Comparison

Truberbrook vs It Happened Here

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

Head to head
About

Truberbrook

Embark on a thrilling sci-fi mystery adventure set in a 1960s European village. As a young scientist, your vacation takes an unexpected turn, leading you to potentially save the world. Explore handmade scenery and uncover secrets in this engaging single-player experience.

Highlights
  • Single player sci-fi mystery adventure
  • Handmade miniature scenery
  • Full voice acting (English & Deutsch)
  • Atmospheric soundtrack
  • Up to 10 hours of gameplay
Features
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»Trüberbrook« is a thrilling mystery-sci-fi adventure game. Enjoy an adventurous vacation to a 1960's parallel universe! A Sci-Fi-Mystery Adventure Game with handmade scenery. Imagine yourself on a vacation to Europe in the late sixties. Now, picture yourself as a young American scientist; Hans Tannhauser. While you're at it, think of Trüberbrook, a remote village in rural Germany. Because, that's where you end up after hitting the continent. But who cares, you won the trip in a lottery! Or at least, that’s how it seems. But don't fear, instead of getting some rest, you could find yourself having to save the world … Supported devices: iPhone6s, iPhone6s+, iPhoneSE, iPhone7, iPhone7+ or newer. iPad 5th Gen, 6th Gen, 7th Gen or newer. iPad Air 2, iPad Air 3rd Gen or newer. iPad Mini 4, iPad Mini 5 or newer. iPad Pro 9.7/10.5/11/11 2G/12.9/12.9 2G/12.9 3G/12.9 4G or newer. iPod Touch 7th Gen or newer FEATURES • Suspense! Mystery! Thrills! After all, it's a single player sci-fi mystery adventure game. • Indulge in universal themes such as love, friendship, loyalty, self-discovery and dinosaurs • Handmade miniature scenery! • Full voice acting in both English and Deutsch! • Atmospheric, moody soundtrack • Up to 10 hours of super exciting gameplay!

About

It Happened Here

Explore the streets of Senglea, Malta, through an immersive, real-time story. This geolocation-guided experience brings historical characters and fictionalized events to life, inspired by local resident interviews. Discover the city's past as you walk its streets.

Highlights
  • Immersive real-time story
  • Geolocation-guided exploration
  • Street-level historical events
  • Fictional stories based on resident interviews
  • Senglea, Malta specific experience
Features
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It Happened Here is an immersive real time story, intended to be played on site in the streets of Senglea, Malta. The experience guides you through the streets of Senglea using geolocation as it brings the streets to life with events, stories and characters that would have lived there in the past. Although the stories are fictional they are based on a series of interviews with residents who have lived in the city their entire lives.

Screenshots

Truberbrook4 screens
It Happened Here3 screens

Verdict

The call

Truberbrook and It Happened Here both sit at 3.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of It Happened Here's written reviews are positive against 42% of Truberbrook's. It Happened Here also leads on price (Free vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Truberbrook's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 35 months) and ratings volume (89 vs 1). On rating, ads, in-app purchases 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

It Happened Here is free to download; Truberbrook costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.9 for Truberbrook against 4.0 for It Happened Here. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Truberbrook has 89 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 42% of Truberbrook's written reviews are positive against 100% of It Happened Here's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Truberbrook ships an update monthly, It Happened Here every 35 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Truberbrook versus It Happened Here: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTruberbrookIt Happened Here
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating3.9 (89 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews42.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings89 — better1
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 35 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.3 GB212 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHeadup GmbHMighty Boards Ltd

Customer experience

Truberbrook

All ratings89 ratings
Positive69.7%
Neutral4.5%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews424 reviews
Positive42.2%
Neutral9.7%
Negative48.1%

It Happened Here

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Truberbrook

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Game crashes when entering certain areas
  • Save data not persisting across sessions
  • Graphical glitches and visual bugs
  • Controls and UI not optimized for mobile

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to skip or speed up dialogues
  • More logical and intuitive puzzles
  • Improved auto-save and progress tracking
  • Support for wider range of devices

It Happened Here

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Truberbrook

No in-app purchases

None

It Happened Here

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Truberbrook free?
Truberbrook costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is It Happened Here free?
It Happened Here is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Truberbrook or It Happened Here?
It Happened Here is rated higher. Truberbrook averages 3.9 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while It Happened Here averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Truberbrook or It Happened Here have ads?
Neither Truberbrook nor It Happened Here shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Truberbrook or It Happened Here?
Truberbrook ships an update monthly, and It Happened Here every 35 months. Most recently, Truberbrook was updated on November 11, 2026 and It Happened Here on November 3, 2026.

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