Faraway 3 vs Odd Machines
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Faraway 3
Embark on a chilling adventure in this room escape puzzle game. Explore new arctic locations, solve mind-bending puzzles, and uncover a captivating story to find your lost father. Collect items and manipulate devices to escape frosty temple labyrinths.
- Mind-bending puzzles
- New arctic locations to explore
- Fascinating story
- Collect items and manipulate devices
- 3D environment exploration
- In-game camera for snapshots
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Escape all-new distant places in Faraway 3: Arctic Escape that are full of mind-bending puzzles and new exciting locations to explore. This room escape game will challenge your puzzle solving ability. Sequel to one of the all-time best escape games with over a million players! A room escape puzzle game that will completely challenge your mind, captivate you & offer hours of amazing mobile gaming entertainment. FASCINATING STORY It’s been several years now, since your journey began, searching for your lost father. After unraveling a huge number of mind-boggling puzzles, the last gateway you entered took you to an altogether new wintery continent filled with frosty, new temples to investigate. You seem to be getting closer to finding your father, all the while you are still finding notes he left behind. Observe the arctic environment, collect items, manipulate devices and solve perplexing puzzles to escape frosty temple labyrinths. COMPLEX PUZZLES Explore 18 new temples packed with escape puzzles, Explore a 3D world that will captivate you from the moment you begin. Turn, look and explore mind-bending puzzles and contraptions. RIVETING LOCATIONS Navigate through one of the easiest 3d environments in an escape game while enjoying an ambient soundtrack. Uncovering secrets have never been so much fun. THE MYSTERY CONTINUES You have many more pages of your father’s missing journal to find, maybe then you will unlock your family’s past. This is an escape game that will keep you engaged for many hours! NEW FEATURES In game camera allows you to take snapshots and save them for later use. TRY FOR FREE Enjoy 9 free escape levels before you decide to purchase the remaining levels and experience the whole Faraway 3: Arctic Escape story that will leave you impressed. SUPPORTS iPhone X SCREEN Compatible with new standard screen sizes for iPhone X. Enter an all-new, fascinating world of room escape games & puzzles with Faraway 3: Arctic Escape!
Odd Machines
Embark on a 3D escape room adventure as a treasure hunter seeking a lost artifact. Solve intricate mechanical puzzles, uncover hidden objects, and unravel mysteries within an ancient temple. Collect fragments of a powerful stone to escape.
- Solve unique puzzle boxes
- Explore an ancient temple
- Collect fragments of a lost stone
- Immersive audio experience
- Multi-language support
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You are a legendary treasure hunter, looking for the Stone of Silence, a powerful artifact that got lost in an old temple. There, you will find a series of weird machines full of puzzles to crack to gain your freedom! Odd Machines: Lost Artifacts is a 3D escape room puzzle game where you have to solve complex mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, and unveil intriguing mysteries! Dive into a world where cryptic vibes, complex mechanisms, and smooth controls from top escape room games blend to challenge your brain skills. You'll tackle unique puzzle sets on a mysterious, gripping adventure. Every machine is crafted to deliver the ultimate escape and exploration thrill. Play the first 3 levels for free! SOLVE UNIQUE PUZZLE BOXES Embark on a puzzling adventure with an eclectic mix of original Victorian machinery, classic and architectural enigmas EXPLORE AN ANCIENT TEMPLE Step into a mesmerizing world where every move you make reveals new mysteries and changes! COLLECT ALL THE FRAGMENTS OF THE STONE OF SILENCE Once you get all 8 pieces of the lost stone, you'll be transported into a mystical scene where you'll have to crack numeric puzzles to put the pieces together and finally escape the temple IMMERSIVE AUDIO The sound effects and tunes are so mind-blowingly good that will whisk you away on an unforgettable, vibe-filled adventure! MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT* Odd Machines: Lost Artifacts is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. *The game language changes based on the device settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Faraway 3 at 2.3K against Odd Machines's 89. Faraway 3 also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 61%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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. Faraway 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Odd Machines sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Faraway 3 against 4.3 for Odd Machines. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Faraway 3 has 2.3K ratings behind it against 89, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Faraway 3's written reviews are positive against 61% of Odd Machines's.
Faraway 3 ships an update every 3 months, Odd Machines every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Faraway 3 | Odd Machines |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2.3K ratings) — better | 4.3 (89 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 74.8% of reviews — better | 61.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2.3K — better | 89 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — 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 | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 247 MB | 436 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Snapbreak Games | XSGames |
Customer experience
Faraway 3
Odd Machines
Bugs and requests
Faraway 3
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Odd Machines
Reported bugs
9 issues- No stone to collect from 5th window
- Game closes immediately on 'play'
- Bug in first machine, stone disappears
- Cannot zoom on puzzle
- Cannot actuate dials
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- First line of clues/directions hidden by status bar on iPhone
- Hint button not intuitive
- No audio in levels, only main menu
- Bug on top of 4th machine, need to return to temple
Requested features
6 requests- Full game should be free
- Monocle usable at zoomed out level
- More visual feedback for puzzle completion
- Option to get the answer when hint isn't enough
- More levels/unlimited levels
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- Swap back button positions
In-app purchases
Faraway 3
- All Levels Special$3.99
Odd Machines
- Full Game$3.99
- Unlock Full Game + Coffee$4.99
- Unlock Full Game + Love$7.99









