Zombie City Exploder vs Backpack Viking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zombie City Exploder
Defend your country from evolving zombies by strategically deploying warplanes, cannons, and soldiers. Adjust your defenses as the enemy advances to prevent them from crossing the restricted area.
- Deploy warplanes, cannons, and soldiers
- Strategic trench deployment
- Evolving zombie enemies
- Weapon adjustment system
- Country protection mission
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Ruthless zombies pounces on our country. They continuously evolve to become more and more aggressive. Our shellfire almost can’t stop them. Dear brave soldiers, your country needs you. We need you to undertake this great mission--PROTECT COUNTRY AND DESTROY ENEMIES! You have to build a solid front, otherwise these zombies will go across the restricted area to evade our territory if careless and you fail. Gameplay: The game provides dozens of warplanes, cannons and soldiers with different powers but there are only ten trenches to deploy. Please deploy reasonably. Zombies are bound to evolve when you complete a level. Please remember to adjust the weapons in time to deploy your defense front.
Backpack Viking
Embark on a Viking adventure, crafting and merging weapons in your backpack to defeat goblin hordes. Strategically manage your inventory, level up gear, and utilize item buffs to enhance combat abilities and restore peace.
- Craft and merge weapons
- Backpack inventory management
- Level up weapons
- Item buffs and placement
- Defend against goblin hordes
- Viking warrior adventure
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Embark on an epic adventure as a Viking Warrior in Backpack Viking! Craft and merge powerful weapons within the limited space of your backpack to fend off relentless hordes of goblins devastating the land. Strategically manage your inventory to maximize your arsenal's potential. Merging weapons levels them up, unleashing greater power. Certain equipment in your backpack grants buffs to other items around them, requiring you to thoughtfully place each item to enhance your combat abilities. Will you survive the onslaught and restore peace to your homeland? Dive into this thrilling blend of strategy and action where every decision in your backpack counts!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Backpack Viking at 4.5 against Zombie City Exploder's 3.0. Backpack Viking also leads on ratings volume (338 vs 1) and review sentiment (15% vs 0%). Zombie City Exploder's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 11) and update cadence (every 3 days vs weekly). On price, ads 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
Both are free to download. Backpack Viking sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Zombie City Exploder asks for nothing beyond the download.
Backpack Viking holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Backpack Viking has 338 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Zombie City Exploder's written reviews are positive against 15% of Backpack Viking's.
Zombie City Exploder ships an update every 3 days, Backpack Viking weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 14, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zombie City Exploder | Backpack Viking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.5 (338 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 15.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 338 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 261 MB | 181 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 博 王 | Potato Play Pte. Ltd. |
Customer experience
Zombie City Exploder
Backpack Viking
Bugs and requests
Zombie City Exploder
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Backpack Viking
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game freezes and crashes
- Enemies freeze at spawn point
- Progression issues with not getting credit for completing stages
Requested features
3 requests- Option to store gear between rounds
- Option to watch ads for extra bag space
- Adjustable 2x speed option
In-app purchases
Zombie City Exploder
No in-app purchases
Backpack Viking
- Bundle $0.99$0.99
- Bundle $2.99$2.99
- Bundle $3.99$3.99
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- Bundle $4.99$4.99
- Bundle $6.99$6.99
- Bundle $9.99$9.99
- Bundle $14.99$14.99
- Bundle $19.99$19.99
- Bundle $39.99$39.99
- Bundle $49.99$49.99
- Bundle $99.99$99.99
Questions
Is Zombie City Exploder free?
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