Hex Warriors vs Patient Zero
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hex Warriors
Engage in fast-paced hexagonal card warfare where you command a vast army. Collect diverse cards across four factions, strategically summon legendary heroes, and utilize human wave tactics to dominate the battlefield. Experience quick 3-minute matches with deep unit counter systems.
- Hexagonal card warfare
- Collectible card tiers
- Four warring factions
- Human wave tactics
- Random summons
- 3-minute RTS matches
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【Revolutionary RTS】Your Deck Commands a Million-Strong Army! A brand-new Hexagonal Card Warfare Dominate the hexa battlefield where every tile flip sparks strategic revolution: ► Gold Rush: Secure mines for explosive growth ► Legendary Card: Summon legendary heroes to reverse tides ► Human wave tactics: massive barracks send out troops at the same time ► Random summons: Luck is also part of strength Forge Your Ultimate Deck ► A Variety Of Collectible Cards: Common/Rare/Epic/Legendary tiers ► 4 Warring Factions: Humans/Orcs/Undead/Machine ► Alliance Synergy: Activate field advantages with 2/4/6 same-faction units 3-Minute RTS Mastery ► 90-Second Warfare: Faster tempo than MOBA clashes ► Rock-Paper-Scissors Chains: Master unit countersystem ► Dynamic Arena: - Climb rankings through consecutive wins - Unlock elite arenas with exclusive rewards Download now and join million commanders worldwide in REAL-TIME STRATEGIC DUELS! SUPPORT: https://www.voodoo.io PRIVACY POLICY: https://www.voodoo.io/privacy TERMS OF SERVICE: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Patient Zero
Simulate the creation and spread of a deadly plague in this realistic apocalypse simulator. Adapt your pathogen against global efforts to stop it and decide the fate of humanity. It's a strategic test of biology and survival.
- Hyper-realistic virus simulation
- Develop and adapt unique diseases
- Global infection across all countries
- Hundreds of evolving traits
- Respond to thousands of world events
- Built-in tutorials
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"Patient Zero" is a terrifyingly realistic virus simulator that combines strategic gameplay with a true-to-life global crisis. This is not just another virus game—it's a fully immersive pathogen game where every decision can alter the fate of humanity. Your virus infection has just begun with "Patient Zero." Now it's your mission to develop a deadly plague and adapt against everything humanity throws at you. This is the ultimate test of survival, cunning, and biology in one of the most intense pandemic games ever made. Features: ● Hyper-realistic, highly detailed world—experience the depth of a true virus simulation ● Flash controls and intuitive interface to guide you through global domination ● Unique types of diseases—each one mutates differently in this complex disease game ● Every country on Earth is available for infection—from major cities to remote islands ● Hundreds of traits to evolve, thousands of world events to respond to ● Built-in tutorials and help system for new players of biology games or infecting games Will you save the world or watch it fall? Become the ultimate bio-strategist in this pandemic plague game. Whether you’re stopping the outbreak or accelerating the virus infection, the fate of the planet is in your hands. If you love virus infection games, pandemic simulations, or strategic infecting games, this is the virus game you’ve been waiting for. Adapt. Survive. Infect. Download "Patient Zero" now – the most addictive and realistic pandemic and disease game experience on mobile!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Patient Zero at 4.6 against Hex Warriors's 3.7. Patient Zero also leads on review sentiment (27% vs 8%). Hex Warriors's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 4 months) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. Hex Warriors sells 24 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Patient Zero sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Patient Zero holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.5K and 5K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 8% of Hex Warriors's written reviews are positive against 27% of Patient Zero's.
Hex Warriors ships an update fortnightly, Patient Zero every 4 months. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.
| Parameter | Hex Warriors | Patient Zero |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.7 (4.5K ratings) | 4.6 (5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 7.9% of reviews | 26.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.5K | 5K — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 548 MB | 225 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Voodoo | Brightika, Inc. |
Customer experience
Hex Warriors
Patient Zero
User reviews
Hex Warriors
From 4.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast-paced gameplay
- 👍 Simple and easy to understand mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and performance issues
- 🎲 Heavily reliant on luck and RNG
- 💰 Pay-to-win elements
- 🕰️ Short match duration
Patient Zero
From 5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great gameplay
- 🚀 Smooth graphics
Room to improve
- 💸 Too many ads
- 🔍 Lack of content
Bugs and requests
Hex Warriors
Reported bugs
3 issues- Automatic losses from swiping down
- Inconsistent win/loss results
- Progression resets
Requested features
4 requests- Longer match timer option
- Improved bot/AI difficulty scaling
- Offline chest opening
- Community features (e.g. Discord)
Patient Zero
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game progress deleted due to phone dying
- Forced ads without user permission
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to restart from the beginning
- More pathogens to unlock
In-app purchases
Hex Warriors
- Monthly Card$9.991 Month
- Newbie Pack$0.99
- Basic Gems Pack$0.99
- Universal Cards 4$2.99
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- Weekly Hero Pack 1$2.99
- Arena Pack 1$2.99
- Arena Pack 2$2.99
- Starter Pack 1$2.99
- Arena Pack 3$4.99
- Standard Gems Pack$4.99
- Weekly Hero Pack 2$9.99
- Machine Pack$9.99
- Starter Pack 2$9.99
- Ability Fund$9.99
- Monthly Card$9.99
- Advanced Gems Pack$9.99
- Undead Pack$9.99
- Orc Pack$9.99
- Human Pack$9.99
- Season Pass$12.99
- Artifacts Pack$15.99
- Premium Gems Pack$19.99
- Deluxe Gems Pack$49.99
- Ultimate Gems Pack$99.99
Patient Zero
- Light Pack$0.99
- Medium Pack$3.99
- No Ads2 variants$4.99
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- Starter Pack2 variants$4.99
- Heavy Pack$9.99
- No Ads VIP2 variants$14.99
- Massive Pack$14.99
Questions
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