Comparison

Grimguard Tactics vs Loop Hero

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

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About

Grimguard Tactics

Embark on a dark fantasy tactical RPG adventure. Command your squad through war-torn lands, explore ancient ruins, and engage in strategic turn-based battles. Uncover hidden truths and forge your path with courageous choices.

Highlights
  • Dark fantasy tactical RPG
  • Strategic turn-based combat
  • Recruit powerful allies
  • Explore distinct regions
  • Immersive adventure
  • Character-driven story
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They call them, "Heroes" in this realm. They defend the last bastions of humanity, battle monstrous hordes, and leave their mark on countless battlefields. Together with your companions, you'll traverse the war-torn lands of Terenos, following the path once tread by legendary heroes. You will explore ancient ruins, recruit powerful allies, and begin new adventures among countless perilous landscapes. All the answers you seek will be uncovered in the shadows. Well, what're you waiting for? Are you ready to begin this tactical journey? Grimguard Tactics is a new Outerdawn Tactical RPG. Command your squad and experience the dark fantasy world filled with strategic battles and thrilling adventures. Players will meet new allies across various regions and maybe even face some familiar foes. Overcome the challenges together and unravel the hidden truths behind the Primorvan invasion! Explore Distinct Regions — Discover the war-torn lands filled with danger 3, 2, 1, fight! A fortress under siege, a cursed forest, a village overrun by the horrors... Every mission of this battle is a never-before-seen challenge! Explore perilous landscapes and ancient ruins, uncover mysteries beyond imagination, and set out on a journey of survival and strategy! Riveting RPG Experience — A best-in-class immersive adventure in a dark fantasy world Embark on a tactical adventure where you shape the story. Experience high-quality turn-based battles, with innovative character designs, and our original score setting the stage. Join us now and journey through a world of conflict and collaboration, where your choices define the outcome! Fateful Encounters Await — Cross paths with characters intertwined by destiny Prepare your squad and embark on this perilous journey together! A fierce and taciturn mercenary, a cunning mayoress, a wise and powerful guildmaster, and even a mysterious and enigmatic wanderer... Confront the darkness together and weave your past, present, and future with courage and sacrifice. Turn-based Combat Reimagined — Exhilarating Battles Fueled by Strategy and Skill Get ready for intense battles with a satisfying rhythm! Use a brand-new tactical combat system that enables simple yet strategic controls, employ talents, perks and exploit enemy weaknesses, then finish the fight with style via a powerful abilities. Customer Service Email: gg-support@outerdawn.com Official Website: https://www.outerdawn.com/games/grimguard

About

Loop Hero

Embark on a roguelike RPG adventure where you strategically place cards to create enemy encounters, buildings, and terrain. Equip your hero with powerful loot, expand your camp, and unlock new classes and cards to break an endless cycle of despair and save a forgotten world.

Highlights
  • Randomly generated expedition loops
  • Strategic card placement for trials
  • Loot collection for hero progression
  • Camp expansion and reconstruction
  • Unlockable classes and cards
  • Retro pixel art dark fantasy story
Features
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*Try Loop Hero for free and unlock the full game for the whole adventure!* The Lich has thrown the world into a timeless loop and plunged its inhabitants into never ending chaos. In this roguelike RPG, wield an expanding deck of mystical cards to place enemies, buildings, and terrain along each unique expedition loop for the brave hero. Recover and equip powerful loot for each class of hero for their battles and expand the survivors' camp to reinforce each adventure through the loop. Unlock new classes, new cards, and devious guardians on your quest to shatter the endless cycle of despair. FEATURES - Explore an endless number of paths: bring your hero on randomly generated loops and never experience the same run twice. - Shape your expeditions into darkness: build your deck and place your cards to script your hero’s trials and tribulations. - Loot as you loop to rebuild the world: recover your memories as you collect equipment and resources to become stronger, reconstruct your camp and get your reality back. - Plunge into a gloomy universe: discover a melancholic dark fantasy story told through a retro pixel art direction and recollect the memories of this world. - Break the cycle: triumph over mighty bosses to free the world from the Lich’s neverending time loop. CAREFULLY REDESIGNED FOR MOBILE - Revamped interface – exclusive mobile UI with complete touch control - Game Center achievements - Cloud Save – Share your progress between iOS devices - Compatible with MFi controllers - iPhone 15 Optimization (including Pro Max)

Screenshots

Grimguard Tactics4 screens
Loop Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Loop Hero at none against Grimguard Tactics's shown. Loop Hero also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 55%) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Grimguard Tactics sells 48 one-off in-app purchases and Loop Hero sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Grimguard Tactics against 4.9 for Loop Hero. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3K and 3.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 55% of Grimguard Tactics's written reviews are positive against 75% of Loop Hero's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Grimguard Tactics ships an update every 3 weeks, Loop Hero every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 22, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Grimguard Tactics versus Loop Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGrimguard TacticsLoop Hero
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (3K ratings)4.9 (3.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.6% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3K3.9K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size345 MB213 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperOuterdawn LimitedPlaydigious

