Firefight vs Sandbox Zombies
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Firefight
Experience World War II combat with unparalleled detail. This real-time simulation game features realistic physics for vehicles, individually modeled soldiers with vital stats, and dynamic squad interactions. Call in artillery support and engage in strategic battles against sophisticated AI or other players online.
- Realistic tank physics and movement
- 3D modeled ballistics and ricochets
- Individual soldier stats (rank, health, fatigue)
- Dynamic squad AI for ammo and medical support
- Call-in off-board artillery support
- Multiplayer versus AI or friends online
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Firefight is a World War II real-time simulation game with more AI and attention to detail than any other game in its genre to date. Tanks are modelled with a physics engine and have gears, rev counters and speedos, and steer themselves with brake levers to give them realistic looking tracked vehicle movement. Each bullet, shell or piece of shrapnel is modelled in 3D and ricochets realistically off sloping surfaces. You can see each infantryman's rank, name, weapon, ammunition remaining, heart rate and fatigue levels. Machine gunners will call for ammunition when they're running low and other squad members will rush over with spare ammo if they are carrying any. Wounded men call for medics who will sprint over to administer first aid. Call in air strikes, and off-board artillery to support your troops. Play against either the sophisticated built-in AI, or a friend over the internet. For a video showing the game in action see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysRtdalURDw
Sandbox Zombies
Engage in chaotic battle simulations by creating custom levels with diverse units and a vast arsenal. Pit humans against monsters like vampires, werewolves, and ninjas, or combine their abilities for unique combat scenarios. Enjoy a regularly updated, ad-free experience with an optional one-time purchase for the full version.
- Custom level creation
- Diverse unit types (humans, monsters, supernatural)
- Hybrid unit abilities
- Wide arsenal of weapons
- Silly and unique weapon options
- Regular updates
- Ad-free experience
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Sandbox Zombies is an action level editor. With zombies in it. Carefully set up your own elaborate scenarios, or just revel in causing chaos. With no innate goal, Sandbox Zombies trusts you to find fun in creativity and mischief. No ads and no internet required. Sandbox Systems: - Factions: Humans can fight humans too! There are 12 factions and you can edit who fights who. - Territory: Many units will try to claim territory for their faction, and this funnels units towards where the action is. - Modifiers: Units can be given a wide variety of modifiers such Invisibility, Armor, Vampirism, and much more. Many modifiers can be combined. - Spawners: Keep units respawning forever. So the battle can be endless while you just sit back and watch. - Electric Grid: Connect power sources (such as sensors and solar panels) to powered terrain (such as turrets, doors, spawners, lures, capture points, and more) to turn them on, or even make a certain faction control them. - Ground Mess: Bullet casings, scorch marks from explosions, and (depending on your settings) blood and guts from the injured will gradually paint the floor. You can wipe it clean by hand. - Day/Night Cycle: A Sun and Moon orbit the level separately, and can affect some units and terrain. - Offline Level Sharing: The entire sandbox data can be encoded into text for easy no-internet-required cross-platform sharing. - Controller Support: Optionally plug in a controller to take over any number of units and turrets at once and control them in the style of a twin stick shooter. Hand the controller to a friend and that's asymmetric local multiplayer. Support for multiple controllers is planned. Sandbox Content: - Normal Weapons: Shotguns, Rocket Launchers, Uzis, Miniguns, Smgs, Assault Rifles, Snipers, Revolvers, Flamethrowers, Swords - Silly Weapons too: Teleporter Guns, Paintball Guns, Frost Thrower, Zombification-Injector Guns, Braimwormifiers - Units: Humans, Ghouls, Mummies, Skeletons, Witches, Demons, Angels, Ninjas, Ghosts. And most of those can also be either Werewolves or Vampires on top of that! And zombified on top of that! - Terrain: Turrets, Crates, Explosive Crates, Sandbags, Barbed Wire, Mud, Fog, Doors, Lures, Sensors, Capture Points, Solar Panels - Units can be given extra modifiers: Metal Armor, Wings, Invincibility, Invisibility, Regeneration, Being On Fire, Being Frozen, Locust Breath, Emergency Teleport, Divinity, Brainworms, Vampirism, Lycanthropy, Zombification - And much more! There's just a one-time purchase for extra content, but the basic game is free so jump in and start causing chaos!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Firefight at 2.1K against Sandbox Zombies's 326. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Firefight sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Sandbox Zombies sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Firefight against 4.3 for Sandbox Zombies. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Firefight has 2.1K ratings behind it against 326, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Firefight's written reviews are positive against 84% of Sandbox Zombies's.
Firefight ships an update every 2 weeks, Sandbox Zombies fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Firefight | Sandbox Zombies |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (2.1K ratings) | 4.3 (326 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | 83.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2.1K — better | 326 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 903 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sean O'Connor | MOSS RED LLC |
Customer experience
Firefight
Sandbox Zombies
User reviews
Firefight
From 2.1K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Constantly updated
- 👍 Detailed and immersive
- 🚀 Excellent replay value
- 👍 Realistic combat simulation
- 👍 Impressive attention to detail
Room to improve
- 🐛 Tank AI issues
- 🐛 Troops not responsive to orders
- 🐛 Visibility issues with terrain
- 🔒 Paywall for most content
Sandbox Zombies
From 326 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun sandbox experience
- 👍 Variety of units and weapons
- 💡 Potential for great updates
- 👍 Good value for premium version
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezing
- 🔇 Lack of sound effects
- 🔒 Premium features locked behind paywall
Bugs and requests
Firefight
Reported bugs
4 issues- Tanks turning away from targets
- Troops not moving under fire
- Inability to see hidden enemies
- Inconsistent unit performance
Requested features
8 requests- Defensive missions
- Sandbox/custom battle mode
- Medic/support units
- Expanded campaigns (Eastern Front, Pacific, etc.)
- Multiplayer functionality
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- Map editor
- More varied game modes
- Ability to control individual squad members
Sandbox Zombies
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes and freezes when playing for extended periods
- Inability to restore premium purchases after reinstallation
- Spawner and control issues when reaching entity limit
Requested features
7 requests- Add more weapons and units
- Implement unit control and customization
- Increase map size and entity limit
- Introduce destructible terrain and buildings
- Add sound effects and background music
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- Implement save/load functionality
- Add vehicles and transportation options
In-app purchases
Firefight
- Autoire-Saint-Martin$2.99
- Bléneau Railway Station$2.99
- Remilly Town$2.99
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- Trichon Canal$2.99
- Hill 112$2.99
- Villers-Bocage$2.99
- Western Front Maps$9.99
- Eastern Front maps$9.99
- Pacific Front Maps$9.99
- Modern City Maps$9.99
Sandbox Zombies
- Sandbox Zombies Unlocked$4.99
- Sandbox Zombies Premium$4.99
Questions
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