Comparison

Quest Hunter vs Space Pioneer

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

Head to head
About

Quest Hunter

An isometric action-RPG where player choices shape the narrative. Explore dungeons, solve puzzles, and battle monsters solo or with up to four players online or locally. Upgrade skills and gear to defeat powerful bosses.

Highlights
  • Story-driven RPG with choices
  • Cooperative multiplayer (online & couch)
  • Randomly generated dungeons
  • Quests and puzzles
  • Character skills and upgrades
  • Weapon and armor customization
  • Boss battles
Features
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Play first locations for free. In-app purchase of the full game. Quest Hunter is an isometric action-RPG where your choice drives the story. Find tons of treasures and secrets, solve puzzles, equip your character, level up your skills and finish off enemy bosses. Play on the couch, alone or with friends, or make it an online party for up to four players! + Story-driven RPG Influence the storyline, choosing the answers in the dialogues. Untangle the insidious plans of your enemies and bring them out into the open. Save the world from the eternal darkness! + Cooperative mode Play the game online with your friends, or on couch on one screen (Up to 4 players). Fight against evil shoulder to shoulder or make a mass grave in the enemy’s lair! + Random generated dungeons Try your luck, see if you can find the way out of the dungeon. Where could it be this time? Who’s waiting for you around the corner? + Quests and puzzles Move, turn, light, switch over, dig up… In short, solve a variety of quests and puzzles. Search for treasure maps to become the richest man in the camp! + Skills and super powers Upgrade the character attributes and explore new skills. Become an invincible killing machine and turn your enemies into dust! + Weapons, armor and items Find, create and upgrade your weapon and armor. Cook potions or make bombs. Take a shovel and a straw hat or a sharp blade and a helmet – it’s up to you to decide! + Monsters and bosses Mysterious beasts from the darkness – light the torch and they will scatter away. Insidious bandits – give them your money and you’ll stay alive. Cunning bosses – find your approach to them! + Treasure and trophies Stuff your pockets with trophies of your defeated enemies. Find all stashes and hiding places. Dig up all the treasures of the Dark World! + Cross-play in co-op mode is available for all platforms! And remember: you are safe only by the light of the torch! ------------------ Twitter: @2zombiegames Discord: discord.gg/2zombie

About

Space Pioneer

Engage in alien invasion PvP combat with diverse character classes and unique abilities. Explore new galaxies, upgrade weapons, and battle giant bosses in this action-packed top-down shooter.

Highlights
  • RPG classes system
  • Multiplayer deathmatch
  • Explore new galaxies
  • Upgrade weapons and skills
  • Annihilate giant bosses
  • Build and upgrade base
Features
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The “Very Old Friends” update is here, and it comes with a new rpg classes system. You can now play as the all-rounder Pioneer, the Mars born, defense-focused Heavy, or Light the alien shooter. What are these classes for? Well they give you different playstyles, particularly in multiplayer modes. In deathmatch you can take advantage of their unique stats and weapon preferences to outplay your opponents. Each class also has a set of passive bonuses which affect all players in your crew and make it easier to be the ultimate space shooter... “quite honestly brilliant” - 5/5, TouchArcade review “Space Pioneer is just an awful lot of fun” - 8/10 PocketGamer “definitely one of our favorite releases of the year” - 5/5, TouchArcade game of the week Use the latest hi-tech alien shooter weapons to stop the alien threat! DISCOVER NEW GALAXIES & EXPLORE INCREDIBLE WORLDS Explore strange new worlds with your trusty robot sidekick. Make your way across fantastical planets from icy tundra to Mars like dust desert to the lush jungles brimming with flora and fauna. ARTISTIC LOOK & FEEL Unique space art & music direction creates vivid pastel Mars like worlds you’ve never seen in shooter games before. ACTION-PACKED GAMEPLAY To make it through hordes of mars space aliens, you need to be a skilled, versatile hunter. Fast top-down shooting action will test your combat reflexes and tactics in battle. In solo or multiplayer, never let your guard down in this space shooter. DYNAMIC OBJECTIVES SYSTEM Recover stolen disks, defend space art, repair crashed craft and complete missions to earn loot and unlock awesome new gear and rpg skills. Every time you play missions have new objectives, enemies, loot games and additional challenges. INFINITE UNIVERSE The endless space has countless hostile galaxy to conquer. Combined with a dynamic objectives system, the shooter gameplay is truly infinite in Space Pioneer. UPGRADE YOUR WEAPONS AND SKILLS Get even more firepower for your machine gun, Vulcan shotgun or Mars flamethrower. Earn loot to upgrade the weapons and gear including gun turrets, rifles, blasters and mines. Unlock dozens of combat skills to give you the fighting edge. ANNIHILATE GIANT BOSSES From aggressive shooter robots and giant mechs from Mars to venomous hornet invaison, face-off against massive bosses, each with unique offensive and defensive games, including reinforced battle shields and powerful beam blasts. STOP THE SPACE HORDE Battle it out against increasingly tough waves of ferocious space aliens in multiplayer horde modes to obtain tasty loot in three shooter games difficulty levels: normal, hard and hell. There is no easy game mode in loot games. BUILD YOUR OWN SPACE SHOOTER BASE Customize and upgrade your Mars space base to increase your resource production and power up your equipment with an RPG progression system. Space Pioneer is free to download and play, however, some game items can also be purchased for real money. If you don't want to use this feature, please disable in-app purchases in your device's settings. A network connection is also required. By downloading the game you accept our games End User License Agreement, Terms of Service and Privacy Policy: http://support.vividgames.com/policies Contact us anytime at support@vividgames.com

