Comparison

The Quest Classic vs Hell and Back

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 an epic adventure in a hand-drawn fantasy world. Explore new lands, battle mythical creatures, and uncover ancient secrets. This expansion can be played standalone or integrated with the base game for a continuous experience.

Highlights
  • Hand-drawn immersive world
  • New areas and quests
  • Challenging dungeons
  • New monsters and spells
  • Standalone or integrated play
  • Deep winter setting
Features
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The Quest Classic - Hero of Lukomorye, Part IV: Death to the Deathless 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. You're called to the northern port of Seversk in deep winter to join the Tzar, his militia and navy for a final assault on the fortress of Kozney the Deathless. Kozney has new allies, elves and dwarf blacksmiths, as well as the spirits of his mighty, cunning dragons to back him up. Enjoy one of Argimon's trickiest dungeons yet and learn Silvergirl's deathless secret. New monsters, new spells, roughly 60 quests will take you throughout a beautiful land, including a mysterious island, to the ocean floor and to the Underworld. 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 "The Deathless" as your travel destination. It is recommended to reach at least level 45 before trying to take on the challenges of this new expansion. The Quest Classic - Hero of Lukomorye IV has been developed by Zarista Games (www.catacomber.com) and was adapted to iPhone by Redshift.

About

Hell and Back

Embark on a sci-fi roguelike RPG adventure to close a portal to hell on Mars. Fight, loot, and upgrade your gear in turn-based combat, recruiting mercenaries and making critical decisions to survive.

Highlights
  • Procedural and handcrafted levels
  • Weapon and armor upgrades
  • Mercenary recruitment
  • Challenging quests and bosses
  • Deep RPG progression
  • Turn-based combat
Features
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A sci‑fi roguelike RPG where you descend into hell to close the portal. A portal to hell has opened on Mars Base - and you’re the only one left to stop it. Fight, loot, upgrade, and survive in a turn‑based roguelike RPG where every run is different! - Procedural + handcrafted levels for endless replayability - Upgrade weapons and armor using power cells - Recruit mercenaries to build you squad - Challenging quests and bosses that evolve as you progress in this dungeon crawler - Deep RPG progression with stat points and gear builds - Classic roguelike tension - every decision matters - Turn based RPG action Do you have what it takes to descend into hell and come back alive?

Screenshots

The Quest Classic4 screens
Hell and Back3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Quest Classic at 95% against Hell and Back's 25%. The Quest Classic also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). Hell and Back's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99). On ratings volume, update cadence 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

Hell and Back is free to download; The Quest Classic costs $2.99 up front. Hell and Back sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. The Quest Classic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Quest Classic holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of The Quest Classic's written reviews are positive against 25% of Hell and Back's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Quest Classic ships an update every 8 months, Hell and Back every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
The Quest Classic versus Hell and Back: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Quest ClassicHell and Back
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.0 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews — better25.0% of reviews
Number of ratings37 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 7 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB45 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRedshiftBrandon Stecklein

Customer experience

The Quest Classic

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%

Hell and Back

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Quest Classic

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Hell and Back

One-time2
  • 100 Ape Coins$0.99
  • Hell and Back Full Upgrade$1.99

Questions

Is The Quest Classic free?
The Quest Classic costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hell and Back free?
Hell and Back is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, The Quest Classic or Hell and Back?
The Quest Classic is rated higher. The Quest Classic averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Hell and Back averages 4.0 from 7 ratings.
Do The Quest Classic or Hell and Back have ads?
Hell and Back shows ads; The Quest Classic does not.
Which is updated more often, The Quest Classic or Hell and Back?
The Quest Classic ships an update every 8 months, and Hell and Back every 7 months. Most recently, The Quest Classic was updated on November 1, 2026 and Hell and Back on November 3, 2026.

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