Last updated on December 8th, 2025 at 05:26 am
Occidental Heroes – Roleplaying Game Review
Occidental Heroes is a Roleplaying/Strategy game from Vladimir Jovanovic, first launched in 8th March 2018.
It’s rated 17+ and currently has 354+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Occidental Heroes Stand Out
Form an adventuring company and explore the recently colonized Occident.
Engage in brutal skirmishes and try to survive long enough to retire.
No reloads, no hand-holding, no mercy.
This Roleplaying game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Occidental Heroes is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 1st October 2025
Recent improvements include:
Challenges: when creating a new company, you will now be able to select a challenge and get some persistent in-game rewards. To be eligible for challenges, you need to have a cumulative score of at least 100% in the Book of Heroes, or have a company with a score of at least 50%.
If you have the shaman beastmaster with you, your pack animals will return to you after a retreat.
Argento will now offer another, potentially more useful reward when you bring him exotic ingredients, although money is still an option
Support for iPhone Air and better support for all iPhones and iPads.
Download & Availability
Occidental Heroes is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Occidental Heroes on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
We love this game, just thinking how much better itd be if there was more to do. Id love if you could get a dog as a companion that can help in battle but obviously you have to be careful it doesnt die Also we feel like a bigger map would be amazing, it gets a bit repetitive at times, even if we had to pay for it we would. Maybe even in the future you can work your way all the way up to being a king or something More gladiator fights would be awesome as well after youve finished doing them bc we did that when our people where still like lvl 3.
We never leave reviews but Ive been playing this game for years and it is one of the best games Ive ever played, its easy to learn but difficult to master we love everything about this game! Thank developers for making this gem of a game.
Best game we have ever played on the app store. Easily sunk 40 hours into runs and still enjoy starting over. Thank you.
This game is one of our all-time favorite games, not just on mobile but out of all games on all the platforms Ive played on. The gameplay loop is fun, the game is difficult enough to make any encounter thrilling and intense without being so hard as to kill our enjoyment. Permanent character death means that the stakes are high no matter what youre up against. The game saves in real time which makes it very easy to pick up and play during any spare time and your adventure carries on seamlessly between sessions. The only criticism we can muster is that after a time the radiant quests become somewhat stale once youve played for a while and done all of the unique quests, but the game is still a blast despite that minor issue. As far as we know the developer is still actively making content for the game to alleviate this issue. The game contains 1 paid expansion at the time of writing this review, and for all that it adds it is easily worth the price for all the time youll get out of it. Overall this game is a masterpiece that we would recommend to anyone we meet regardless of their gaming experience.
Absolutely incredible game that is challenging, unforgiving, and extremely rewarding. The depth of the world and excellent writing put this miles above any mobile game Ive played. Cant wait for more content.
We cannot say how overjoyed we were to find this game completely on accident. This has been the closest to a darklands sequel we have found while not as in depth that is not necessarily a bad thing. It has taken on a unique flair of its own with different combat styles that change as you level up. Truly we cant wait to play more there are too few of these text based rpgs and the author has our gratitude for giving this the effort he has.
We think we gave this game a bad review previously. Blame the player not the game. We didnt know what we were talking about. This game has classic hex crawls, turn based battles, clever game mechanics regarding your players longevity. Seriously one the best games on iOS ever. You just need to play it and see what its about.
We havent found another grid based rpg on mobile that has compared to this.
This game is absolutely amazing kinda reminds us of wartales.
Classic RPG. No crybabys allowed. Bought expanded version. Hope developer expands this. We will purchase updates as this developer is someone we want to sponsor.
We played this game many times over and when he released the updated version we paid the money because its one of the best games Ive ever downloaded. That said, we did appreciate the new stories and classes of heros (shaman and chemist), our only wish was that the desert setting was much more developed with unique quests and able to utilize the ports. We also wish the shaman was able to be upgraded like the chemist is (getting ingredients at different cities to upgrade her attack). It seems you never know what extra animal the shaman will be able to conjure and his attack is super weak so there is not an upside to having him join, additionally if one of the animals gets hit then it doesnt count as a flawless victory. We feel like if the developer put a lot more energy into expanding the game wayyyy past its current form he could make big money with it and really satisfy the fans. We appreciate the hard work he put into the game, as we know its only one guy developing it, but please keep at it and go all the way! We will be a faithful player for sure.
On paper this could be a great game, everything is there a game with great potential. The issue is that the game is extremely punishing and you can expect to lose everything youve worked on because the enemies become stronger much faster than you. We wish we could rate this game higher but its extremely difficult and frustrating to progress. And calling players who dont enjoy permadeath crybabies is a bit rude.
