Comparison

The Quest Classic vs Neverwinter Nights

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

Head to head
About

The Quest Classic

Embark on a grand adventure in a hand-drawn fantasy world filled with mystery and magic. Customize your character, explore a vast non-linear realm, and make choices that shape your destiny in this engaging role-playing game.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn fantasy world
  • Character customization
  • Non-linear exploration
  • Turn-based combat
  • Skill and attribute system
  • Magic and alchemy
  • Card game
Features
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* For new players we recommend The Quest! * The Quest Classic is a beautifully hand-drawn, engaging and sinister world full of mystery, magic and provocative challenges. Choose from five customizable races and an array of skills, attributes, weapons, armor and enchantments, then explore a huge non-linear realm of four different cities and a wilderness of mountains, caves, lakes and forests. Play an absorbing card game, solve brain-teasing quests and clash with dangerous opponents in this turn- and skill-based Role Playing Game. You will have many choices, including some that may place you against the law, along your way to the dramatic end of your own choosing. You will need all your gaming know-how to survive and discover your destiny! The Quest Classic features: - 50 hours of gameplay! - fps-like view with continuously rendered 3D graphics - ambient visual and sound effects - day and night cycles with weather effects - a huge, complex, living world with underground levels - long and provocative main storyline - dozens of interesting side missions - optional undead race with different abilities - complex magic, enchant and alchemy system - primary and secondary skills - advanced dialogue system - readable books, pickable locks, repairable items - race-, gender-, fame- and outfit-based relationships - fantasy card game with three decks at the inns - original soundtrack Watch the QUEST for iPhone YouTube video - http://tinyurl.com/bfmxgk Link to the PDF manual: http://www.redshift.hu/iPhone/TheQuestiPhoneManual.pdf Players who are familiar with Chronicles of Inotia (trademark of Com2uS Corp), Arvale (trademark of PDAMILL), Dungeon & Hero (trademark of CH Games), Orions Legends of Wizards (trademark of More Games) or Vay (trademark of SoMoGa Inc) might enjoy playing The Quest - the 3D Fantasy Role Playing Game. Here are some great reviews: "Near perfect RPG - The Quest more than delivers what it promises." -TheAPPera “It should be considered the benchmark for RPG makers to follow – Gameplay is beautiful and methodical - The sound is great and features a dramatic music track and good special effects - The Quest is pure bliss.” Kiss it, 5/5 -touchmyapps "The Quest is a massive game - don’t hesitate to grab this one up right now." -theportablegamer

About

Neverwinter Nights

Embark on a classic Dungeons & Dragons role-playing adventure with over 100 hours of gameplay. Explore the original campaign and six free DLC adventures, either solo or with friends across various platforms. Enjoy enhanced graphics and a re-engineered UI for mobile devices.

Highlights
  • Classic D&D RPG gameplay
  • 100+ hours of content
  • Six free DLC adventures
  • Cross-platform multiplayer
  • Re-engineered UI for mobile
  • Improved graphics with adjustable options
Features
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Neverwinter Nights is a classic Dungeons & Dragons RPG— enhanced for iOS! Explore 100+ hours of gameplay including the original campaign, plus six free DLC adventures. Play solo or team up with friends for a grand adventure across the Forgotten Realms. DEVICE RECOMMENDATION Optimized for iPads Recommended for iPhones with screen sizes of 6 inches or larger CONTENT Neverwinter Nights (Classic Campaign) Shadows of Undrentide (Free DLC) Hordes of the Underdark (Free DLC) Kingmaker (Free DLC) ShadowGuard (Free DLC) Witch’s Wake (Free DLC) Adventure Pack (Free DLC) FEATURES Re-engineered UI for iPads and iPhones - Virtual joystick and context sensitive button makes gameplay easy - UI Scales automatically or can be set to your liking Cross-Platform Multiplayer - Adventure with friends! - Cross-play support includes compatibility with mobile, tablets, computers and consoles - Join persistent worlds, with community-run campaigns and up to 250 players Improved Graphics - Pixel shaders and post-processing effects make for cleaner graphics and visuals - Adjustable contrast, vibrance, and depth of field options STORY CONTENT: Neverwinter Nights (Original Campaign) You find yourself at the center of intrigue, betrayal, and dark magic in Neverwinter Nights. Journey through dangerous cities, monster filled dungeons and deep into uncharted wilderness in search of the cure for a cursed plague ravaging the city of Neverwinter. Shadows of Undrentide (Free DLC Expansion) Another adventure begins in the updated expansion, Shadows of Undrentide! Charged by your master to recover four ancient artifacts, travel from the Silver Marches to unravel mysteries of a long-dead magical civilization. Hordes of the Underdark (Free DLC Expansion) This expansion continues the adventure started in Shadows of Undrentide. Journey into the ever-more bizarre and hostile depths of Undermountain to challenge a gathering evil. Three Premium Modules (Free DLC) Discover over 40 hours of new Dungeons & Dragons adventures across the Forgotten Realms in these premium modules for Neverwinter Nights: - Kingmaker - ShadowGuard - Witch’s Wake - Adventure Pack LANGUAGES - English ©2020 Beamdog. ©2020 Wizards of the Coast LLC. All Rights Reserved. Wizards of the Coast, Dungeons & Dragons, Neverwinter Nights, and D&D are trademarks of Wizards of the Coast LLC. Hasbro and its logo are registered trademarks of HASBRO, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Screenshots

