Comparison

The Quest Classic Gold vs Lowlander

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

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About

The Quest Classic Gold

Embark on an epic role-playing adventure in a hand-drawn fantasy world. Explore a vast realm, customize your character, solve quests, and engage in turn-based combat. This collection offers over 100 hours of gameplay with multiple storylines and challenging gameplay.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn fantasy world
  • Character customization
  • Non-linear exploration
  • Turn-based combat
  • Hundreds of quests
  • Magic and alchemy system
  • Card game
Features
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* For new players we recommend The Quest! * You can now have The Quest Classic, Island of Ice and Fire, Hero of Lukomorye I and Hero of Lukomorye II all together for a significantly reduced price! The Quest Classic Gold contains the highly regarded The Quest Classic, the large official expansion and the first two expansions from the Hero of Lukomorye series, making it extremely good value! 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 Gold features: - well over a 100 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 - almost two hundred 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 If you hunger for even more adventure, don't forget to check out all the other expansions for The Quest Classic, not included in The Quest Classic Gold!

About

Lowlander

Embark on a retro fantasy role-playing adventure reminiscent of early personal computer games. Explore a vast world, battle evil sorcerers, and rise in power, all with simple, one-handed controls. Experience a nostalgic journey with minimalist graphics and engaging gameplay.

Highlights
  • One-handed retro RPG action
  • Approximately 8 hours of minimalist adventure
  • Explore a huge world and gain experience
  • Delve into dungeons for loot
  • Save and resume your game
  • Over 8 colors
Features
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Come -- return with us to the days of yesteryear. When 8 colors were enough, and the pixels were individually detectable to the human eye. This is LOWLANDER, a fantasy role-playing adventure from simpler times. This might *be* your father’s RPG! Embark on a glorious adventure to save the world from the clutches of the evil sorceress Azamon and her hordes of low-res low-lifes! You begin as a lost and wandering soul who can barely stay alive. Your circumstances will rise in the service of King Shebastian as you help to rid the world of evil. It IS as simple as black-and-white! Lowlander harkens back to the early days of personal computers. If you’ve been looking to get your nostalgia on, but can’t be bothered to use two hands doing it, then this is the game for you. FEATURES - glorious one handed retro-RPG action - approximately 8 hours of minimalist adventure - explore a huge world, gain experience and rise in power - delve into dark dungeons for loot and riches - save your game and resume it later! - no in-app purchases. buy once, own forever! - Lord British approved! - over 8 colors! - realistic moving water!

Screenshots

The Quest Classic Gold4 screens
Lowlander4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lowlander at 4.8 against The Quest Classic Gold's 4.3. Lowlander also leads on price ($1.99 vs $7.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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 Classic Gold costs $7.99 and Lowlander $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lowlander holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 52 and 85 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of The Quest Classic Gold's written reviews are positive against 93% of Lowlander's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Quest Classic Gold ships an update every 2 months, Lowlander every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
The Quest Classic Gold versus Lowlander: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Quest Classic GoldLowlander
Price$7.99$1.99 — better
Rating4.3 (52 ratings)4.8 (85 ratings) — better
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews92.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5285 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank—#167 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB28 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperRedshiftFlat Black Films

Customer experience

The Quest Classic Gold

All ratings52 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative15.4%
Written reviews204 reviews
Positive88.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative8.8%

Lowlander

All ratings84 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews80 reviews
Positive92.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative5.0%

User reviews

The Quest Classic Gold

From 52 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Engaging and immersive RPG experience
  • 🌐 Vast open world with countless quests and content
  • 🕹️ Customizable character development and skill system
  • 💰 Excellent value with expansions included
  • 🕰️ Hundreds of hours of gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🕹️ Dated and clunky controls
  • 🎨 Dated graphics that may not appeal to all
  • 🧭 Lack of clear quest objectives and navigation
  • 🧠 Steep learning curve for new players
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs

Lowlander

From 85 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great homage to Ultima
  • 👍 Captures old-school RPG feel
  • 👍 Nostalgic experience
  • 👍 Well-balanced gameplay
  • 👍 Charming and challenging gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional confusion at the start
  • 🐛 Tedious and unrewarding for some
  • 🐛 Dialogue and humor can be terrible
  • 🐛 Some bugs reported
  • 🐛 Torches disappearing from shops

Bugs and requests

The Quest Classic Gold

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on latest iOS versions
  • Inventory/exit bugs causing unintended actions
  • Invincible enemies blocking main questline

Requested features

5 requests
  • Difficulty settings for new players
  • Improved quest tracking and navigation
  • Controller support for better controls
  • Updated graphics and visual enhancements
  • Automatic expansion unlocking for Gold edition

Lowlander

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Talking to Holly quest never clears
  • Dungeons got messed up (maps all showed up as revealed)
  • Auto-saving turned off unexpectedly
  • Minor glitches in shops when selling duplicate items
  • Holly unaware her brother was freed upon game completion
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  • Torches disappear from shops

Requested features

5 requests
  • Sequel
  • Open game editor
  • More games like this
  • Map with coordinates
  • Sequel with more adventures

In-app purchases

None

The Quest Classic Gold

No in-app purchases

None

Lowlander

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Quest Classic Gold free?
The Quest Classic Gold costs $7.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lowlander free?
Lowlander costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Quest Classic Gold or Lowlander?
Lowlander is rated higher. The Quest Classic Gold averages 4.3 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while Lowlander averages 4.8 from 85 ratings.
Do The Quest Classic Gold or Lowlander have ads?
Neither The Quest Classic Gold nor Lowlander shows ads.
Which is updated more often, The Quest Classic Gold or Lowlander?
The Quest Classic Gold ships an update every 2 months, and Lowlander every 3 weeks. Most recently, The Quest Classic Gold was updated on November 6, 2026 and Lowlander on November 6, 2026.

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