Infamous Machine vs Lucy Dreaming
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Infamous Machine
Embark on a hilarious point-and-click adventure through history. Help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks and repair the unraveling fabric of time. Explore three wacky chapters with iconic historical figures.
- Point-and-click gameplay
- Time travel adventure
- Historical figures
- Humorous story
- Gorgeously drawn chapters
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Kelvin and the Infamous Machine is a hilarious point-and-click adventure in which you stumble irresponsibly through history to help legendary geniuses complete their masterworks! Kelvin is the well-meaning research assistant of Dr. Edwin Lupin, an outstanding but tacky physicist who goes completely nuts when his life’s work, a shower-shaped time machine, is ridiculed by the scientific community. Bent on leaving his mark, Lupin launches himself into the past to prevent history’s greatest geniuses from completing their defining works, so HE can complete them instead. Now the very fabric of time is beginning to unravel, and it’s up to Kelvin and his fellow research assistant Lise to repair it. Point and click your way through three wacky, gorgeously drawn chapters to help Ludwig van Beethoven, Isaac Newton, and Leonardo da Vinci achieve their destined greatness!
Lucy Dreaming
Embark on a British comedy adventure as a sharp-witted girl solving a dark family secret. Explore dreams and reality, interact with quirky characters, and solve puzzles to uncover the truth behind nightmares.
- Point & click gameplay
- Explore dreams and reality
- Solve puzzles and gather clues
- Meet colorful characters
- British comedy adventure
- Pixel art graphics
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Discover a dark family secret and rid a young girl of her nightmares in this splendidly British point & click comedy adventure. Playing as sharp-witted Lucy, explore both dreams and reality to meet all the colourful characters who'll help you solve puzzles, gather clues and find a murderer. A Splendidly British Comedy Ride your bike around the small British town of Figgington to meet its sardonic residents. Use your map to explore every corner, from its run-down town centre to the local pub as you discover the town's deepest, darkest secrets. Explore Dreams and Reality Learn techniques for dream control and enter Lucy's mind to unlock hidden memories, discover the past and unearth the disturbing truth behind her recurring nightmares. Solve Puzzles Along the way, you'll need to solve a huge variety of puzzles, so pour yourself a nice cup of tea and bring your powers of observation, logic and lateral thinking. Meet Colourful Characters From her dysfunctional family and the cynical Figgington townsfolk to the myriad of extraordinary characters from the depths of Lucy's subsonscious, do you have what it takes to pacify giant crabs, interrogate old ladies, satisfy toddlers and bargain with trolls? Just don’t forget your teddy bear. Game Features: • A wide variety of pixel art dreams and real-world locations. • An exceptional voice cast including Dominic Armato (Monkey Island's own Guybrush Threepwood). • Detailed scenes with witty responses to almost everything you can point your finger at. • Collect badges. • Subtitles in English and German. • Instant scene exit with a double-click. • Hotspot finder.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Infamous Machine at $2.99 against Lucy Dreaming's $14.99. Infamous Machine also leads on ratings volume (171 vs 57) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.0). Lucy Dreaming's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and review sentiment (88% vs 74%). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Infamous Machine costs $2.99 and Lucy Dreaming $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lucy Dreaming holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 171 and 57 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Infamous Machine's written reviews are positive against 88% of Lucy Dreaming's.
Infamous Machine ships an update every 3 months, Lucy Dreaming every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Infamous Machine | Lucy Dreaming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (171 ratings) | 4.7 (57 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.2% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 171 — better | 57 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #194 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 315 MB | 333 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Blyts LLC | Tall Story Games |
Customer experience
Infamous Machine
Lucy Dreaming
Bugs and requests
Infamous Machine
Reported bugs
9 issues- Game freezes every few minutes requiring restart
- Chapter 3 castle guard progression bug - unable to exit
- Invisible characters with audible dialogue
- Audio echoing and repetition
- Game crashes on iPhone X and iPad models
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- Force close on startup (iPad Pro)
- Chapter 3 rat poison man reward not triggering
- Jerky gameplay and video transitions
- Performance issues on iPad mini 1
Requested features
8 requests- Sequel or more chapters
- Faster character movement/run option
- Hint or help system
- Map feature for quick navigation
- Russian language support
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- German voice acting/dubbing
- More female characters
- Longer gameplay experience
Lucy Dreaming
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Infamous Machine
No in-app purchases
Lucy Dreaming
No in-app purchases
Questions
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