Comparison

HERO vs Post Brutal

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

Head to head
About

HERO

Engage in a retro-style action game where you control a hero to save the city from an invading army. Power up your hero, master combo skills, and utilize a variety of weapons and environmental elements to defeat enemies and solve puzzles. Collect items, level up your character, and explore hidden areas in this 8-bit pixelated adventure.

Highlights
  • Retro 8-bit pixel art style
  • Power-up and costume system
  • Over 10 combo skills
  • Variety of weapons and throwable objects
  • RPG-like leveling system
  • Quest system with stone collection
  • Puzzle elements with levers
Features
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RETRO STYLE - HEROES COMBO ACTION GAME ! 8 BIT-DOTS Pixels. Unknown army occupies the city and all the building and roads got broken. HERO-X moves to save the Earth. The Costumes: -Make the super power heroes by Power-up! -Change the costumes by Power-up! The Combo: -The special attack by each hero. -More than 10 Combo Skills. -Basic combo, air combo, varieties of combo. -Level-up system like RPG games. The Weapons: -UZI, M-16, AK-47, Beretta, Magnum! -Using attacking guns, rifles, grenades. -Carry, destroy, and throw the objects. -Utilize conveyer belts, icy ground, jumping board, and propellers. The A.I. -Various Boss stage with the best A.I. -Smart play with optimized system for mapping. -Many attacking skills like a fighting action game. The Quests: -Collect stones as completing many quests. -Use a lot of skills based on stones. -Use 3 abilities at the same time. The Puzzles: -Stage consisting of numerous map tiles. -Puzzle factor using 'Levers'. The Game Features: -Have action animations more than 100. -Collect gold, buy heroes, and Level-up! -Clear the villains easily with Level-up and experience points. -Find the hidden area in stage. -Feel the retro arcade game!

About

Post Brutal

Experience a brutal 3D action RPG set in a zombie-infested city. Customize your character with your own face and voice, master dynamic combat with a vast arsenal, and employ stealth tactics. Your choices shape the story and the fate of survivors in this post-apocalyptic world.

Highlights
  • 3D action RPG gameplay
  • Character face and voice customization
  • Dynamic combat with 28+ weapons
  • Stealth and lock-picking mechanics
  • Meaningful character skill development
  • Branching story with multiple endings
  • Renewable patrol missions for replayability
Features
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POST APOCALYPTIC AND BRUTAL Post Brutal is a 3D action RPG experience that puts you at the centre of the zombie apocalypse. Enter the quarantine of City Zero and band together with other survivors struggling to survive in the aftermath of The Event, the cataclysm that drove over half the city's population into a feral frenzy. PLACE YOURSELF IN THE GAME • Give your character your own face in the game, with FaceRoom • Record your own voice for in game conversation, with VoiceRoom INTENSE, DYNAMIC COMBAT • Fast paced, gore soaked action • Use Adrenaline Rush to slow time • Assemble an arsenal of over 28 diverse weapons (and growing!) • Switch between ranged and melee combat with ease • Your choice of armaments allow for tactical, diverse battles SNEAK, STEAL, STRIKE • Use stealth to move unseen and elude your enemies • Silently dispatch unwitting prey with the Assassin skill • Open new routes and help yourself to loot with lock picking MEANINGFUL CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT • 10 Skills to choose from, 30 skill level upgrades • Tailor your character to your play style • Skill levels are not just better statistics, but tangible benefits with noticeable differences BECOME PART OF THE STORY • A rich setting with an engaging story • Explore the ruins of City Zero • Get to know fellow survivors through dialogue • Discover what is happening in the wider city through emails and journals • Unravel the mystery behind The Event • Enter the daily struggle against the bestial Afflicted and the sadistic Raiders • Your actions decide the fate of other characters • Multiple campaign story branches and endings COMPLETE MISSIONS YOUR WAY • Complete objectives your own way; no one solution is more valid • Berserk assault, covert operations, or negotiation; it's your choice THE STRUGGLE GOES ON • Renewable Patrol missions mean endless replayability • Tackle multiple mission types • Contribute to the cause, gain experience, fill your pockets A CHALLENGE BEYOND BRUTAL • Complete over 60 achievements to prove your skill and earn rewards • Conquer high difficulty modes for all new challenges • Unlock an exclusive achievement based weapon CONTROL THE CHAOS • Position and scale the core Touch controls • Compatible with joypads The children of The Event are closing in. The zombies of The Afflicted want your flesh. The Raiders want you to suffer. Your choices will shape the future of the disaster struck city that wants you dead. ================= PREMIUM UPGRADES ================= Post Brutal is completely free to download! You can play Patrol missions, access the hub town, level up your character, and unlock almost all weapons and equipment without purchasing any of the premium upgrades! Player customisation is a premium feature but is temporarily available during the tutorial missions. The core story-based campaigns are also premium. Finally, Post Brutal must be online unless you unlock the "Play Offline Without Ads" IAP. You can choose to upgrade any of these features whenever you like! ============== LOCALIZATIONS ============== English is the only language officially supported. As a convenience to our international players, we have implemented automatic translations in Spanish, Italian, German, French, Portuguese, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Korean and Japanese (powered by Yandex.Translate). ============= REQUIREMENTS ============= POST BRUTAL has been designed for iOS devices with at least 1GB of RAM (iPhone5+, iPad 3+, iPad Mini 2+, iPod Touch Gen 6+). =========== FOLLOW US! =========== http://www.helltap.com http://www.facebook.com/helltapgames/ http://www.twitter.com/helltap

