Comparison

Eamon 2K26 vs The Fool's Steps

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

Head to head
About

Eamon 2K26

Features
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In 1980, a programmer named Donald Brown sat down at an Apple II and built something remarkable — a text adventure system he called Eamon. It wasn't just a game. It was a world: a Main Hall where adventurers gathered, a weapon shop, a bank, a wizard who'd teach you spells. And beyond the hall, a growing library of dungeons and quests that anyone could explore, or build. Brown gave Eamon away. No copyright, no charge, no conditions — just an invitation to play and create. Over the following decade, volunteers wrote more than 250 adventures and shared them freely. Eamon became one of the earliest examples of an open, community-driven game ecosystem. Eamon 2K26 brings that world to iPhone, faithful to Brown's original vision. — Create your adventurer and equip them at the Main Hall — Explore dungeons with Brown's original combat mathematics, preserved exactly — Earn gold, bank it, improve your weapons skills and armor expertise — Face monsters that fight back intelligently, flee when outmatched, and drop their purses when they fall — Find weapons, treasures, and curious artifacts — and decide what to carry home The game ships with three adventures from the original Eamon library, including Brown's own Beginner's Cave — the same dungeon Apple II players first explored in 1980. More adventures can be created with the companion app, Dungeon Designer Diskette, a free iPad tool for building your own Eamon worlds. Eamon 2K26 is free, contains no advertisements, and collects no data. It is offered as a tribute to Donald Brown and to everyone who kept his creation alive.

About

The Fool's Steps

Embark on a text-based RPG adventure in a dark fantasy world inspired by tarot. Explore realms, battle enemies, collect loot, and craft equipment. Connect with other players through chat, clans, and parties, or face challenging community events.

Highlights
  • Text-based RPG gameplay
  • Dark fantasy tarot world
  • Explore 10 realms
  • Craft and collect equipment
  • Multiplayer chat and parties
  • Community events
  • Avatar customization
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The Fool's Steps is a text-based online RPG set in a dark fantasy world inspired by tarot. Take a step, discover a story, battle an enemy or find your next piece of equipment. Build your character and share the journey with other players. EXPLORE AND COLLECT Travel through ten realms, read 1,000 journey stories and hunt for rare loot. Gather resources with axes, pickaxes and shovels, craft equipment at the Workbench and combine item stats with set bonuses to shape your build. FIND YOUR PEOPLE Chat with other travelers, join a clan and form parties of up to four players. Trade equipment in player markets, challenge other players in PvP and choose your protection settings with Safe Mode. FACE THE ABYSSAL GATE When this rare community event appears, work together to seal the gate. Most other activities pause during the event. Success brings rewards; failure destroys half of every account's carried gold, including offline accounts. Bank gold and Nova are protected. Full rules are explained in the game. MAKE THE JOURNEY YOURS Customize your avatar, complete quests, fish and visit the Wishing Well. Marry another traveler and care for a shared animated pixel Home Spirit: feed it, wash it, sing to it and play together. Play in 13 languages, including English. An internet connection and an Apple or Google account are required. Optional in-app purchases are available.

Screenshots

Eamon 2K264 screens
The Fool's Steps4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Eamon 2K26 at none against The Fool's Steps's 10. The Fool's Steps's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.2). On price, ads 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

Both are free to download. The Fool's Steps sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Eamon 2K26 asks for nothing beyond the download.

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Eamon 2K26 versus The Fool's Steps: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEamon 2K26The Fool's Steps
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.215.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB281 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperMarvin HowardYunus Karen ALVER

In-app purchases

None

Eamon 2K26

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

The Fool's Steps

One-time10
  • Coffee$1.49
  • Fool's First Step — 30 Days$6.99
  • 50 Nova — Gold Market$7.49
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  • 100 Nova — Personal Use$14.49
  • Another one!$14.90
  • 250 Nova — Gold Market$35.00
  • 12 × Fool's First Step (30 Days)$69.00
  • 1000 Nova — Personal Use$129.99
  • 1000 Nova — Gold Market$129.99
  • Coffee Addict$149.00

Questions

Is Eamon 2K26 free?
Eamon 2K26 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is The Fool's Steps free?
The Fool's Steps is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Eamon 2K26 or The Fool's Steps have ads?
Neither Eamon 2K26 nor The Fool's Steps shows ads.

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