The Quest is a hand-drawn, grid-based open world RPG for iOS and Android.
Product velocity
Unknown
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#76
▲9Games · paid
Sentiment
4.3
149 reviews
Nemesis
Black Desert Mobile
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Players hire The Quest for a distraction-free, nostalgic dungeon-crawling experience that avoids the intrusive live-service grind of modern mobile MMOs.
For Fans of classic, grid-based, turn-based role playing games who prefer hand-drawn aesthetics and deep world exploration.
What does it look like?
Key features
Old school grid-based navigation system for character movement in an open world environment
Tactical combat system requiring strategic selection of skills, weapons, and spells
Mini-game featuring three distinct decks accessible at inns within the game world
How much does it cost?
The iOS version utilizes a $7.99 upfront purchase model, while the Android version operates as a free title.
Velocity
Steady developmentShow more...
Who built it?
Redshift
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The Quest Classic - AsteroidsUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Fresh user feedback skews excited. Users appreciate deeply engaging roleplaying mechanics provide high replayability for fans of classic dungeon crawlers, but report lack of clear quest markers and journal updates creates navigation friction for modern players.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Deeply engaging roleplaying mechanics provide high replayability for fans of classic dungeon crawlers
- Lack of clear quest markers and journal updates creates navigation friction for modern players
61 of 89 recent reviews analyzed · high confidence · Excited overall
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Competitive landscape for The Quest
How's the Games market?
The Quest maintains a niche presence in the paid RPG category, with rankings fluctuating significantly across European and North American markets. The reliance on a $7.99 upfront price point limits mass-market adoption compared to F2P competitors.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Pearl Abyss Corp.
As a massive MMORPG, it competes for the same core RPG player base by offering a high-fidelity, persistent world that dwarfs The Quest's traditional single-player scope.
- Offers a non-target combat system that provides significantly more dynamic action than grid-based movement.
- Features deep, complex character customization tools that allow for a highly personalized visual identity.
- Includes a personal camp management system that adds a layer of simulation missing from The Quest.
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Key takeaways for The Quest
Where is it heading?
The retro RPG market is consolidating around titles that balance classic mechanics with modern quality-of-life standards. The Quest remains exposed to churn unless it addresses navigation and technical stability, as competitors with better controller support and cloud saves will continue to siphon the casual-RPG segment.
- Technical instability and audio loss following system updates erode the daily active habit, which compounds the rating drag already visible on Android.
- The release of the Abyssal Islands expansion indicates active feature investment rather than maintenance mode, signaling continued commitment to the core player base.
The SWOT
- Hand-drawn art style creates a distinct visual atmosphere
- Deep roleplaying mechanics provide high replayability
- Implementing modern quest-tracking markers would reduce navigation friction
Next best moves
Ship cloud save in next minor release because it is the top-requested missing feature → unlock data-loss frustration
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The Quest's lack of modern UI is not…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Cloud save synchronization (available in modern RPG peers but missing here) +1
Since the last report: The title has expanded its monetization and content footprint while struggling with technical stability and user-requested quality-of-life features.
Bottom line
The Quest holds its category lead through sticky, nostalgic RPG mechanics but bleeds players to modern alternatives due to navigation friction, so revenue growth hinges on tightening the first-session experience through better quest guidance.
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