Planescape vs Star Traders
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Star Traders
Command your own starship and crew in a vast, procedurally generated open universe. Forge your path as a pirate, merchant, bounty hunter, or explorer, influencing factions and shaping your crew through your choices in this epic sci-fi RPG.
- Open universe exploration
- Multiple captain careers (26 jobs)
- Spaceship customization (350+ upgrades)
- Crew assembly and talent management
- Dynamic narrative and faction influence
- Crew molding based on player choices
- Varied difficulty options including permadeath
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You are the captain of a starship venturing through a massive open universe. Customize your crew and take command at the helm of your very own ship as you explore a galaxy torn apart by internal strife, alien threats, and political intrigue. Command your ship and crew as a space pirate, merchant, bounty hunter, and more in Star Traders: Frontiers – an epic space RPG from Trese Brothers Games. Venture forth into a massive open universe, rich with adventure and the lore of the Star Traders. Choose your path by assembling and commanding your custom crew and spaceship in a constantly evolving galaxy torn by internal strife, political intrigue, and alien threats. Will you fly as a pirate terrorizing shipping lanes, join the solar wars as a military captain, or track targets across the stars as a fearsome bounty hunter? - Explore a rich, open universe: Discover endless procedurally-generated galactic maps, meet unique characters, and take on enemies to conquer the galaxy! - Become an intergalactic captain: Take on the role of a spy, smuggler, explorer, pirate, merchant, bounty hunter, and more (26 jobs total)! - Customize your own spaceship: Choose from more than 350 upgrades and 45 ship hulls to build your very own vessel to venture across the vast reaches of space. - Assemble and tailor a loyal crew: Assign talents and equip specialized gear for every spaceship crew member. - Experience an ever-changing narrative: Decide to make friends or foes with other factions and influence political, economic, and personal vendettas. - Mold the crew by your choices: As you make decisions and set the tone for your ship, your crew will grow and change to match. Destroy enemy ships with all hands on deck and your crew will become more bloodthirsty and savage. Explore distant worlds and loot dangerous wastelands and your crew will become intrepid and clever ... or scarred and half-mad. - Varied Difficulty Options! play with save slots to try out different builds or storylines or turn on character permadeath and enjoy classic roguelike experience - Achievement Unlocks: accomplish story and challenge goals to unlock additional optional (but not better) content like new starting ships and new starting contacts First there was the Exodus – when survivors of a great war left the ruins of the Galactic Core behind in search of a new home in the stars. Scattered worlds were claimed on the fringe of the galaxy. Each pocket of survivors held on to an isolated set of worlds while trying to rebuild under the great law of Shalun. Three centuries later, technology has brought them back together again. Discovery of the hyperwarp has bridged what was once an unimaginable distance between far-flung colonies, long-lost families, and political factions. With that reunification has come great economic prosperity. The hyperwarp reestablished the transportation of cargo, goods, and technologies between the quadrants – but it has also brought great strife. Political rivalries have been rekindled, blood has been shed in age-old feuds, and the fires of war have been stoked. Amidst the political infighting, a ruthless revolution is rising – and the fervent explorers of the hyperwarp have awoken something that was better left asleep. Our very first game, Star Traders RPG, took hundreds of thousands of gamers on an interstellar adventure. Star Traders’ success and overwhelmingly positive reception helped to launch Trese Brothers Games. It was the adventures of our community’s star-crossed captains that put us on a trajectory to share more of our worlds, ideas, and dreams. We set out to capture the loneliness, bravery, and camaraderie of people living together in a spaceship sailing across the stars. It is with great pride that after releasing four other games in the Star Traders universe, we’ve created a sequel to the original Star Traders RPG. Step onto the bridge of your starship, take to the stars, and create your own story in Star Traders: Frontiers.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Star Traders at 4.6 against Planescape's 4.1. Star Traders also leads on review sentiment (73% vs 58%) and price ($6.99 vs $9.99). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Planescape costs $9.99 and Star Traders $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Star Traders holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Star Traders has 674 ratings behind it against 134, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 58% of Planescape's written reviews are positive against 73% of Star Traders's.
Planescape ships an update every 6 weeks, Star Traders every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Planescape | Star Traders |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $9.99 | $6.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.1 (134 ratings) | 4.6 (674 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 58.1% of reviews | 73.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 134 | 674 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #169 | #48 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 12.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.7 GB | 316 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Overhaul Games | Trese Brothers |
Customer experience
Planescape
Star Traders
User reviews
Planescape
From 134 App Store ratingsWhat 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
Star Traders
From 674 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌟 Impressive depth and complexity
- 🌍 Vast open-world with endless possibilities
- 🔍 Engaging story and lore
- 🤖 Diverse gameplay options (trading, exploration, combat, etc.)
- 🕹️ Satisfying ship and crew management
Room to improve
- 🤔 Steep learning curve, lacks clear tutorials
- 🔍 Repetitive or tedious aspects in late game
- 📱 UI/UX issues on smaller mobile devices
- 🎲 Frustrating RNG elements and difficulty spikes
- 🔒 Lack of cloud save functionality
Bugs and requests
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
Star Traders
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crew combat screen UI issues causing accidental input
- Reputation/faction system bugs leading to unexpected outcomes
- Crashes and freezes when navigating certain screens
- Inconsistent behavior with ship component upgrades
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to customize ship colors and appearances
- Option to command/control multiple ships as a fleet
- More end-game content and progression systems
- Improved UI scaling and optimization for larger screens
- Cloud save/sync functionality across devices
In-app purchases
Planescape
No in-app purchases
Star Traders
No in-app purchases









