Comparison

Arcane Quest 3 vs The Obelisk

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

Head to head
About

Arcane Quest 3

Embark on an epic adventure to save a fantasy realm by assembling a team of heroes, customizing their gear and spells, and battling dark forces. Engage in real-time multiplayer quests or create and share your own challenges with a robust level editor.

Highlights
  • Epic storyline with dozens of quests
  • 10 unique hero classes
  • 150+ equipment customization options
  • Real-time multiplayer quests
  • Quest editor for creating and sharing levels
  • Tabletop game inspired mechanics
Features
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Once again, the Powers of Darkness have returned to threaten the Realm of Auria. Join an epic journey to restore the honor of your guild and save your people, in this fantastic mix of adventure, role-playing, and strategy game. Choose your adventurers from 10 unique classes and vanquish hordes of orcs, undead, evil sorcerers and a lot more. Customize your heroes with more than 150 equipment options, learn powerful spells, and use all your strategy skills to defeat your enemies. Play real-time multiplayer quests with your friends and players from all around the world. Create and share your own quests! Infinite gameplay hours are guaranteed by the free level editor. FEATURES - Loyal to the classic tabletop games: roll the dice, level up your heroes, acquire new abilities and purchase the best equipment - Dive into an epic storyline including dozens of quests, find out the secrets of Auria and restore the honor of your guild - Real-time multiplayer missions to play with other players to obtain great rewards - Complete quests editor to publish and share your own quests, and play quests created by other players - Fully translated into English, French, German and Italian What Arcane Quest players are saying: - “Excellent adaptation of the HeroQuest board game. Brings back many childhood happy memories.” - “If you are looking to play a simple D&D board game for your phone, this is the game. Easy and fun, love it.” - “If you have been looking for a fantasy board game this is the best.“ - “If you were a fan of Hero Quest, Dragon Strike or D&D, board games, this is the perfect app to bring you back.”

About

The Obelisk

Embark on a roguelike dungeon crawl with a party of four adventurers. Explore procedurally generated dungeons filled with enemies, puzzles, and loot. Build and level up your party as you progress through challenging runs.

Highlights
  • Party-based roguelike gameplay
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • Character leveling and progression
  • Offline play supported
  • No ads or in-game shop
Features
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Guide your party of four adventurers through The Obelisk. You will encounter enemies, puzzles, loot and sprawling dungeons, all of which will be different every run. Build your own party and level up as you progress. The first level is free to try and the game runs fine offline. No ads, no shop, just one payment to unlock the full game if you choose.

Screenshots

Arcane Quest 34 screens
The Obelisk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Arcane Quest 3 at 4.6 against The Obelisk's 3.8. Arcane Quest 3 also leads on ratings volume (307 vs 5) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). The Obelisk's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Arcane Quest 3 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and The Obelisk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Arcane Quest 3 holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arcane Quest 3 has 307 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Arcane Quest 3 ships an update monthly, The Obelisk weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Arcane Quest 3 versus The Obelisk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterArcane Quest 3The Obelisk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (307 ratings) — better3.8 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews89.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings307 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size354 MB199 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperNex Game Studios OUDaniel Walters

Customer experience

Arcane Quest 3

All ratings307 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews125 reviews
Positive89.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.4%

The Obelisk

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Arcane Quest 3

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes and save file loss
  • Multiplayer mode not working as intended
  • Unresponsive controls and camera issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add in-game save option
  • Improve multiplayer functionality
  • Expand character progression and customization
  • Rebalance difficulty curve
  • Add more free character options

The Obelisk

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Arcane Quest 3

One-time9
  • Gold Pack 1$0.99
  • Arcanes Pack 1$0.99
  • Gold Pack 2$1.99
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  • Arcanes Pack 2$1.99
  • Hero Pack 1$1.99
  • Hero Pack 2$1.99
  • Hero Pack 3$1.99
  • Gold Pack 3$2.99
  • Ultimate Pack$2.99
1 purchases

The Obelisk

One-time1
  • Full game$2.99

Questions

Is Arcane Quest 3 free?
Arcane Quest 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Obelisk free?
The Obelisk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Arcane Quest 3 or The Obelisk?
Arcane Quest 3 is rated higher. Arcane Quest 3 averages 4.6 out of 5 from 307 ratings, while The Obelisk averages 3.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Arcane Quest 3 or The Obelisk have ads?
Arcane Quest 3 shows ads; The Obelisk does not.
Which is updated more often, Arcane Quest 3 or The Obelisk?
Arcane Quest 3 ships an update monthly, and The Obelisk weekly. Most recently, Arcane Quest 3 was updated on November 2, 2026 and The Obelisk on November 3, 2026.

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