Retro Game Guides

What Retro Game Guides is

Retro Game Guides is an offline reader and library for classic game walkthroughs on iPhone. Readers can choose Reflow, Original, or No wrap layouts; Reflow adjusts prose to the phone width while retaining recognized maps and tables. Guide headings populate a Contents view, search results show passage context, and the app saves reading position. Readers can highlight passages, add notes, and bookmark locations, which are collected in the Notes tab. The library includes original Standard Edition walkthroughs whose pages identify the supported game platform and route scope. You can import plain-text files up to 10 MB, preview folders, skip duplicates, and review uncertain matches before import. Supported online guide pages can also be saved as attributed text snapshots for offline reading. Once content is available on-device, reading, 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 as personal imports.

Who it suits

Retro Game Guides suits iPhone readers who want to organize and read classic walkthroughs offline. It also fits users who want to import plain-text guides or save supported online pages for offline use.

Limits

The free plan allows up to three games, though it permits unlimited guides per game. Larger batch imports require the $4.99, paid once Unlimited Library purchase. Personal file imports accept plain text up to 10 MB; ZIP archives and PDFs are not accepted.

Getting started

1. Open https://retrogameguides.net/ to find the app.
2. Install it on an iPhone or iPad running iOS or iPadOS 17 or later.
3. Use the free plan for up to three games, or purchase Unlimited Library for $4.99, paid once.
4. Add guides by importing plain-text files up to 10 MB or saving supported online guide pages.

Verdict

Retro Game Guides brings offline reading, search, and annotation tools together for walkthroughs. Personal imports are limited to plain-text files, and the free plan caps the library at three games.