Comparison

80s Overrun vs Chosen's MUD Client

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

Head to head
About

80s Overrun

Embark on a platformer adventure with a vibrant 80s aesthetic. Conquer over 160 levels, defeat challenging bosses, and customize your character with unique outfits and abilities. Craft powerful items to gain an edge in this nostalgic gaming experience.

Highlights
  • Over 160 meticulously designed levels
  • More than 100 challenging achievements
  • Five formidable boss fights
  • Character outfit customization
  • Back items with special abilities
  • In-game crafting system for rare artifacts
Features
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Embark on an exhilarating journey through a platformer with a nostalgic 80s twist! over 160 meticulously designed levels that will transport you back to the vibrant era of neon lights and synthwave music and more. Immerse yourself in the thrilling gameplay and relive the excitement of classic platformers while having that modern feel. Unleash your skills and aim for greatness as you conquer over 100 challenging achievements. Show off your mastery of each level and become a true legend of the 80s gaming scene. With over 160 levels in vast mini games and more! Prove Yourself as the Ultimate Boss Fighter in Town Face off against five formidable bosses and prove who is the best in town. Defeat each boss and claim their turf as your own. Can you emerge victorious and claim the title of the best in town? Customize Your Look, Define Your Style Modify your character's outfit to reflect your personal style, and go beyond with an array of back items that provide special abilities to aid you in your quest. Whether you prefer a sleek futuristic appearance or a nod to the iconic 80s fashion, the choice is yours! Craft and Collect Special Items Collect valuable items throughout your journey and utilize an in-game crafting system to forge powerful and rare artifacts. Unleash the true potential of these special items and gain a competitive edge in the levels.

About

Chosen's MUD Client

Features
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A modern client for Ancient Anguish — the text-based multiplayer fantasy world that's been running continuously since 1991 — built for iPhone and iPad. If you've played AA before, welcome home. If you haven't: a MUD (Multi-User Dungeon) is a text-driven online game where words do the work pictures do in most games. You read a room, decide what to do, and type a command. It's theatre of the mind, with thousands of other players writing the scenes with you. This client is a purpose-built front end for AA — a cockpit that knows how its prompt works, how its areas sound, and how its culture plays. WHAT'S INSIDE • A real terminal — Full telnet with automatic negotiation (NAWS, TTYPE, SGA, ECHO). GMCP- and MCCP-aware. ANSI 16/256/truecolor rendering with bold, italic, underline, strikethrough, inverse. 5,000-line scrollback with drag-to-select auto-copy and clickable URLs. Snaps to the bottom on every command you send. • Tap-to-send links — Data-driven text link rules turn matched MUD output into tappable shortcuts. "The dark door is closed." becomes a tap that sends "open dark door". Edit rules in Settings with a live preview. Display only: nothing fires until you tap. • Game-state HUD — 30+ configurable elements across vitals, combat (aim, attack, defend, wimpy), experience (lifetime and session XP-per-minute), character, wealth, world (game time, reboot countdown), and survival (hunger, thirst, drunk, poison, alignment, followers, and more). The client rebuilds your prompt and syncs it to the MUD. • Mobile-first input — Eight-direction D-Pad with a door action, customizable Quick Commands with an icon catalog, and a history chip that re-sends any of your last five commands plus smart counterparts (enter ↔ leave, open ↔ close). Star up to three aliases for one-tap mobile slots; long-press a slot to edit. • Triggers (Immersions) — Pattern-matched rules that highlight, gag, or play sounds on matching text. Display only — never auto-send. Respects Ancient Anguish's no-bots rule by design. • Aliases — Short keywords that expand into full commands with $0/$1/$2 variable substitution and ; chaining. Ships with sensible defaults. Recursion-safe. • Area-based ambient music — The client detects your location from coordinates or room descriptions and crossfades between tracks. Pick area tracks and battle themes from your native Apple Music library, or load your own files. • Chat, Tells, Party, and Notes — Floating, dockable, resizable social panels. Tabs or independent windows. Autocomplete for recipients. Optionally hidden from the main log so your adventure keeps its thread. • Themes & accessibility — RPG Dark (the default), Classic Dark, and High Contrast (built for low-vision players). Scalable fonts (8–32 pt), input-line wrap slider, and native VoiceOver support. PRIVACY No analytics. No tracking. No ads. No third-party SDKs. Credentials, aliases, triggers, and settings stay on your device. The only network traffic is your single connection to the MUD server — you control the host. NEW PLAYERS The MUD is free to play. Create a character, follow the newbie area, and type `newbie hello!` to say hi. The community is famously welcoming. This is an independent third-party client, developed in coordination with the AA team and promoted on the official Connect page at https://anguish.org/connect.php. The game has been continuously operated by its own team since 1991. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Optional Support tiers are auto-renewable monthly subscriptions (Small $1.99, Medium $3.99, Large $5.99 USD). Purely cosmetic — nothing is gated. Charged to your Apple ID at confirmation. Auto-renews unless cancelled 24h before period end. Manage anytime in Apple ID settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ancient-anguish.duckdns.org/privacy.html Adventure awaits. See you in the realms.

Screenshots

80s Overrun4 screens
Chosen's MUD Client4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chosen's MUD Client at none against 80s Overrun's 20. Chosen's MUD Client also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, 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

Both are free to download. 80s Overrun sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. Chosen's MUD Client asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

80s Overrun ships an update every 5 weeks, Chosen's MUD Client every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
80s Overrun versus Chosen's MUD Client: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter80s OverrunChosen's MUD Client
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size559 MB30 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperThomas MarchiondaSami Lamti

In-app purchases

20 purchases

80s Overrun

One-time20
  • Small Tokens Pack$0.99
  • 1500 Tokens$0.99
  • 1495 Sunset Tickets$2.99
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  • Sports Bundle$3.99
  • 6100 Tokens$3.99
  • Basic Skins Pack$3.99
  • Medium Tokens Pack$4.99
  • Premium Pass$4.99
  • Sunset Boulevard Expansion$4.99
  • 2550 Sunset Tickets$4.99
  • Retro Bundle$6.99
  • Big Tokens Pack$9.99
  • Spooky Bundle$9.99
  • 5100 Sunset Tickets$9.99
  • 15,250 Tokens$9.99
  • Animals Skin Pack$9.99
  • Deep Sea Pack$12.99
  • Back Items Pack$12.99
  • Large Tokens Pack$19.99
  • 30,750 Tokens$19.99
None

Chosen's MUD Client

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 80s Overrun free?
80s Overrun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Chosen's MUD Client free?
Chosen's MUD Client is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 80s Overrun or Chosen's MUD Client have ads?
80s Overrun shows ads; Chosen's MUD Client does not.
Which is updated more often, 80s Overrun or Chosen's MUD Client?
80s Overrun ships an update every 5 weeks, and Chosen's MUD Client every 2 months. Most recently, 80s Overrun was updated on October 22, 2026 and Chosen's MUD Client on October 16, 2026.

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