Comparison

The Quest Classic vs Cursed Lands

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

Explore a besieged city and fight hordes of enemies in this immersive fantasy RPG. Discover new areas, quests, spells, and companions. Play as an expansion to an existing game or as a standalone adventure.

Highlights
  • Over 30 hours of additional gameplay
  • New monsters with unique graphics and abilities
  • New spells and enchantable armors/weapons
  • Ability to restore lost XP
  • New quests, NPCs, and high-level shops
  • New companion, Agent Kolobok
  • Standalone play option
Features
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An expansion to The Quest Classic, a beautifully hand-drawn, immersive and enchanting world full of exciting challenges. After enabling the expansion, you can continue to play The Quest Classic with your existing character(s) to explore new areas and quests. However, if you don't have The Quest Classic, you can also play the expansion as a standalone game. In the game you are an agent of the Tzar called to the fortress of Zlatograd, the last free city, but it's besieged. You must fight hordes of Savirs who have united with the magic of Kozney the Deathless and overrun the beautiful country of Lukomorye, seized members of the Royal Family and taken over the major cities. You'll need all your skills, experience and brain to overcome the new challenges. However, you will find new friends, spells, weapons and other items to help you become the hero of Lukomorye. In the expansion you will find: - Over 30 hours of additional gameplay - New monsters with graphics/abilities/properties - New spells - New, superiorly enchantable armors and weapons - The ability to restore your lost xp - Many new quests, NPCs and high level shops - Many new books to learn skills from and enjoy reading - A new companion, Agent Kolobok, to travel with you through the long campaign. 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 "Lukomorye" as your travel destination. It is recommended to reach at least level 22 before trying to take on the challenges of this new expansion. Please note that after you have traveled to Lukomorye, you'll have no way back for a long while (except if you have Marked a spot), so it is also recommended that you keep a save in Mithria. The Quest Classic - Hero of Lukomorye is developed by Zarista games (www.catacomber.com).

About

Cursed Lands

Embark on an RPG adventure to uncover the mystery of a spreading mist and a destroyed army. Assemble a strike team, recruit allies, and utilize a unique social talent system to influence enemies and explore multiple romance options.

Highlights
  • Investigate a mysterious mist
  • Assemble a strike team
  • Recruit allies from across the land
  • Innovative social talent system
  • Bluff, intimidate, and coerce enemies
  • Multiple romance options
  • Bonus romance scenes and CGs
Features
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A mysterious mist spreads from the Castle of N'Mar. The Empire sent an army to investigate, but it was destroyed. You assume the role of the Envoy, secretly serving the Grimoire Council, and must assemble a small strike team to investigate what is happening, and put a stop to whatever evil is lurking in the Caste of N'Mar. With the help of Karen, Queen of the Amazons, you'll need to recruit a team of people, united by a common goal, from all corners of Aravorn. The game plays like a RPG with an innovative social talent system that lets you take advantage of your enemies personalities. You can bluff, intimidate, coerce and even get a cease fire during some battles. Killing all enemies is no longer the only option at your disposal. Four bisexual romance options (Nuala the nomad, Vaeril the fallen druid, Sylrissa and Enok the nagas), one lesbian romance (Leena the amazon) and one homosexual (Jasper the pirate). For the first time in any Winter Wolves game, you can romance more than one love interest. Of course, be ready to face any possible consequences! Another innovation is that after you choose your final love interest, you'll also get two more bonus scenes with relative pin-up CG as couple.

Screenshots

The Quest Classic4 screens
Cursed Lands4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Cursed Lands at Free against The Quest Classic's $1.99. Cursed Lands also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 2). The Quest Classic's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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

Cursed Lands is free to download; The Quest Classic costs $1.99 up front. Cursed Lands sells 2 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 — 4.5 for The Quest Classic against 4.4 for Cursed Lands. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Cursed Lands has 11 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of The Quest Classic's written reviews are positive against 71% of Cursed Lands's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Quest Classic ships an update every 6 weeks, Cursed Lands every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
The Quest Classic versus Cursed Lands: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Quest ClassicCursed Lands
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better4.4 (11 ratings)
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings211 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB216 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRedshiftCelso Riva

Customer experience

The Quest Classic

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral12.9%
Negative12.9%

Cursed Lands

All ratings11 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

The Quest Classic

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • Doesn't enable in original Quest game
  • Won't let me play as standalone
  • Crashes when opening
  • Game crashes right when I open it
  • Game will not open after update
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  • App keeps appearing to update in iTunes
  • Game glitched my 'the quest' app
  • Serious bugs are fixed
  • Inventory not working after getting Silvergirl's robe
  • Game crashes when trying to do anything with inventory
  • Crashes in magic school when selling armor
  • Crashing and buggy behavior
  • Update did not work
  • Silvergirl bug not fixed
  • Inventory bug
  • Game crashes when trying to consult inventory
  • Silvergirl robe bug
  • Giant's Thumb Crypt bug
  • Silvergirl robe game bug
  • Cannot progress into 'light armor' part of inventory without crashing
  • Requires Quest v3.0 to be used with existing characters
  • Upgrade for The Quest is missing
  • Bug in the Magic-School

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add achievements to all Quest games
  • Make controls simpler
  • Add game maps and hints to the website
  • Make it possible to drop quests
  • Add achievements
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  • Add achievements to all the Quest games

Cursed Lands

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The Quest Classic

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Cursed Lands

One-time2
  • Money and XP Cheat$0.99
  • Play the full story$11.99

Questions

Is The Quest Classic free?
The Quest Classic costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Cursed Lands free?
Cursed Lands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Quest Classic or Cursed Lands?
The Quest Classic is rated higher. The Quest Classic averages 4.5 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Cursed Lands averages 4.4 from 11 ratings.
Do The Quest Classic or Cursed Lands have ads?
Neither The Quest Classic nor Cursed Lands shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Quest Classic or Cursed Lands?
The Quest Classic ships an update every 6 weeks, and Cursed Lands every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Quest Classic was updated on October 31, 2026 and Cursed Lands on November 5, 2026.

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