Comparison

The Quest vs GnollHack

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

Head to head
About

The Quest

Embark on a new adventure in a hand-drawn open-world RPG. Explore uncharted territories, battle strange creatures, and uncover the mystery of your predicament. This expansion can be played standalone or integrated with the base game.

Highlights
  • Open-world exploration
  • Grid-based movement
  • Turn-based combat
  • Standalone or expansion play
  • New areas and adventures
  • Hand-drawn graphics
Features
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An expansion by Zarista Games. The Quest - Asteroids 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. Your ship has run off course. You find yourself sucked into a black hole that warps you far away. The world you know so well is gone. It's as though there were a huge explosion. All around you asteroids appear on fire. You feel great pain and pass out. You wake up in a strange room with an unearthly creature looking down on you. You sense the beginning of a great adventure but will you ever be able to get home? To access the new areas (not applicable if you are playing the expansion standalone), go to Matras harbor and talk to captain Verra, then select "Asteroids I" as your travel destination. It's recommended you reach at least level 4 before taking on the challenges posed by this expansion.

About

GnollHack

Embark on a perilous quest in a remastered classic roguelike. Explore procedurally generated dungeons, battle monsters, and uncover powerful artifacts. With deep strategy, a rich class and race system, and challenging permadeath, every playthrough offers endless replayability.

Highlights
  • Turn-based roguelike gameplay
  • Modern user interface
  • Procedurally generated dungeons
  • 13 classes and 5 races
  • Hundreds of items and spells
  • Challenging permadeath mode
Features
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ABOUT GnollHack is a remastered and enhanced version of the classic roguelike game NetHack, one of the most iconic games developed in 1980s and 1990s. With GnollHack, you get: - Traditional roguelike with turn-based gameplay - Modern user interface - Legendary strategic depth of NetHack - Endless replayability - Several new features, enhancing your gameplay experience STORY In GnollHack, you are a hero sent by your deity into the perilous Dungeons of Doom, tasked with recovering the stolen Amulet of Yendor from the clutches of the malevolent god Moloch, who has hidden it in the fiery depths of the underworld. Along your journey, you will encounter formidable enemies, discover great magical artifacts, and strive for glory. You must either triumph or perish in the attempt. ROGUELIKE GAMEPLAY Explore procedurally generated dungeons filled with monsters, traps, and treasures. RICH CLASS AND RACE SYSTEM - 13 classes: wizard, barbarian, rogue, etc. - 5 races: human, elf, gnoll, etc. DEEP ITEM AND MAGIC SYSTEM Hundreds of items, spells, and artifacts with diverse effects. CHALLENGING PERMADEATH (Classic Mode Only) Death is permanent, requiring players to adapt, plan, and learn from mistakes to progress further. TUTORIALS AND GAMEPLAY INFORMATION - GnollHack wiki: https://wiki.gnollhack.com SUPPORT - Discord: https://discord.gg/cQuExnzUQy

Screenshots

The Quest4 screens
GnollHack4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: GnollHack at Free against The Quest's $2.99. GnollHack also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (111 vs 4). The Quest's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and chart position (#197 vs unranked). On ads, in-app purchases 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

GnollHack is free to download; The Quest costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Quest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: GnollHack has 111 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Quest ships an update every 3 months, GnollHack every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
The Quest versus GnollHack: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe QuestGnollHack
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.7 (111 ratings)
Positive reviews—85.2% of reviews
Number of ratings4111 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#197 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size225 MB772 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperRedshiftHyvan mielen pelit ry

Customer experience

The Quest

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

GnollHack

All ratings111 ratings
Positive94.6%
Neutral2.7%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive85.2%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.1%

In-app purchases

None

The Quest

No in-app purchases

None

GnollHack

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Quest free?
The Quest costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GnollHack free?
GnollHack is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Quest or GnollHack?
The Quest is rated higher. The Quest averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while GnollHack averages 4.7 from 111 ratings.
Do The Quest or GnollHack have ads?
Neither The Quest nor GnollHack shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Quest or GnollHack?
The Quest ships an update every 3 months, and GnollHack every 5 days. Most recently, The Quest was updated on October 11, 2026 and GnollHack on October 16, 2026.

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