unmemory vs Another Shadow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
unmemory
Solve a murder mystery in this interactive novel that blends text-based gameplay with escape room puzzles. Navigate a damaged mind, uncover clues, and piece together a thrilling crime story set in the 90s.
- Text-based gameplay
- Interactive novel
- Escape room puzzles
- Murder mystery
- 90s noir thriller references
- Immersive storytelling
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unmemory is a crafted combination of a thrilling story and puzzle games, an escape room inside an interactive novel about a girl gang and a broken mind. Will you solve the mystery? Mobile Game of the Year, Stuff Awards; Best Text-Based Game, PocketGamer Best iPad Game 2020, Tech Radar, Best Mobile Game 2020, MacWorld; Best Narrative and Best Mobile Game 2020, Valencia Indie Summit; Best Mobile Game and Best IDea, DeVuego Awards 2020 You have to find your girlfriend's murderer, but you brain is damaged and you cannot make new memories. Using notes, pictures, and recorded messages you will have to solve the mystery and maybe, just maybe, discover an uncomfortable truth in this crime story set in the 90s. Main features: - Text is the gameplay, a cool and innovative mix of interactive reading, story, and escape room puzzles. - Details have been carefully crafted, from the editorial design to the sophisticated photographs. - An immersive storytelling format that broadens the view of what games (and books) could be. - Full of 90s references to noir thrillers, graphic adventures, or iconic devices. - Themes: Memories, culture jamming, art pranks, empowered women and LGTBI. MOBILE GAME OF THE YEAR. Stuff Gadget Awards 2020. This is a stylish and smart take on a now-established genre, and from the second you hear a distant phone ringing, realize you spotted one earlier and frantically scroll back up the screen to answer it, you’ll be smitten. IGN An "Escape Book" that is sure to delight fans of the genre. Engaging, interactive, and with lots of narrative details that will make you spend several hours on your screen. 8/10 BEST TEXT-BASED GAME. PocketGamer. Unmemory is the best text-based game I have played to date. It can be read as a storybook or played as a game. BEST MOBILE GAMES OF 2020. Metro. Dropping you straight into the action, Unmemory’s captivating blend of puzzles and mystery uses every aspect of your phone, from touch to motion to sound and visuals, making it – ironically – a singularly memorable experience. 8/10 BEST iPad GAMES 2020. Tech Radar. It’s rare to see truly fresh games on iPad, but unmemory manages to thrill and intrigue in equal measure, doing clever things with narratives, adventures, and puzzling. THE TEN BEST MOBILE GAMES 2020. Der Standard. "Unmemory" has less to do with the rather dusty "interactive fiction" than with clever puzzle games like "Device 6" or even the logic puzzle "Return of the Obra Dinn". Exciting and extremely stylish.
Another Shadow
Solve puzzles and riddles to uncover a dark curse and save Bastian from an ancient evil. Interact between two characters and make choices that affect both worlds in this suspenseful point-and-click adventure.
- Point-and-click gameplay
- Two-character interaction
- Puzzles and riddles
- Suspenseful detective story
- Hidden object finding
- Alternate achievements
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Bastian and Carissa have moved into a new home experiencing paranormal events. But it is not the house that hosts these specters. The shadow of an ancient curse has returned and it won't go away until he gets what he wants, Bastian's life to enslave him in darkness. Bastian has been trapped in the dark. Can Carissa find a way to bring him back to their world? Another Shadow is the sixth chapter in Hidden Town escape room games series. You will have to interact between two characters in this mysterious point and click suspense thriller adventure. But remember, what you do in one world will affect the other, so make the right decisions. The Dark Dome escape room games can be played in any order, you will be able to see how the stories in each chapter connect to reveal the mysteries of Hidden Town. This escape puzzle episode has connections to The Ghost Case and Haunted Laia and Escape from the Shadows. - What you will find in this horror escape mystery game: A large number of puzzles and riddles to solve within each world of the house and within a memory of one of the characters. A mysterious, exciting and captivating suspense detective story with new characters. Stunning art and a deep soundtrack will fully immerse you in this interactive story. An alternate achievement: Find all 9 shadows hidden throughout the entire suspense thriller game. Look for them everywhere, they can be where you least imagine. - Premium Version: Purchasing the Premium Version of this horror mystery game you will have access to a secret scene where you can play a parallel story of Hidden Town with additional puzzles and riddles. Also, all ads are removed from the point and click game and you will have access to all hints without seeing ads. - How to play this horror escape mystery game: Interact with objects and characters in the environment by touching them. Find hidden objects, use the inventory items on game objects or combine them to create a new item that helps you advance in the detective story. Test your wits and solve mystery puzzle in this haunted house. Find Hidden Objects: Unveil Secrets Lurking in the Shadows Engage your keen eye and sharp mind as you scour each eerie room for hidden objects. Every item you find brings you one step closer to unlocking the chilling secrets concealed within the haunted house. Can you unravel the tangled web of clues before it's too late? “Immerse yourself in the enigmatic stories of the Dark Dome escape games and reveal all its secrets. There are still many mysteries to be unraveled in Hidden Town."
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Verdict
unmemory and Another Shadow both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Another Shadow's written reviews are positive against 67% of unmemory's. Another Shadow also leads on price ($2.99 vs $6.99) and chart position (#123 vs unranked). unmemory's advantage is ratings volume (148 vs 16) and device support (4 vs 2). On rating, 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
unmemory costs $6.99 and Another Shadow $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Another Shadow holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: unmemory has 148 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of unmemory's written reviews are positive against 100% of Another Shadow's.
unmemory ships an update every 3 weeks, Another Shadow monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | unmemory | Another Shadow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (148 ratings) | 4.9 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 148 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #123 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.6 GB | 114 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Patrones y Escondites | Dark Dome |
Customer experience
unmemory
Another Shadow
Bugs and requests
unmemory
Reported bugs
10 issues- Cannot get into Pipas club
- Debaser not displaying in chapter 2
- Cannot move beyond screen scene one
- Game crashes every 2 chapters
- Loses save data after crashes
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- No audio despite volume being on
- Game freezes, will not load first page
- Chapter 2 puzzles not working
- Audio buttons are spammable
- Incorrect in-game review link
Requested features
6 requests- More original storylines
- More interactive elements
- Improve interface for longer input sequences
- More gameplay
- Save feature
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- Re-clue difficult puzzles
Another Shadow
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
unmemory
No in-app purchases
Another Shadow
No in-app purchases









