Alien Invasion alternatives
Alien Invasion players often seek alternatives due to aggressive monetization, frequent ads, and a slow progression curve. Many also report technical issues like crashes and problems with game saves. Alternatives offer different gameplay styles, from classic arcade shooters to zombie survival and action RPGs, often with fewer monetization complaints or better technical stability.
Why users look for alternatives to Alien Invasion
- Aggressive monetization and slow progression force players to spend money or watch ads.R1R9R19R22
- Excessive and intrusive ads, including pop-ups and sometimes inappropriate content, disrupt gameplay.R4R7R12R24
- Frequent technical issues such as crashing, freezing, long loading times, and ads not loading correctly.R10R13R23R26
- Lack of content updates and a stagnant late-game, with promised features like the rocket launch never materializing.R2R21R25
- No reliable save or progress transfer system, leading to lost data when switching devices or reinstalling.R3R18R46
- Gameplay often doesn't match advertised videos, leading to disappointment.R15R16R25R43
The alternatives
Galaxy Attack is a classic arcade-style alien shooter where players control a spaceship to fight waves of aliens R52R54. It offers engaging gameplay for those who enjoy traditional space shooter mechanics R52.
Better for: Players looking for a straightforward, classic arcade space shooter experience will find Galaxy Attack appealing R52R54. However, be aware that some users report it becomes pay-to-win and very difficult after level 75 R53, with developers allegedly manipulating difficulty R51.
Head-to-head: Alien Invasion vs Galaxy AttackFind the Alien has too few reviews to judge its offerings or suitability for specific players. No meaningful user feedback is available.
Better for: Too few reviews to determine who it suits better.
Head-to-head: Alien Invasion vs Find the AlienSurvivor!.io has too few reviews to judge its offerings or suitability for specific players. No meaningful user feedback is available.
Better for: Too few reviews to determine who it suits better.
Head-to-head: Alien Invasion vs Survivor!.ioDEAD TARGET is a zombie-themed first-person shooter with a focus on weapons and action R69. Players enjoy the variety of weapons and activities, preventing boredom R69.
Better for: Those who prefer a zombie shooter with cool weapons and plenty of content will enjoy DEAD TARGET R69. However, players should be prepared for frequent crashes R67 and a strong emphasis on in-app purchases to progress , along with many ads R68R70.
Head-to-head: Alien Invasion vs DEAD TARGETShadow Hunter is an action RPG with impressive graphics and deep character customization through gear, abilities, and multiple characters R80. It offers fast-paced, brutal, and fun gameplay, with unique bosses .
Better for: Players who enjoy offline action RPGs with detailed character customization and challenging boss fights will find Shadow Hunter engaging R80. It's praised for showing the real game in ads and being free to play , though some users report it becomes heavily pay-to-win later on, with gear and currency locked behind paywalls .
Head-to-head: Alien Invasion vs Shadow HunterYou enjoy the core gameplay loop and are willing to tolerate the aggressive monetization, frequent pop-up ads, and potential technical issues .
Evidence note: Find the Alien and Survivor!.io had too few reviews to provide a detailed analysis.
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What reviewers actually said
Built only from these 92 real reviews (foreign ones translated). Superscripts jump to the quote here. Apple has no per-review links, so [ref] opens that app's reviews on the App Store.
- [R1] Alien Invasion Ad slip and money-making scheme: So let’s put aside the obvious points first, 1. There are thousands of bought/fake reviews making the game seem well reviewed 2. Like most money grabs the beginning is a normal progression pace and after leveling up once you progress at an absolute snails pace forcing you to buy things or watch ads to go faster 3. A main point that proves the reviews are bought/fa
- [R9] Alien Invasion Way too much grinding: This game was fun when I first started out, but it now take exponentially more grinding to level up anything. I’ve been trying to finish the reactor for over a year. And $14.99 for a gold skin is ludicrous. Did the developer learn nothing from the “horse armor” debacle?
- [R19] Alien Invasion Pay wall at lvl 13: At lvl 13 your catching speed keeps dropping and everything gets laggy and pay to play adds are thrown at your face it’s fun for a while gets boring after that and at this point they are begging you to spend money
- [R22] Alien Invasion Potential: The game has good potential but my goodness the spam of ads is almost unbearable combined with the rapid and extreme price jumps for very tiny gains. Fun for an hour or two.
- [R4] Alien Invasion Ads, pop ups, events…oh my.: Cool game, cool concept. However be prepared to click out of SEVERAL popups EVERY. SINGLE. TIME you load up the game. “Wanna buy this or this or this?””What about the events we’ve told you about 90 times already?” The game isn’t too bad on Ads at least you get rewards HOWEVER, sometimes the ad won’t load forcing you to close the game, which wouldn’t be a problem IF it
- [R7] Alien Invasion Not worth: Literally an ad generator that devs want $5 a week to remove. Laughable, not worth.
- [R12] Alien Invasion Fun but now with Porn Ads: Love the game. Slow paced, relaxing, easy to pick up if you have a few minutes. Don’t have to watch ads to play but it does make advancing easier. My one gripe is that my kids enjoy this game and now it has ads for AI and anime porn. Complete with the naked videos with smiley faces over the boobs and money shot. A game rated for everyone shouldn’t have those kinds of a
- [R24] Alien Invasion Game is fun but ads even after paying to stop them.: Getting forced ads even after subscribing (which feels greedy as all mobile games do these days, can’t just take one payment any more) If it’s not the forced ad glitch then every time you log in the game gives you 5 popup ads for things to buy in game with cash.