We have only recently started playing this game but like it a lot so far. It seems fun to play before bed in order to relax too.
Beyond excited to see that this game has had an update this year. We always wondered what happened to the developer, because in our opinion this is the best game youve released.
The game is amazing. We love the new features and that the story is continually updated. The gameplay feels like a mix of classic text-based and turn based strategy. To the developer, thanks for the new update.
Great game but pretty unforgiving. Misposition your units once and you lose the game ><.
We love this game, but if the dev was going to change the way the text was scaled before its no longer with a smaller phone screen in mind, then there should be an option to allow the original scaling. Now the whole game is weirdly zoomed in for our iPhone 6 screen, so some of the text in the opening screens runs off into the forward and back buttons, and the battle screen now is halfway cutting into the tiles on either side of the screen, which makes it a bit hard to tell whats going on at the edge of the battlefield and also a little more difficult than is necessary to tell your units to go onto those tiles. Also the text just generally feels really large on our screen and you have to scroll enough in this game even when most of the text is on screen at once, so thats not ideal, even if not major. All that being said, the game is overall fantastic and we used it to get through our onboarding process and first when we started our current job and we were left to sit around a computer for hours haha. Occasionally you get moments where youre asked to escort someone across the map for 20 coins and its just not worth it because you have to move them in battle due to them not have the discipline necessary to stay still on their turn and that alone makes escorts so much worse but otherwise its got a fun gameplay loop that we really enjoy and would recommend.
Our grif died and we couldnt hang out with Maite anymore :(.
We didnt give this game a fair shake at first. But now that Ive given it another look, Im very impressed. It scratches the lightweight RPG itch perfectly. It also has a surprising depth of narrative, quests, and content in general. Its so good we felt compelled to come back and give it the 5-star review it deserves, years later! Definitely looking forward to seeing if this developer has published other games.
We love this game. It reminds us of an old RPG called Darklands that had a lot of depth. We would love to see more apps or expansions from this developer.
Loved the game to bits, one thing that would be cool if there was an overall story and connected plot points in addition to the amazing substories.
We like this game a lot! Come in with the right expectations though: imagine an RPG thats all side quests and no main quest, and thats kinda what this game is like. Perfect for enjoying RPG gameplay in a more casual way.
This game is one of the best games on the App Store. The game is challenging however with some good placement you can defeat parties that outnumber you 2 to one.
Our man we would legitimately pay money for a second game like $1.99 keep making more love your stuff.
Ive been playing this game off and on for at least 4 or 5 years and we always seem to come back to it as our favorite game to pass the time on long train rides. The combat is difficult and rewarding. The characters are fun and the quests are interesting. We do hope we get more updates on the future.
While we love pixel games, it is hard to captivate us with the more simplistic styles of play. But we have always had a soft spot for text base games where your choices matter and this one is the best so far. The best part is: it is challenging and requires you to be very strategic. You cant accept every single quest all the time. You cant spend your whole game instigating all the fights possible until you are strong enough. Plus there is n incentive to retire your seasoned fighters and train up characters you meet along the way. We just found this game today and have probably played it for 7 hours. We cant stop! The commercials pop up just infrequently enough that we dont feel unvalued as a customer. It actually makes us want to pay to support the game without feeling like we got baited and switched (some free games are impossible to enjoy without paying). Really hope this game keeps expanding or that the dev makes another game that is similar. UPDATE: There does seem to be a glitch where we can no longer view the top bar when we go into town. Kind of hard to make informed purchases without access to that info.
We would totally pay for a new expanded version. This style of game has so much potential. We download this game a few times a year and play it until real life calls. We hope the developer sees all these great ratings and chooses to remake and expand this great game.
Hi!! We absolutely loved this game so much. We were wondering if there would be an update coming eventually.
Love this game and everything in it we love the ability to explore and we have sunk so much time into it awesome game developers did a awesome job.
Our favorite game but we still miss hal rigger. Please bring him back :).
The games is challenging and the stories along which each character are amazing. The art style is a fun look and its mechanics are easy! We found it a while ago and have played it as a on and off game as we go on trips and such and starting a new game each time is amazing. Its as if im going on to adventures! We love this game and hope to see more updates and more content to be added in the future.
A challenging punishing very skill based game.
We downloaded this game because we were interested by the description. Three hours then passed as we lost complete track of time playing this phenomenal game. Ive been so surprised by our enjoyment of this game because its a real gem among a lot of really terrible App Store games, and its somehow free to play. We get theres ads, but we wasnt even really distracted by them in any way. We think youve developed a truly remarkable game and we are sharing it with all our friends. Good work.
