What are the best RPGs on iOS for under $5?

Question

GamingiOSRPGiOS Games

What are the best RPGs on iOS for under $5?

6

Options
Considered

5

User
Recs.

Jul 2, 2017

Last
Updated

6 Games Considered

Best RPGs on iOS for under $5	Price	Genre	Co-Op
-- Battleheart Legacy	-	Action / RPG / Dungeon Crawler / Hack n' Slash	None
-- Bastion	-	Action RPG	-
-- Mage Gauntlet	$2.99	-	-
-- Rimelands: Hammer of Thor	-	-	-
-- The Quest	-	-	-

See Full List

Built By the Slant team

Find the best product instantly.

4.7 star rating

Try it now - it's free

score 1 · Answer 1

Battleheart Legacy

Top Pro

High replay value

With the large amount of builds for characters that are available there is great incentive to play the game repeated times. See More

Top Con

Level recommendations for stages are not always accurate

Even though a level may say its best to be a certain character level , lets say 29, it often happens that the player needs to be a lot higher in order to actually win the stage. See More

Specs

Genre:Action / RPG / Dungeon Crawler / Hack n' Slash

Co-Op:None

Controller Support:No

Top Pro

Robust levelling system

Users are not limited to using what only should work best for a certain class, they are free to level up any skills they wish which all work well together. See More

Top Pro

Good touch controls

Players tap and drag their character around the screen and have a bar at the bottom with quick actions such as spells. This makes for an easy and intuitive way to control the game. See More

See All

score 1 · Answer 2

Bastion

Top Pro

Incredible soundtrack

Bastions soundtrack sets the atmosphere perfectly. It's so good that although supergiant games had no intentions of releasing the soundtrack, demand from fans resulted in it being released and some tracks having over a million plays on Spotify. See More

Top Con

Story could be better

The story feels a bit lacking and does not really make great use of making the player care. See More

Specs

Genre:Action RPG

Top Pro

Touch controls work well

The newly added touch controls (for this mobile port) work quite well with all one needing to do is tap where they want their character to go. See More

Top Pro

Beautiful art style

Bastion has a hand-painted art style that is very colorful and unique. See More

Top Pro

Fun and varied gameplay

The RPG elements combined with the battle mechanics make the core gameplay fun and varied as the weapons/items/abilities/upgrades play out very differently from each other. See More

Top Pro

Innovative narration

The games narration is dynamically based on what you're currently doing. See More

See All

score 2 · Answer 3

Mage Gauntlet

Top Con

Lacks depth in gameplay

Mage Gauntlet is primarily focused on action-based gameplay and tends to forget many traditional RPG-elements such as upgrading and gathering loot. Mage Gauntlet is filled with corridor fights that aren't ideal for extended play, while boss fights lack variety because they all behave in a similar way. See More

Top Pro

Unique magic system

The magic system in Mage Gauntlet consists of a limited moveset of four spells that need to be replenished from in world urns, making for a bit of a balancing act of when to use spells in order to get through the tougher parts of each level. See More

Top Con

Story is lackluster

While borrowing from many RPG greats from the past, the plot feels a bit derivative while also falling a bit flat. Better writing could have definitely helped flesh out the adventure more. See More

Top Pro

Touch screen controls work great

Like other RocketCat games, the on screen controls are spot on. See More

Top Pro

Very reminiscent of SNES era games

Mage Gauntlet has the design similar of games such as Chrono Trigger or Secret of Mana, making for a experience full of nostalgia. See More

Top Pro

Master mode

Once the game is beaten, master mode unlocks which has mixed levels and new secret areas. See More

Top Pro

Robust loot system

Mage gauntlet has a very robust loot system that includes many different armor and weapon sets as well as upgrades for spells. See More

See All

score 1 · Answer 4

Rimelands: Hammer of Thor

Top Pro

Large variety of skills and loot

There are many items and weapons to be found in the game as well as many choices in how to level a character. This also creates a good reason to replay the title in order to find items not seen yet or create character classes not used yet. See More

Top Con

Story is only stills and text

There is no animated sequences or voice-work in the game regarding the story, it is all text based and still images. See More

Top Pro

Main story as well as many sidequests

Players can choose to follow the main storyline, or deviate at anytime to fulfill some of the many sidequests that are available. See More

Top Pro

Mixture of turn based and tactical combat

Levels in the game are grid based, meaning the character can only move in a four way gird of tiles, ut once landing next to an enmy the game goes to a turn based combat system more like a JRPG. This makes for a compelling mixture of tactics and turn based play. See More

See All

Answer 5

The Quest

Top Pro

4 towns to explore along with expansive wilderness sections

There is a fair bit to see in the game including 4 towns to explore, but it is the vast open wildernesses in the game that show how large the title actually is. See More

Top Con

Pocket PC origins still show

A game originally designed for Pocket PCs, and it shows in the graphics. Very dated looking. See More

Top Pro

Open-ended

Players are able to go where they want in game, though there is a storyline if players do want to follow stricter guidelines. See More

See All

Answer 6

Undercroft

Top Pro

3 attributes to place upgrade points into

For what may seem simplistic from the outset creates a good range of choice for how to level a character and requires smart balancing from the player. See More

Top Con

Requires a close watch over managing mechanics

Some people may be nonplussed about having to constantly balance their characters stats, weapons and armor. This is definitely a very hands on type of old school RPG. See More

Top Pro

5 classes to choose from

Players can choose from a Warrior, Priest, Mage, Assassin and Summoner, each that have their own special abilities when creating their four characters. See More

What are the best RPGs on iOS for under $5?

6 Games Considered

Battleheart Legacy

My Recommendation for Battleheart Legacy

My Recommendation for Battleheart Legacy

High replay value

Level recommendations for stages are not always accurate

Robust levelling system

Good touch controls

Bastion

My Recommendation for Bastion

My Recommendation for Bastion

Incredible soundtrack

Story could be better

Touch controls work well

Beautiful art style

Fun and varied gameplay

Innovative narration

Mage Gauntlet

My Recommendation for Mage Gauntlet

My Recommendation for Mage Gauntlet

Lacks depth in gameplay

Unique magic system

Story is lackluster

Touch screen controls work great

Very reminiscent of SNES era games

Master mode

Robust loot system

Rimelands: Hammer of Thor

My Recommendation for Rimelands: Hammer of Thor

My Recommendation for Rimelands: Hammer of Thor

Large variety of skills and loot

Story is only stills and text

Main story as well as many sidequests

Mixture of turn based and tactical combat

The Quest

My Recommendation for The Quest

My Recommendation for The Quest

4 towns to explore along with expansive wilderness sections

Pocket PC origins still show

Open-ended

Undercroft

My Recommendation for Undercroft

My Recommendation for Undercroft

3 attributes to place upgrade points into

Requires a close watch over managing mechanics

5 classes to choose from

Plays like an old school dungeon crawler

Balancing party adds a high level of strategy

Don't see your favorite option? Add it.

One sec!