Comparison

Hell and Back vs We Never Die

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

Head to head
About

Hell and Back

Embark on a sci-fi roguelike RPG adventure to close a portal to hell on Mars. Fight, loot, and upgrade your gear in turn-based combat, recruiting mercenaries and making critical decisions to survive.

Highlights
  • Procedural and handcrafted levels
  • Weapon and armor upgrades
  • Mercenary recruitment
  • Challenging quests and bosses
  • Deep RPG progression
  • Turn-based combat
Features
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A sci‑fi roguelike RPG where you descend into hell to close the portal. A portal to hell has opened on Mars Base - and you’re the only one left to stop it. Fight, loot, upgrade, and survive in a turn‑based roguelike RPG where every run is different! - Procedural + handcrafted levels for endless replayability - Upgrade weapons and armor using power cells - Recruit mercenaries to build you squad - Challenging quests and bosses that evolve as you progress in this dungeon crawler - Deep RPG progression with stat points and gear builds - Classic roguelike tension - every decision matters - Turn based RPG action Do you have what it takes to descend into hell and come back alive?

About

We Never Die

Engage in a zombie-themed strategy game where you manage your camp and lead survivors on tactical expeditions. Plan your moves carefully, ration resources, and utilize the environment to outsmart the undead.

Highlights
  • Turn-based strategy and tactics
  • Camp management
  • Expedition planning
  • Resource rationing
  • Terrain utilization
  • Customizable settings
  • Randomly generated survivors
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We Never Die is a zombie-themed, turn-based, two-phase strategy and tactics game. You cycle between states of strategic thinking and tactical decision making. You both command the activities of the camp at home, where you have to answer questions such as : What you want to work on for the day? What do you wish to start on? How many people you want on each job? Who will you risk on an expedition and who will stay at home? What upgrades do you think could help you in the future outside? And you tactically lead the survivors you send outside, where you will have to : Plan two steps ahead of the undead. Ration your people's energy for actions each turn. Try to escape with your lives and precious resources for the ones at home. Utilize the terrain to its fullest. Risk the night if you dare. Features include... Setting customization for colorblind and left-handed individuals. Randomly generated survivors with a personality trait and a past profession. 11 different projects to work in camp which will affect living in your camp and your capabilities outside your camp 7 different maps. Terrain that affects your tactical decisions And potentially more...

Screenshots

Hell and Back3 screens
We Never Die3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: We Never Die at none against Hell and Back's 2. We Never Die also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 7 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. Hell and Back sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. We Never Die asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Hell and Back against 4.0 for We Never Die. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 25% of Hell and Back's written reviews are positive against 50% of We Never Die's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hell and Back ships an update every 7 months, We Never Die fortnightly. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Hell and Back versus We Never Die: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHell and BackWe Never Die
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (7 ratings)4.0 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews50.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB44 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperBrandon SteckleinConner Yoon

Customer experience

Hell and Back

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

We Never Die

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hell and Back

One-time2
  • 100 Ape Coins$0.99
  • Hell and Back Full Upgrade$1.99
None

We Never Die

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hell and Back free?
Hell and Back is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is We Never Die free?
We Never Die is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Hell and Back or We Never Die?
Hell and Back and We Never Die are both rated 4.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Hell and Back or We Never Die have ads?
Hell and Back shows ads; We Never Die does not.
Which is updated more often, Hell and Back or We Never Die?
Hell and Back ships an update every 7 months, and We Never Die fortnightly. Most recently, Hell and Back was updated on November 3, 2026 and We Never Die on November 3, 2026.

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