Screenshots

Quest Hunter4 screens
Space Pioneer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Space Pioneer at 4.8 against Quest Hunter's 4.3. Space Pioneer also leads on review sentiment (77% vs 58%) and ratings volume (8.1K vs 372). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Quest Hunter sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Space Pioneer sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Space Pioneer holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Space Pioneer has 8.1K ratings behind it against 372, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Quest Hunter's written reviews are positive against 77% of Space Pioneer's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Quest Hunter ships an update every 6 weeks, Space Pioneer monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Quest Hunter versus Space Pioneer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuest HunterSpace Pioneer
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (372 ratings)4.8 (8.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.9% of reviews77.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3728.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.7 GB249 MB
Age rating9+9+
Developer2 Zombie GamesVivid Games S.A.

Customer experience

Quest Hunter

All ratings372 ratings
Positive81.2%
Neutral5.6%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews140 reviews
Positive57.9%
Neutral11.4%
Negative30.7%

Space Pioneer

All ratings8,142 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews1,216 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral6.2%
Negative16.5%

User reviews

Quest Hunter

From 372 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Interesting gameplay
  • 👍 Good graphics and art style
  • 💡 Unique dungeon crawler mechanics
  • 🎮 Supports controllers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and stability issues
  • 💰 Expensive full version price
  • ⏱️ Short gameplay length
  • 🔋 Performance and battery drain concerns

Space Pioneer

From 8.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Enjoyable gameplay loop
  • 💎 Good value for free-to-play
  • 🎨 Appealing graphics and art style
  • 🕹️ Responsive controls

Room to improve

  • 🔁 Repetitive levels and objectives
  • 🕰️ Slow progression and grind
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🤖 Lack of character/robot customization

Bugs and requests

Quest Hunter

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashing on launch
  • Inventory/UI issues
  • Progression blocking bugs

Requested features

4 requests
  • More character customization options
  • Expanded story and content
  • Cloud/cross-device save support
  • Difficulty options and replayability

Space Pioneer

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing and crashing
  • Reward system not working as intended
  • Progression issues after updates

Requested features

5 requests
  • Multiplayer and co-op modes
  • More diverse levels and enemy types
  • Improved progression and reward system
  • Character/robot customization options
  • Offline play support

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Quest Hunter

One-time2
  • Strangewood$4.99
  • Quest Hunter - full game$9.99
10 purchases

Space Pioneer

Subscriptions1
  • VIP SUBSCRIPTION3 Days trial$3.997 Days
One-time9
  • Handful of gems$1.99
  • Special Offer Small$1.99
  • PILE OF GEMS$2.99
Show 6 more
  • Special Offer Medium$2.99
  • Laser Rifle & Top Galaxy Armor$3.99
  • BRIEFCASE OF GEMS$4.99
  • Special Offer Large$4.99
  • Live offer 7$4.99
  • Rogue loot & combat minigun$9.99

Questions

Is Quest Hunter free?
Quest Hunter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Space Pioneer free?
Space Pioneer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Quest Hunter or Space Pioneer?
Space Pioneer is rated higher. Quest Hunter averages 4.3 out of 5 from 372 ratings, while Space Pioneer averages 4.8 from 8.1K ratings.
Do Quest Hunter or Space Pioneer have ads?
Neither Quest Hunter nor Space Pioneer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Quest Hunter or Space Pioneer?
Quest Hunter ships an update every 6 weeks, and Space Pioneer monthly. Most recently, Quest Hunter was updated on November 6, 2026 and Space Pioneer on November 12, 2026.

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