Arcane Quest HD vs Occidental Heroes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Arcane Quest HD
Embark on a classic board game-style RPG adventure, reminiscent of 90s masterpieces. Battle monsters, customize heroes with spells and equipment, and explore hundreds of quests. Create and share your own adventures with the integrated quest editor.
- Classic board game RPG style
- 8 legendary hero classes
- Over 50 quests
- Hero customization with equipment and spells
- Quest editor to create and play custom adventures
- Full 3D HD graphics
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Delve into this classic board game style RPG, a tribute to the masterpieces of the 90’s which defined the genre. Play in the original dice rolling tabletop style, defeat hordes of orcs, undead, giants and many other terrible creatures. Featuring: - 8 legendary heroes classes to choose from - Over 50 quests to play to entertain for hundreds of hours - No IAP unlockable content, the game is 100% free - Tons of equipment and spells options to customize your heroes - Try the quests editor! Create and publish your own quests, or play the adventures created by other players! - Fully translated into English, French, German, Italian and Spanish Originally released on 2012, Arcane Quest comes back in full 3D high definition graphics, and tons of gameplay enhancements. A truly tribute to the great classics like HeroQuest, D&D and all the titles that defined an era of table top RPGs. Want some more? Try the other chapters of the series! Arcane Quest 2 and Arcane Quest 3 are both available for free to download!
Occidental Heroes
Assemble an adventuring company to explore a new frontier. Engage in challenging skirmishes and strive for survival and eventual retirement. This game offers a no-holds-barred experience with no assistance.
- Form adventuring companies
- Explore the Occident
- Engage in brutal skirmishes
- Survival focus
- Retirement goal
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Form an adventuring company and explore the recently colonized Occident. Engage in brutal skirmishes and try to survive long enough to retire. No reloads, no hand-holding, no mercy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Occidental Heroes at every 2 months against Arcane Quest HD's every 17 months. Occidental Heroes also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Arcane Quest HD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Occidental Heroes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Arcane Quest HD against 4.7 for Occidental Heroes. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 171 and 371 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of Arcane Quest HD's written reviews are positive against 87% of Occidental Heroes's.
Arcane Quest HD ships an update every 17 months, Occidental Heroes every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Arcane Quest HD | Occidental Heroes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (171 ratings) | 4.7 (371 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 84.5% of reviews | 87.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 171 | 371 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Nex Game Studios OU | Vladimir Jovanovic |
Customer experience
Arcane Quest HD
Occidental Heroes
User reviews
Arcane Quest HD
From 171 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Faithful HeroQuest recreation
- 👍 Free to play
- 👍 Smooth gameplay
- 👍 Simple mechanics, deep strategy
- 👍 Nostalgic feel
Room to improve
- 🐛 Repetitive gameplay
- 🐛 Lack of persistent progression
- 🐛 Minor bugs
- 🐛 Some features not working as expected
- 🐛 Difficulty spikes/unclear difficulty
Occidental Heroes
From 371 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent gameplay
- 🎨 Charming pixel art style
- 📚 Engaging story and character quests
- 🔁 High replayability
- 🤖 Challenging but rewarding combat
Room to improve
- 🔍 Unclear objectives and progression
- 🤯 Punishing permadeath system
- 🛒 Limited weapon and equipment variety
- 🤖 Unbalanced enemy difficulty scaling
- 💸 Ads can be intrusive
Bugs and requests
Arcane Quest HD
Reported bugs
8 issues- Scroll of Speed not working
- Invisible weapons (e.g., black sword)
- Weapons that shouldn't be usable with shields still can be
- Game closes when answering texts, losing progress
- Purchased items (e.g., +1 health ring) not working
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- No way to rest/heal within a dungeon
- Minor bugs in general
- Character status graphics hidden on iPhone screen
Requested features
17 requests- More content/development
- Improved character progression across dungeons
- Better tutorial for scrolls and magic items
- Ability to sell potions and spells
- Character naming and appearance customization
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- Fix for scroll of speed bug
- Fix for invisible weapon bug
- Fix for weapon/shield compatibility bug
- Fix for game closing on text message
- Clearer indication of dungeon difficulty
- Option to skip movement rolls outside combat
- Option to send characters to exit after clearing level
- Dark mode option
- More enemy variety
- More visually distinct levels
- Improved UI for smaller screens (iPhone)
- Consideration for colorblind accessibility
Occidental Heroes
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- UI elements not scaling properly on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save progress and load games
- More character class options
- Expanded map and content
- Companion pets or animals
- Difficulty settings or options
In-app purchases
Arcane Quest HD
- Support Package$1.99
Occidental Heroes
- Expanded edition$5.99
Questions
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