Comparison

The Quest vs Planescape

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

Head to head
About

The Quest

Embark on a hand-drawn open-world RPG adventure with grid-based movement and turn-based combat. Explore a vast kingdom, customize your character with various skills and gear, and make choices that shape your destiny. Uncover mysteries, face dangerous creatures, and complete quests in a world full of magic and intrigue.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn open world exploration
  • Grid-based movement
  • Turn-based combat
  • Customizable characters and skills
  • Main story and side quests
  • Day/night cycle and weather system
  • In-game card game
Features
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The Quest is a beautifully hand-drawn open world role playing game with old school grid-based movement and turn based combat. In the kingdom of Monares trouble is brewing. The governor of Freymore is missing and the island is in tumult. The mages all prophesy a dark shadow looming over the safety of the kingdom. As an Agent of the king, it's your job to find out what is happening and avert any danger. Choose from five customizable races and an array of skills, weapons, armor and enchantments, and explore a huge world of four cities and a wilderness of mountains, caves, lakes and forests – full of mystery, magic and intriguing challenges. Meet the many inhabitants, each with its own agenda and attitude towards your character. Some will be helpful, some greedy or lascivious or just plain mean. You will have many choices, including some that may place you against the law, along your way to the dramatic ending of your own choosing. Key Features: - Pursue a long and dramatic main story and solve many optional side quests. - Create a highly customizable character and cast dazzling spells, enchant powerful items, concoct potent potions and persuade people to further your goals. - Discover an open world with interesting locales, day/night cycle, weather, fascinating people, dangerous creatures, readable books, pick-able locks, repairable items, houses that can be broken into, dungeons, traps and much more. - Play an absorbing card game with three different decks, accessible at the inns.

About

Planescape

Embark on a story-rich, tactical RPG adventure in a dark fantasy city. Uncover secrets of past lives, explore strange planes, and solve unique puzzles with a party of bizarre companions. This enhanced edition offers a classic experience with modern improvements.

Highlights
  • Story-rich tactical roleplaying
  • Explore Sigil and the Outer Planes
  • Assemble a party of unique companions
  • Solve unconventional puzzles
  • 50+ hour RPG classic
  • Enhanced edition with curated updates
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Reviewers say: "Planescape: Torment is a wonderful game, and its Enhanced Edition is a splendid, unobtrusive, beautifying update." -Geek & Sundry "Planescape: Torment still stands tall as a landmark masterpiece that can continue to age gracefully, now on your phone or tablet" -Touch Arcade "Planescape: Torment is a timeless classic, the Enhanced Edition just makes it better" -Bleeding Cool Uncover secrets of past lives in this story-rich, tactical roleplaying game set in Sigil, a dark fantasy city at the heart of the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse. Explore the planes, survive combat alongside a party of bizarre companions, and solve puzzles unlike any ever seen in the genre. The original Planescape: Torment was released in 1999 to widespread critical acclaim. It won RPG of the Year from multiple outlets for its unconventional story, characters, and amazing soundtrack. Since then, millions of Planescape: Torment fans have enjoyed exploring the strange and dangerous city of Sigil and surrounding planes. Discover an incredibly rich story and a unique setting unlike anything else in fantasy. Defeat strange and alien creatures, engage in rich dialogue, and explore the dark and dangerous Planescape setting in this 50+ hour RPG classic. This is Planescape: Torment like you’ve never seen before. Story: "What can change the nature of a man?" You are The Nameless One, a hulking figure covered in scars and tattoos collected over the course of countless lives—none of which you can remember, but are now coming back to haunt you. You are prodded awake by Morte, a floating skull and keeper of secrets, to embark on an adventure taking the Nameless One from the dirty streets of Sigil into the mysterious Outer Planes and even into the depths of Hell itself. In your search for answers, you'll find companions matching the bizarre nature of the planes: a chaste succubus who can kill with a kiss, a confused crossbow-wielding cube, a suit of armor animated by a spirit demanding JUSTICE, and more. With these companions and others at The Nameless One’s side, you will explore worlds in search of answers, all to discover that some destinies cannot be escaped and some memories cost more than an immortal should be willing to pay. Beamdog’s Enhanced Edition titles are designed for 7 inch and larger tablets. We recommend this title to iPhone players using the iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus. Features -Enhanced Planescape: Chris Avellone, Lead Designer on Planescape Torment, has partnered with Beamdog to curate gameplay updates, bug fixes, and enhancements to best capture his original vision for the game. -The Planes Await: Planescape is a setting you've never experienced before, filled with strange magics, bizarre adversaries, and Dungeons & Dragons locations from across the multiverse. -Conversations to Remember: Encounter personable items, philosophic undead, and rat hiveminds while walking the planes with the strangest collection of allies ever seen in an RPG. -Pick Your Path: Character creation is just the beginning. The Nameless One can change his class, alignment, and even gain new abilities based on your choices. -Remastered Music: The full Planescape: Torment soundtrack has been remastered in-game to add more depth to Sigil and the multiverse. -New Tablet Interface, Same Planescape Feel: Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition has been designed with tablets in mind. Open and close side menus with a touch, select dialog options with handy conversation buttons, and make tactical decisions with a brand-new action indicator. -A Planescape For Today: Modern features such as tab highlighting, area zooming, combat log, quickloot, and more! -Play It Your Way: Enable Enhanced Edition features as you desire or turn them off to experience Planescape: Torment in its original glory. - Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition is available in English, French, Polish, German, and Korean. Note: Korean translations are text only. Voice-overs are played in English.

