Back Wars HD vs Election Year Knockout
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Back Wars HD
Lead a resistance against an invading army from the future in this strategy game. Command hundreds of warriors from diverse cultures, focusing on individual units or vast armies. Experience interactive battles and strategic territory control.
- High-resolution battlefield view
- Command hundreds of warriors
- Focus on individual units or armies
- World-dominating strategy
- Fully interactive battles
- Territory control and expansion
- Customizable controls
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Enjoy the best view of the battlefield with this special high-resolution version for tablets! When an army travels back in time to rule the world 1,000 years in advance, they get more than they bargained for from their primitive counterparts! Lead the resistance with hundreds of warriors from different cultures all over the world. Focus on one individual or step back to command an entire army at your fingertips. Combining world-dominating strategy with fully interactive battles, this game offers the best of both worlds! And just when you think it's over, history might just repeat itself... UPGRADES The game is mostly free to play, but you can upgrade to take control of your experience - choosing which side and how much territory to start with. You can also blow off steam with fantasy battles between any 2 cultures - and as many warriors as your device can handle! For what it's worth, you can also edit every character in the world - but please note that this game uses up to 1,000 of them that are regularly replaced. CONTROLS When controlling a specific character, this game offers either the "Classic" 1-handed control system or "Dual Wield" where each hand is controlled separately. If you are not already familiar with these from previous games in the series, you can pause the action at any time by hitting the dateline and then study the "Controls" guide. Also look out for in-game hints from scrolls or books that you can read. In this game, you can change which member of the team you are controlling at any time by either tapping the health meter or literally pointing to them on the battlefield. By tapping the arrows at the bottom of the screen, you can also activate "Commander" mode where you step back and direct any active member of your team by simply swiping from their location to another. Whether you intend them to relocate, fight an enemy, or pick up an object, they will try to make sense of your instructions. But please bear in mind that they can only do so at their convenience and may have other priorities! Whatever device or control method you are using, you can always zoom in or out by pinching at the centre of the screen. MAP The main "Campaign" game mode requires you to increase your territory by moving units from one area to any connected one. You can either "fortify" an existing territory or attempt to seize a rival territory. Note that only 50% of the units in a territory will be available to travel - which necessarily makes it harder to invade than it is to defend. The population of any inhabited territory may grow after each round, so it is important to control as many as possible. Notice that units will also gradually heal over time, so it is a good idea to work with different locations each turn. PERFORMANCE Please note that this is the largest scale game I have made yet, and may require a high-end device to run at 100%. Consider keeping the "Population" low to reduce the number of characters on screen, or tone down other features in the "Display" options. I regret there is more to this game than I could ever explain here, so I hope you enjoy figuring some things out for yourself!
Election Year Knockout
Engage in a humorous boxing match against political figures to reach the White House. Customize your fighter, unlock power-ups, and complete bonus missions in this arcade-style game.
- Political parody opponents
- Hilarious cutscenes and jokes
- Challenging bonus missions
- Unlockable power-ups
- Fighter customization
- Controller support
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Create your own political party, lace up your boxing gloves, and punch your way to the White House in Election Year Knockout! In a country torn apart by its political divide, the nation has resorted to boxing to settle its differences. Fight your way through hilarious political opponents before squaring off with president Donald Thump himself! Election Year Knockout is like a White House Correspondents dinner with boxing gloves, uppercuts, and haymakers! The game hits both sides of the aisle hard, picking on Democrats and Republicans. Unwind after voting in your local primary, caucus, or the general election and give your favorite (or least favorite) politician an uppercut to the face! I was pleasantly surprised to find that Knockout looks to be a polished, suitably ridiculous arcade boxing game. - Pocket Gamer Game Features Beat them all and become president! Fight political parody figures including Jab Bush, Uncle Joe, and Birdie Sanders. Maybe you even have what it takes to reach the White House and take on the leader of the nation, Donald Thump! Each opponent presents a unique challenge with their own strengths and weaknesses. Absolutely hilarious Hysterically funny cutscenes and political jokes are mixed in everywhere. You’ll never laugh harder at a boxing game! Dozens of challenging bonus missions The game doesn’t end after beating an opponent in the ring. Optional bonus missions will keep political pugilists interested for hours. Can you beat Jab Bush with a single punch or counter Donald Thump’s Stormy Smash with a haymaker three times in a single round? Boost your way to the presidency Politicians never fight fair, and neither should you! Unlock powerful boosts like Cup of Filibuster that will allow you to punch almost forever. The veto boost allows you to make one final stand, but be careful! You can only use it once per match. Customize your fighter Customize your fighter including the gender, hairstyle, skin tone, and hair color. There are even multiple patriotic styles of boxing attire to choose from with much more on the way soon! Full controller support Plug in a supported controller (including xBox One and PS4 controllers) for an even more authentic retro boxing game experience. Privacy Notice: Election Year Knockout collects your device’s IP address, advertising ID, and other partner-specific identifiers. These identifiers enable personalized ads and analytics to improve our game. Opt-out or learn more by visiting our Privacy Center, accessible from the game's settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Election Year Knockout at 4.8 against Back Wars HD's 3.6. Election Year Knockout also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 54%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 13 months). Back Wars HD's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Back Wars HD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Election Year Knockout sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Election Year Knockout holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Election Year Knockout has 2.7K ratings behind it against 88, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 54% of Back Wars HD's written reviews are positive against 88% of Election Year Knockout's.
