Quest Hunter vs Space Pioneer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
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.
- RPG classes system
- Multiplayer deathmatch
- Explore new galaxies
- Upgrade weapons and skills
- Annihilate giant bosses
- Build and upgrade base
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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
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Quest Hunter | Space Pioneer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (372 ratings) | 4.8 (8.1K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.9% of reviews | 77.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 372 | 8.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.7 GB | 249 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | 2 Zombie Games | Vivid Games S.A. |
Customer experience
Quest Hunter
Space Pioneer
User reviews
Quest Hunter
From 372 App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Quest Hunter
- Strangewood$4.99
- Quest Hunter - full game$9.99
Space Pioneer
- VIP SUBSCRIPTION3 Days trial$3.997 Days
- Handful of gems$1.99
- Special Offer Small$1.99
- PILE OF GEMS$2.99
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- 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









