Robotek vs Occidental Heroes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Robotek
Engage in a strategic battle against a robot empire to reclaim the planet. This action-RPG offers over 200 levels, a deep skill system, and customizable combat options. Engage in thrilling duels and online multiplayer battles.
- Strategy, action, and RPG blend
- Over 200 levels
- Skill system with 30+ levels
- 9 upgradable slot symbols
- 4 special abilities
- Online multiplayer battles
- Duel friends
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The humanity had fallen. In the great robot uprising machines took the planet over. Empire of Machine is the new world order. It's time to take it back! One node at a time. ◉ Unique blend of strategy, action and RPG. ◉ More than 200 levels spread all around the world. ◉ Rewarding skill system with more than 30 levels. ◉ 9 upgradable slot symbols to fit your own style of play. ◉ 4 special abilities including the devastating Nuke. ◉ Play thrilling duels with your friends! ◉ Play online battles in free multiplayer! Rip through your enemies with lasers, electrocute them or fry them with microwaves. Deploy your own robots to fight for you or steal them from your enemy. Protect and upgrade your forces or throw them away in a ruthless wave of destruction. Get experience from every battle, level up, gain power and crush the Empire of Machine! Check out the Strategy Guide for additional tips and tricks: http://blog.hexage.net/2011/05/27/strategy-guide-to-robotek/ IN-APP PURCHASES Robotek is free to play supported only by optional in-app purchases. You can finish the entire game without re-charging your energy. Play it safe: Learn all of the symbols in tutorial. Do not challenge nodes tougher than you. Master the gameplay, level up and go against weaker nodes first! You can always reset the campaign in Options and start from scratch. However with any in-app purchase you get: • Power & Coins • gain access to RECHARGE NODE • better Power gains for every victory • unlock the DUEL mode to play with friends
Occidental Heroes
Assemble an adventuring company to explore a new frontier. Engage in challenging skirmishes and strive for survival and eventual retirement. This game offers a no-holds-barred experience with no assistance.
- Form adventuring companies
- Explore the Occident
- Engage in brutal skirmishes
- Survival focus
- Retirement goal
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Form an adventuring company and explore the recently colonized Occident. Engage in brutal skirmishes and try to survive long enough to retire. No reloads, no hand-holding, no mercy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Robotek at none against Occidental Heroes's shown. Occidental Heroes's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 56%) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Robotek sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Occidental Heroes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Occidental Heroes holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 443 and 358 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Robotek's written reviews are positive against 87% of Occidental Heroes's.
Robotek ships an update every 3 months, Occidental Heroes every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Robotek | Occidental Heroes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (443 ratings) | 4.7 (358 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 55.6% of reviews | 87.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 443 — better | 358 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 | 12.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 11 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | David Peroutka | Vladimir Jovanovic |
Customer experience
Robotek
Occidental Heroes
Bugs and requests
Robotek
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Occidental Heroes
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- UI elements not scaling properly on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save progress and load games
- More character class options
- Expanded map and content
- Companion pets or animals
- Difficulty settings or options
In-app purchases
Robotek
- Power Dosage$0.99
- Captain Jones Costume$0.99
- Lord Outfit$0.99
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- Apocalypse Armor$0.99
- XP Doubler$0.99
- Recharger Node$0.99
- Power Package$1.99
- Power Hexage$2.99
Occidental Heroes
- Expanded edition$5.99
Questions
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