When comparing Omicron vs Star Realms, the Slant community recommends Star Realms for most people. In the question“What are the best local multiplayer games on Android?” Star Realms is ranked 6th while Omicron is ranked 47th. The most important reason people chose Star Realms is:
Asynchronous online play allows for the player to get matched up against a friend or random opponent.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Two single player modes
There are two available single player modes in game that allow for the player to practice or just play on their own. The first mode is classic mode, which has a constantly ticking down timer. The second is arcade mode where the difficult changes more gradually and has lives instead of a timer.
Pro Simple, reaction-based gameplay
The gameplay consists of finding cubes of a specific color and tapping on them as fast as possible to make them disappear before all cubes change color and the process has to be repeated until all cubes disappear or the opponent wins.
Pro Versus local 2 player multiplayer mode
Omnicron has a local versus mode where two players face off on the same device trying to clear the screen.
Pro Asynchronous online play
Asynchronous online play allows for the player to get matched up against a friend or random opponent.
Pro Bases
Bases are permanent cards on the playing field that each player needs to try and destroy but giving that there is a choice each turn to hit a base or the players ships, it becomes a juggling act of what takes priority to destroy.
Pro Unpredictable
There is no way for the player to know what will be in their hand or what they will eventually be able to purchase, making for every game being unpredictable.
Pro Pass and play multiplayer on a single device
Players can play a multiplayer game locally using a single device by passing the device between the two players for each ones turn. This makes for an easy way to duel when only one device is around.
Pro Single player mode
There is an included single player mode where the player faces off against the CPU.
Cons
Con Classic mode results in eventual loss
No matter how classic mode is played, the outcome will always be the same due to the fact that the increasing difficulty results in loss of time on a counter that is always ticking down.
Con Not much content
Omnicron is a basic game with only one play mode.
Con Design is lacking
More thought, design and production value could have been added to the game to give it a better polished feel, sadly it is not the case as most aspects pass as just serviceable.