Arcane Quest HD vs Sandbox & Dungeons
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!
Sandbox & Dungeons
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Sandbox & Dungeons is a living-world simulator built for D&D 5E and Pathfinder Game Masters. It generates a complete world in seconds — continents, factions, races, religions, economy and threats — then lets it evolve on its own: wars are fought, empires rise and fall, heroes grow old, plagues spread, and Dark Kings threaten to conquer it all. You decide how much the world runs on its own and how much you control from the DM Intervention panel: declare wars, found cities, trigger disasters, or revive fallen kingdoms with a single tap. WORLD CREATION · Choose the number and size of continents, the dominant race, and which races are present (17 races from D&D and Pathfinder). · Six starting themes: Free, Golden Age, Age of Wars, Dark Age, Age of Exploration, and Ancient Era. · Every world generates factions, rulers, an 18-god pantheon, threatening creatures, and five unique prophecies. A WORLD THAT LIVES ON ITS OWN · Advance time in days, weeks, months, or years and watch it evolve: births, wars, alliances, famines, plagues, migrations, and much more. · A complete chronicle of everything that has happened in your world, event by event. · A Dark King may rise as the final threat; build a resistance coalition to defeat him. TOOLS FOR YOUR TABLE · Dungeon generator with visual maps (or draw your own by hand in the editor). · Bestiary with 155 creatures from the SRD 5.1: full stat card, auto-generated loot saved on every creature you place in your world. · Upload your own images for settlements, dungeons, NPCs and creatures — with a dedicated thumbnail for NPCs and creatures that replaces the icon on their card. · Shop generator with 300+ items across categories (including the option to create atypical shop types for a settlement), NPCs with side quests, on-demand adventure hooks, and your own quest log. · Track your party's sheet (HP, AC, attributes) and a log of played sessions. · Organize several different campaigns within the same world. PRIVACY AND SAVING · Everything is saved on your device. No data ever leaves your phone. · Auto-save: close the app and your world is right where you left it. · Export or import worlds as a file to back them up or move them to another device. · Protect your games with Face ID or Touch ID. 5E compatible. Sandbox & Dungeons is an independent work and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Arcane Quest HD at Free against Sandbox & Dungeons's $3.99. Arcane Quest HD also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Sandbox & Dungeons's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On 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
Arcane Quest HD is free to download; Sandbox & Dungeons costs $3.99 up front. Arcane Quest HD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Sandbox & Dungeons asks for nothing beyond the download.
Arcane Quest HD ships an update every 17 months, Sandbox & Dungeons every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arcane Quest HD | Sandbox & Dungeons |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (171 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 84.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 171 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 8 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 152 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Nex Game Studios OU | VICTOR SASIAIN GARCIA |
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
Sandbox & Dungeons
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Arcane Quest HD
- Support Package$1.99
Sandbox & Dungeons
No in-app purchases
Questions
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