Customer experience

Grimguard Tactics

All ratings3,029 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews630 reviews
Positive54.6%
Neutral11.4%
Negative34.0%

Loop Hero

All ratings3,814 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral0.7%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews288 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral6.6%
Negative18.4%

User reviews

Grimguard Tactics

From 3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Enjoyable story and characters
  • 🎨 Beautiful art style
  • 🎮 Engaging tactical combat
  • 💰 F2P friendly progression

Room to improve

  • 🔍 Lack of content variety
  • 🕰️ Repetitive grind
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization
  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🤖 Poor AI decision-making

Loop Hero

From 3.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Excellent mechanics
  • 👍 Great replayability
  • 👍 Charming graphics
  • 👍 Unique and enjoyable experience
  • 👍 Smooth gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Sound doesn't work
  • 🐛 Crashes and freezes
  • 🐛 Unresponsive after certain actions
  • 🐛 Difficulty reading small text
  • 🐛 Accidental card placement

Bugs and requests

Grimguard Tactics

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent freezing and crashes
  • Progression loss after updates
  • Unresponsive controls during tutorial
  • Incorrect or missing localization

Requested features

5 requests
  • More hero customization options
  • Increased energy/stamina limits
  • Faster progression for F2P players
  • Skip/auto-battle functionality
  • Improved tutorial and onboarding

Loop Hero

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes after defeating first boss
  • Unplayable after initial progress
  • Inability to progress past trial version

Requested features

4 requests
  • Portrait mode
  • More classes/build diversity
  • Improved UI/overlay customization
  • Chinese language support

In-app purchases

48 purchases

Grimguard Tactics

One-time48
  • Insight Pack$1.99
  • Handful of Rubies$1.99
  • Sorcerer Game Changer Offer$2.99
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  • Handful of Rubies$2.99
  • Blademaster Upgrade Pack$4.99
  • Enchantress Upgrade Pack$4.99
  • Arbiter Upgrade Pack$4.99
  • Seasonal Contract$4.99
  • Dungeon Explorer's Pack$4.99
  • Daily Chaos Hero$4.99
  • Daily Might Hero$4.99
  • Daily Order Hero$4.99
  • Daily Ruby Deal$7.99
  • Chalice of Rubies$7.99
  • Chalice of Rubies$9.99
  • Daily Ruby Deal$9.99
  • Pile of Terenite$9.99
  • Primal Oracle Bundle$9.99
  • Barbarian Upgrade Pack$9.99
  • Act 4 Bundle$9.99
  • Daily Order Hero$9.99
  • Daily Chaos Hero$9.99
  • Daily Might Hero$9.99
  • Star Oracle Pack$9.99
  • Adv. Dungeon Explorer's Pack$9.99
  • Seasonal Contract Pack$14.99
  • Contract Bundle$14.99
  • Mound of Terenite$16.99
  • Barrel of Rubies$17.99
  • Cart of Rubies$19.99
  • Stack of Terenite$19.99
  • Act 5 Bundle$19.99
  • Daily Order Hero$19.99
  • Daily Chaos Hero$19.99
  • Daily Might Hero$19.99
  • Contract Bundle$24.99
  • Premium Contract Bundle$29.99
  • Star Oracle Contracts$29.99
  • Legendary Surgeon Bundle$39.99
  • Insight Bundle$39.99
  • Enhancement Bundle$39.99
  • Severed Path Bundle$39.99
  • Chest of Rubies$39.99
  • Seasonal Contract Bundle$49.99
  • Star Oracle Bundle$69.99
  • Cart of Rubies$79.99
  • Star Oracle Pack$99.99
  • Massive Contract Bundle$99.99
1 purchases

Loop Hero

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$6.99

Questions

Is Grimguard Tactics free?
Grimguard Tactics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Loop Hero free?
Loop Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Grimguard Tactics or Loop Hero?
Loop Hero is rated higher. Grimguard Tactics averages 4.8 out of 5 from 3K ratings, while Loop Hero averages 4.9 from 3.9K ratings.
Do Grimguard Tactics or Loop Hero have ads?
Grimguard Tactics shows ads; Loop Hero does not.
Which is updated more often, Grimguard Tactics or Loop Hero?
Grimguard Tactics ships an update every 3 weeks, and Loop Hero every 10 days. Most recently, Grimguard Tactics was updated on October 22, 2026 and Loop Hero on October 22, 2026.

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