Comparison

Dark Quest 2 vs Wildfrost

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

Head to head
About

Dark Quest 2

Embark on a turn-based RPG adventure inspired by classic board games. Lead a party of heroes through a hand-drawn world, utilizing dice mechanics and strategic actions to defeat an evil sorcerer. Explore dungeons, learn new skills, and craft items to aid your quest.

Highlights
  • Turn-based party combat
  • Isometric hand-drawn art
  • Dice-based mechanics
  • Single-player campaign
  • Hero party management
  • Crafting and skill learning
Features
Read full description

Dark Quest 2 is a turn based RPG inspired by legendary board game Hero Quest. The game features a party based system where you control a group of heroes, an isometric hand-drawn art style, dice based mechanics and much more. Each map is designed to take you through an adventure that will test your party's strength, courage and sanity as you go deeper and deeper into the castle in search for the chambers of the evil sorcerer. Features • Single-Player Campaign: Play a story driven campaign that takes you through a series of adventure on your epic quest to defeat the evil sorcerer. • Turn Based Mechanics: Every turn each of your heroes in your party can take one single action. Play wise and carefully or fall captive in the eternal prison of the sorcerer. • Skull of Fate: In the darkest dungeons of the castle, when left with no hope your last and only way out will be to roll the skull of fate and reveal your twisted fate. • Assemble a Party: Control a group of heroes each with their own personality and strengths. Use the unique strengths of each character and work together to defeat the minions of the evil sorcerer. • Enter a world of fantasy and adventure: Explore twisted mazes, find hidden doors and fight bloodthirsty orcs! • Village: Stay with the old masters and learn new powers, craft new weapons and mix potions that improve the capabilities of your heroes.

About

Wildfrost

Embark on a tactical roguelike deckbuilder adventure where you build a deck of card companions and elemental items to banish an eternal winter. Explore endless replayability with daily runs, challenges, and a dynamic counter system. Develop your hub town and unlock new content between runs.

Highlights
  • Build a deck with over 160 cards
  • Endless replayability with daily runs
  • Recruit card companions and elemental items
  • Master a dynamic counter system
  • Expand and develop the hub town
  • Unlock new cards and customization options
Features
Read full description

-TRY BEFORE YOU BUY- Play for free until you beat the first boss. Unlock the full game with an in-app purchase. The sun has frozen over. The world has succumbed to the Wildfrost. Now only the town of Snowdwell and its survivors stand as the last bastion against an eternal winter… Build up a deck of powerful card companions and elemental items, as you battle to banish the frost once and for all! * Build your perfect deck with over 160 cards! * Endless replayability with daily runs and challenges * Great for new and veteran card game fans alike, with an all-new tutorial and difficulty scaling ‘Storm Bell’ system * Recruit cute card companions, elemental items and equip powerful charms to aid in your fight against the Wildfrost * Choose your Leader from a variety of tribes, each with randomized skills and stats * Master a dynamic ‘counter’ system to put your strategic skills to the test * Expand and develop the hub town of Snowdwell between runs * Unlock new cards, events, customisation options and more! * Fully updated and ready to play with the latest content - ‘Better Adventures’ & ‘Storm Bells’! * Updated UI for mobile play

Screenshots

Dark Quest 24 screens
Wildfrost4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wildfrost at Free against Dark Quest 2's $4.99. Wildfrost also leads on ratings volume (516 vs 40). Dark Quest 2's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On rating, review sentiment, ads and 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Wildfrost is free to download; Dark Quest 2 costs $4.99 up front. Wildfrost sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Dark Quest 2 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Dark Quest 2 against 4.2 for Wildfrost. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wildfrost has 516 ratings behind it against 40, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 66% and 66% positive.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dark Quest 2 versus Wildfrost: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDark Quest 2Wildfrost
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.3 (40 ratings) — better4.2 (516 ratings)
Positive reviews65.8% of reviews66.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings40516 — better
Update frequency—Monthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size1.5 GB724 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperBrain Seal LtdChucklefish Limited

Customer experience

Dark Quest 2

All ratings40 ratings
Positive85.0%
Neutral2.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive65.8%
Neutral7.9%
Negative26.3%

Wildfrost

All ratings507 ratings
Positive77.7%
Neutral3.4%
Negative18.9%
Written reviews330 reviews
Positive66.1%
Neutral9.7%
Negative24.2%

Bugs and requests

Dark Quest 2

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Wildfrost

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashing on launch
  • Progress reset after device switch
  • Tutorial stages not functioning properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Cloud save sync across devices
  • Option to increase font size
  • More content and faction updates

In-app purchases

None

Dark Quest 2

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Wildfrost

One-time1
  • Wildfrost Full Game$6.99

Questions

Is Dark Quest 2 free?
Dark Quest 2 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wildfrost free?
Wildfrost is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Dark Quest 2 or Wildfrost?
Dark Quest 2 is rated higher. Dark Quest 2 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 40 ratings, while Wildfrost averages 4.2 from 516 ratings.
Do Dark Quest 2 or Wildfrost have ads?
Neither Dark Quest 2 nor Wildfrost shows ads.

Other comparisons