We love the fact that we cant revive anyone (we play with high stakes always because it feels a bit more real lol) and random encounters, we have not played much of it yet but we think this might be the best mobile game Ive played in a long while.
This is the best game Ive played in a while we think that all it needs is a bigger map/more character upgrades.
Where is the Editors Choice label! The random backstory and skills given to the characters you recruit make you form an attachment to them. You value them more and more as they complete quests and learn new skills. The mechanics are simple yet challenging. You will find yourself traveling on roads unless you want to starve in the forests. Reminiscent of classic RPGs, this game is rewarding, re-playable, and a rare hidden gem.
We left a scathing review about the amounts of ads (It really should be a crime to have so many). However we forgot that you can remove them and now we wish to state that AFTER YOU PAY TO REMOVE THE ALMOST UNENDING OBNOXIOUS ADS this is one of the greatest games ever. A straight forward hex based OSR style rpg similar to Forbidden Lands. You have to cough up some dough to get past the non-stop gameplay jarring ads, but its totally worth as this game is fantastic.
Great game, but there really needs to be an option to either disable tutorials completely or disable tutorials that we've already seen.
First off, we just want to say we absolutely love the game. Everything about it, we crave. One thing we have to say though, why is it that when you are escorting a monk and run into cultists, why cant the monk act as the warrior monk and bypass the fight.
RPGenius of a game. Id pay money for DLC. Heres to hoping theyll release extra content.
Best adventure game on the App Store, we love every bit of it.
If you love pixel graphics and turn based gameplay this one is for you. As long as you don't mind the hex grid field. Games like these are absolute gems and in our favorites of all time.
We just cant exactly figure out what to do, and maybe add more classes please.
This game is the best pixel rpg that Ive played on mobile, and it definitely lives up to its goal. Although, we could do with say, a ferry at Grionti that you could take to one of three separate small islands and back to grionti. Also, could do with more places to go in the North and West. Maybe South West area past St. Cithias could be of use? Also, maybe add more options and opportunities for the player to choose how they do encounters, like more options for the player to be the bad guy. For example, your party eventually becomes famous, but why not have options to have you known more infamously? Just wondering. Also, our main gripe is that there isnt enough weapon variety.
If possible we thought it would be really cool if your player made character and maybe other characters could have children to continue there line in the company or something like that we guess at least be an option for the player made character.
This game has potential. The story is different and compelling and character development is satisfying to a point. The frustrating part is the permadeath. You work to advance through the different quests only to be cut down by a random encounter. Healing does not exist in this game, and the weapons are few and dont seem to do much. Also, its not clear how to achieve the main objective of the game. Its definitely worth a try though. It might be exactly what youre looking for.
We really enjoy playing the game, the mechanics and everything but what we started to realize as we were playing was that we were repeating the same things again and again. We understand that each character has a quest line attached, but we were under the initial impression that there would be a main overarching storyline to accomplish. Game plays great just ends up being kind of pointless because in our opinion the 100% company goal is too grindy and not worthwhile.
We got bored after a few hours of play. The fencer is an interesting class but we found the other two classes to very basic. Maybe we just didnt play long enough.
This game has great gameplay, good story arks and brilliant dialogue. It is a jewel of a game. BUTit has one massive flaw. Occidental Heros is way to punishing. If a character drops to zero they are permanently gone. While this may not sound like a massive problem, as this is realistic, it is crushing to constantly have to replace your party members makes advancing impossible. And yes, we know that there is a chance to revive a fallen member if you have a fencer with the army surgeon background, but fencers are almost always the first ones to die in a fight, so the surgeon cant revive themselves because they are dead. We think the best way to fix this would be giving the character a major penalty due to injury when they drop to zero HP, but not killing them unless the whole party falls to zero. The surgeon would now have a fifty-fifty chance to now have an injury. Maybe an injury would give a character a 50% penalty to all stats, for 20 moves, or something like that. Thanks for reading our comment. We hope it proved useful to both devs and potential buyers.
All the mechanics are there. Its just uninspired and just not interesting. Its way too limited to be any serious fun, strategy nor tactical. Not really role playing. But after a while its so what.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 2.4.3
- Size: 69.04 MB
- iOS: 9.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References, Infrequent/Mild Profanity or Crude Humor
- Developer: Vladimir Jovanovic
Last updated: 1st October 2025 | Genre: Roleplaying, Strategy | Developer: Vladimir Jovanovic