- [R10] Alien Invasion Keeps glitching: Watching an add then it glitches whenever the application is minimized(text/etc), then the ad wont play. Like really
- [R13] Alien Invasion Dead App: Have been playing this app for past few years as of 2 weeks ago can no longer get it to even load on my phone. Hits the load screen for 6+ minutes then closes the app extremely disappointed the amount of money spent just gone.
- [R23] Alien Invasion Just lately: Love this game been playing for years. But lately it not been loading. Definitely checked upgrades definitely not my phone. Hope it gets better soon.
- [R26] Alien Invasion Loading screen: Ok this is a very fun game and I enjoy that theres many things to do but when I am loading into the game the loading bar at the bottom stops at like 75% and takes like 20 minutes to finish. I really enjoy the entertainment from the game and love the activities and grinding there is to do but the loading screen is getting me. I’m thinking if maybe you can add a skip button so if it’
- [R2] Alien Invasion Great game: Love this game, but it needs new content. I’m waiting for the ship to take off, I got all the parts. But otherwise I still enjoy it. You should also create a conversion system, I maxed out a lot of things and just have resources building up that I don’t need anymore
- [R21] Alien Invasion Slow updates and late game progress.: How long does it take to add actual new stuff and not just come up with new ways to spend money and cycle through the events that shouldn’t even be noted in the app updates? Blue cores, need I say more? I get more gems daily than I get blue cores, and there’s nothing you can do, it takes a month to progress!
- [R25] Alien Invasion Don’t Believe the Hype: I played this game for almost a year. It was a good time waster. The gameplay doesn’t match the ad. I made it through the whole game and never saw anything close to what they advertise. I finally deleted it after 3 months of promised updates that never came. Kind of hard to keep playing when you can’t go any farther. You build a rocket that never launches and open portals t
- [R3] Alien Invasion Fun, but….: This game is mindless fun and I love it… but… there is no save. No Game Center save, login, or anything that can port between my phone and iPad. When it’s relax game time and I get on the iPad, my progress is stuck on the phone. So I don’t play when I could. So I only play when I have time.
- [R18] Alien Invasion Good: I've played this game before, and have gotten very far, but now I can't figure out how to restore my game data.
- [R46] Alien Invasion Mustachioed Hat: What, can't I create an account so I don't lose progress with a new device? · translated
- [R15] Alien Invasion Misleading ads strike again: Ad makes this game seem like it’s just so easy to advance. Well it is not. This game gets boring very quickly.
- [R16] Alien Invasion Ok: The game is ok. It looks nothing like the video
- [R43] Alien Invasion Like the ads: MAKE IT LIKE THE ADS🤬🤬🤬
- [R51] Galaxy Attack Games sucks: Even worse!!!-seems like predictive software at work here. One more scummy way to make the game harder and dilute your ships. They constantly manipulate it and heavy up the difficulty to frustrate customer players. 🤡 beings crooks.
- [R52] Galaxy Attack This game is amazing: I just downloaded this game and I’m already loving it. It’s five stars and it’s super fun to play. I’ve been attached to my phone all day long because galax attack Alien Shooter It’s so fun and I just love it so much and it’s so fun to play and I just love it. I think you should download it.
- [R53] Galaxy Attack Hard after level 75: Too much hard after level 75
- [R54] Galaxy Attack Best game ever: Love the game so awesome
- [R67] DEAD TARGET Crash Crash: It’s been crashing during gameplay the last 6 years. iPhone I play apocalypse get to the 30 lvl, game crash. Just spent $45 this month for it to crash every day at least 5-10 minimum
- [R68] DEAD TARGET Badgyol jojo: Too much ads
- [R69] DEAD TARGET Zombies: This game is so fun. The weapons are cool asf. There’s a lot to do you never get bored.
- [R70] DEAD TARGET The AD’s: Used to play a long time ago and when I came back this game was just invested with ad’s. Plz consider not making the players watch ads for no reason then give a reward that we didn’t ask for
- [R79] Shadow Hunter Don’t Buy Anything: I love the game, played it for years off and on. One of the only apps I’ve spent money on. I bought Leo when he first came out because he was so fun. I recently got a new phone and redownloaded the game to start playing again and all my progress was gone. That’s fine I guess I didn’t save everything. However, I emailed support so I could get my purchase restored. I sent pictur
- [R80] Shadow Hunter Very good: Best graphics for a offline game
- [R81] Shadow Hunter It’s fun but misleading: I like the game a lot feels very souls like but I don’t like that it says there’s a PvP option when it’s not PvP at all so you can’t fight your friends or other people it’s just ai
- [R82] Shadow Hunter It’s an eh game.: It was fun for a bit, but then I tried arena. Completely broken. Not in the sense of “there’s meta classes” (there is.) but the sense of it’s actually broken. You’ll have more health and do most of the damage but still lose arena without any proof you actually lost. Clearly not a thought out game. Uninstalled.
- [R28] Alien Invasion Money hungry: There’s no reason to try and play the game anymore. The events are rigged to whomever pays for it. A person can buy items that further them long in the special event, while others who don’t want to pay nd work hard to do it right suffer. It’s all about money!!. Just like every other game, it’s all about how much money they can make.
Synthesized from 92 recent App Store reviews · updated July 2026 · View on the App Store