Risky Wars vs HALOG
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Risky Wars
Engage in strategic conquest on a classic board game map. Distribute reinforcements, fortify territories, and earn trade cards to boost your forces. Experience an epic campaign or create custom matches with adjustable rules and AI opponents.
- Distribute reinforcements
- Conquer enemy territories
- Fortify sectors
- Earn trade cards
- Epic campaign mode
- Custom matches
- Adjustable game rules
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Experience the next generation of the classic Risk board game! Distribute your reinforcements and conquer enemy territories. Fortify your sectors and secure bonus units round by round. Earn trade cards and use their reinforcement boost to break through enemy lines. Fight your way through the epic campaign or prove yourself in exciting custom matches. Strategy, tactics and risk determine victory or defeat! CAMPAIGN ► Complete great operations consisting of challenging missions ► Diverse mission objectives require customized strategies ► Complete all mission objectives to secure maximum rewards ► Achieve promotions and unlock upgrades ► Use powerful boosts to your advantage CUSTOM GAME ► Play on the classic Risk board game map or unlock other great maps ► Adjust the game rules or play according to the classic Risk rules ► Up to 5 computer opponents with adjustable levels of difficulty ► Compete against friends (pass and play) ► The harder the match, the better the rewards OTHER FEATURES ► Interactive tutorial to all game areas ► Match statistics (territories, units, reinforcements, dice results, ...) ► Global game statistics (missions, custom games, dice results, ...) ► Optional fast forward computer turns ► Different zoom levels for a better overview ► Game state synchronizes across all devices and platforms ► Everything from the classic Risk board game and more! Stay tuned for more! Subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/VertexArts Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RiskyWars Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/RiskyWars Follow us on Instagram: www.instagram.com/RiskyWars www.riskywars.com
HALOG
Engage in turn-based online strategy battles where you control a virus to infect a city's residents. Outmaneuver opponents and exploit city protocols to dominate the outbreak. Victory is achieved by controlling the most infected hosts.
- Turn-based PvP battles
- Tactical hexagonal battlefield
- Deep strategic gameplay
- AI-driven city simulation
- Online multiplayer
- Ranked and casual matches
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HALOG — Every Host Matters. HALOG is a turn-based online strategy game where every decision can change the course of the match. HALOG stands for Host Adaptive Lifeform Organism Generation — the codename of an experimental virus that triggered a global outbreak. Take control of your own virus, infect the city's residents, outmaneuver your opponents, and exploit the City's Protocol to your advantage. The winner is the player who controls the largest number of infected hosts when the game ends. Game Features • Turn-based PvP battles for 2–4 players. • Tactical hexagonal battlefield. • Deep strategic gameplay with no randomness. • A living city that reacts automatically to every event. • Residents, doctors, and police officers follow their own AI-driven rules. • Online multiplayer with players from around the world. • Ranked and casual matches. City Protocol The city is not a separate player. After every player's turn, the City Protocol activates automatically. It treats infected hosts, deploys new residents, doctors, and police officers, responds to emerging threats, and continuously attempts to contain the outbreak. Its behavior is completely deterministic, allowing experienced players to predict its actions and plan several turns ahead. How to Win Your objective is not simply to infect people. To succeed, you must: • Choose your targets carefully. • Control key areas of the city. • Prevent doctors from curing infected hosts. • Avoid police officers. • Anticipate the City Protocol's next move. • Stay one step ahead of your opponents. Every host can decide the outcome of the match. Why Play HALOG? • Online multiplayer strategy. • Turn-based gameplay with zero randomness. • Tactical hex-based maps. • Easy to learn, difficult to master. • Fair matches where strategy—not luck—determines the winner. • Regular updates with new maps and game modes. Are You Ready? Put your tactical skills to the test. Join HALOG and prove that your virus is the one capable of dominating the outbreak.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HALOG at 5.0 against Risky Wars's 4.5. HALOG also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). Risky Wars's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 1). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Risky Wars sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. HALOG asks for nothing beyond the download.
HALOG holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Risky Wars has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Risky Wars ships an update every 2 weeks, HALOG every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Risky Wars | HALOG |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 65.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 224 MB | 137 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Vertex Arts UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) & Co. KG | Anton Halytskyi |
Customer experience
Risky Wars
HALOG
In-app purchases
Risky Wars
- Starter Kit$2.49
- Veterans Pack$4.99
- The Continents$4.99
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- Great Nations 1$4.99
- Great Nations 2$4.99
- Conquerers Chest$9.99
- Rulers Treasure$19.49
HALOG
No in-app purchases









