Comparison

The Quest vs Crashlands 2

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

Head to head
About

The Quest

Explore a new open world with turn-based combat and grid-based movement. This expansion can be played standalone or integrated with the base game, offering a new quest to save the Queen from a usurper.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn open world
  • Old school grid-based movement
  • Turn-based combat
  • Standalone or expansion play
  • New quest and areas
  • Level 45 recommendation
Features
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An expansion by Zarista Games. The Quest - Celtic Queen is an expansion to The Quest, a beautifully hand-drawn open world role playing game with old school grid-based movement and turn based combat. After enabling the expansion, you can explore new areas and adventures. However, if you don't have The Quest, you can also play the expansion as a standalone game. Habren is Queen now, thanks to you. However, King Locrinus' brother Kamber has challenged her right to the throne. He's taken Madden's two sons under his control and assembled an army to fight Habren. Merlin holds the key to the future and would protect her but he's besieged by an opposing faction of wizards. He calls once more on your skill and daring, Heroic One. It's your mission to make order out of chaos and save the Queen. To access the new areas (not applicable if you are playing the expansion standalone), go to Mithria harbor and talk to captain Hanty, then select "Celtic Queen" as your travel destination. It's recommended you reach at least level 45 before taking on the challenges posed by this expansion.

About

Crashlands 2

Embark on an adventure as an intergalactic trucker stranded on an alien planet. Explore a dynamic world, craft unique weapons and gadgets, build a home, and befriend its inhabitants and creatures. Uncover the mysteries of the planet and fight to make things right.

Highlights
  • Explore a dynamic alien world
  • Craft gadgets, elixirs, and weapons
  • Mix-and-match combat playstyles
  • Construct and customize a home
  • Build friendships with alien characters
  • Raise and train adorable pets
  • Uncover planet mysteries
Features
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Return to Woanope as Flux Dabes, intergalactic trucker and disgruntled corporate employee. After years away from the planet under a lucrative (if morally dubious) spokesperson contract for the Bureau of Shipping, you return to visit some old pals and recover from corporate burnout. But before your vacation can even begin, a mysterious blast from the planet's surface sends you crashing into a new land, far from friends and alone in an alien wilderness. EXPLORE A DYNAMIC ALIEN WORLD Woanope is alive, thrumming with ecological interactions, curious creatures, friendly alien societies, and heaps of stories to uncover. Lure a Trunkle into an explosive meadow, fish up some Pho-rays by moonlight, or help those mischievous alien kids commune with a (probably) harmless multidimensional being. What could go wrong? FIGHT ON YOUR TERMS As you explore Woanope you'll discover and craft all manner of gadgets, elixirs, and weapons that deliver mix-and-match playstyles. Fight using stealth, traps, environmental hazards, and distance weapons. Or chug an Elixir of Juking, stun your opponent with a Space Wok, and jump right into the fray. Or just get... weird? Turn fish into bombs, or make a Pact with the Void to convert your pain into martial prowess. CONSTRUCT A HOME AWAY FROM HOME After a long day of exploring the wilderness, fighting Sluggabuns, and getting sneezed on by Trunkles, you'll need a place for you and your alien pals to relax. Build a cozy home-away-from-home where you can retreat from the outside world to craft, chat, fish, and farm -- or tame that orphaned Sluggababby you adopted -- in peace. Just don't forget to make space for your newfound friends... and potential roommates. BUILD FRIENDSHIPS Meet a colorful cast of characters in your journey across Woanope, each with their own unique skills and knowledge. Befriend them, help them with their goals, and discover new crafting recipes together through the power of friendship. RAISE ADORABLE PETS Find creature eggs out in the world, figure out how to hatch them, and raise them as little companions. You'll teach them the ways of the world and help them grow into formidable beasts. In return they'll keep you safe during your adventures. CHANGE THE WORLD Being zapped out of orbit was a pretty big clue that something is going awry on Woanope. But what!? Join the locals to figure out what's gone wrong, who's responsible, and how to make things right.

Screenshots

The Quest4 screens
Crashlands 24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: The Quest at $2.99 against Crashlands 2's $9.99. The Quest also leads on iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). Crashlands 2's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 11 months) and ratings volume (946 vs 5). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

The Quest costs $2.99 and Crashlands 2 $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for The Quest against 4.9 for Crashlands 2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crashlands 2 has 946 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of The Quest's written reviews are positive against 94% of Crashlands 2's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Quest ships an update every 11 months, Crashlands 2 weekly. Both last shipped on November 7, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
The Quest versus Crashlands 2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe QuestCrashlands 2
Price$2.99 — better$9.99
Rating5.0 (5 ratings) — better4.9 (946 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better93.6% of reviews
Number of ratings5946 — better
Update frequencyEvery 11 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#84 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB340 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperRedshiftButterscotch Shenanigans, Inc.

Customer experience

The Quest

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Crashlands 2

All ratings921 ratings
Positive97.9%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews534 reviews
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.4%

Bugs and requests

The Quest

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Crashlands 2

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Black screen when entering world
  • Crashes to iPad Home Screen

Requested features

2 requests
  • Add a feature that helps with missions, like giving hints
  • Add a feature to easily switch between equipment sets

In-app purchases

None

The Quest

No in-app purchases

None

Crashlands 2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Quest free?
The Quest costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Crashlands 2 free?
Crashlands 2 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Quest or Crashlands 2?
The Quest is rated higher. The Quest averages 5.0 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Crashlands 2 averages 4.9 from 946 ratings.
Do The Quest or Crashlands 2 have ads?
Neither The Quest nor Crashlands 2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Quest or Crashlands 2?
The Quest ships an update every 11 months, and Crashlands 2 weekly. Most recently, The Quest was updated on November 7, 2026 and Crashlands 2 on November 7, 2026.

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