Virus vs Carrion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Virus
Engage in a survival arena shooter where you battle waves of viruses. Customize your character, upgrade abilities, and team up with friends in various game modes. Face off against challenging boss fights and enjoy exciting, action-packed gameplay.
- Multiplayer modes
- Multiple game modes
- Play with friends
- Boss fights
- Upgrades and skins
- Customizable controls
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A survival arena shooter with virus that will come after you to destroy you, little do they know that you are one armed arrow boi! - Multiplayer modes - Lots of Game Modes - Play with friends! - Boss Fights - Upgrades - Skins - Customize your controls - Exciting Gameplay Have Fun!
Carrion
Experience a unique reverse horror game where you play as a monstrous creature. Hunt down your captors, consume them to grow stronger, and evolve devastating new abilities to escape your prison. The full game and DLC are unlocked with a single in-app purchase.
- Play as an amorphous monster
- Hunt and consume enemies
- Grow and evolve abilities
- Reverse horror gameplay
- Unlock full game and DLC
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Try Carrion for FREE - with NO ADS! Then unlock the full game + DLC with a single in app purchase. No gems, hearts or virtual currency required! CARRION is a reverse horror game in which you assume the role of an amorphous creature of unknown origin. Stalk and consume those that imprisoned you to spread fear and panic throughout the facility. Grow and evolve as you tear down this prison and acquire more and more devastating abilities on the path to retribution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Carrion at 4.4 against Virus's 4.0. Carrion also leads on ratings volume (1.9K vs 4) and update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 weeks). Virus's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.2). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Virus sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Carrion sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Carrion holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Carrion has 1.9K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Virus's written reviews are positive against 70% of Carrion's.
Virus ships an update every 3 weeks, Carrion every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Virus | Carrion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (4 ratings) | 4.4 (1.9K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 69.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 1.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.2 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 282 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Joao Milone | Devolver Digital, Inc. |
Customer experience
Virus
Carrion
Bugs and requests
Virus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Carrion
Reported bugs
2 issues- Crashes when using controllers
- Audio cuts out when connecting AirPods
Requested features
5 requests- Add difficulty options
- Implement a map or mini-map
- Expand the game with more content
- Improve audio and sound design
- Optimize performance and stability
In-app purchases
Virus
- 500 VCoins$0.99
- 1000 VCOINS$1.99
- 3000 VCOINS$2.99
Carrion
- Buy the full game +DLC!$6.99
