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Retro Game Guides
What it is
Retro Game Guides is an iPhone app for storing and reading classic game walkthroughs offline. Readers can choose Reflow, Original, or No wrap layouts; Reflow adjusts prose to the phone's width while retaining recognized maps and tables. Guide headings feed a Contents view, search results include passage context, and the app saves reading position. Highlights, notes, and bookmarks are gathered in the Notes tab. The app imports plain-text files up to 10 MB, with folder previews, duplicate skipping, and a review step for uncertain matches. Supported online guide pages can be saved as attributed text snapshots. The library also contains original Standard Edition walkthroughs whose pages identify the supported game platform and route scope. Once content is on-device, reading, library organization, search, progress, favorites, bookmarks, highlights, and notes work offline. The maker says there is no account, advertising, analytics, tracking, or cloud-sync service. The free plan allows up to three games with unlimited guides per game. Unlimited Library costs $4.99, paid once as a one-time in-app purchase. The app requires iOS or iPadOS 17 or later; it does not accept ZIP archives or PDFs.
For and against
For
- Reading and notes work offline once content is on-device.
- Offers three reading layouts and search with passage context.
- Supports plain-text imports up to 10 MB.
- No account, advertising, analytics, or tracking, according to the maker.
Against
- Requires iOS or iPadOS 17 or later.
- Personal imports must be plain text, not ZIP or PDF.
- Free plan is limited to three games.
- Restoring a purchase requires a network connection.
The verdict
Retro Game Guides focuses on offline walkthrough reading, with tools for importing guides, navigating text, and keeping notes. The free plan covers up to three games; Unlimited Library is a one-time in-app purchase.
Who it suits
This app suits iPhone readers who want an on-device library of classic game walkthroughs. It also fits readers who want to import plain-text guides or save supported online pages for offline use.
Plans and prices
Free
Up to 3 games · Unlimited guides per game · Larger batch imports require the one-time unlock
Read 7 Oct 2026 · retrogameguides.net
Unlimited Library
Unlimited games · Larger batch imports
Read 7 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com
On the record
- Imports
- It imports plain-text files up to 10 MB and supports folder previews, duplicate skipping, and review of uncertain matches before import.retrogameguides.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Included content
- The app includes original Standard Edition walkthroughs whose pages state the supported game platform and route scope.retrogameguides.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Navigation and search
- The app builds Contents from guide headings, supports search with passage context, and saves each guide’s reading position.retrogameguides.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Notes
- Readers can highlight passages, add notes, and bookmark places, which are collected in the Notes tab.apps.apple.com · read 7 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- Imported and saved guides, library organization, search, reading progress, favorites, bookmarks, highlights, and notes work on-device once the content is available.retrogameguides.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Online guides
- Supported online guide pages can be saved as attributed text snapshots for offline reading.retrogameguides.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says there is no account, advertising, analytics, or tracking, and the guide library stays on the device without a cloud-sync service.retrogameguides.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purchase handling
- Purchases are one-time in-app purchases, and restoring a purchase requires a network connection while Apple and RevenueCat check the entitlement.retrogameguides.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Retro Game Guides is an offline reader and library for classic game walkthroughs on iPhone.retrogameguides.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Reading layouts
- It offers Reflow, Original, and No wrap layouts, with Reflow adapting prose to phone width while preserving recognized maps and tables.retrogameguides.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Requirements and limits
- The app requires iOS or iPadOS 17 or later; personal file imports accept plain text up to 10 MB, while ZIP archives and PDFs are not accepted.retrogameguides.net · read 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- Support guidance is available on the maker’s support page, which directs users to open a public support issue for guide corrections and reader-layout problems.retrogameguides.net · read 7 Oct 2026
