Infamous Machine vs Second Best
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!
Second Best
Continue an absurd mystery adventure filled with unexpected twists and whimsical humor. Solve clever puzzles and explore a world brought to life with charming hand-drawn visuals. Uncover the truth about your identity and escape a perilous journey.
- Absurd mystery adventure
- Interactive story with twists
- Classic point and click gameplay
- Solve zany puzzles
- Hand-drawn visuals
- Colorful characters
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The excitement CONTINUES. You're a LONGER way from home than you ever thought possible. And the more you learn about your IDENTITY, the less you seem to KNOW. It's not easy being BEST. Welcome back to the world of COLBIES and OPIES, where nothing is what you think, not even your OWN PAST … WHEN WE LAST LEFT OFF IN BESTED You had just been spirited away by a gang of SUPERHUMAN meanies. WHY are they doing this, and can you get a better stateroom for the JOURNEY? Find the answers to these questions and more, and try not to get tangled up in too many MURDERS along the way. 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 a puzzling ally to ship crew to tricky villains, everyone's got something to hide. – MysteryCaper. It's COMEDY SOLVED.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Second Best at 5.0 against Infamous Machine's 4.4. Second Best also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%) and chart position (#169 vs unranked). Infamous Machine's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $5.99) and ratings volume (171 vs 31). 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 Second Best $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Second Best holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Infamous Machine has 171 ratings behind it against 31, 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 100% of Second Best's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 3 months. Both last shipped on September 27, 2026.
| Parameter | Infamous Machine | Second Best |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.4 (171 ratings) | 5.0 (31 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.2% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 171 — better | 31 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #169 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 315 MB | 340 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Blyts LLC | MysteryCaper, LLC |
Customer experience
Infamous Machine
Second Best
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
Second Best
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Infamous Machine
No in-app purchases
Second Best
No in-app purchases
Questions
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