Fighting Fantasy Classics
Epic text-based adventures!
Free · In-App Purchases · Designed for iPad. Not verified for macOS.
Ready your sword, pack your provisions and prepare to embark upon quests of epic proportions where YOU choose what happens next! Journey a magical realm, fighting monsters and unravelling mysteries in Fighting Fantasy Classics – text-based roleplaying adventures remastered.
FREE GAMEBOOK FOR EVERY PLAYER
Receive Jonathan Green's swashbuckling pirate adventure - Bloodbones - for free when you download the game.
MULTIPLE DIFFICULTY SETTINGS
Make the gamebooks as easy or hard as you like with a range of difficulty settings to suit the needs to every player.
AUTOMATED ADVENTURE SHEET
Which keeps track of your equipment, stats, inventory, and knowledge gained during your journey.
MAP YOUR JOURNEY
Auto mapping feature makes it easy to keep track of everywhere you have explored during both current and previous playthroughs.
COLLECTABLE ARTWORK GALLERY
Featuring classic, original artwork from Iain McCaig, Russ Nicholson, Malcolm Barter, Ian Miller, Brian Williams and more!
ATMOSPHERIC MUSIC
Specially composed ambient tracks immerse you in your adventure, transporting you to the game world.
UNLIMITED BOOKMARKS
Allow you to revisit difficult sections of the story as many times as desired.
DICE ACCELEROMETER SUPPORT
Roll your way to victory with accelerometer support - shaking the device will allow you to reroll your dice!
All this and more as you play through classic adventures including: Bloodbones, Caverns of the Snow Witch, Citadel of Chaos, City of Thieves, Deathtrap Dungeon, Forest of Doom, House of Hell, Island of the Lizard King, Trial of Champions and Warlock of Firetop Mountain, with more titles to come in future updates.
Originally presented by Steve Jackson & Ian Livingstone in the 80s and 90s, Fighting Fantasy Classics brings these timeless tales to your phone or tablet using our critically acclaimed Gamebook Adventures Engine.
Traverse the realm of Allansia, using your might and magic to hunt down evil demisorcers. Brave the dangers of Darkwood Forest to help save a doomed village of dwarves. Seek vengeance from the Pirate Lord who stole your family and destroyed your life many moons ago. Save a port-town from the wrath of an undead lord and his ghostly hound minions!
Part story, part game, in these adventures YOU ARE THE HERO!
more NEW GAMEBOOK: Return to Firetop Mountain
Ten years on and Zagor lives!
The diabolical reign of the evil sorcerer, Zagor, was ended by a heroic adventurer who braved the countless perils of Firetop Mountain. By the power of dark sorcery, the crazed wizard has returned from the dead and intends to wreak his revenge upon all Allansia. Some brave adventurer – YOU! – must enter the forbidding labyrinth and bring justice once more to the lord of Firetop Mountain!
2.023 10 Jun
NEW GAMEBOOK: Scorpion Swamp.
Nightmarish creatures lurk in the slimy depths of Scorpion Swamp!
You're no fool. All your life you've heard tales of Scorpion Swamp and how it is criss-crossed with treacherous paths leading to the haunts of its disgusting denizens. One step out of place spells a certain and lingering death. But now, the swamp holds out the lure of treasure and glory - and you cannot resist the challenge!
2.020 11/12/2025
NEW BOOK: Crypt of the Sorcerer
An ancient evil is stirring!
The long-dead sorcerer Razaak has been re-awoken and is poised to fulfil his promise of death and tyranny. The Forces of Chaos are at large across Allansia and it seems that they are all pitted against YOU! For it is up to you to battle against the odds - to find the only weapon to which Razaak is vulnerable, to arm yourself with protections against his awesome powers, and to face him in his lair, the Crypt of the Sorcerer!
2.017 31/07/2025
- Bug fix: Book illustrations now won't disappear if switching books often
- Bug fix: Opening Rules or History will no longer crash the app
2.014 02/05/2025
- NEW GAMEBOOK: Eye of the Dragon
In a tavern in Fang, a mysterious stranger offers YOU the chance to find the Golden Dragon, perhaps the most valuable treasure in all of Allansia. But it is hidden in a labyrinth beneath Darkwood Forest and is guarded by the most violent creatures and deadly traps. To begin your quest YOU must drink a life-threatening potion, and to succeed, you must find maps, clues, artifacts, magic items, jewels and an imprisoned dwarf.
