Comparison

Solid Metal Gear vs TARAKAN

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

Head to head
About

Solid Metal Gear

Control a metal gear by sliding your finger across the screen. Navigate through darkness and avoid obstacles to progress. A simple yet challenging arcade experience.

Highlights
  • Finger slide controls
  • Obstacle avoidance
  • Darkness navigation
  • Simple gameplay
Features
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Slide your finger to move the metal gear. Watch out for the darkness!!!

About

TARAKAN

Explore a mysterious forest and discover a hidden submarine. Solve puzzles by collecting and combining items to unravel the secrets of this point-and-click adventure game.

Highlights
  • Point and click exploration
  • Inventory item combination
  • 3D graphics and atmosphere
  • Immersive soundtrack
  • Automatic saving
Features
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During a recent local walk you discover a secret base in the forest, your adventurous side decides to investigate further. Your inquisitive nature pays off with the discovery of a submarine docked by the river. Could the submarine transport you to more mysterious places, maybe even help unravel the puzzle of what is happening? What is a private business doing with a submarine in the first place? This seems very puzzling. Along with the mysterious discovery of the unmarked buildings you decide there is only one way to continue the adventure, with the coast seemingly clear, you set about solving the first puzzle and finding a way into the submarine… ABOUT TARAKAN is a first person point and click graphic puzzle adventure, similar to games you may have played in the ’90’s or similar to a virtual escape rooms you may have played. A simple gameplay interface consisting of the world that you explore and an inventory panel where you can collect, combine and use items you find along the way to solve puzzles. Explore areas, collect hidden objects and take in your surroundings. You will need all of your puzzle solving skills to put together a plan to make your way through the woods, solving riddles and down the many paths towards the secrets of TARAKAN. How you tackle the puzzles is down to you. Each puzzle has a logical solution, so take your time, there is no rush and enjoy the process of understanding what you have to do. FEATURES • Easy to play, touch the screen to move around. Use the arrow to move back. • Use the inventory to collect, combine and use objects. • Beautiful all original adventure 3D graphics, environments and atmosphere to explore. • Immersive backing soundtrack and effects to pull you into the adventure. • Automatic saving - Use the ‘Continue’ button on the main menu to pick up exactly where you left off. HINTS & TIPS If you need a hint or clue while playing TARAKAN then please reach out over email or social media (contact links can be found on my website) and I will be more than happy to help you. SMALL PRINT TARAKAN was created from the imagination of a solo indie developer. “I am always excited to hear people playing my games and their experience along the way. Adventure gaming is my passion and your feedback helps my games get better.“ TARAKAN is compatible with all devices and has been designed to be as resource efficient as possible to allow play on many different devices. With that said, if you do run into any difficulties please email so I can provide updates that help everyone enjoy the adventure.

Screenshots

Solid Metal Gear2 screens
TARAKAN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Solid Metal Gear at Free against TARAKAN's $3.99. Solid Metal Gear also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). TARAKAN's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ratings volume, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Solid Metal Gear is free to download; TARAKAN costs $3.99 up front. Solid Metal Gear sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TARAKAN asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Solid Metal Gear holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Solid Metal Gear's written reviews are positive against 75% of TARAKAN's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Solid Metal Gear versus TARAKAN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSolid Metal GearTARAKAN
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.4 (17 ratings) — better3.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17 — better7
Update frequency—Every 9 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS6.0 — better9.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB367 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperAdam IrvineM9 Creative LTD

Customer experience

Solid Metal Gear

All ratings14 ratings
Positive78.6%
Neutral7.1%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

TARAKAN

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral8.3%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Solid Metal Gear

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

TARAKAN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Solid Metal Gear free?
Solid Metal Gear is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TARAKAN free?
TARAKAN costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Solid Metal Gear or TARAKAN?
Solid Metal Gear is rated higher. Solid Metal Gear averages 4.4 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while TARAKAN averages 3.7 from 7 ratings.
Do Solid Metal Gear or TARAKAN have ads?
Neither Solid Metal Gear nor TARAKAN shows ads.

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