Last updated on December 2nd, 2025 at 06:53 am
Lowlander II: Lowerlander – Adventure Game Review
Lowlander II: Lowerlander is a Adventure/Roleplaying game from Flat Black Films, first launched in 14th June 2017.
It’s rated 12+ and currently has 83+ ratings on the App Store.
What Makes Lowlander II: Lowerlander Stand Out
LOWERLANDER is the sequel to Flat Black's 2015 somewhat-acclaimed retro-rpg, Lowlander!
"Lowlander II is a great game, possibly the most enjoyable, largest and best produced game of its type available that’s not got the Ultima name attached to it. " – My Boxed Universe
**** 1/2 stars from TouchArcade!
Yarak means business. She ain't got time for you! Get that armor on- there's adventuring to be done!
Generations after the mighty LOWLANDER vanquished the nefarious Azamon, a new villain has arisen. The evil enchantress, YARAK! The realm needs a new hero — will you be the one?
Styled after the early Ultima games from Richard Garriott, Lowerlander will make your iPhone 7 Plus feel like an Apple II+. That's a good thing! Plus, Lowlander's new sibling packs the same one-handed portrait-style gameplay that sensible people prefer!
TouchArcade had this to say about the first one’s shameless imitation of Ultima II: “4.5 stars … Lowlander is an interesting case, because it's not often that a game paying direct homage to a classic is actually better than said classic.” Unquestionably undeserved, but that’s high praise!
FEATURES
- glorious one handed, portrait-style, retro-RPG action
- over 16 hours of minimalist adventure
- explore a huge world, gain experience and rise in power
- delve into dark dungeons for loot and riches
- three save-game slots
- save games to the cloud and download them later or to another device
- no in-app purchases. buy once, own forever
- special spell and environmental effects
- OVER 8 colors
- realistic moving water and lava
This Adventure game offers engaging gameplay and regular updates for mobile players.
Player Feedback
As a newer release, Lowlander II: Lowerlander is building its player community. Early feedback suggests .
Recent Updates & Development
Latest Update: 15th August 2025
Recent improvements include:
fixed mailing bunny bug
Download & Availability
Lowlander II: Lowerlander is available through the official App Store for iOS devices.
Get Lowlander II: Lowerlander on App Store
Requirements: Requires iPhone 5s / iPad Air / iPad Air (Cellular) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina) / iPad Mini 2 (Retina, Cellular) / iPhone 6 / iPhone 6 Plus / iPad Air 2 / iPad Air 2 (Cellular) / iPad Mini 3 or later.
Compatible with iPhone and iPad devices.
Player Experience Highlights
Community Insight:
A few things: if you havent played Lowlander 1, finish that first. If you have played Lowlander 1, this game is a worthy sequel. You will need to bring your own background music though! We are shocked that we were able to beat the game without a walkthrough, but we did need a few hints. Its a good game balance in action. The level of story is very good. Very relaxing and engaging game to play with one thumb! This isnt a cheap casual game. This is a AAA mobile retro game. Its not a rouge with randomly generated levels. Its a true beautifully crafted map and adventure.
PSA: You dont have to do the Shebastian stealth mission all in one go. If you have the spell Wisk, you can get yourself out of a jam, and youll get to keep any progress you made in the stealth mission (so long as you remember to save).
Both of the Lowlander games are excellent! Reminiscent of Ultima 3 and games from 1980s, but current for today, these games are a blast. Puzzles that drive you crazy and then suddenly seem so obvious! Well worth the diminutive price. Love these games.
What an awesome game, so fun and brings back so many great childhood memories of adventure and exploration.
After getting used to a few of the mechanics(no diagonal attacks, have to wait a while between sleeps to add hit points from sleeping in a bed) and learning to love a bit of grinding to get a higher level character, Im enjoying this title as much as we enjoyed the Ultima series (we-V, we lost interest when they changed format). Its great that its on our phone, now we look forward to waiting for our flight/uber/girlfriend to arrive.
If you are looking for a game like Ultima 2/3, this and Lowlander are for you! The developer is also very involved in the thread for the game. You just do not see that! We wish there were more games like this, but it would be bad for us. We would probably not be married if there were! Kudos to the developer! The game itself is very detailed. The world is large and the quests are many. If you have some time to get involved in a game, pick this up, make sure your fridge is stocked and start playing.
For a fan of the Ultima series, this was the perfect game! Just challenging enough to keep us interested, but easy enough to beat without needing a walkthrough. Please make another! We'll pay.
For the life of us we can't get past jorge in castle shebastion! We wonder if it's glitching…sprite at the top of the castle says you can bribe the NE guard but we haven't been able to figure that out either…please help.
We have great memories of playing Ultima III on our Commodore 64 back in high school, and this game does an amazing job of recreating that experience. Truth be told, its actually much better but we dont mean any disrespect to Lord British. Loved it, and highly recommend it.
This adds more quests, with the result being that it is more challenging than the first. Another well balanced game where the challenges/food/money/weapons/mana all have to be watched closely, but not to the point of dying all the time. Lots of cultural references. Lots of quests. No bugs. Multiple save slots Lots of fun. Better than the original Ultimas.