Screenshots

HERO3 screens
Post Brutal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: HERO at none against Post Brutal's shown. HERO also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.0) and review sentiment (80% vs 61%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. HERO sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Post Brutal sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

HERO holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HERO has 585 ratings behind it against 25, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of HERO's written reviews are positive against 61% of Post Brutal's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HERO ships an update every 4 weeks, Post Brutal every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
HERO versus Post Brutal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHEROPost Brutal
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (585 ratings) — better4.0 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews79.6% of reviews — better60.9% of reviews
Number of ratings585 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB1.2 GB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperJongha BackHell Tap Entertainment LTD

Customer experience

HERO

All ratings585 ratings
Positive86.0%
Neutral8.4%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews470 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral12.1%
Negative8.3%

Post Brutal

All ratings25 ratings
Positive72.0%
Neutral8.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews46 reviews
Positive60.9%
Neutral13.0%
Negative26.1%

Bugs and requests

HERO

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes after cutscenes
  • In-app purchases not working correctly
  • Black screen on launch
  • Save data loss

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more playable heroes and villains
  • Implement controller support
  • Add checkpoints and ability to choose starting hero
  • Improve level design and enemy variety

Post Brutal

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

HERO

One-time10
  • +30 Gems$0.99
  • +10,000 Gold$0.99
  • Map Pack (Gems+Gold)$0.99
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  • +180 Gems$4.99
  • +58,000 Gold$4.99
  • +380 Gems$9.99
  • +130,000 Gold$9.99
  • +1,250 Gems$29.99
  • +4,500 Gems$99.99
  • +1,500,000 Gold$99.99
10 purchases

Post Brutal

One-time10
  • Buy 1000 Salvage$0.99
  • Salvage Doubler$0.99
  • Unlock Player Customization$0.99
Show 7 more
  • Buy 2500 Salvage$1.99
  • Play Offline Without Ads$1.99
  • Unlock Campaign$1.99
  • Buy 6500 Salvage$4.99
  • Post Brutal Premium Pack$4.99
  • Buy 14,000 Salvage$9.99
  • Buy 90,000 Salvage$49.99

Questions

Is HERO free?
HERO is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Post Brutal free?
Post Brutal is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, HERO or Post Brutal?
HERO is rated higher. HERO averages 4.4 out of 5 from 585 ratings, while Post Brutal averages 4.0 from 25 ratings.
Do HERO or Post Brutal have ads?
Post Brutal shows ads; HERO does not.
Which is updated more often, HERO or Post Brutal?
HERO ships an update every 4 weeks, and Post Brutal every 3 weeks. Most recently, HERO was updated on October 15, 2026 and Post Brutal on October 4, 2026.

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