Comparison

Faraway vs Mystery Box 5

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

Head to head
About

Faraway

Embark on a challenging room escape adventure set in a tropical paradise. Solve intricate puzzles, uncover a captivating story, and explore beautiful 3D environments to prevent impending doom. Try the initial levels for free.

Highlights
  • Intricate and challenging puzzles
  • Captivating story
  • Relaxing 3D environments
  • Ambient soundtrack
  • 18 rich levels
  • Super widescreen support
Features
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Set off on a brand new adventure in Faraway: Tropic Escape, exploding with intricate and challenging puzzles set in a tropical idyll, or so it would seem. This is a new room escape experience packed with difficult puzzles, amazing scenery and a great story. Enjoy the tropical installment to one of the all-time best escape games with over a million players. CAPTIVATING STORY After awakening from a catatonic state, you set upon a journey to prevent the impending doom that was set in motion by your daughter, Una. You don’t know why, but the answer must lie in Faraway, though only the worthy may go there. Before you, you'll find difficult and abstract challenges to prove your worthiness, your intelligence, your persistence and other virtues. In a world abstract of time, you will overcome great challenges, drawing from the past to realise your destiny and overcome the wrongs of the past. Those before you were found unworthy of discovering Faraway; you must tread carefully and intentionally, or else suffer the consequences. Only you are left to find the portal to Faraway and save the world as we know it! EXCITING LOCATIONS Navigate through relaxing 3D environments while enjoying an ambient soundtrack. Uncovering secrets have never been so much fun! INTRICATE PUZZLES Explore 18 rich levels 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! THE MYSTERY CONTINUES Through the missing notes, you can follow your predecessor, who made it past of these vast challenges. Maybe the clue to solving the puzzles lies in the past and solving the puzzles is the only way to protect the future? Only one way to find out! TRY FOR FREE Play for free with the option to purchase additional levels and experience the whole Faraway: Tropic Escape story that will leave you longing for more! SUPER WIDESCREEN SUPPORT This puzzle game looks amazing on the latest devices including the iPhone X, XS and iPad Pro. Enter an all-new, fascinating location of room escape games & puzzles with Faraway: Tropic Escape!

About

Mystery Box 5

Embark on an unforgettable puzzle adventure exploring intricate boxes filled with enigmas and brain-teasing challenges. Enjoy a captivating soundtrack and get hints when you're stuck. Share your achievements with friends and the community.

Highlights
  • Intricate puzzle boxes
  • Brain-teasing challenges
  • Captivating soundtrack
  • Hint system
  • Share achievements
  • Elements Stone extra challenge
Features
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"Another masterpiece by XSGames!" "Fun is guaranteed" "It gives you the sensation of being genuinely confined in a room" ——————————•—————————— A UNFORGETTABLE PUZZLE ADVENTURE Explore a new series of intricate boxes filled with alluring enigmas and brain-teasing challenges that will leave you a lasting impression THE ELEMENTS STONE Unlock all 10 boxes of the game and play this extra challenge in the room of the Elements Stone EXCEPTIONAL GAME DESIGN With a straightforward user interface and captivating puzzles, this game promises an engaging experience that expertly balances challenge and entertainment, keeping you engaged for hours. THE FIRST 3 LEVELS ARE FREE Try the game by playing the first three boxes, unlock the full game with a cheap In-App Purchase A CAPTIVATING SOUNDTRACK Each Box has its music theme, for you to play this adventure in a transcendental way GOT STUCK? Click the bulb button in the scene to get a hint that will help you solve the puzzles. In case you got really stuck on a puzzle, feel free to get in touch with the developer at xsgames.co to get some more hints SHARE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS Let your community and friends know what you're playing and how far you've gone in this escape room adventure! ——————————•—————————— XSGames is an independent solo startup from Italy. Find out more at xsgames.co Follow @xsgames_ on X and Instagram

Screenshots

Faraway4 screens
Mystery Box 54 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Faraway at 4.6 against Mystery Box 5's 3.7. Faraway also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 33%) and ratings volume (278 vs 35). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Faraway sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Mystery Box 5 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Faraway holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Faraway has 278 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Faraway's written reviews are positive against 33% of Mystery Box 5's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Faraway ships an update every 3 months, Mystery Box 5 every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Faraway versus Mystery Box 5: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFarawayMystery Box 5
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (278 ratings) — better3.7 (35 ratings)
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings278 — better35
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size300 MB439 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperSnapbreak GamesXSGames

Customer experience

Faraway

All ratings278 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews468 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral7.7%
Negative17.5%

Mystery Box 5

All ratings34 ratings
Positive61.8%
Neutral11.8%
Negative26.5%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

Bugs and requests

Faraway

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Glitch on final level preventing progress
  • Crashing issues when reopening the app

Requested features

3 requests
  • More free levels to play
  • Ability to replay completed levels
  • Hints or clues for finding all notes

Mystery Box 5

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Faraway

One-time1
  • All Levels Special$3.99
3 purchases

Mystery Box 5

One-time3
  • Unlock All levels$3.99
  • Unlock All levels + Coffee$4.99
  • Unlock All levels + Love$7.99

Questions

Is Faraway free?
Faraway is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mystery Box 5 free?
Mystery Box 5 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Faraway or Mystery Box 5?
Faraway is rated higher. Faraway averages 4.6 out of 5 from 278 ratings, while Mystery Box 5 averages 3.7 from 35 ratings.
Do Faraway or Mystery Box 5 have ads?
Neither Faraway nor Mystery Box 5 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Faraway or Mystery Box 5?
Faraway ships an update every 3 months, and Mystery Box 5 every 2 months. Most recently, Faraway was updated on October 24, 2026 and Mystery Box 5 on October 23, 2026.

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