Back Wars HD ships an update every 13 months, Election Year Knockout every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Back Wars HD | Election Year Knockout |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (88 ratings) | 4.8 (2.7K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.3% of reviews | 87.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 88 | 2.7K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | MDickie Limited | Exceptionull Games LLC |
Customer experience
Back Wars HD
Election Year Knockout
User reviews
Back Wars HD
From 88 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great fun and entertainment
- 💡 Innovative game concept
- 👍 Witty charm and bizarre dialogue
- 👍 Good world domination campaign
- 👍 Lots of settings for controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 AI is buffed up
- 🐛 Characters stay down too long
- 🐛 Inconsistent character durability
- 🐛 AI aiming is unfair
- 🐛 CPU players have aiming advantages
Election Year Knockout
From 2.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent Punch-Out!! style gameplay
- 🤣 Funny political satire
- 🎮 Great mobile controls
- 💎 High-quality production values
Room to improve
- 🔍 Too many ads
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
- 🤯 Extremely difficult final boss
Bugs and requests
Back Wars HD
Reported bugs
22 issues- Characters stay down for an hour
- Past character can't get up after one shot
- Present character can take 20 shots and get up
- Game glitches out when choosing sides
- CPU players can hit at any angle
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- CPU can move across occupied countries
- CPU players are damage sponges
- Game lags out a bunch
- Teammates stand and watch when knocked down
- Hard to keep track of character in overfilled maps
- CPU takes a long time to attack
- CPU takes a long time to make a move
- Dialogue interrupts gameplay, allowing enemies to win
- Hands go through objects/characters
- Team kills each other and blames player
- Battle mode glitches with same people/weapons
- Main story mode map selection glitches
- Past team has weaker weapons than present
- Present team has overpowered weapons
- Animals always attack you
- Hard to get up after being knocked down
- When you have guns, they are weak, when enemy has them, they are overpowered
Requested features
24 requests- Persistent team template or saveable team option
- Both gender option for past factions
- Make a game specifically for WW1 or WW2
- Add more melee weapons, remove guns
- Make it open world like other games
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- Add a difficulty setting
- Make past weapons more advanced over time
- Make a zoo simulator
- Make past fight themselves
- Allow choosing characters in battle mode
- Add more enemies after zombies
- Add armor for Super City
- Make a goalie soccer thing game
- Make your own teams
- Create a life simulator game
- Make it easier to get up
- Make present's choice faster
- Remove animals and terrain
- Fix battle glitch with same people/weapons
- Fix main story mode map selection glitch
- Add confirm message for retreating
- Allow past to have guns like muskets
- Add colonial Americans and red coats
- Update other games
Election Year Knockout
Reported bugs
3 issues- Sound cuts out after ads
- Game freezes at the end of fights
- Controls become unresponsive at times
Requested features
4 requests- More playable characters
- Offline mode
- Customization options
- Online multiplayer
In-app purchases
Back Wars HD
- King Upgrade$2.99
Election Year Knockout
- 50k Influence$0.99
- Small Flash Sale Pack$0.99
- Candidate Pack$1.99
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- Medium Flash Sale Pack$2.99
- Election Year Knockout Premium$4.99
- 300k Influence$4.99
- Presidential Pack$4.99
- Election Year Knockout VIP$4.99
- Nuclear Negotiations$4.99
- 750k Influence$9.99
Questions
Is Back Wars HD free?
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