Comparison

Loca Deserta vs Journey Forge

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

Head to head
About

Loca Deserta

Embark on an interactive historical adventure through Ukraine's past. Play as a Cossack whose soul travels through time to aid heroes in crucial battles. Make decisive choices to influence the outcome of these pivotal moments.

Highlights
  • Interactive storytelling
  • Historical Ukrainian events
  • Cossack protagonist
  • Time travel gameplay
  • Decision-based actions
  • Soul embodiment mechanic
Features
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Loca Deserta is an interactive game based on storytelling. All the stories are dedicated to historical events that happened in Ukraine from the Middle Ages until modern day.w The main hero is a Cossack. He agrees to sacrifice his life during the withdrawal of Khmelnytsky’s troops at the Battle of Berestechko. Along with a small group of soldiers manning boats, the protagonist fires at the advancing Polish forces, slowing their progress and saving the lives of countless Cossacks. At the end, he alone survives as his fellow brothers in arms perish one by one. Realizing what awaits him in Polish captivity, he decides to commit suicide. Loading his rifle, he jumps off the boat and shoots at his head. However, the rifle misfires, and the Cossack is carried away by the swift current of the river. When he opens his eyes, he finds himself on the shores of a mysterious place – Khortytsia Island. This island exists in Warp, from which it’s possible to travel to different places in time, helping warriors protect Ukraine. The island gathers the souls of warriors who couldn’t find peace neither in heaven nor hell. By committing suicide, the Cossack commits an unforgivable sin, but in his case, it is the only possible choice. As a result, his soul will live on the island forever. His soul, as well as the souls of other lost warriors, can settle into the bodies of Ukrainian heroes, helping them during crucial moments on the verge of life and death. Each such embodiment is a separate interactive story. The stories don’t contain detailed descriptions of nature or long dialogs. You just need to decide on the action: Hit, Kill, Cut, Fire. After the death or rescue of the embodied hero, the soul returns back to Khortytsia in Warp.

About

Journey Forge

Embark on real-time missions across diverse sci-fi and historical settings. Build a hero, bond with a companion, collect artifacts, and conquer leaderboards in this adventure game.

Highlights
  • Hero and companion building
  • Real-time missions
  • Diverse sci-fi and historical settings
  • Artifact collection
  • Leaderboard competition
Features
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Build a hero, bond a companion, and embark on real-time missions across sci-fi frontiers, wild west trails, pirate seas, sunken shipwrecks, gold-rush tundra, and neon-soaked cyberpunk streets. Collect rare artifacts. Conquer leaderboards.

Screenshots

Loca Deserta4 screens
Journey Forge4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Journey Forge at every 4 days against Loca Deserta's every 9 days. Loca Deserta's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.1). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Loca Deserta against 5.0 for Journey Forge. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Loca Deserta ships an update every 9 days, Journey Forge every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Loca Deserta versus Journey Forge: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLoca DesertaJourney Forge
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings11
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB191 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDmytro GladkyiOvilius Studios

Customer experience

Loca Deserta

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Journey Forge

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Loca Deserta

No in-app purchases

None

Journey Forge

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Loca Deserta free?
Loca Deserta is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Journey Forge free?
Journey Forge is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Loca Deserta or Journey Forge?
Loca Deserta and Journey Forge are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Loca Deserta or Journey Forge have ads?
Neither Loca Deserta nor Journey Forge shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Loca Deserta or Journey Forge?
Loca Deserta ships an update every 9 days, and Journey Forge every 4 days. Most recently, Loca Deserta was updated on October 14, 2026 and Journey Forge on October 8, 2026.

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