Comparison

Hexawar 2 vs Despot's Game

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

Head to head
About

Hexawar 2

Engage in turn-based tactical combat across numerous single-player levels and multiplayer maps. Design your own battlegrounds and challenge friends on the same device. Experience strategic warfare with diverse game modes.

Highlights
  • 20 single player campaign levels
  • 5 multiplayer maps
  • 4 challenge maps
  • Map editor
  • Hotseat PvP multiplayer
  • Campaign and challenge modes
Features
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Command your hex units in battles on 20 single player levels in campaign mode and 5 different multiplayer maps. Test your skills with 4 extra hard challenge maps. Create your own maps. Use same device for PvP battles with Multiplayer hotseat type game. 2 game types: - Single player (campaign and challenge mode) - Multiplayer hotseat

About

Despot's Game

Build a dystopian army and guide them through a challenging labyrinth. This roguelike strategy game focuses on item and mutation choices, with automatic combat. Permadeath means starting over, but a secret multiplayer mode awaits those who conquer the game.

Highlights
  • Army building
  • Item and mutation customization
  • Automatic combat
  • Roguelike/roguelite gameplay
  • Permadeath with world regeneration
  • Secret multiplayer mode
Features
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Available for free: 4 levels of the game and 10 attempts per day in Brawl mode. The full version can be unlocked with one payment in the game. *Supported Devices: iPhone 8 Plus, Apple iPad Pro 12.9 (2015) and above. iPod Touches are not supported. Let's play a game: I'll give you some puny humans, and you try to help them make it through my labyrinth. No, you won't be controlling them in battles - they'll fight automatically! My game is about strategy and praying to RNGesus, not mashing buttons. You can buy items for the humans: swords, crossbows, coffins, stale pretzels. Plus, I'll let you give them cool mutations! A few Topochlorians in the blood and some Crocodile Skin never hurt anyone. There's one catch, though: if you die, you have to start over entirely, and the whole world will be generated again from scratch. Yes, my game is a roguelike game. Well, roguelite, if you're a nerd who loves compartmentalizing us creators into strict genres. I almost forgot: my game has a multiplayer mode, too! But I'm not going to tell you anything about it, because King of the Hill is a special secret multiplayer mode that only unlocks once you beat the game. * sincerely, with disrespect for puny humans, your local evil AI: d'Spot

Screenshots

Hexawar 22 screens
Despot's Game4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Hexawar 2 at none against Despot's Game's 1. Hexawar 2 also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and review sentiment (50% vs 36%). Despot's Game's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (119 vs 7). On price, rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Despot's Game sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Hexawar 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.6 for Hexawar 2 against 3.4 for Despot's Game. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Despot's Game has 119 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Hexawar 2's written reviews are positive against 36% of Despot's Game's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hexawar 2 ships an update every 3 days, Despot's Game monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Hexawar 2 versus Despot's Game: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHexawar 2Despot's Game
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings) — better3.4 (119 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better36.4% of reviews
Number of ratings7119 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB456 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPetar JurosTINYBUILD LLC

Customer experience

Hexawar 2

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Despot's Game

All ratings119 ratings
Positive59.7%
Neutral8.4%
Negative31.9%
Written reviews198 reviews
Positive36.4%
Neutral8.6%
Negative55.1%

Bugs and requests

Hexawar 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Despot's Game

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on start
  • Crashes during gameplay
  • Crashes, losing progress

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add save/continue option
  • Fix crashes
  • Lower the price

In-app purchases

None

Hexawar 2

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Despot's Game

One-time1
  • Despot's Game: Full Version$9.99

Questions

Is Hexawar 2 free?
Hexawar 2 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Despot's Game free?
Despot's Game is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hexawar 2 or Despot's Game?
Hexawar 2 is rated higher. Hexawar 2 averages 3.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Despot's Game averages 3.4 from 119 ratings.
Do Hexawar 2 or Despot's Game have ads?
Hexawar 2 shows ads; Despot's Game does not.
Which is updated more often, Hexawar 2 or Despot's Game?
Hexawar 2 ships an update every 3 days, and Despot's Game monthly. Most recently, Hexawar 2 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Despot's Game on October 27, 2026.

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