Comparison

Primordia vs ScummVM

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

Head to head
About

Primordia

Explore a desolate, robot-inhabited world as an android searching for answers about humanity's disappearance. Embark on a journey to a glittering city to recover a stolen power core, uncovering truths that change your understanding of existence.

Highlights
  • Post-human narrative
  • Robot characters
  • Full voice acting
  • Retro graphics
  • Mystery-driven plot
  • Dark humor
Features
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What happened to the humans? In a desolate, ruined world inhabited only by robots, the taciturn android Horatio searches for answers. Where did he come from? Where have all the humans gone? And what, if any, was his role in it? Torn from his peaceful existence in the crashed airship, the UNIIC, Horatio and his sarcastic floating friend Crispin are forced to travel to Metropolis, City of Glass and Light, to retrieve their stolen power core. What they discover there changes their understanding of the world and their place in it, for better or worse. Full voice acting, featuring Logan Cunningham (the voice of Bastion) as Horatio. -- Reviews -- Adventure Gamers - "Beautiful, surrealistic retro graphics; likeable characters and a deceptively sprawling plot." 4/5 Eurogamer - "Primordia is delightful, smart and packed with personality." 7/10 Rock Paper Shotgun - "A cast of thoroughly insane-in-the-short-circuited-membrane side characters keeps the ride nice and lively as well, complimenting the oppressively dreary setting with a strong mix of mystery driven drama, Old West frontier charm, and dark humor." Gamezebo - "Primordia is a very good game, packed with enough secrets, surprises and twists to keep it interesting from start to finish." 4/5

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

Primordia4 screens
ScummVM4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ScummVM at Free against Primordia's $4.99. ScummVM also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 78%). Primordia's advantage is iOS requirement (6.0 vs 13.0). On rating, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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; Primordia costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Primordia against 4.7 for ScummVM. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 122 and 106 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 78% of Primordia's written reviews are positive against 88% of ScummVM's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Primordia versus ScummVM: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPrimordiaScummVM
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (122 ratings)4.7 (106 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews87.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings122 — better106
Update frequency—Every 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.4 GB176 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperWadjet Eye Games LLCEugene Sandulenko

Customer experience

Primordia

All ratings122 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral2.9%
Negative18.8%

ScummVM

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

Bugs and requests

Primordia

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

Primordia

No in-app purchases

None

ScummVM

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Primordia free?
Primordia costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ScummVM free?
ScummVM is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Primordia or ScummVM?
ScummVM is rated higher. Primordia averages 4.6 out of 5 from 122 ratings, while ScummVM averages 4.7 from 106 ratings.
Do Primordia or ScummVM have ads?
Neither Primordia nor ScummVM shows ads.

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