Comparison

Retro Wanderer vs Questy Chess

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

Head to head
About

Retro Wanderer

Explore classic puzzle levels with updated graphics and modern features. This game offers a challenging experience where every screen is a unique puzzle to solve. Save your progress and replay your moves.

Highlights
  • Classic puzzle gameplay
  • Shiny new graphics
  • Game Center support
  • Game controller support
  • 60 unique screens
  • Saveable moves for replay
Features
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Welcome to Retro Wanderer! Wanderer is an old PC puzzle game similar to Boulderdash, Repton, XOR and others. This is port of the original game from the original code. All 60 screens are available with shiny new graphics, game center support and game controller support. Each screen is a separate puzzle to solve, nothing is random and the game can save your moves for a replay. No monsters were harmed while developing this game. (This is open source - see https://github.com/teleportaloo/RetroWanderer )

About

Questy Chess

A unique puzzle RPG that reimagines chess gameplay. Navigate challenging levels, defeat enemies using chess moves, and uncover a story within a computer world. Designed for both casual players and chess enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Unique Chess-like RPG-Puzzle gameplay
  • Over 24 levels with 4 worlds and bosses
  • Brain-teasing puzzle levels
  • Normal and Hard difficulty modes
  • Multiple themes
  • Minimalist design
  • Drone soundtrack
Features
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Deep in an ever advancing computer, forgotten and unchanged, remains the first version of Chess. Peace is shattered by a rogue program! It’s installing itself! All pieces from Chess are being overwritten by Evil Chess, until a final Pawn is left. That final pawn is you. All around you, chaos. Your fellow pieces are gone! The King is gone! Can you stop the invading bytes before being overwritten? Questy Chess is a collection of short interesting levels with no previous chess skill required. It can be completed in about an hour. To fully 100% the game may take a bit longer... Features: - Unique Chess-like RPG-Puzzle game - Move like Chess, over 24 levels, with 4 worlds and bosses. - Brain teasing puzzle levels. - Normal and Hard difficulty modes. - Many themes to choose from. - Design and share custom levels. (coming soon!) - Minimal design by renowned graphic designer Arkotype (Polytron FEZ, C-Smash VRS, Hypegeek) - Drone soundtrack by Justin DiCenzo. Gameplay: Using traditional Chess moves, traverse levels. Opening item boxes, navigating traps, gates, doors, terrain and travelators. Move carefully! Enemies can move like chess pieces too. Once all levels (sectors) have been formatted, you can take on the boss! Defeat all 4 bosses to activate the final act.You will be graded after this, so work on your optimisation skills! Every level is free to improve upon during and after completing the game.

Screenshots

Retro Wanderer3 screens
Questy Chess4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Retro Wanderer at Free against Questy Chess's $4.99. Retro Wanderer also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1). Questy Chess's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.5) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 11 months). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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

Retro Wanderer is free to download; Questy Chess costs $4.99 up front. Retro Wanderer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Questy Chess 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

Questy Chess holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retro Wanderer ships an update every 11 months, Questy Chess every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Retro Wanderer versus Questy Chess: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro WandererQuesty Chess
PriceFree — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2 MB185 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperTeleportalooHawken King

Customer experience

Retro Wanderer

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Questy Chess

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Retro Wanderer

One-time1
  • Donation$0.99
1 purchases

Questy Chess

One-time1
  • Unlock full gameFree

Questions

Is Retro Wanderer free?
Retro Wanderer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Questy Chess free?
Questy Chess costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Retro Wanderer or Questy Chess?
Questy Chess is rated higher. Retro Wanderer averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Questy Chess averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Retro Wanderer or Questy Chess have ads?
Neither Retro Wanderer nor Questy Chess shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Retro Wanderer or Questy Chess?
Retro Wanderer ships an update every 11 months, and Questy Chess every 8 days. Most recently, Retro Wanderer was updated on November 2, 2026 and Questy Chess on November 8, 2026.

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