- Improved support for gamepad, and misc bug fixes
2.011 23/04/2025
- NEW GAMEBOOK: Eye of the Dragon
In a tavern in Fang, a mysterious stranger offers YOU the chance to find the Golden Dragon, perhaps the most valuable treasure in all of Allansia. But it is hidden in a labyrinth beneath Darkwood Forest and is guarded by the most violent creatures and deadly traps. To begin your quest YOU must drink a life-threatening potion, and to succeed, you must find maps, clues, artifacts, magic items, jewels and an imprisoned dwarf.
- Improved support for gamepad, and misc bug fixes
2.009 22/04/2025
- NEW GAMEBOOK: Starship Traveller
- New save system
- Support for controllers
2.006 27/02/2025
NEW BOOK: Port of Peril
Are YOU brave enough to face the ultimate quest?
You must travel all over Allansia – including old haunts such as Darkwood Forest and Port Blacksand – on a dangerous mission. But what starts as a treasure hunt soon takes a darker turn, as the evil sorcerer Zanbar Bone rises again from the dead.
Step up, hero, it's time to fight!
1.470 03/10/2024
NEW BOOK: Armies of Death
The kingdom of Allansia is under threat. Agglax the evil Zombie-Lord is amassing an army of undead warriors in easter Allansia, beyond the Forest of Fiends. His army increases in size with every attack it makes on the local villages and every day its ranks are swelled with slaughtered victims under Agglax’s evil spell. Unless they are stopped now, the undead will take over the entire kingdom.
1.457 21/08/2024
NEW BOOK: Appointment with FEAR
Tough, incorruptible champion of law and order, YOU are a superhero!
Using your superpowers, you protect the innocent citizens of teeming Titan City from the terrorism, violence, kidnapping and corruption of a host of super-villains. Your mission is to discover the location of the top-secret F.E.A.R. meeting, capture the Titanium Cyborg and his cohorts, and bring them to justice
1.451 17/01/2023
NEW BOOK: Appointment with FEAR
Tough, incorruptible champion of law and order, YOU are a superhero!
Using your superpowers, you protect the innocent citizens of teeming Titan City from the terrorism, violence, kidnapping and corruption of a host of super-villains. Your mission is to discover the location of the top-secret F.E.A.R. meeting, capture the Titanium Cyborg and his cohorts, and bring them to justice.
1.450 13/01/2023
NEW BOOK: Assassins of Allansia
Are YOU tough enough to survive attacks by Allansia's most dangerous and deadly assassins?
After accepting a challenge to survive on Snake Island, a nightmare unfolds when a bounty is placed on your head. Beware the ruthless assassins hellbent on hunting you down - but who are they? Where are they? Trust no one...
MAY YOUR STAMINA NEVER FAIL!
1.443 08/09/2022
NEW GAMEBOOK: Freeway Fighter!
HOTFIX: Combat luck rolls are back in for books that allow it.
1.441 13/05/2022
NEW GAMEBOOK: Freeway Fighter!
Additionally, under the hood loading improvements: improved the way books are loaded to fix bugs with cover images and missing books
1.440 11/05/2022
Under the hood loading improvements: improved the way books are loaded to fix bugs with cover images and missing books
1.433 04/05/2022
NEW GAMEBOOK: Creature of Havoc
You begin this adventure not knowing where you are or who you are. All you know is that you are some kind of creature of instint, understanding little. During the course of the adventure, it may be possible for you to begin to control your bestial nature, to find out more about yourself, and even to learn your destiny. But even if you know all this, success is by no means certain, for the traps and terrors of Trolltooth Pass are many... Are you ready - to become the Creature of Havoc?
1.431 13/09/2021
NEW GAMEBOOK: Temple of Terror
The dark, twisted power of the young Malbordus is reaching its zenith! All he needs now is to retrieve the five dragon artefacts which have been hidden for centuries in the lost city of Vatos, somewhere in the Desert of Skulls. Your mission is to reach the lost city before Malbordus and destroy the treasures he seeks. But beware! Each step you take leads you closer to your doom...
1.428 12/07/2021
- Fixed bug where music was missing
- Fixed some "first launch" bugs
- Updated core engine in preparation of future book releases (Temple of Terror coming very soon!)
- Note: If you experienced a crash after updating Bloodbones, please do the following:
1. Update to this app version (version 1.422 and above)
2. If the crash still happens, uninstall and reinstall the app
1.425 07/07/2021
- Minor bug fixes and updating core engine in preparation of future book releases (Temple of Terror coming very soon!)
- Note: If you experienced a crash after updating Bloodbones, please do the following:
1. Update to this app version (version 1.422 and above)
2. If the crash still happens, uninstall and reinstall the app
1.422 05/07/2021
- Fixing Achievements in House of Hell, Island of the Lizard King: we have fixed a problem with some victory achievements ( HOH - Hardcore Win. Adventurer Win, IOTLK - Adventurer Win, Free Read Win)
- Removed some image references from the Bloodbones gallery: undiscoverable images have been removed so players should be able to unlock the whole gallery.