For anyone who likes RPGs this game is the real deal. Fun for a few minutes at a time or for extended times when you just have to solve that next quest. Well done.
We had been looking for an Ultima-like game ever since the app was removed from the store. We absolutely love the this game. Although Ive just started playing it today, ive already logged in 3 hours of game play. The creative use of ultima combined with novel characters and a complex series of story lines is making for exciting play. Worth the money for sure.
We had been looking for an Ultima-style RPG like this one for a while and Im glad we found Lowlander and now this game, Lowlander II. It is a truly entertaining, addictive, and multi-layered game that will keep one playing and never become bored. There are new surprises in every town, castle and dungeon and the people in the towns are hilarious. We cannot recommend this game enough. In your quest and multiple mini-quests, you discover improved modes of travel as you fight enemies (human, beast and inhuman), keep up with your food supply, upgrade your weapons and armor and discover the means by which to finish the game. Yes, there is an end, but we wish there was not one. All mini-quests are logged so you will not have to try to remember who to contact in which town, etc. There was an error message in our game but the developer, himself, kindly fixed our game and sent it back to us. There is even a Contact Developer button in the options screen. Will there be a sequel? When you play this game, you will only hope so.
Plowed through and just finished both Lowlander and Lowlander 2. The developer did an amazing job and is very responsive to his community. Whether you played the original Ultimas or not we highly recommend both of these games.
Glad we are finished, because playing this took all our time for the last few weeks! Outstanding. If you played older adventure games like Ultimata this will be right up your alley.
Great gameplay. The combat works and scales well. We have not come across any bugs. We keep coming back to play. Thanks.
Really good mechanics. Bad part im stuck with nowhere to go and we cant get our ship. We cant give more stars because currently our save is unbeatable. Im not sure if the ship im supposed to get bugged out or if Im missing something but we have been everywhere and talked to everyone. Ive spent two days searching for the ship and still have no leads.
Game delivers on everything it promises. The dev is incredibly responsive and kind. Only iPhone game Ive played all the way through (about 17 hours of content).
Dont be fooled by the old school graphics, this is a deep game with a huge world. Progression is smooth, with just the right amount of grinding to improve your character. The story, characters, and dungeons are all interesting. Best of all, the game is FUN! And no in app purchases! Easily worth the money if you are looking for a great RPG on iOS.
For fans of the old Apple][ Ultima games, this is a treat. Huge, fun, funny and great support from its developer. We can't recommend it highly enough. Six stars if we could.
Lowerlander is a love letter to the old days of Ultima. It has all the old quirks of old-school RPGs, but enough modern references to make any millennial chuckle to themselves. The only suggestion we could make is have an endgame randomized dungeon just for some extra replayability. However, the most recent update has caused the boot screen to be wayy too zoomed in, and for some reason the game has frame rate issues on a 5s when before the game had no frame rate issues at all. Besides that, we'd definitely recommend this to old-school RPG fans and newer RPG fans alike.
Great old school RPG that takes us back to our Ultimate II days on Apple II+. Funny with some really clever bits.
You won't find a modern app that comes closer to capturing the early Ultima experience. It lacks the classic characters we knew and loved and the dungeon trekking is different, but it is grand in scope with puzzles sprinkled throughout. It works very well on the iPad, easy to play in periodic intervals. There is a lot to build on if the app maker continues on to Lowlander III.
We would give this ten stars if we could. "Lowerlander," and its predecessor "Lowlander," are epic top-down RPG games. Huge in scope and dynamic in storyline, this game is a lot of fun. Hours and hours of playing time. Humor is used often and well. This is absolutely brilliant and 100% worth your efforts. For those of us who grew up paying $50 a game for DOS creations of the 1980s, the mere pennies for this game in today's dollars is an incredible investment! Have fun.
If you have an itch for the classic Ultima RPG games, don't buy this game because you'll play it so much that you'll need to enter addiction therapy afterwards. This was such a blast to play. The gameplay is brisk. There are lots of small challenges that can be easily solved in one session, but aren't so easy that you can simply go through the motions. The game controls have a few awkwad spots, but overall it's well done across the board and there was no effort spared to inject humor into every twist of the game. By the time we got bored with visiting towns and trying to find hidden entrances to places, we were still wanting to play so we could chuckle at the next odd and quirky plot twist.
Thoroughly enjoying this game about ten hours in. Lots of places to explore. Don't need to play the first game to enjoy this. Docking a star for now for it crashing every time we switch apps with the new version. For a game where you can lose a lot in a crash, that's a bummer. Hoping that's cleared up so we can go up to the five it deserves.
Old school RPG. Really having a blast with this one.
Thoroughly enjoyed the beta. Developer very responsive and on the ball. Great humor and writing, awesome game! Buy it.
User feedback from Apple App Store
App Details
- Version: 1.4.1
- Size: 23.32 MB
- iOS: 10.0 or later
- Languages: EN
- Content Advisory: Infrequent/Mild Cartoon or Fantasy Violence, Infrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
- Developer: Flat Black Films
Last updated: 15th August 2025 | Genre: Adventure, Roleplaying | Developer: Flat Black Films