Comparison

Lowlander vs Queen's Wish

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

Head to head
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!

About

Queen's Wish

Embark on an epic fantasy RPG adventure as a banished royal. Explore a vast world, make impactful choices, and forge your own destiny. Build an empire, free the oppressed, or serve your mother the Queen. Engage in tactical combat and uncover ancient artifacts.

Highlights
  • Epic fantasy role-playing adventure
  • Open-ended story with choices and endings
  • Suspenseful tactical combat
  • Explore enormous world and dungeons
  • Unique fortress building system
  • Over 100 side quests and magical artifacts
Features
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Queen's Wish DOES NOT support: iPhone 5 or earlier, iPhone SE. You are royalty of the mighty empire of Haven! Your mother the Queen rules, while you enjoy a life of sheltered luxury. Then, one morning, you wake up to find yourself banished to your Empire’s lost colony. You mother has declared your childhood at an end. Your mission? Prove yourself by reconquering Haven’s rebellious vassals, or don’t bother to come home. At last, you have been given wealth, magic, soldiers. The Queen thinks you will submit and join the family business. Now that you have freedom and power, you might have other ideas ... Queen's Wish: The Conquerer is an epic, indie fantasy role-playing adventure. Wander free through an enormous world, sink into a fascinating story full of surprises and interesting decisions, and use your cunning to outwit a multitude of dungeons and foes. In this open-ended adventure, you can build an Empire or free the oppressed. Serve the Queen or rebel. Fight or use diplomacy. Build fortresses, smith enchanted blades and armor, and deal with nagging relatives! Queen's Wish: The Conquerer features: * Epic fantasy adventure with over 50 hours of gameplay. * Open-ended story in a variety of mysterious lands, featuring many choices, paths and endings. Lots of replay value. * Suspenseful tactical combat. Select from fifty different abilities. Build and rebuild your warriors to face rapidly changing foes. * Explore (and conquer) an enormous outdoors and a huge variety of dungeons and enemy fortresses. * Gain strength with a unique fortress system. Build and equip fortresses, making your warriors stronger in a wide variety of ways. * Not just orcs and elves. Features the unforgettable races and characters that make Spiderweb Software adventures unique. * Over 100 side quests and hundreds of magical artifacts to hunt for. Enjoy a new adventure from Spiderweb Software, now celebrating 25 years of making fine indie fantasy role-playing goodness.

Screenshots

Lowlander4 screens
Queen's Wish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lowlander at $1.99 against Queen's Wish's $9.99. Lowlander also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (92% vs 81%). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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

Lowlander costs $1.99 and Queen's Wish $9.99 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 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 84 and 73 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 92% of Lowlander's written reviews are positive against 81% of Queen's Wish's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lowlander ships an update every 3 weeks, Queen's Wish monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Lowlander versus Queen's Wish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLowlanderQueen's Wish
Price$1.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.8 (84 ratings) — better4.6 (73 ratings)
Positive reviews92.2% of reviews — better81.4% of reviews
Number of ratings84 — better73
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#195#192 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB158 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperFlat Black FilmsSpiderweb Software

Customer experience

Lowlander

All ratings84 ratings
Positive94.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive92.2%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.2%

Queen's Wish

All ratings73 ratings
Positive90.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews43 reviews
Positive81.4%
Neutral7.0%
Negative11.6%

User reviews

Lowlander

From 84 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

Queen's Wish

From 73 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 📚 Deep and well-written story
  • ⚔️ Tactical and engaging combat
  • 🌍 Immersive and expansive world
  • 💡 Meaningful player choices
  • 🆓 No annoying in-app purchases

Room to improve

  • 🖼️ Graphics/style may put some off
  • 📉 Some prefer older game mechanics
  • 🐛 UI issues on smaller screens
  • 🐌 Slower walking animations
  • 💀 Silly enemy elimination animation

Bugs and requests

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

Queen's Wish

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Controls outside screen
  • Game not usable on iPhone 12 display
  • Window size problems on iPhone SE
  • Game save deleted (no backup)

Requested features

9 requests
  • Import more games to iPhone
  • iCloud game saves
  • Add stats to enemies
  • French language support
  • Smoother scrolling effect on iPhone
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  • Option for classic death animation
  • Option for slower walking animations
  • Visual indicator for cleared areas
  • Pinch to zoom functionality

In-app purchases

None

Lowlander

No in-app purchases

None

Queen's Wish

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lowlander free?
Lowlander costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Queen's Wish free?
Queen's Wish costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lowlander or Queen's Wish?
Lowlander is rated higher. Lowlander averages 4.8 out of 5 from 84 ratings, while Queen's Wish averages 4.6 from 73 ratings.
Do Lowlander or Queen's Wish have ads?
Neither Lowlander nor Queen's Wish shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lowlander or Queen's Wish?
Lowlander ships an update every 3 weeks, and Queen's Wish monthly. Most recently, Lowlander was updated on October 18, 2026 and Queen's Wish on October 19, 2026.
Which is more popular, Lowlander or Queen's Wish?
Lowlander currently peaks at #195 in the App Store charts, and Queen's Wish at #192. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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