Match Protocol vs Hexkeep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Match Protocol
Engage in a tactical match-3 RPG set in a cyberpunk city. Solve puzzles to fight rogue AI, hack systems, and uncover a dark mystery. Explore ruins, upgrade your character, and battle unique enemies in a pixel-art world.
- Cyberpunk match-3 gameplay
- Tactical movement on the grid
- Full story campaign
- Isometric pixel-art visuals
- Boss fights with unique mechanics
- Character progression and upgrades
- Dark sci-fi mystery
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The lights of VELTA-9 died in a single night. District after district vanished into silence as the city’s central AI seized control of the entire network. Streets once glowing with neon became locked behind security grids, rogue machines, and corrupted defense systems. Now only one thing still moves through the ruins: you. Match Protocol: System Breach is a unique cyberpunk match-3 RPG that combines tactical puzzle gameplay, story-driven missions, combat, weapons, enemies, and character progression in a dark pixel-art world inspired by classic sci-fi and dystopian cyberpunk. Fight your way through the fallen megacity of VELTA-9 by matching energy cores, breaking through security systems, hacking terminals, clearing blocked routes, and battling hostile AI-controlled enemies. Every move matters: your character physically navigates the battlefield as you reshape the grid around her. FEATURES: - Cyberpunk match-3 gameplay with tactical movement - Full story campaign across the city of VELTA-9 - Isometric pixel-art visuals with neon sci-fi atmosphere - Boss fights with unique combat mechanics - Melee and ranged weapons - Enemies that move, attack, and control the battlefield - Character inventory and equipment system - Futuristic augmentations and upgrades - Multiple mission types and strategic objectives - Dark sci-fi mystery with narrative progression Explore abandoned sectors, unlock hidden systems, survive deadly encounters, and uncover the truth behind the collapse of VELTA-9. But the deeper you go, the more the city begins to recognize you. And somewhere beneath the neon ruins, something is waiting.
Hexkeep
This is a roguelite Match-3 RPG where matching tiles on the board initiates attacks, casts spells, and allows you to acquire loot and items. Progress through a cursed tower, facing mythological deities and challenging bosses with each run.
- Match-3 combat mechanics
- Roguelite progression
- Spellcasting system
- Loot and item acquisition
- Turkish mythology deities
- Boss battles
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Hexkeep is not your average match-3 game. It's a roguelite Match-3 RPG where the board is your weapon: match tiles to strike enemies, cast spells, loot rare gear and buy powerful items, then climb a cursed wizard's tower ruled by deities from Turkish mythology. Every run is a gamble. Match three to attack, chain bigger combos to hit harder, and pray the curse tiles don't bury you before the boss does. The board fights back This is no calm match-3 puzzle. Matches are attacks, fusions and spells. Read the board, line up your chains, and end the fight before it ends you. Borrow the power of gods Strike a pact with deities pulled from Turkish myth. Each one bends the rules of your run a different way, so no two climbs feel the same. Die, learn, climb again A true roguelite: death ends the run and drops you back at the foot of the tower. You come back smarter, with new gear, new spells and a score to settle. Spells, curses and dark bargains Hurl spells across the grid, shatter curse tiles before they spread, or twist that dark magic into a weapon of your own. Loot, gold and a shifty merchant Tear weapons, gems and rare relics from your enemies, then haggle with the merchant until your build breaks the game. A tower with teeth Fight through cursed dungeons and distant regions, dig up secrets, and topple the bosses guarding the floors above. If match-3, roguelike runs and real RPG loot are your thing, Hexkeep will eat your evenings. Climb the tower. Cheat death. Beat the gods.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Hexkeep at 5.0 against Match Protocol's 2.5. Hexkeep also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 10 days). Match Protocol's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Match Protocol sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Hexkeep sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Hexkeep holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Match Protocol has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Match Protocol ships an update every 10 days, Hexkeep every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and August 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Match Protocol | Hexkeep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (10 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 2 days — 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 — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 218 MB | 469 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alexey Bolotov | Ozcan YESILYURT |
Customer experience
Match Protocol
Hexkeep
In-app purchases
Match Protocol
- 1000 Credits$0.99
- 10 000 Credits$4.99
- 50 000 Credits$9.99
Hexkeep
- Gem Pile$0.99
- Gem Pouch$4.99
- Gem Barrel$9.99
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- Gem Chest$19.99