- The Ring of Slowness in FOD will now apply a -2 Skill penalty to the bonus skill level
- Reworked the Lock of Elvin's Hair in Bloodbones -> '-1 to rolls when testing LUCK' changed to '+1 to LUCK rolls'. This will apply a +1 Luck bonus.
- Fixed the Broken Sword -2 Skill penalty in IOTLK
- Fixed multiple damage items stacking.
- Fixed Giant Wasp dealing no damage in IOTLK
- Fixed Ring of Confusion not causing the player to lose 2 Skill in IOTLK
- Dice audio triggers improved
- Fixed an incorrect link after knocking out a pirate in COT
- Fixed COT skill penalties affecting both bonus and base skill level
- Fixed a luck penalty problem with the giant idol in DD
- Fixed Luck roll popups in COT, IOTLK
- Fixed incorrect links in TOC, COC
- Fixed some items not appearing in player's inventory in TOC (short spear, rope)
1.41 23/10/2018
TRIAL OF CHAMPIONS has arrived! The sequel to Deathtrap Dungeon joins a stellar roster of fantasy adventures in Fighting Fantasy Classics - the ultimate library of text-based role playing games. This update also features a batch of new tweaks and usability fixes to make your play experience smoother, including menu reworks and volume sliders for music and FX.
1.4 18/07/2018
1.34 Hotfixes
- Modified restore purchase button behaviour
- Fixed an autosaving bug
1.34b 01/06/2018
Multiple hotfixes for 1.30.
- Reworked asset loading to decrease loading times.
- Fixed some items not being consumed on use.
- Fixed initial luck roll removing 1 luck from total.
- Fixed some UI collision issues.
1.34 25/05/2018
** DO YOU DARE ENTER THE DUNGEON? **
Ian Livingtone's Deathtrap Dungeon joins Tin Man Games digital Fighting Fantasy library for the first time! Rediscover the trials and terrors of Baron Sukumvit's deadly labyrinth beneath the city of Fang. Will YOU be the next victor in the Trial of Champions?
** HISTORY & RULE BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE **
Two new books join your Fighting Fantasy Classics library in this update - The History of Fighting Fantasy and the Fighting Fantasy Classics Rulebook. These books are available free for every player and can be found on the bottom shelves of your library.
** BUG FIXES **
Fixes to Luck rolls, fixed how stat-altering conditions display on the Adventure Sheet, fixes to consumable items, inclduing Provisions. Fixes to Deathtrap Dungeon game logic, including rope, basket man, emerald, Mirror Demon and potion of trap finding.
1.33 02/05/2018
** DO YOU DARE ENTER THE DUNGEON? **
Ian Livingtone's Deathtrap Dungeon joins Tin Man Games digital Fighting Fantasy library for the first time! Rediscover the trials and terrors of Baron Sukumvit's deadly labyrinth beneath the city of Fang. Will YOU be the next victor in the Trial of Champions?
** HISTORY & RULE BOOKS NOW AVAILABLE **
Two new books join your Fighting Fantasy Classics library in this update - The History of Fighting Fantasy and the Fighting Fantasy Classics Rulebook. These books are available free for every player and can be found on the bottom shelves of your library.
** BUG FIXES **
- Fixed an issue with items on the Adventure Sheet causing gamebooks to hang, most notably in Bloodbones. This should fix the problems with unselectable buttons.
- Reworked UI elements of the main menu and book icons.
- Reworked sections of the bookmark creation and selection systems.
- Added an Adventure Sheet subcategory, currently only used in Bloodbones for Knowledge items.
- Fixed multiple free read issues, including free read buttons not working in combat and rewind not working in some cases.
- Updated dice physics, dice can now be re-thrown using device acceleration.
- Fixed Quick Combat toggle, this should now remove 'Tap To Continue' cues from battles to automatically move through the battle procedures.
- Fixed a problem with rich text causing whole pages to turn to italics.
- Reworked page loading - loading sections may be slightly slower but should be more stable for more devices.
1.3 25/04/2018
NEW GAMEBOOK: Return to Firetop Mountain
Ten years on and Zagor lives!
The diabolical reign of the evil sorcerer, Zagor, was ended by a heroic adventurer who braved the countless perils of Firetop Mountain. By the power of dark sorcery, the crazed wizard has returned from the dead and intends to wreak his revenge upon all Allansia. Some brave adventurer – YOU! – must enter the forbidding labyrinth and bring justice once more to the lord of Firetop Mountain!
more Version 2.023 10 Jun
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