# Aruna's Adventure — A retro action adventure.

> Retro 8-bit action-adventure game with combat, exploration, and boss fights. (iPhone/iPad app by James Swiney.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arunas-adventure/id1529770984 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [James Swiney](https://appshunter.io/developer/481532695)
- Category: Games, Entertainment, Adventure, Role Playing
- Price: $4.99
- Rating: 4.40/5 from 84 App Store ratings · 24 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 13.4 · 22 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2020-09-22
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: paid
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arunas-adventure/id1529770984/reviews.md

## What is Aruna's Adventure?

Aruna’s Adventure takes you on a nostalgic trip back to the early '90s action adventure games. It has a vibrant 8 bit pixel art style and an emphasis on action combat combined with exploration.
The player takes control of the blue haired heroine Aruna, who along with her guiding fairy is trying to stop the Dark Lord from infesting the lands with monsters.
Aruna explores the multiple landscapes of the world fighting monsters, finding secrets, entering dungeons and fighting bosses.

Main Game Features :
 - Engaging fun combat: Aruna can dash, strike and use special weapon attacks.
 - Over 400 handcrafted screens that stitch together into 3 Large overworld areas and 6 sprawling dungeons.
 - Unique and challenging boss fights.
 - Get coins from enemies and secret chests to buy new gear in the shops throughout the world.
 - A classic retro story with wizards, fairies and a dark lord.

It may be retro style but we have modern conveniences :
 - Autosaving, never lose any progress if you have to shut down quickly (however there is a penalty for death of course).
 - Cloud syncing for save games.
 - Controller support for both gameplay and menus.
 - Game Center achievements.
 - 120fps on supported devices.

## Key features

- Engaging combat with dash and special attacks
- Over 400 handcrafted screens across 3 overworld areas
- 6 sprawling dungeons
- Unique and challenging boss fights
- Coin system for buying new gear
- Autosaving and cloud syncing
- Controller support

## Chart rankings

- #200 in Top Paid · Role Playing (US App Store)

## Recent user reviews (10 of 24)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/arunas-adventure/id1529770984/reviews.md

### 3/5 — Great game but needs control improvement

*2024-09-08*

Super fun game, just what I was looking for, but the controls are difficult to use. Movement is up down left and right. But dragging your finger or thumb around doesn’t work, you basically have to constantly lift your thumb up and move it. It’s so hard to change direction. And the other controls for your weapon and up to three other items are small and close together. You often can’t switch between them without looking, and my thumb loses the sense of position so I constantly have to reset my hand.  I trigger the wrong item. I trigger no item. Super annoying, especially when winning the game depends on being able to use these items in combination. It takes twice as long to get through a challenge because you can’t successfully use the controls. I hope this developer fixes it, and I hope they make more games! I will buy them.

### 5/5 — Hours of fun!

*2024-07-28*

I downloaded this game for a flight so that I wouldn’t get bored. I didn’t realize how long I would be playing! I didn’t find any glitches in my 3 hours that I had played on the flight, and it was pretty smooth gameplay. I would very much recommend if you enjoy adventure games like Zelda!

### 5/5 — A really good Zelda-like game

*2024-02-14*

I highly recommend this game with a retro feel.  The best part is the exploration.  For me the bosses are just the right amount difficult: some put up a really good fight but none got frustrating.  There are glitches, but the game is very playable, and is well worth my time and money.

### 5/5 — 10 stars.

*2021-04-07*

Perfect graphics for my taste and though I play jrpg mostly this is a retro rpg like Zelda that I love to play.

### 3/5 — Great Zelda clone for IOS with trash controls

*2021-03-31*

Yes, the controls are as bad as everyone says. 

It’s a D pad. And it’s too big. There are no vibrations to tell where you on the D pad. Starting out - you’ll literally have to look down to see where your thumb is before you get it down. I’m a good ways in and I still take damage because Aruna won’t move out of the way in time. 

Not gonna lie, I was regretting buying this game within about 3 minutes of starting. But that feeling passed fairly quickly. 

But like everyone else has said - if you like the old school Zeldas - you’ll like this. It’s a very condensed, bite-sized, Zelda game.

I’m very conflicted on what to rate this. If I could, I think I’d probably rate it 3.5 stars.

### 5/5 — Amazing.

*2021-03-03*

Fun game, makes it a lot more better when used with a PS4 controller.

### 3/5 — Crashes

*2021-02-15*

Game is really great but the crashes are not fun at all. 4 crashes in a row within the first hour played. It’s great your game is saved right when you heal your self. The gamer is good just not the crashes

### 4/5 — Gem disappeared

*2021-02-14*

I love this game but I can’t get past the 3rd tome. I got all of the gems but somewhere along the line the green gem disappeared. I went back to all of the chests on the level but they were all open.

### 1/5 — Fun game but crashing on loading now

*2021-01-24*

This game was fun while I could play it. Now the game crashes as soon as I hit the saved game to load. If this is fixed I would definitely give it 4-5 stars!😢

### 2/5 — Bad directional controls.

*2021-01-17*

This game would be a lot more fun with a dynamic joystick. The fixed directional pad is so hard to work with that it’s essentially the only thing adding difficulty to an otherwise simple easy adventure game. 
As enemies become more difficult to kill and have more powerful attacks it’s becoming nearly unplayable.

## Frequently asked questions about Aruna's Adventure

### What kind of game is Aruna's Adventure?

Aruna's Adventure is a retro action-adventure game designed to evoke the feel of early '90s titles. It features vibrant 8-bit pixel art, engaging combat, and exploration across multiple landscapes and dungeons.

### What are the main gameplay features?

Players can expect engaging combat with abilities like dashing and special weapon attacks. The game includes over 400 handcrafted screens, 3 large overworld areas, 6 sprawling dungeons, unique boss fights, and a system to buy new gear with in-game coins.

### Is Aruna's Adventure free to play?

Aruna's Adventure is a paid application. There are no in-app purchases or advertisements mentioned in the description, indicating a one-time purchase model.

### What modern conveniences does the game offer?

Despite its retro style, the game includes modern features such as autosaving, cloud syncing for save games, controller support for gameplay and menus, Game Center achievements, and 120fps support on compatible devices.

### What is the story of Aruna's Adventure?

The game follows the blue-haired heroine Aruna and her guiding fairy as they attempt to stop the Dark Lord from spreading monsters across the land. It features a classic retro story with elements like wizards and fairies.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.2 — 2026-07-09

Bug fixes and performance improvements

### 2.1 — 2023-09-13

Updated to support the latest devices.

### 2.0 — 2022-09-30

Improved the pixel scaling, so enjoy crispier pixel art!.

### 1.9 — 2022-09-28

iOS 16 Updates.

### 1.8 — 2021-09-25

Aruna's Adventure will now run at 120fps on iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max

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