The Quest Classic4 screens
Neverwinter Nights4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: The Quest Classic at none against Neverwinter Nights's 10. The Quest Classic also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 61%) and price ($4.99 vs $9.99). Neverwinter Nights's advantage is ratings volume (259 vs 18) and chart position (#72 vs unranked). On rating, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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 Classic costs $4.99 and Neverwinter Nights $9.99 up front. Neverwinter Nights sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. The Quest Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for The Quest Classic against 4.0 for Neverwinter Nights. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Neverwinter Nights has 259 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 87% of The Quest Classic's written reviews are positive against 61% of Neverwinter Nights's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Quest Classic ships an update every 2 months, Neverwinter Nights every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 16, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
The Quest Classic versus Neverwinter Nights: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Quest ClassicNeverwinter Nights
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.1 (18 ratings) — better4.0 (259 ratings)
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews — better61.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18259 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank—#72 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size54 MB2.8 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRedshiftOverhaul Games

Customer experience

The Quest Classic

All ratings18 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral0.0%
Negative22.2%
Written reviews415 reviews
Positive87.0%
Neutral6.0%
Negative7.0%

Neverwinter Nights

All ratings259 ratings
Positive72.6%
Neutral8.9%
Negative18.5%
Written reviews400 reviews
Positive61.0%
Neutral13.0%
Negative26.0%

User reviews

The Quest Classic

From 18 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Massive and immersive world
  • 👍 Engaging story and quests
  • 💡 Excellent character customization
  • 🔓 No in-app purchases or internet required
  • 🎮 Old-school RPG feel like Morrowind/Oblivion

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 🤔 Unclear quest objectives and directions
  • 🕹️ Clunky and unresponsive controls
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate the map and find locations
  • 🤕 Unforgiving combat and high difficulty

Neverwinter Nights

From 259 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Faithful port of the classic game
  • 🚀 Runs well on older devices
  • 👍 Brings back nostalgic memories
  • 🚀 Impressive amount of content

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes when learning spells
  • 🐛 Multiplayer issues with CD key
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and freezes
  • 🔍 Cluttered UI, small text
  • 🐛 Inability to install premium modules

Bugs and requests

The Quest Classic

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup after recent updates
  • Enemies that relentlessly chase the player
  • Quests that become uncompletable due to bugs
  • Inventory and equipment issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Improved quest tracking and objective updates
  • More intuitive and customizable controls
  • Enhanced map and navigation features
  • Difficulty settings for more casual players
  • Support for newer iPhone/iPad screen sizes

Neverwinter Nights

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Crashes when saving game
  • Companions/summons behaving erratically
  • Inventory and loot management issues
  • Pathfinding and character movement problems
  • Incompatibility with certain iOS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Controller support
  • Improved camera controls
  • Chinese language support
  • Ability to move UI elements
  • Autosave and backup save options

In-app purchases

None

The Quest Classic

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Neverwinter Nights

One-time10
  • KingmakerFree
  • ShadowguardFree
  • Witch's WakeFree
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  • Adventure PackFree
  • Wyvern Crown of Cormyr$2.99
  • Pirates of the Sword Coast$2.99
  • Infinite Dungeons$2.99
  • Heroes of Neverwinter$2.99
  • Darkness Over Daggerford$4.99
  • Tyrants of the Moonsea$4.99

Questions

Is The Quest Classic free?
The Quest Classic costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Neverwinter Nights free?
Neverwinter Nights costs $9.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Quest Classic or Neverwinter Nights?
The Quest Classic is rated higher. The Quest Classic averages 4.1 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Neverwinter Nights averages 4.0 from 259 ratings.
Do The Quest Classic or Neverwinter Nights have ads?
Neither The Quest Classic nor Neverwinter Nights shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Quest Classic or Neverwinter Nights?
The Quest Classic ships an update every 2 months, and Neverwinter Nights every 7 months. Most recently, The Quest Classic was updated on October 16, 2026 and Neverwinter Nights on October 16, 2026.

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