Comparison

Afterplace vs Overboard!

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

Head to head
About

Afterplace

Embark on an open-world adventure on your mobile device, exploring a vast landscape filled with hidden secrets, treasures, and quirky characters. Engage in combat, uncover mysteries, and forge your own path through a world without waypoints.

Highlights
  • Open world exploration
  • Hidden secrets and treasures
  • Combat with monsters
  • Interactive characters
  • No virtual buttons
  • Dynamic control adaptation
Features
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An open world adventure game filled with silly characters and terrible secrets. Afterplace is an adventurous indie game for mobile devices. It's a huge open world, full of hidden secrets, treasures, and creatures. You'll run around the woods, fight monsters, and talk to ostensibly shady characters! All from your pocket! Be warned though - you never know what the forest might be hiding, and not all trails are paved. Labyrinths and dungeons are tucked away in the most concealed nooks. There are no waypoints in Afterplace. You'll have to forge your own path. Afterplace has been designed from the ground up to be a fast, fluid, beautiful experience for mobile. There are no virtual buttons. You can move and attack by touching anywhere. You can tap objects directly to interact or attack, use two thumbs like a traditional controller, or control the game with a physical gamepad. The game will adapt dynamically to your play style. Pick up and set down the game at your own pace, it will always save your progress. Afterplace is made to feel like a full-fledged indie adventure game that fits in your pocket. About the Author: Afterplace is made by one person, Evan Kice. A former software engineer from Austin TX, Evan quit his job (to the dismay of his friends and family) and has been working full time on Afterplace since early 2019. The initial game released in December of 2022, but Evan plans on continuing to support and polish the game when he can!

About

Overboard!

In this interactive narrative game, you play as a murderer aboard a ship with only eight hours to escape justice. Navigate a dynamic story world, make crucial choices, and use your cunning to frame someone else for the crime. Can you get away with murder?

Highlights
  • Interactive narrative choices
  • Dynamic story world simulation
  • Time-sensitive gameplay
  • Character relationships and betrayal
  • High replayability
  • Multiple endings
Features
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JULY, 1935. A MURDER HAS BEEN COMMITTED aboard the SS Hook, eight hours out from New York. Only one problem: you did it. Can you get away with murder? GAMEPLAY Blackmail a spy. Fall in love. Murder a rival. Cheat at cards. Drug a witness. Lie, befriend, betray, console, sneak, seduce, steal, borrow, pray, eavesdrop, kill... There are clues, evidence, suspects, accusations, secrets and lies. You’ll need all your cunning, coercion and charisma to ensure that someone else takes the fall. DYNAMIC NARRATIVE CLOCKWORK * Next-gen visual novel: go where you want, when you want, and say what you want * Simulated story-world: other characters move and act independently, remember everything they see and hear - and everything you do * Every minute counts: you have eight hours to escape justice. Time is always ticking! * Who can you trust? Some characters are friendly, and some are out to get you. Who will you befriend? Who will you betray? Built using the award-winning ink narrative engine, Overboard!'s narrative twists itself around every choice you make. Play once for a thrill, or multiple times to uncover all the secrets and achieve an ideal ending. HIGHLY REPLAYABLE One play-through lasts about 30 - 45 minutes, but achieving the perfect crime run will take a lot longer... CAN YOU GET AWAY WITH MURDER?

Screenshots

Afterplace4 screens
Overboard!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Afterplace at 94% against Overboard!'s 62%. Afterplace also leads on rating (4.9 vs 4.5) and device support (5 vs 3). Overboard!'s advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly) and price ($5.99 vs $6.99). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and iOS requirement 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

Afterplace costs $6.99 and Overboard! $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Afterplace holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 627 and 209 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Afterplace's written reviews are positive against 62% of Overboard!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Afterplace ships an update monthly, Overboard! every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Afterplace versus Overboard!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAfterplaceOverboard!
Price$6.99$5.99 — better
Rating4.9 (627 ratings) — better4.5 (209 ratings)
Positive reviews94.1% of reviews — better61.8% of reviews
Number of ratings627 — better209
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#48 — better#184
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size249 MB165 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperEvan Kiceinkle

Customer experience

Afterplace

All ratings627 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews253 reviews
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative3.6%

Overboard!

All ratings209 ratings
Positive86.6%
Neutral1.9%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive61.8%
Neutral7.4%
Negative30.9%

User reviews

Afterplace

From 627 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Smooth gameplay
  • 👍 Charming characters and dialogue
  • 🎨 Beautiful pixel art and visuals
  • 🎶 Excellent soundtrack
  • 💡 Unique story and world-building

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes or performance issues
  • 🔍 Lack of a map or quest log can lead to getting lost
  • 🔍 Some plot points not fully explained
  • 🔍 Limited weapon/item variety

Overboard!

From 209 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎨 Excellent art style and visual design
  • ✍️ Well-written dialogue and compelling narrative
  • 🔄 High replayability with multiple endings and branching paths
  • 🧩 Clever puzzle design requiring strategic thinking
  • 😄 Entertaining and humorous gameplay

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Very short gameplay duration (10-30 minutes per playthrough)
  • 🔋 High battery consumption and device overheating
  • 💰 Expensive for the amount of content ($5.99)
  • 🔁 Repetitive dialogue and scenes across playthroughs
  • 📖 Excessive dialogue and text

Bugs and requests

Afterplace

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes on certain devices
  • Saves not loading properly

Requested features

3 requests
  • Landscape mode support
  • Ability to restart or replay the game
  • More in-depth combat and progression systems

Overboard!

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Game crashes during gameplay
  • Sound/audio not working despite volume settings
  • Text cutoff and display issues
  • Excessive battery drain and device overheating
  • iOS 12 compatibility issues on older devices
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  • Achievement tracking not visible on iOS version

Requested features

11 requests
  • Chinese language support
  • Additional maps or story expansions
  • Sequel or spin-off content
  • Save game functionality for multiple players
  • Undo button for easier optimization
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  • Full voice acting for all dialogue
  • Interactive backgrounds and rooms
  • Larger font size option
  • Complete sound mute option
  • Achievement tracking visibility on iOS
  • More varied endings and story paths

In-app purchases

None

Afterplace

No in-app purchases

None

Overboard!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Afterplace free?
Afterplace costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Overboard! free?
Overboard! costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Afterplace or Overboard!?
Afterplace is rated higher. Afterplace averages 4.9 out of 5 from 627 ratings, while Overboard! averages 4.5 from 209 ratings.
Do Afterplace or Overboard! have ads?
Neither Afterplace nor Overboard! shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Afterplace or Overboard!?
Afterplace ships an update monthly, and Overboard! every 10 days. Most recently, Afterplace was updated on October 17, 2026 and Overboard! on October 15, 2026.
Which is more popular, Afterplace or Overboard!?
Afterplace currently peaks at #48 in the App Store charts, and Overboard! at #184. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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