The Quest Classic vs Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Quest Classic
Embark on an epic adventure in a new world filled with challenges and exciting quests. Explore fiery asteroids, battle monsters, and join guilds. This expansion can be played standalone or integrated with the base game.
- New areas and quests
- Standalone or integrated play
- Monster battles
- Guild system
- Mining and crafting
- Potion brewing
- Laser sword combat
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The Quest Classic - Escape from Asteroids is 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. Your ship has run off course, Hero. 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 the 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. The Asteroid Mage will send you on daunting missions - if you prove yourself worthy. If you survive her tests, you can fight tough monsters - join the miners' guild - mine minerals - smelt weapons and armor - cook a potion - clip a dragon's toenails - mix cement - bag Red Mole Men for a bounty - trade vrauk horns - wield a laser sword - fall in love ... But, beware, Hero, there are perils everywhere, especially in the mines! 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 "Roids" as your travel destination. It is recommended to reach at least level 40 before trying to take on the challenges of this new expansion. Please note that after you have traveled to your destination, you'll have no way back for a while (except if you have Marked a spot), so it is also recommended that you keep a save in Mithria. The Quest Classic - Escape from Asteroids has been developed by Zarista Games (www.catacomber.com) and was adapted to iPhone by Redshift.
Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
Embark on a retro dungeon crawl inspired by classic RPGs. Explore early levels, choose from classic classes, and level up your characters. This free edition offers a focused, old-school experience with no ads or in-app purchases.
- Classic dungeon crawling gameplay
- 5 classic character classes
- Level up characters to level 3
- Explore first 6 dungeon levels
- Automatic saving
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Step into a world of classic dungeon crawling—deadly traps, hidden doors, unholy relics, and riches beyond imagination await! This Basic Edition is your FREE entry point into Moldvay’s Labyrinth, a retro CRPG inspired by 1980s Dungeons & Dragons and legendary games like Wizardry and Bronze Dragon. • Explore the first 6 levels of the massive dungeon • Choose from 5 classic classes: Fighter, Magic-User, Cleric, Monk, or Thief • Level up your characters to level 3 • Save automatically, play for minutes or hours There are no ads and no in-app purchases—just a clean, focused, old-school experience. Want the full adventure? The paid version unlocks: • 42 handcrafted dungeon levels • 15 unique classes • 100 spells, 300+ monsters, and hundreds of magic items • Deadly traps, brain-teasing puzzles, and cursed treasure Your characters in the Basic Edition cannot level past 3 or descend beyond dungeon level 6. When you’re ready for more, you can upgrade to the full game and begin your true descent!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Quest Classic at 96% against Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic's 0%. The Quest Classic also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.7). Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On ratings volume, 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
Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic is free to download; The Quest Classic costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Quest Classic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 96% of The Quest Classic's written reviews are positive against 0% of Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic's.
The Quest Classic ships an update monthly, Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Quest Classic | Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 2.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.7% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 23 MB | 42 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Redshift | CrossCut Games, Inc. |
Customer experience
The Quest Classic
Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
In-app purchases
The Quest Classic
No in-app purchases
Moldvay's Labyrinth Basic
No in-app purchases
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