Infamous Machine vs Bested
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!
Bested
Embark on an absurd mystery adventure filled with witty humor and strange characters. Solve clever puzzles using classic point-and-click gameplay to uncover the truth behind a peculiar case. Explore a hand-drawn world and interact with colorful personalities to survive the insanity.
- Absurd mystery adventure
- Classic point and click gameplay
- Zany puzzles
- Hand-drawn visuals
- Colorful characters
- Interactive story
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Welcome to BESTED, where vintage taxis roam free and reality has veered off the beaten path into the absurd. The meter's running… Soon enough, you'll be outwitting hard-boiled thugs, dodging crazy cabbies, and maybe discovering the true identity of the mysterious Colbie Best. Use your instincts to survive a mystery adventure full of strange puzzles, stranger people, and a cat named Deirdre. FEATURES • Absurd Mystery Adventure – A comedy-filled interactive story with unexpected twists, whimsical humor, and a genuinely complex but curious plot. • Classic Point and Click Gameplay – Tap around, poke things, collect clues, and talk your way out of (and into) trouble. • Zany Puzzles – Solve clever puzzles that are unique and satisfying, the MysteryCaper way! • Hand-Drawn Visuals – Explore a world brought to life with charming art created by hand. Human hand. • Colorful Characters – From CEOs to a band of villains to missing celebrities, everyone's got something to hide – SOLVE THE MYSTERY This isn't your average detective game. BESTED is a story-rich puzzle adventure packed with laughs, tension, and taxi-related whimsy. Can you get home? The only thing you can do is rely on your wits and try not to give in to the INSANITY. – PLAY BESTED, IF YOU... Love classic point and click games like Return to Monkey Island, but also appreciate the immersive storytelling of first-person mysteries like Return of the Obra Dinn. You'll also enjoy BESTED, if you are fans of Tangle Tower, Duck Detective, and The Case of the Golden Idol. – WHAT IS A MYSTERYCAPER? A MysteryCaper is the ultimate combination of humor, adventure and intrigue. Wacky characters, briskly paced thrills and hilarious challenges. It's COMEDY SOLVED. Other MysteryCaper titles include: Second Best, Yestertide, Double Cover, Beast of Bodkin Hall, Fleeting Memory, and Fleeting Journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bested at 95% against Infamous Machine's 74%. Bested also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and chart position (#165 vs unranked). Infamous Machine's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $5.99) and ratings volume (171 vs 34). 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 Bested $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Bested holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Infamous Machine has 171 ratings behind it against 34, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Infamous Machine's written reviews are positive against 95% of Bested's.
Infamous Machine ships an update every 3 months, Bested every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Infamous Machine | Bested |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (171 ratings) | 4.7 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.2% of reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 171 — better | 34 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #165 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 315 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Blyts LLC | MysteryCaper, LLC |
Customer experience
Infamous Machine
Bested
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
Bested
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Infamous Machine
No in-app purchases
Bested
No in-app purchases
Questions
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