galaxy map
- Total light-years traveled tracker
- More ship variety, especially for factions
- Ability to disable ships and board them
- Station conquest mechanics
- Rank/reputation system with titles
- Faster travel or acceleration options
In-app purchases
Dead Age
No in-app purchases
Galaxy Genome
No in-app purchases









