Comparison

Killing Zeus vs The Reeve

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

Head to head
About

Killing Zeus

Features
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Rogue like mixing deckbuilding and with tactical RPG mechanics Defeat Greek mythology heroes and monsters on your quest as Kronos to dethrone your son - the all mighty Zeus. Gather various cards and build the best deck to unleash powerful combos and effects upon your opponents.

About

The Reeve

Manage a medieval town during a challenging probationary period. Make critical decisions to overcome crises like famines, cultists, and plagues, impacting your town's reputation, order, military, and supplies. Your choices determine the town's fate and your own.

Highlights
  • Administrator role in a medieval town
  • Decision-making affecting town stats
  • Deal with crises like bandits and plagues
  • Branching narrative with unexpected events
  • Multiple endings based on strategy
  • Town simulator mechanics
Features
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You are an Administrator serving your probationary period in a medieval town. Make decisions to affect the town's reputation, order, military and supplies. Choose wisely to deal with bandits, famines, cultists and plagues. The most difficult choices will decide the fate of your town! [Details] Long, long ago, there was a large island south of a kingdom. You are an Administrator tasked with running one of its towns. Your 4-week probationary period will be riddled with adversities. Economic crises, bandits, a dreadful plague and a hostile indigenous religion all threaten to dismantle your little town. You will have to make decisions in the face of each hardship. Your choices will decide your fate after 4 weeks. Choose wisely. Each decision will affect stats including reputation, order, military and supplies. Low numbers on any of these may indicate your town's eventual demise. Predict which stats will be affected by how much before making your decision using your best judgment. The island's Governor is a very impatient man. He will not hesitate to strip you of your power if he disapproves of your policies. Gain the peoples favor and make the most of troops and supplies to get through your probationary period. You won't be alone. Work together with allies to overcome various hardships. [Features] - Unexpected Crises: New events await you with each playthrough. The narrative branches out in multiple different ways depending on your choices. - Town Simulator: Your actions must be based on your town's various stats. Stats are what shape your town and the events that unfold within it. - 11 Endings: There is more than one way to overcome each hardship. Your strategies employed during your probationary period will lead to vastly different endings.

Screenshots

Killing Zeus4 screens
The Reeve4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Killing Zeus at Free against The Reeve's $2.99. Killing Zeus also leads on update cadence (every 11 days vs every 2 months). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Killing Zeus is free to download; The Reeve costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Killing Zeus ships an update every 11 days, The Reeve every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 6 level
Killing Zeus versus The Reeve: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKilling ZeusThe Reeve
PriceFree โ€” better$2.99
Positive reviewsโ€”60.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 11 days โ€” betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetizationโ€”Paid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 โ€” better12.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size144 MB69 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperKevin BienvenuGray Muscat

In-app purchases

None

Killing Zeus

No in-app purchases

None

The Reeve

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Killing Zeus free?
Killing Zeus is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Reeve free?
The Reeve costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Killing Zeus or The Reeve have ads?
Neither Killing Zeus nor The Reeve shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Killing Zeus or The Reeve?
Killing Zeus ships an update every 11 days, and The Reeve every 2 months. Most recently, Killing Zeus was updated on September 9, 2026 and The Reeve on September 21, 2026.

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