Occidental Heroes vs GnollHack
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
GnollHack
Embark on a perilous quest in a remastered classic roguelike. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, battle monsters, and uncover powerful artifacts. With deep strategy, a rich class and race system, and challenging permadeath, every playthrough offers endless replayability.
- Turn-based roguelike gameplay
- Modern user interface
- Procedurally generated dungeons
- 13 classes and 5 races
- Hundreds of items and spells
- Challenging permadeath mode
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ABOUT GnollHack is a remastered and enhanced version of the classic roguelike game NetHack, one of the most iconic games developed in 1980s and 1990s. With GnollHack, you get: - Traditional roguelike with turn-based gameplay - Modern user interface - Legendary strategic depth of NetHack - Endless replayability - Several new features, enhancing your gameplay experience STORY In GnollHack, you are a hero sent by your deity into the perilous Dungeons of Doom, tasked with recovering the stolen Amulet of Yendor from the clutches of the malevolent god Moloch, who has hidden it in the fiery depths of the underworld. Along your journey, you will encounter formidable enemies, discover great magical artifacts, and strive for glory. You must either triumph or perish in the attempt. ROGUELIKE GAMEPLAY Explore procedurally generated dungeons filled with monsters, traps, and treasures. RICH CLASS AND RACE SYSTEM - 13 classes: wizard, barbarian, rogue, etc. - 5 races: human, elf, gnoll, etc. DEEP ITEM AND MAGIC SYSTEM Hundreds of items, spells, and artifacts with diverse effects. CHALLENGING PERMADEATH (Classic Mode Only) Death is permanent, requiring players to adapt, plan, and learn from mistakes to progress further. TUTORIALS AND GAMEPLAY INFORMATION - GnollHack wiki: https://wiki.gnollhack.com SUPPORT - Discord: https://discord.gg/cQuExnzUQy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GnollHack at none against Occidental Heroes's 1. GnollHack also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Occidental Heroes's advantage is ratings volume (358 vs 110) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and device support 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. Occidental Heroes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GnollHack asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Occidental Heroes against 4.7 for GnollHack. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 358 and 110 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of Occidental Heroes's written reviews are positive against 85% of GnollHack's.
Occidental Heroes ships an update every 2 months, GnollHack every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Occidental Heroes | GnollHack |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (358 ratings) | 4.7 (110 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.2% of reviews — better | 85.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 358 — better | 110 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 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 |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 771 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Jovanovic | Hyvän mielen pelit ry |
Customer experience
Occidental Heroes
GnollHack
Bugs and requests
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
GnollHack
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Occidental Heroes
- Expanded edition$5.99
GnollHack
No in-app purchases
Questions
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