Devils & Demons vs Arcane Quest HD
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Devils & Demons
Engage in tactical turn-based combat against demonic forces in a dark fantasy world. Assemble a party of heroes, complete quests, and explore vast landscapes to protect the kingdom from an infernal invasion. Master skills and defeat challenging bosses to forge your legend.
- Turn-based tactical combat
- Hero recruitment and party building
- Questing and exploration
- Challenging boss fights
- Dark fantasy world
- Hundreds of maps
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Immerse yourself in the probably best strategy RPG ever! Fight hordes of savage demons and undead while you clash with powerful boss enemies like necromancers and dragons. Take on a myriad of quests in a living fantasy world with many events, encounters and of course epic war loot. Enjoy the action, excitement and fun as you increase the power of your group of heroes and pave your way to the top. Embrace the legend of Devils & Demons and write your own story! In a magic age, where dragons ruled and the world of Desola was at the height of its glory, a demonic portal opened its infernal abyss in the shadowlands. The realm was ravaged by Devils & Demons. As the battle between monsters and men raged, endless streams of diabolic reapers brought death and despair to humankind. The army of man was outnumbered and in disarray. It is your duty to assemble a party of heroes and embark on an epic quest to help the Order of the Light stop the menacing threat. Start your crusade to protect the kingdom against the empire of darkness and a war brought upon them by the lords of fire. FEATURES - FREE TO PLAY! - Deep turn based tactical combat - Fight, loot and recruit! Discover a variety of heroes to join your party - A dark fantasy world filled with countless adventures - Get hooked on a captivating storyline with hours of gameplay - Hundreds of detailed maps to explore - Class based heroes and enemies - Vast array of awesome skills, spells and abilities - Master challenging boss fights and waves of enemies in the Arena - Epic orchestral soundtrack and brilliantly voiced characters - Sophisticated artworks, cut scenes and detailed HD graphics - Full tablet support - Game Center support You can play 'Devils & Demons' entirely for FREE, though various items are available via in-app purchase. If you don’t want to use in-app purchases, please deactivate them in your device settings. Thank you for playing ‘Devils & Demons’! Get in touch with HandyGamesTM: www.handy-games.com Join us on Facebook: HandyGames Stay tuned on Google+: HandyGames Subscribe to our YouTube channel: HandyGames Check news on Twitter: @handy_games Follow us on Instagram: handygames Imprint: http://www.handy-games.com/contact/ © www.handy-games.com GmbH
Arcane Quest HD
Embark on a classic board game-style RPG adventure, reminiscent of 90s masterpieces. Battle monsters, customize heroes with spells and equipment, and explore hundreds of quests. Create and share your own adventures with the integrated quest editor.
- Classic board game RPG style
- 8 legendary hero classes
- Over 50 quests
- Hero customization with equipment and spells
- Quest editor to create and play custom adventures
- Full 3D HD graphics
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Delve into this classic board game style RPG, a tribute to the masterpieces of the 90’s which defined the genre. Play in the original dice rolling tabletop style, defeat hordes of orcs, undead, giants and many other terrible creatures. Featuring: - 8 legendary heroes classes to choose from - Over 50 quests to play to entertain for hundreds of hours - No IAP unlockable content, the game is 100% free - Tons of equipment and spells options to customize your heroes - Try the quests editor! Create and publish your own quests, or play the adventures created by other players! - Fully translated into English, French, German, Italian and Spanish Originally released on 2012, Arcane Quest comes back in full 3D high definition graphics, and tons of gameplay enhancements. A truly tribute to the great classics like HeroQuest, D&D and all the titles that defined an era of table top RPGs. Want some more? Try the other chapters of the series! Arcane Quest 2 and Arcane Quest 3 are both available for free to download!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Devils & Demons at none against Arcane Quest HD's shown. Devils & Demons also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 17 months) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). Arcane Quest HD's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 67%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Devils & Demons sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Arcane Quest HD sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Devils & Demons against 4.6 for Arcane Quest HD. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 82 and 171 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Devils & Demons's written reviews are positive against 85% of Arcane Quest HD's.
Devils & Demons ships an update monthly, Arcane Quest HD every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Devils & Demons | Arcane Quest HD |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (82 ratings) — better | 4.6 (171 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 67.1% of reviews | 84.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 82 | 171 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 263 MB | 152 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | THQ Nordic Mobile GmbH | Nex Game Studios OU |
Customer experience
Devils & Demons
Arcane Quest HD
Bugs and requests
Devils & Demons
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Arcane Quest HD
Reported bugs
8 issues- Scroll of Speed not working
- Invisible weapons (e.g., black sword)
- Weapons that shouldn't be usable with shields still can be
- Game closes when answering texts, losing progress
- Purchased items (e.g., +1 health ring) not working
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- No way to rest/heal within a dungeon
- Minor bugs in general
- Character status graphics hidden on iPhone screen
Requested features
17 requests- More content/development
- Improved character progression across dungeons
- Better tutorial for scrolls and magic items
- Ability to sell potions and spells
- Character naming and appearance customization
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- Fix for scroll of speed bug
- Fix for invisible weapon bug
- Fix for weapon/shield compatibility bug
- Fix for game closing on text message
- Clearer indication of dungeon difficulty
- Option to skip movement rolls outside combat
- Option to send characters to exit after clearing level
- Dark mode option
- More enemy variety
- More visually distinct levels
- Improved UI for smaller screens (iPhone)
- Consideration for colorblind accessibility
In-app purchases
Devils & Demons
- Remove ads$2.99
- 35,000 Gold$3.99
- Double XP$3.99
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- Faster recovery$3.99
- 75,000 Gold$8.99
- 160,000 Gold$17.99
- 450,000 Gold$44.99
- 950,000 Gold$89.99
Arcane Quest HD
- Support Package$1.99
Questions
Is Devils & Demons free?
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