Occidental Heroes vs HVZ
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.
HVZ
A campus-wide game where players are divided into humans and zombies. Humans defend themselves with Nerf blasters and complete objectives, while zombies tag and infect humans to turn them. Participation requires attending an information session.
- Campus-wide game
- Humans vs. Zombies gameplay
- Tag and infection mechanics
- Nerf blaster defense
- Objective-based missions
- Teamwork and problem-solving
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Humans vs Zombies is an exciting and immersive campus-wide game combining tag, problem-solving, and teamwork. In HVZ, players are divided into two teams: humans and zombies. Zombies tag and "infect" humans, turning them into zombies. Meanwhile, humans must defend themselves using Nerf blasters while completing objectives or missions. What side will you choose? Attend an Information session to learn more about this year’s Humans Vs. Zombies. Players must attend an information session to participate. *This app is designed for students and staff of Kennesaw State University*
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HVZ at none against Occidental Heroes's 1. HVZ also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 6 days vs every 2 months). Occidental Heroes's advantage is ratings volume (371 vs 2) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.4). On price 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. HVZ asks for nothing beyond the download.
HVZ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Occidental Heroes has 371 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Occidental Heroes ships an update every 2 months, HVZ every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Occidental Heroes | HVZ |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (371 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.2% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 371 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 57 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Jovanovic | Jayceb Dhonau |
Customer experience
Occidental Heroes
HVZ
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
HVZ
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Occidental Heroes
- Expanded edition$5.99
HVZ
No in-app purchases
