Comparison

Симбионт 2 vs Loop Hero

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Симбионт 2

Embark on a sci-fi horror survival text quest as an operator guiding a mercenary through a facility overrun by the undead. Your decisions shape the narrative, influencing the fate of humanity.

Highlights
  • Text-based sci-fi horror survival
  • Branching storylines and multiple endings
  • Over 1,000 locations and 13,000 messages
  • Approximately 30 hours of gameplay
  • New Achievement system
  • Improved environment reactions
Features
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“and saw a beast rise up out of the sea, and the hunters became the hunted” // Revelation THE STORY. Here's a sequel to the tragedy in the Shelter M-2 lab. This time you're the operator, who has to take his protégé through all of the dangers at the facility that’s swarming with the walking dead. Sergey Berkut is a professional mercenary, a fighter of the special ops Blade troop. But even all of his skills and experience are powerless against the Symbiont. You’re his only hope! Symbiont 2 is a science fiction text quest, a mix of horror and survival. From now on, you’re on the other side of the conflict. Your role task is to complete the quest mission successfully, untangle the web of riddles and, of course, it would be best to keep the mercenary alive. Operation Clear Horizon is about to begin! FEATURES - Over 1,000 locations and 13,000 unique messages. - About 30 hours of playtime with honest playthrough. - 2 unique storyline campaigns. - 4 original endings that contain secret codes. - Unique secret locations, which won’t be accessible to everyone... - Direct sequel of the Symbiont quest, meet the familiar characters, including neuroscientist Martin Shepard, in the new game - New Achievement system and open/accessible endings panel. - Updated musical, audio and graphics library. - Improved environment reaction to player actions. - Intricately woven storyline quest, whose intrigue will keep you on your toes until the last moments! The text quest action approaches real-time. The main character will get in touch with you, tell you all about what’s going on his end, and also ask for help and advice. Sometimes he’ll need time to act or maybe just rest. Every one of our decisions influences the course of the story, both salvation of humanity and its extinction are in your hands.

About

Loop Hero

Embark on a roguelike RPG adventure where you strategically place cards to create enemy encounters, buildings, and terrain. Equip your hero with powerful loot, expand your camp, and unlock new classes and cards to break an endless cycle of despair and save a forgotten world.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated expedition loops
  • Strategic card placement for trials
  • Loot collection for hero progression
  • Camp expansion and reconstruction
  • Unlockable classes and cards
  • Retro pixel art dark fantasy story
Features
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*Try Loop Hero for free and unlock the full game for the whole adventure!* The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. In this roguelike RPG, wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero. Recover and equip powerful loot for each class of hero for their battles and expand the survivors' camp to reinforce each adventure through the loop. Unlock new classes, new cards, and devious guardians on your quest to shatter the endless cycle of despair. FEATURES - Explore an endless number of paths: bring your hero on randomly generated loops and never experience the same run twice. - Shape your expeditions into darkness: build your deck and place your cards to script your hero’s trials and tribulations. - Loot as you loop to rebuild the world: recover your memories as you collect equipment and resources to become stronger, reconstruct your camp and get your reality back. - Plunge into a gloomy universe: discover a melancholic dark fantasy story told through a retro pixel art direction and recollect the memories of this world. - Break the cycle: triumph over mighty bosses to free the world from the Lich’s neverending time loop. CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE - Revamped interface – exclusive mobile UI with complete touch control - Game Center achievements - Cloud Save – Share your progress between iOS devices - Compatible with MFi controllers - iPhone 15 Optimization (including Pro Max)

Screenshots

Симбионт 24 screens
Loop Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Loop Hero at every 10 days against Симбионт 2's every 4 months. Loop Hero also leads on ratings volume (3.9K vs 21). Симбионт 2's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Симбионт 2 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and Loop Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Симбионт 2 against 4.9 for Loop Hero. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Loop Hero has 3.9K ratings behind it against 21, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of Симбионт 2's written reviews are positive against 75% of Loop Hero's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Симбионт 2 ships an update every 4 months, Loop Hero every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 4, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Симбионт 2 versus Loop Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterСимбионт 2Loop Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (21 ratings) — better4.9 (3.9K ratings)
Positive reviews89.5% of reviews — better74.9% of reviews
Number of ratings213.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB213 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperVitaliy OstrovskyPlaydigious

Customer experience

Симбионт 2

All ratings21 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews57 reviews
Positive89.5%
Neutral8.8%
Negative1.8%

Loop Hero

All ratings3,814 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews287 reviews
Positive74.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative18.5%

Bugs and requests

Симбионт 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Loop Hero

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes after defeating first boss
  • Unplayable after initial progress
  • Inability to progress past trial version

Requested features

4 requests
  • Portrait mode
  • More classes/build diversity
  • Improved UI/overlay customization
  • Chinese language support

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Симбионт 2

One-time9
  • 1 Декодер$0.99
  • A cup of coffee$0.99
  • Premium version (66% discount)$0.99
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  • 3 Decoders$1.99
  • Coffee and a cake$1.99
  • Premium version (33% discount)$1.99
  • Premium version$2.99
  • 10 Decoders$3.99
  • Pizza Margherita$4.99
1 purchases

Loop Hero

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$6.99

Questions

Is Симбионт 2 free?
Симбионт 2 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loop Hero free?
Loop Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Симбионт 2 or Loop Hero?
Симбионт 2 is rated higher. Симбионт 2 averages 4.9 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Loop Hero averages 4.9 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Симбионт 2 or Loop Hero have ads?
Neither Симбионт 2 nor Loop Hero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Симбионт 2 or Loop Hero?
Симбионт 2 ships an update every 4 months, and Loop Hero every 10 days. Most recently, Симбионт 2 was updated on October 4, 2026 and Loop Hero on October 9, 2026.

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