Comparison

Gothic Murder vs Lost Between the Lines

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

Head to head
About

Gothic Murder

A maid in an earl's household uses her prophetic dreams to uncover a sinister plot and save her lord's life. Solve five distinct mysteries by examining the manor and formulating your reasoning. Your choices determine the lord's fate and unlock a potential secret romance.

Highlights
  • Prophetic dream mechanic
  • Investigate manor environments
  • Formulate reasoning to solve cases
  • Multiple story chapters
  • Branching narrative based on player choices
  • Unlockable secret romance
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Can she, a maid in an earl's household, change the fate of the lord she serves? An original mystery game, developed by Orange--creator of many mystery ADVs, such as the "Jake Hunter Detective Story" series. In each chapter, tragedy will befall our heroine, unless the player can stop them. There are five incidents to solve. {Story} Our story begins in early 20th-century England, at the manor of an eminent earl. Our heroine, a maid at this manor, often has dreams that foretell the death of the people around her. Her latest dream, has warned her that the life of the lord she serves is in danger. As the manor buzzes with talks over the inheritance and will of the previous earl, a terrifying and sinister plot unfurls... In order to save her lord's life, our heroine, with the information her dream has given her, races to find out the truth-- {System Description} Examine the manor and formulate your reasoning based on the information you collect. Simple, intuitive controls will help you solve the mystery. If your reasoning fails, the lord's deadly fate is sealed. If you can help him survive, a secret love awaits...? It's a game that anyone can easily enjoy and experience all kinds of excitement.

About

Lost Between the Lines

Experience a high school romance visual novel with beautiful illustrations and branching storylines. Make choices to uncover a secret and explore five different endings. Features voice acting by a popular anime voice actress.

Highlights
  • Branching storylines
  • Multiple endings
  • Beautiful illustrations
  • Voice acting
  • Choice-based gameplay
  • High school romance
Features
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[A large-volume romantic drama with beautiful illustrations by a popular artist!] As to what exactly is starting, it's a perfectly normal high school love story starring a somewhat abnormal girl! The cool, intellectual Suzumiya Rion. She usually keeps her distance from her classmates, but for some reason, she invited me out on a date! And the secret Rion's hiding will finally be revealed… If you clear all five endings, you'll find out your future with her. Try out all the different choices and see where you end up. [The game system is a simple novel-type adventure] The choices that appear here and there in the story change the distance between you and your girlfriend! The story will branch into one of five different endings accordingly. Restart the game again and again to complete all the endings! [Main character:Suzumiya Rion] She is the most elegant, serious, and studious high school girl in the school! Rine Suzumiya, who is the most popular madonna in the school, is suddenly approaching you, a girl with whom she has little contact! However, her eyes sometimes glaze over with a lonely look. ...... When her secret is revealed, their romance begins! [Voice: Hikaru Ueda] Rion is voiced by Hikaru Ueda, who also played the lead role in the Japanese animation! TwitterID:@o4novel

Screenshots

Gothic Murder4 screens
Lost Between the Lines4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Gothic Murder at 88% against Lost Between the Lines's 43%. Gothic Murder also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.6) and ratings volume (89 vs 10). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Gothic Murder sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Lost Between the Lines sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Gothic Murder holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gothic Murder has 89 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Gothic Murder's written reviews are positive against 43% of Lost Between the Lines's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Gothic Murder versus Lost Between the Lines: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGothic MurderLost Between the Lines
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (89 ratings) — better3.6 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews88.5% of reviews — better42.9% of reviews
Number of ratings89 — better10
Update frequency—Every 2 months
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
Size248 MB283 MB
Age rating12+12+
Developer株式会社オレンジ5dims Inc. / 株式会社5次元

Customer experience

Gothic Murder

All ratings81 ratings
Positive97.5%
Neutral2.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative0.0%

Lost Between the Lines

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive42.9%
Neutral42.9%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Gothic Murder

One-time2
  • Chapters 2 and 3$4.99
  • Chapters 4 and 5$4.99
2 purchases

Lost Between the Lines

One-time2
  • Purchase stories$14.99
  • purchase stories$14.99

Questions

Is Gothic Murder free?
Gothic Murder is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lost Between the Lines free?
Lost Between the Lines is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Gothic Murder or Lost Between the Lines?
Gothic Murder is rated higher. Gothic Murder averages 4.8 out of 5 from 89 ratings, while Lost Between the Lines averages 3.6 from 10 ratings.
Do Gothic Murder or Lost Between the Lines have ads?
Neither Gothic Murder nor Lost Between the Lines shows ads.

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