Shadowplay vs City Legends
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Shadowplay
Go undercover in a dark asylum to save your sister, accused of murder and suffering from schizophrenia. Uncover a terrible darkness within the institution, solve puzzles with a special lantern, and escape the evil shadows.
- Hidden object scenes
- Solve spooky puzzles
- Haunted mini-games
- Special lantern tool
- Bonus chapter
- Collector's Edition exclusives
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Play the trial for FREE! Pay once & complete the adventure! Your sister has been accused of murder, and you’re the only one who knows that she’s innocent. To make matters worse, she’s been diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia and has been sent to the Iron Gate Asylum. Your only way to save her is to go there undercover as another inmate, but you soon realize that a terrible darkness inhabits the halls of this nightmare institution! Can you escape the evil shadows? • BEWARE, ALL EYES ARE WATCHING YOU! The warden of this prison helped you get in, but getting out is another matter entirely. The evil that resides here won’t let you go so easily! • CAN YOU SAVE YOUR SISTER FROM THE DARKNESS? Free her from this horror through a series of terrifying hidden object scenes. • EXPOSE THE EVIL WITH YOUR SPECIAL LANTERN This magical object will help you solve spooky puzzles and haunted mini-games. • MORE MYSTERY AWAITS IN THE CHILLING BONUS CHAPTER Continue this haunted adventure and enjoy additional Collector’s Edition exclusives including collectible Eyes, morphing objects, and more! *** Discover more from Big Fish! *** Check out our entire game library with our Big Fish Games app absolutely FREE here: http://bigfi.sh/BigFishGamesApp Sign up for our newsletter and never miss a new release or promotion again: http://bigfi.sh/iSplashNewsletter Big Fish is the leading global marketplace to discover and enjoy casual games. You can enjoy our virtually endless selection of games anytime, anywhere — on your PC, Mac, mobile phone, or tablet. Learn more at bigfishgames.com! Become a fan on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/BigFishGames Follow us on Twitter: http://bigfi.sh/BigFishTwitter
City Legends
Engage in a thrilling mystery adventure game where you investigate a haunted treatment center. Solve puzzles, find hidden objects, and make choices that impact the story and characters' lives.
- Hidden object scenes
- Brain games and puzzles
- Interactive story with choices
- Bonus chapter unlockable
- Investigate a haunted location
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In search for a soul mate. Or a soul to get revenge with? It’s time to dive into the mysterious atmosphere and tickle your neural cells along with an intriguing investigation "The Ghost of Misty Hill” of the “City Legends” mystery adventure games series! Find out hidden objects, search and find inaccessible corners of the Misty Hill Treatment Center, solve brain games and puzzles to close this gruesome investigation and save lives! Be careful while seeking dark secrets of the medical institution if you want to close this criminal case and find out how the murder mystery adventure will end! Speak of the devil! Having published the latest books of your old friend Michael Ring, you suddenly receive a cryptic message from him. It is known that at his mother's death wish, Michael has admitted himself to the Misty Hill Treatment Center. He was going through a rough patch in his life and needed a break. Now he seeks your help... What could have possibly happened to the great writer at that place? Could it be that the chilling rumors about ghosts in that grotesque hospital are true after all, and they wish to hurt Michael? · YOUR OWN CHOICES! You have the opportunity to choose the character's phrases for a particular action and influence the plot of the murder mystery adventure. Do you believe that ghosts don't just exist, but can take you with them? Don’t forget that only your choice defines the course of this horror game and could affect the characters' lives! · SECRET ROOM! Sometimes they don’t go away, staying trapped between the two worlds. Can you become friends with the supernatural? It’s a tricky question. Unique brain games, intricate puzzles and relaxing hidden objects seeking are waiting for you! Find the secret room and play a stimulating board game with Laura! · SECRETS AND MYSTERIES! Explore the gloomy locations filled with clues and hidden objects that will help you solve the criminal case! The murder mystery quest where you need to get to the heart of the truth and solve not only casual puzzles, but riveting mystery games! Your enemy may be waiting for you around the next corner, be warned! · BONUS CHAPTER! You arrive at Misty Hill Treatment Center to visit a good friend, but instead of a welcome, you end up in the epicenter of horrible nightmares…Finish the main detective investigation of the horror game to unlock the bonus quest and conduct research about the mysteries surrounding an abandoned theater in Pennsylvania! Enjoy the free trial version of mystery adventure games, then unlock the full game through an in-app purchase. ----- Questions? Email us at support@dominigames.com Find other games on our official website: https://dominigames.com/ Become our fan on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dominigames Check out our Instagram and stay tuned: https://www.instagram.com/dominigames
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Shadowplay at 65% against City Legends's 20%. Shadowplay also leads on rating (4.3 vs 2.4) and ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Both are free to download. Shadowplay sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and City Legends sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Shadowplay holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Shadowplay has 199 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Shadowplay's written reviews are positive against 20% of City Legends's.
| Parameter | Shadowplay | City Legends |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (199 ratings) — better | 2.4 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 65.0% of reviews — better | 20.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 199 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 970 MB | 907 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Big Fish Premium, LLC | DO GAMES LIMITED |
Customer experience
Shadowplay
City Legends
Bugs and requests
Shadowplay
Reported bugs
9 issues- Purchase unlock fails with 'purchase failed' error
- Game hangs and freezes mid-play
- Skewed/misaligned screen layouts
- Environmental sound settings not saving
- Tap registration failures on objects and buttons
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- Game crashes during gameplay
- Glitches preventing game progression
- Poor animation quality and performance
- Slider controls unreliable near screen edges
Requested features
9 requests- In-game map tab accessible without menu exit
- Skip option for opening cutscenes
- Larger text size options
- Faster hint button recharge
- More hidden object scenes, fewer puzzles
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- Better slider placement for smaller screens
- Bonus chapter with stronger connection to main story
- Removal of pop-up ads after purchase
- Better character connection and development
City Legends
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Shadowplay
- Full Game Unlock + Bonus Content$6.99
City Legends
- Update to deluxe$0.99
- Full Game Unlock 30% Discount$5.99
- Full Game Unlock$7.99
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- Unlock$8.99
- Buy deluxe$9.99
Questions
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