Comparison

Suddenly Lost vs ScummVM

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Suddenly Lost

Embark on an interactive adventure novel with over 40,000 words, exploring diverse locations and facing challenges. Discover over 32 unique achievements and navigate seven distinct paths to escape. The game features an autosave function and supports multitasking on tablets.

Highlights
  • Interactive adventure novel
  • Over 40,000 words of script
  • 32+ unlockable achievements
  • Seven different escape paths
  • Autosave functionality
  • Multitasking support on tablets
Features
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Suddenly Lost is an interactive adventure novel with a hand written script by yours truly that is over 40,000 words alone. You will explore many interesting places and have many adventures, all within the wonderful world of the written page. But that's not all. We all know that adventure stories can be hazardous to your character's health. In Suddenly Lost, we not only acknowledge that fact - we celebrate it! Each time something unfortunate happens to your character, we call that an achievement. There are over 32 achievements to get in this adventure story, and we challenge you to find them all. Not only that, there are seven different paths that you will have to solve before you can escape. The challenge is not a light one. Suddenly Lost uses an autosave mechanism to make sure that you can escape any time you can and pick up where you last left off. And Suddenly Lost supports multitasking features on capable tablets so that you can be productive and adventurous at the same time.

About

ScummVM

Play classic graphical point-and-click adventure games and RPGs on your device. This application includes two playable demos and offers access to many more titles through its website. Enjoy a vast library of beloved retro games.

Highlights
  • Play classic adventure games
  • Play classic RPGs
  • Includes playable demos
  • Access to more games online
  • Open source software
Features
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ScummVM provides a way to play many classic graphical point-and-click adventure games and RPGs. The application is bundled with two playable demos, Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis (DOS Demo) and The Secret of Monkey Island (DOS EGA Demo), both titles copyright of Lucasfilm Ltd. You can find more information, demos, and some free-to-download adventure games on our website. See also an up-to-date list here: https://wiki.scummvm.org/index.php/Where_to_get_the_games Full documentation of ScummVM can be found at https://docs.scummvm.org/ Please visit our web forum where you can discuss the iOS version. https://forums.scummvm.org/viewforum.php?f=15 ScummVM is open source software available under the term of the GPL v3.0 license. The source code is available from https://github.com/scummvm/scummvm.

Screenshots

Suddenly Lost3 screens
ScummVM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ScummVM at Free against Suddenly Lost's $1.99. ScummVM also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (88% vs 50%). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

ScummVM is free to download; Suddenly Lost costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ScummVM holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ScummVM has 109 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Suddenly Lost's written reviews are positive against 88% of ScummVM's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Suddenly Lost ships an update every 64 months, ScummVM every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Suddenly Lost versus ScummVM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuddenly LostScummVM
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.8 (109 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews87.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3109 — better
Update frequencyEvery 64 monthsEvery 4 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB176 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperGreg ChaffinsEugene Sandulenko

Customer experience

Suddenly Lost

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

ScummVM

All ratings106 ratings
Positive96.2%
Neutral0.9%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive87.9%
Neutral9.1%
Negative3.0%

Bugs and requests

Suddenly Lost

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

ScummVM

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App crashes mid-game
  • Save feature does not save
  • Single-tap not registering as left click
  • Two-finger tap not registering as right click
  • Magic Keyboard touchpad not working
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  • Trackpad from new iPads not working
  • Cannot link OneDrive due to JSON response issue
  • Recently added games graying out
  • App crashes on second boot
  • External keyboard not working

Requested features

12 requests
  • Easier game search
  • Apple TV support
  • Gamepad key mapping support
  • Apple Pencil support
  • Magic Keyboard touchpad support
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  • Trackpad support
  • Change icon color
  • Support for Discworld Noir
  • DOSBox and FUSE support
  • NES interpreter support
  • Better iOS support for Grim Fandango & Escape From Monkey Island
  • More significant way to add games

In-app purchases

None

Suddenly Lost

No in-app purchases

None

ScummVM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Suddenly Lost free?
Suddenly Lost costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScummVM free?
ScummVM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Suddenly Lost or ScummVM?
ScummVM is rated higher. Suddenly Lost averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while ScummVM averages 4.8 from 109 ratings.
Do Suddenly Lost or ScummVM have ads?
Neither Suddenly Lost nor ScummVM shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Suddenly Lost or ScummVM?
Suddenly Lost ships an update every 64 months, and ScummVM every 4 months. Most recently, Suddenly Lost was updated on November 2, 2026 and ScummVM on November 3, 2026.

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