Screenshots

The Quest4 screens
Planescape4 screens

Verdict

The call

The Quest and Planescape both sit at 4.3 stars, but that hides the real split: 76% of The Quest's written reviews are positive against 58% of Planescape's. The Quest also leads on price ($7.99 vs $9.99). Planescape's advantage is chart position (#102 vs unranked). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

The Quest costs $7.99 and Planescape $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for The Quest against 4.1 for Planescape. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 151 and 134 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of The Quest's written reviews are positive against 58% of Planescape's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Quest ships an update every 3 months, Planescape every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
The Quest versus Planescape: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe QuestPlanescape
Price$7.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.3 (151 ratings) — better4.1 (134 ratings)
Positive reviews76.3% of reviews — better58.1% of reviews
Number of ratings151 — better134
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#102 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size398 MB1.7 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRedshiftOverhaul Games

Customer experience

The Quest

All ratings151 ratings
Positive78.1%
Neutral7.3%
Negative14.6%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive76.3%
Neutral6.1%
Negative17.5%

Planescape

All ratings132 ratings
Positive72.0%
Neutral12.1%
Negative15.9%
Written reviews265 reviews
Positive58.1%
Neutral11.7%
Negative30.2%

User reviews

The Quest

From 151 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Deep, engaging old-school RPG gameplay
  • 🗺️ Large open world with extensive exploration
  • 📖 Rich storytelling and quest variety
  • 🎨 Beautiful hand-drawn graphics and art style
  • ⏰ Massive content with hundreds of hours of playtime

Room to improve

  • 🎮 Clunky and dated movement controls
  • 🗺️ Confusing map system with limited visibility
  • 📖 Vague quest descriptions and objectives
  • 🎨 Sprite-based graphics not appealing to everyone
  • ⚔️ Monotonous turn-based combat

Planescape

From 134 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📖 Exceptional storytelling and narrative depth
  • 🎮 Faithful port of classic CRPG masterpiece
  • 🎨 Well-preserved original art and atmosphere
  • 📱 Works smoothly on iPad with quality-of-life improvements
  • 🎵 Excellent voice acting and music

Room to improve

  • 📱 UI too small on iPhone screens
  • 🖱️ Touch controls feel clunky compared to mouse/keyboard
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes on older iPad models
  • 🚪 Difficult to navigate through doorways
  • ⌨️ No external keyboard/mouse support on iPad

Bugs and requests

The Quest

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Sound not working on some devices
  • Crashes on iPhone 12 and other devices
  • Weapon bobbing animation glitch
  • Game doesn't support iPhone X+ screen resolutions
  • Black bars on newer iPhone models
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  • Broken quests in certain areas (Vastares)
  • Quest completion not registering properly
  • Character poisoning without cure availability
  • Sound issues after iOS updates

Requested features

13 requests
  • Controller/gamepad support (MFi controllers, Bluetooth)
  • Cloud save functionality across devices
  • Language translations (Spanish, French, German, Russian, Japanese, Korean)
  • iPhone X and newer screen resolution support
  • iCloud sync for cross-device play
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  • Quest markers on map
  • Updated quest journal with descriptions
  • Enemy respawning system
  • Bulk item selling feature
  • Quick save button
  • Expansion packs in HD versions
  • Split controls for iPad (movement and attack on different sides)
  • More NPC visual variety

Planescape

Reported bugs

13 issues
  • Game crashes on startup with certain language settings
  • Crashes after Ravel battle
  • Key items not recognized in inventory (e.g., scalpel, mortuary key)
  • Audio stuttering in cutscenes
  • No sound on some devices
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  • Game freezes during gameplay
  • Crashes every 2-3 minutes on iPad 3-4
  • Doors difficult or impossible to pass through
  • Game unresponsive to touch input
  • Incompatibility with latest iOS updates
  • Save files corrupting or becoming inaccessible
  • Status bar appearing in fullscreen mode
  • Installation failure due to storage detection error

Requested features

16 requests
  • Russian language localization
  • Spanish language translation
  • French language support (currently missing)
  • German language support
  • Italian language localization
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  • Czech language translation
  • Chinese language support
  • Polish language version
  • iCloud save backup and synchronization
  • External keyboard and mouse support
  • MFI controller support
  • UI scaling for smaller screens
  • Fullscreen support for iPhone X and newer models
  • Ability to copy text for translation
  • Access to game files for custom mods
  • Cloud save between iPad and iPhone

In-app purchases

None

The Quest

No in-app purchases

None

Planescape

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Quest free?
The Quest costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Planescape free?
Planescape costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Quest or Planescape?
The Quest is rated higher. The Quest averages 4.3 out of 5 from 151 ratings, while Planescape averages 4.1 from 134 ratings.
Do The Quest or Planescape have ads?
Neither The Quest nor Planescape shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Quest or Planescape?
The Quest ships an update every 3 months, and Planescape every 6 weeks. Most recently, The Quest was updated on October 29, 2026 and Planescape on October 31, 2026.

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