Comparison

Button City vs Methods

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

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About

Button City

Embark on a narrative adventure in a charming diorama world inspired by the 90s. Befriend cute characters, complete quests, play arcade mini-games, and collect costumes to save the local arcade from a greedy cat.

Highlights
  • Narrative adventure gameplay
  • Befriend charming animal characters
  • Complete quirky side quests
  • Play unique arcade mini-games
  • Collect costumes and decorate
  • Low poly art style
Features
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Fennel is a shy little fox who just moved into town. After discovering the local arcade, he makes new friends and gets swept up in a whirlwind adventure to save it from being shut down at the paws of greedy fat cat Peppermint Pepperbottom! Button City is a narrative adventure game about friendship and community. Enter a pastel diorama world inspired by 90’s nostalgia and filled with cute characters to befriend. Complete quirky quests around town, play arcade games, collect fun costumes, solve puzzles and more as you follow a story from beginning to end about growing up and saving the things that are important to you. FEATURES * Explore a beautiful and lovingly crafted world in a low poly art style. * Befriend a cast of charming animal characters. * Complete fun and silly side quests at your own pace. * Master arcade games to unlock new game modes and prize items! * Dress up in fun costumes and decorate your room. ARCADE GAMES * Gobabots is the latest craze sweeping the arcade. Two teams of four cute fruit robots battle it out in an intergalactic competition to make the biggest smoothie! Each Gobabot has its own unique weapons and attacks -- collect them all at the arcade prize counter, form your perfect team, and become arcade champions! * Zoom down Watermelon Mountain in tuned-up electric cars in rEVolution Racer, a pastel take on classic arcade racing games. Race as Evie in her custom EV Sprinter against her fierce rival Spin. Drift to charge your batteries then unleash extreme boosts to speed past the competition! * Prisma Beats is a rainbow rhythm game with funky visuals and awesome tunes! Hit notes on the beat and show off your best dance moves -- and try out the challenge modes, if you’re feeling competitive.

About

Methods

Engage in a crime investigation visual novel where you examine evidence and answer multiple-choice questions to solve cases. This is the first part of a series, featuring 20 chapters of a compelling storyline and interactive crime scenes.

Highlights
  • Interactive crime scenes
  • Multiple-choice puzzles
  • Intriguing storyline
  • Original soundtrack
  • Distinctive artwork
  • 20 Chapters
Features
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The first chapter in the Methods Visual Novel series. Methods is a visual novel with simple crime investigation gameplay where you examine evidence and answer multiple-choice questions about the solution. And the whole game has been split into five apps for the mobile release, with 'Methods: Detective Competition' being the first, and containing Chapters 1-20. Part 2- Methods2: Secrets and Death, now available for pre-order. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One hundred detectives compete against each other in a mysterious competition, solving crimes created by the world's smartest criminals. The detective who wins receives one million dollars and the opportunity of a lifetime. If a criminal wins, however, they will also receive a million dollars... and parole, no matter the severity of their crime. Search for clues, and find out the truth with your unique methods! Who...will become the world's number one detective? Yours, The Game-master Key features ■ Very Positive in Steam ■ Over 25 interactive crime scenes ■ Contains 20 Chapters ■ Original soundtrack ■ intriguing storyline ■ Distinctive artwork ■ Independent developer Twitter: Methods_Official Instagram: methodsvn https://discord.gg/UmtD5zascA

Screenshots

Button City4 screens
Methods4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Methods at 100% against Button City's 50%. Methods also leads on rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and price ($2.99 vs $4.99). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Button City costs $4.99 and Methods $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Methods holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Button City's written reviews are positive against 100% of Methods's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Button City versus Methods: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterButton CityMethods
Price$4.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.2 (6 ratings)4.6 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings69 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size858 MB744 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer(Subli)minal Gaming LLCErabit Studios

Customer experience

Button City

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%

Methods

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Button City

No in-app purchases

None

Methods

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Button City free?
Button City costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Methods free?
Methods costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Button City or Methods?
Methods is rated higher. Button City averages 4.2 out of 5 from 6 ratings, while Methods averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Button City or Methods have ads?
Neither Button City nor Methods shows ads.

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