ENYO vs Occidental Heroes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ENYO
Engage in tactical turn-based combat using a hook and shield. Navigate a changing labyrinth, strategically push or pull enemies into environmental hazards to defeat them. Master combos and climb leaderboards in this challenging roguelike.
- Hook & shield combat
- Indirect combat mechanics
- Environmental hazards (lava, spikes)
- Turn-based tactical battles
- Chain combos
- Highscore leaderboards
- Procedurally generated labyrinth
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ENYO is a tactical roguelike about hook & shield combat. Grab your hook & shield and descend as Enyo, the Greek goddess of war, into an ever-changing labyrinth to recover 3 legendary artifacts. ENYO's gameplay is based on indirect combat. Enemies can only be defeated by pushing or pulling them into burning lava pits or onto deadly spiked walls. A limited set of actions per turn keeps ENYO accessible, while its core is highly tactical turn-based battles. Master your weapons and chain powerful combos through clever maneuvers to climb the highscore leaderboards across all 3 game modes.
Occidental Heroes
Assemble an adventuring company to explore a new frontier. Engage in challenging skirmishes and strive for survival and eventual retirement. This game offers a no-holds-barred experience with no assistance.
- Form adventuring companies
- Explore the Occident
- Engage in brutal skirmishes
- Survival focus
- Retirement goal
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Form an adventuring company and explore the recently colonized Occident. Engage in brutal skirmishes and try to survive long enough to retire. No reloads, no hand-holding, no mercy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Occidental Heroes at every 2 months against ENYO's every 6 months. Occidental Heroes also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. ENYO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Occidental Heroes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for ENYO against 4.7 for Occidental Heroes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 445 and 371 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of ENYO's written reviews are positive against 87% of Occidental Heroes's.
ENYO ships an update every 6 months, Occidental Heroes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ENYO | Occidental Heroes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (445 ratings) — better | 4.7 (371 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.7% of reviews | 87.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 445 — better | 371 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Arnold Rauers | Vladimir Jovanovic |
Customer experience
ENYO
Occidental Heroes
User reviews
ENYO
From 445 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Addictive gameplay
- 👍 Simple but deep mechanics
- 🎨 Gorgeous art style
- 🕹️ Unique hook and shield mechanics
- ⏱️ Great for short play sessions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
- 🤔 Unclear enemy mechanics
- 🕹️ Unresponsive controls at times
- 💰 Ads can be intrusive
- 🔋 High battery consumption
Occidental Heroes
From 371 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent gameplay
- 🎨 Charming pixel art style
- 📚 Engaging story and character quests
- 🔁 High replayability
- 🤖 Challenging but rewarding combat
Room to improve
- 🔍 Unclear objectives and progression
- 🤯 Punishing permadeath system
- 🛒 Limited weapon and equipment variety
- 🤖 Unbalanced enemy difficulty scaling
- 💸 Ads can be intrusive
Bugs and requests
ENYO
Reported bugs
4 issues- Scoring system resets unexpectedly
- Crash when opening daily challenge
- Dash button not working after throwing shield
- Enemies getting stuck or behaving unpredictably
Requested features
5 requests- Enemy bestiary or info screen
- Ability to save progress
- More game modes or level variations
- Custom level editor
- Cloud save support
Occidental Heroes
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- UI elements not scaling properly on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save progress and load games
- More character class options
- Expanded map and content
- Companion pets or animals
- Difficulty settings or options
In-app purchases
ENYO
- Unlock ENYO and remove Ads$1.99
Occidental Heroes
- Expanded edition$5.99
