Comparison

The Forgotten Room vs Tylogram

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

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About

The Forgotten Room

Embark on a paranormal investigation as a ghost hunter exploring a creepy house to solve the mystery of a missing child. This first-person point-and-click adventure features clever puzzles, a beautiful soundtrack, and a unique camera tool to aid your investigation.

Highlights
  • First-person point and click adventure
  • Paranormal investigation gameplay
  • Clever puzzles and humor
  • Beautiful soundtrack
  • Glitch Camera for clue-finding
  • Item collection and usage
  • Auto-save feature
Features
Currently charting
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"Accompanied by a beautiful score, the entire game is situated around its use of visuals and audio to build up a wonderful atmosphere - something a lot of other games in the genre forget." – PocketGamer Investigate a haunted house, uncover dark secrets, and solve the mystery of a missing child in this atmospheric first-person point-and-click puzzle adventure. Play as paranormal investigator John "Buster of Ghosts" Murr, called to investigate the disappearance of Evelyn Bright, a 10-year-old girl who vanished while playing hide-and-seek with her father. The only clues lie within a forgotten house filled with strange puzzles, hidden objects, and unsettling supernatural events. Search every room, collect useful items, uncover hidden clues, and use your trusty Glitch Camera to reveal secrets invisible to the naked eye. Can you discover what really happened in the forgotten room? If you enjoy escape room games, mystery adventures, horror puzzles, and classic point-and-click games, you'll feel right at home. Features •Immersive first-person point-and-click adventure. • Explore a creepy haunted house packed with secrets. • Solve challenging puzzles and clever escape room-style riddles. • Collect items, examine clues, and unravel a supernatural mystery. • Use the unique Glitch Camera to reveal hidden evidence. • Atmospheric soundtrack by Richard J. Moir. • Signature Glitch Games humour. • Auto-save keeps your progress safe. • No ads or in-app purchases. • Can you solve the mystery before the truth is lost forever? – Glitch Games is a small independent game studio from the UK, creating premium mystery, escape room, and puzzle adventure games that players around the world love. Follow us for updates, news, and behind-the-scenes content: Discord: discord.gg/glitchgames Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlitchGames/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/glitch.games Newsletter: https://glitch.games/newsletter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglitchgames/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GlitchGames

About

Tylogram

This word puzzle game challenges you to form words from eight letters, including a shaded anchor letter. Slide tiles to change letter values and maximize your score. Find a pangram for bonus points and solve weekly challenges.

Highlights
  • Form words from eight letters
  • Anchor letter required in every word
  • Slide tiles to change letter values
  • Score maximization mechanics
  • Pangram bonus points
  • Weekly new challenges
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Find the pangram and earn ranks like Master Word­smith or Grand Lexico­grapher. It's the perfect puzzling pastime for Spelling Bee fans. The object of Tylogram is to form as many words as you can from the eight letters in the grid, and to arrange the tiles in such a way as to maximize the point values of your words. Form words by tapping or clicking the tiles, or by typing from your keyboard. Every word you form must include the shaded anchor letter. Your word list is scored based on the value of each tile in the grid. For instance, the letter on the center square is worth 4 points for each occurrence in your list. Change letter values by sliding tiles. You can swipe or use the arrow keys on your keyboard. Tile values affect your entire word list, so as you slide tiles your score may go up or down. A letter on the × square is worth 0 points. The anchor letter is always worth 0, even on a numbered square. On the × square, however, its value is -1 point. A pangram, which uses all eight letters at least once, is worth double the points. Only valid English words are accepted. Hyphenated words or words that have meaning only as part of a multiword phrase are not accepted. Proper nouns and adjectives are not accepted, unless they have a common sense that is uncapitalized. Foreign words are not accepted unless they have been adopted into English. Some puzzles include a bonus question with one or more answers. Finding all the bonus answers is worth 120 points. Your goal is to meet or even surpass our score for each puzzle. A new challenge every Tuesday and Friday. Good luck!

Screenshots

The Forgotten Room4 screens
Tylogram4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: The Forgotten Room at 61% against Tylogram's 0%. The Forgotten Room also leads on rating (4.2 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (262 vs 3). Tylogram's advantage is price (Free vs $3.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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

Tylogram is free to download; The Forgotten Room costs $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

The Forgotten Room holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Forgotten Room has 262 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of The Forgotten Room's written reviews are positive against 0% of Tylogram's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
The Forgotten Room versus Tylogram: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Forgotten RoomTylogram
Price$3.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (262 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings262 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#187 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size444 MB24 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperGlitch GamesB. Striding, LLC

Customer experience

The Forgotten Room

All ratings262 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.6%
Negative13.7%
Written reviews155 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral12.9%
Negative25.8%

Tylogram

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

The Forgotten Room

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Constant crashes when accessing photo album
  • Game freezes on certain puzzles
  • Audio issues and missing sound effects

Requested features

3 requests
  • More games in the same style
  • Longer and more in-depth storylines
  • Improved navigation and inventory system

Tylogram

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

The Forgotten Room

No in-app purchases

None

Tylogram

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Forgotten Room free?
The Forgotten Room costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tylogram free?
Tylogram is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Forgotten Room or Tylogram?
The Forgotten Room is rated higher. The Forgotten Room averages 4.2 out of 5 from 262 ratings, while Tylogram averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do The Forgotten Room or Tylogram have ads?
Neither The Forgotten Room nor Tylogram shows ads.

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