Madness at Hobbsgate vs BBirthday
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Madness at Hobbsgate
Explore a bleak asylum in this text-based adventure game inspired by H.P. Lovecraft. Uncover a dark story, navigate a large open world, and question your sanity in this mobile adaptation of classic interactive fiction.
- Text-based adventure gameplay
- Lovecraftian horror theme
- Open world exploration
- Engaging story progression
- Moments of dark comedy
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Madness at Hobbsgate is an exploration adventure game inspired by the works of H.P. Lovecraft, where players explore and investigate a large open world map, progressing though an engaging and exciting story. It is a mobile phone adaption of the classic text-based adventure genre, similar to the point-and-click classics. The game combines a bleak environment, an sense of underlying dread, and several moments of comedy to keep you entertained. As the fourth game in the "Horror in the Darkness" series, the protagonist finds himself trapped within the walls of Hobbsgate Asylum for the Criminally Insane. Unsure of how he came to be there he finds out quickly enough that the line between sane and insane can often be blurry. Website: http://www.karmicshift.co.nz/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karmicshiftstudios/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/karmic_shift
BBirthday
Experience a dreamcore visual novel where you guide Bianca through 15 years of her life from a new viewpoint. Solve escape room puzzles with horror undertones and discover multiple endings.
- Visual novel gameplay
- Dreamcore aesthetic
- Escape room puzzles
- Horror elements
- Multiple endings
- Relive life events
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Help Bianca to relive the 15 years of her life, but from another perspective. Enjoy this dreamcore style visual novel with escape room elements and hints of horror. Unlock different endings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BBirthday at monthly against Madness at Hobbsgate's every 10 months. BBirthday also leads on ratings volume (1.6K vs 38) and review sentiment (91% vs 80%). Madness at Hobbsgate's advantage is iOS requirement (10.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Madness at Hobbsgate sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and BBirthday sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Madness at Hobbsgate against 4.7 for BBirthday. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BBirthday has 1.6K ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 80% of Madness at Hobbsgate's written reviews are positive against 91% of BBirthday's.
Madness at Hobbsgate ships an update every 10 months, BBirthday monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Madness at Hobbsgate | BBirthday |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (38 ratings) | 4.7 (1.6K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | 91.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 | 1.6K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| 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 | 10.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Craig Kadziolka | Juan Amaro |
Customer experience
Madness at Hobbsgate
BBirthday
Bugs and requests
Madness at Hobbsgate
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
BBirthday
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes during boss battles
- Dialogue/text gets stuck or freezes
- Inability to progress past certain levels
- Saved progress not loading correctly
Requested features
5 requests- Add Russian language support
- Provide more free content/endings
- Improve stability and reduce crashes
- Add a skip/fast-forward option for dialogue
- Adjust age rating to better fit content
In-app purchases
Madness at Hobbsgate
- Premium Upgrade$3.99
BBirthday
- BBirthday Premium Version$7.99
Questions
Is Madness at Hobbsgate free?
Is BBirthday free?
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