Fighting Fantasy Classics vs Lightseekers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Fighting Fantasy Classics
Embark on epic text-based roleplaying adventures where your choices shape the narrative. Explore magical realms, battle monsters, and uncover mysteries with interactive storytelling and remastered classic tales. Features include automated character sheets, map tracking, and collectible artwork.
- Text-based roleplaying adventures
- Automated adventure sheet
- Map your journey feature
- Collectible artwork gallery
- Atmospheric music
- Unlimited bookmarks
- Dice accelerometer support
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Ready your sword, pack your provisions and prepare to embark upon quests of epic proportions where YOU choose what happens next! Journey a magical realm, fighting monsters and unravelling mysteries in Fighting Fantasy Classics – text-based roleplaying adventures remastered. FREE GAMEBOOK FOR EVERY PLAYER Receive Jonathan Green's swashbuckling pirate adventure - Bloodbones - for free when you download the game. MULTIPLE DIFFICULTY SETTINGS Make the gamebooks as easy or hard as you like with a range of difficulty settings to suit the needs to every player. AUTOMATED ADVENTURE SHEET Which keeps track of your equipment, stats, inventory, and knowledge gained during your journey. MAP YOUR JOURNEY Auto mapping feature makes it easy to keep track of everywhere you have explored during both current and previous playthroughs. COLLECTABLE ARTWORK GALLERY Featuring classic, original artwork from Iain McCaig, Russ Nicholson, Malcolm Barter, Ian Miller, Brian Williams and more! ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC Specially composed ambient tracks immerse you in your adventure, transporting you to the game world. UNLIMITED BOOKMARKS Allow you to revisit difficult sections of the story as many times as desired. DICE ACCELEROMETER SUPPORT Roll your way to victory with accelerometer support - shaking the device will allow you to reroll your dice! All this and more as you play through classic adventures including: Bloodbones, Caverns of the Snow Witch, Citadel of Chaos, City of Thieves, Deathtrap Dungeon, Forest of Doom, House of Hell, Island of the Lizard King, Trial of Champions and Warlock of Firetop Mountain, with more titles to come in future updates. Originally presented by Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone in the 80s and 90s, Fighting Fantasy Classics brings these timeless tales to your phone or tablet using our critically acclaimed Gamebook Adventures Engine. Traverse the realm of Allansia, using your might and magic to hunt down evil demisorcers. Brave the dangers of Darkwood Forest to help save a doomed village of dwarves. Seek vengeance from the Pirate Lord who stole your family and destroyed your life many moons ago. Save a port-town from the wrath of an undead lord and his ghostly hound minions! Part story, part game, in these adventures YOU ARE THE HERO!
Lightseekers
Engage in epic duels against magical heroes in this award-winning Enhanced Reality collectible card game. Build unique decks with hundreds of cards, choose from diverse heroes, and master tactical gameplay. Experience a seamless blend of physical and digital cards with augmented reality effects.
- Enhanced Reality CCG & TCG
- Hundreds of collectible cards
- Choose from over 100 heroes
- Fast, tactical gameplay
- Unique rotating card mechanics
- Construct your own deck
- Scan physical cards
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Epic battles await: Duel powerful, magic heroes in the award-winning Trading Card Game. The world’s first Enhanced Reality CCG & TCG, now more fun and engaging than ever online! With hundreds of collectible cards available, each deck is unique and represents your personal play-style. Collect and trade cards to become the ultimate hero of Tantos – the most diverse planet in the fantasy universe. It’s up to you to decide the future of Tantos! Don’t wait! Start your adventure today! • DISCOVER the magical WORLD of TANTOS with its magnificent mythology and breath-taking imagery • CHOOSE your HERO from more than 100 in six different classes, to match your own card deck and play style • FAST, TACTICAL GAMEPLAY – easy to play, takes skill to master • CARDS with unique rotating mechanics for damage and healing over time • MASTER powerful combo cards and multiple orders • IMMERSE yourself in the thrilling lore and dive into an intriguing magical set up • CONSTRUCT YOUR OWN MIGHTY DECK of collectible cards with one hero card, 5 combo cards and 30 action cards • PLAY with digital cards or scan physical trading cards to add to your deck. • EXPERIENCE the world’s first seamlessly integrated physical digital collectible trading card game with Augmented Reality effects. Are you ready to start your quest? Lightseekers is free to download and play, however some in-game items can be purchased for real money. Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lightseekersgame/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lightseekers Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lightseekersgame
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lightseekers at every 3 weeks against Fighting Fantasy Classics's every 2 months. Lightseekers also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 26.0). Fighting Fantasy Classics's advantage is review sentiment (82% vs 68%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Fighting Fantasy Classics sells 18 one-off in-app purchases and Lightseekers sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Fighting Fantasy Classics against 4.6 for Lightseekers. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 425 and 288 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of Fighting Fantasy Classics's written reviews are positive against 68% of Lightseekers's.
Fighting Fantasy Classics ships an update every 2 months, Lightseekers every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Fighting Fantasy Classics | Lightseekers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (425 ratings) — better | 4.6 (288 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better | 68.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 425 — better | 288 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 202 MB | 119 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tin Man Games | PlayFusion Ltd. |
Customer experience
Fighting Fantasy Classics
Lightseekers
Bugs and requests
Fighting Fantasy Classics
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Lightseekers
Reported bugs
14 issues- Cannot login - claims user is already logged in elsewhere
- App won't download or install on mobile devices
- App crashes on incoming phone calls
- App crashes during PvP matches and draft modes
- Cards display incorrectly or show wrong card information
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- Crafting currency glitches when selling cards
- All deck cards disappear after updates
- Account data lost when linking devices
- Tutorial cards cannot be used despite being in inventory
- App requires update but no update available in store
- Account synchronization failures between devices
- Notification badges won't clear
- Drag and drop functionality ignored
- Missing starting decks and daily missions on accounts
Requested features
10 requests- Offline mode to view and manage cards during maintenance
- Non-legacy matchmaking option in unranked mode
- Turn timer mechanic to prevent excessive delays
- Physical card figures based on in-game cards
- Mac version of the app
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- Better tutorial and rule explanation system
- More transparent deck building rules for AI opponents
- Separate matchmaking for new players vs experienced players
- Shop interface for purchasing card packs with in-game currency
- Multiplayer mode for multiplayer cards
In-app purchases
Fighting Fantasy Classics
- Forest of Doom$3.99
- Island of the Lizard King$3.99
- Caverns of the Snow Witch$3.99
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- Warlock of Firetop Mountain$3.99
- Citadel of Chaos$3.99
- City of Thieves$3.99
- Deathtrap Dungeon$3.99
- Trial of Champions$3.99
- House of Hell$3.99
- Freeway Fighter$3.99
- Return to Firetop Mountain$3.99
- Scorpion Swamp$3.99
- Eye of the Dragon$3.99
- Starship Traveller$3.99
- Creature of Havoc$3.99
- Port of Peril$3.99
- Armies of Death$3.99
- Temple of Terror$3.99
Lightseekers
- A handful of gems$1.99
- A pile of gems$4.99
- A sack of gems$9.99
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- A barrel of gems$19.99
- A chest of gems$49.99
- A hoard of gems$99.99
Questions
Is Fighting Fantasy Classics free?
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