Comparison

Questy Chess vs System Overload

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

Head to head
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.

About

System Overload

Features
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STABILIZE THE CONSOLE. BEAT THE COUNTDOWN. Your infrastructure is collapsing in real time. "System Overload" drops you directly into the hot seat of an industrial telemetry dashboard failing under heavy stress. There are no gimmicks or visual distractions here-just a cold, clinical control panel, a fast-draining clock, and unstable recovery modules demanding your immediate attention. Can you maintain absolute focus, or will you overload under the pressure?

Screenshots

Questy Chess4 screens
System Overload3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: System Overload at Free against Questy Chess's $4.99. System Overload also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). Questy Chess's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and device support (5 vs 2).

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

System Overload is free to download; Questy Chess costs $4.99 up front. Questy Chess sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. System Overload asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Questy Chess versus System Overload: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterQuesty ChessSystem Overload
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB4 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDadakoSimple Fun Software LP

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Questy Chess

One-time1
  • Unlock full gameFree
None

System Overload

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Questy Chess free?
Questy Chess costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is System Overload free?
System Overload is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Questy Chess or System Overload have ads?
System Overload shows ads; Questy Chess does not.

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