Returning after a break
Reopen the guide at the same section and reading position, even days later.
The walkthrough companion for classic games
Your game remembers your save. Your guide should remember its place.
Keep classic walkthroughs readable, searchable, and offline on iPhone, then return to the exact section when it is time to play.
Resume instantly Find one answer fast Preserve classic layouts
Back in the game in seconds
The right part of the guide, right when you need it.
Long classic games rarely happen in one sitting. Retro Game Guides keeps the walkthrough ready for the next dungeon, missable, or late-night return.
Looking for one missable
Search with useful snippets instead of scrolling through an entire FAQ.
Reading a map or item table
Let prose flow while carefully spaced layouts stay fixed-width when they need to.
Pick up where you left off
Resume the game. Resume the guide.
Every guide remembers its reading position. Open it again and return to the section you were following without hunting for the same paragraph.
- Reading progress saved for every guide
- Recent games ready for the next play session
- Recent jumps and sections keep useful places close
Find one answer fast
Jump to the boss, item, puzzle, or chapter.
Use contents built from the guide, save your own jump points, or search with snippets and line numbers. Get the answer without losing the rest of the play session.
- Contents built from guide headings
- Custom sections for bosses, routes, and checklists
- Search that handles old-guide spacing
Modern readability, original structure
Old walkthroughs were not made for phone screens.
Let long prose flow naturally on iPhone while maps, tables, and carefully spaced layouts stay fixed-width when their structure matters.
Before Raw TXT in a generic reader
================================== 1. QUICK START ================================== Starship Salvage is a compact space-adventure sample. Your goal is to recover three reactor cores from a drifting freighter before the oxygen timer expires. Start by checking the cargo deck. Pick up the repair kit, open the locker near the broken lift, and return to the center bay. CHAPTER 01:------------------------ Cargo Deck [C01] CHAPTER 02:------------------------ Crew Ring [C02] CHAPTER 03:------------------------ Engine Spine [C03] ____________ |Release Data\ ___________ ________________ _________________ | Country | - | Name of Game | - | Date Released | ----------- ---------------- ----------------- North Starship Salvage 6/18/26 America Europe Starship Salvage 6/18/26 ______________________________________________________| ======================================================================= 2. CONTROLS ======================================================================= D-Pad Move A Use tool / confirm B Backstep / cancel Start Open map Select Toggle objective log
After Reflowed in Retro Game Guides
-------- 1. QUICK START Starship Salvage is a compact space-adventure sample. Your goal is to recover three reactor cores from a drifting freighter before the oxygen timer expires. Start by checking the cargo deck. Pick up the repair kit, open the locker near the broken lift, and return to the center bay. CHAPTER 01: Cargo Deck [C01] CHAPTER 02: Crew Ring [C02] CHAPTER 03: Engine Spine [C03] Release Data Country | Name of Game | Date Released North America | Starship Salvage | 6/18/26 Europe | Starship Salvage | 6/18/26 -------- 2. CONTROLS D-Pad Move A Use tool / confirm B Backstep / cancel Start Open map Select Toggle objective log
Built for TXT walkthroughs
Comfort for long reads. Fidelity for strange layouts.
Use reflow for long prose, wrap for a lighter touch, or classic no-wrap when maps, tables, and spacing matter.
- Reflow, wrap, or classic no-wrap — switch any time
- Adjust font size, text style, and reader theme
- Keep the right layout for each guide
A library that grows with you
A real guide library, not a file pile.
Start with the game you are playing tonight. Over time, keep every walkthrough, FAQ, map, and note organized under the game it belongs to.
- Multiple walkthroughs, FAQs, maps, and notes under one game
- Progress, favorites, recents, and platform filters built in
- Fast library search across your whole collection
Already have a guide collection?
Bring it with you without the busywork.
Import single guides from Files, preview a whole folder at once, or find a supported guide online and save a clean offline copy.
- Preview folder imports before they touch your library
- Skip duplicates so repeated files stay out of the way
- Find online, save offline from supported guide pages
A quiet library that stays yours
No account. No ads. No tracking.
Saved and imported guides live on your iPhone. Your reading positions, favorites, and custom sections stay on-device and remain ready offline.
On your device
Your guide library stays on your iPhone — no cloud library, no sync ritual.
Nothing tracked
No account, no ads, no analytics, and no tracking.
Built for TXT files
Imports are careful with old plain-text guides and skip unsupported files.
Tested on real guides
The reader is tested against the weird formatting old walkthroughs actually use.
Online guide saving, cover art, and purchases use the network when needed. Purchases go through the App Store.
Pricing
Use it for tonight’s game. Unlock it for the collection.
Keep up to 3 games free. A one-time purchase unlocks unlimited games. No subscription. No ads.
One-time unlock
$4.99
Pay once. Yours to keep.
- Unlimited games in your library
- Unlimited guides per game, always
- Batch folder import for big collections
- No subscription, no ads, no account
Price shown in USD; the actual price varies by region. The free tier keeps up to 3 games with unlimited guides each.
FAQ
Questions before you import.
What file types can I import?
Plain-text .txt walkthroughs, FAQs, and guides — the kind shared
for classic games. You can import a single file, several files at once, or
preview a whole folder. Unsupported archives and unusually large files are skipped.
How does batch folder import match guides to games?
Matching uses folder names and filenames, so clean names and platform folders help. Before anything is imported, you'll see what matched, what needs review, and any duplicates. You can add platform-folder hints and rescan.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Saved and imported guides, your library, search, and your reading progress all work offline. Finding guides online, cover art, and purchases use the network when needed.
What does the free limit actually mean?
The free tier keeps up to 3 games in your library. Each of those games can hold as many guides as you like. The one-time unlock removes the game limit so you can build a larger collection and use batch import freely.
Can I save guides I find online?
You can open supported online guide pages from within the app and save a clean text snapshot for offline reading, with its source kept attached. It is a focused, you-directed save flow for supported guide pages.
Is my data private?
There's no account, no ads, and no tracking. Your library, progress, favorites, and custom sections stay on your device. Purchases are handled through the App Store. Read the full Privacy Policy.
Is this affiliated with any guide website?
No. Retro Game Guides is not affiliated with GameFAQs, GameSpot, Fandom, or any guide-hosting website. Online guide pages load only when you choose to open them, and saved guides are stored locally with attribution to their source.
Resume the game. Resume the guide.
Read, search, and save classic walkthroughs on iPhone, then return to the same place next time.