Last Day on Earth: Survival vs Ylands
Last Day on Earth: Survival
Last Day on Earth: Survival is one of the best zombie-themed survival MMO games to have hit the mobile platform and it is not at all surprising to see how well the game is doing on both GooglePlay and the Appstore. In this game, you'll be spending most of your time harvesting resources just so you can build and reinforce your shelter on a separate, instanced land that can be attacked by other players and zombie hordes alike. So, there isn't exactly a point in hoarding resources when your shelter's defenses are weak enough for other players to simply relieve you of your hard work.There are plenty of locations for you to explore and even zombie-infested, dungeon-like military bunkers to find better goods like guns, ammo, weapon parts and other items; an in-depth crafting system which has long crafting duration - the game is free-to-play after all; as well as a ruthless open world PvP where personal survival is of utmost importance. Of course, you will also need to keep your character well-fed and hydrated or he will die and whatever he's carrying will be up for grabs for any lucky passer-bys.
Last Day on Earth: Survival may be an excellent game, but it still have some flaws. For instance, it'd be nice to have a better tutorial to ease new players into the game and perhaps a PvP cap to prevent higher level players from bullying lower level ones. That said, the game is as close to a fun and hardcore survival game that you can play on the go. So, if you're interested, make sure to check the game out.
Ylands
Ylands is a sandbox adventure game that has a gameplay that's a lot like a massively expanded version of Minecraft with a lot more resources for you to gather, items to craft, and amazing things to build. Instead of being "just a game", Ylands is more like a platform, much like Roblox is, where players are given the tools to create whatever worlds or games they like, be it a fun go-kart racing game that's inspired from Lega Racers or even a watery world where epic pirate-themed naval battles can take place. The worlds are completely interactive as well and every action you do will modify, no matter how slightly, the game environment of that segment of the world you happen to be in. In fact, if you change a terrain and populate it with an entirely different diversity of flora and fauna, you can basically change the climate system there.Unlike Minecraft though, Ylands has opted for a more polygonal appearance which gave it the extra leverage it needed to overcome the painful dismissal and degratory label of being simply a "Minecraft clone" - which admittedly, Ylands is most definitely not. The game has so much going for it and players truly have all the freedom within the game's pretty wide parameters to literally create anything they like. Of course, the game also supports sharing, so you can let other players in Yland enjoy that (for example) crazy maze-running game you've just made!
Ylands is most certainly impressive to say the least. However, due to its indie origins, not many players know about the game, let alone buy it on Steam. So, if you really like Minecraft-like sandbox games, you simply must give this game a try, and if you've had a great time there, be sure to recommend it to your friends or even buy it for them as their Christmas/ birthday gift!