Not Another Weekend vs Dawn, P.I.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Not Another Weekend
Embark on a humorous point-and-click adventure set in the '80s. Play as a peculiar bellboy with a dark plan to clear out a high-class hotel over a single weekend. Experience a unique story filled with twists, strange characters, and challenging puzzles.
- Pixel art graphics
- Unique story with twists
- Strange characters and funny dialogues
- Adult humor
- Challenging puzzles
- Original soundtrack
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For all the fans of pixel art out there, get ready for one wacky adventure! You play as a bellboy, Mike Melkout, who works in a high-class hotel. Mike may seem crazy, or even peculiar, or he might as well be. However, he has only one plan. A dark plan! To kick everyone out in a single Weekend. A humorous point-and-click adventure game set in the ’80s as a tribute to the pop culture of that era. Key Features: - Beautiful pixel art graphics. - A unique story with lots of twists. - Strange characters, depicting some famous 80’s icons, and funny dialogues. - Adult humor and challenging puzzles. - Original soundtrack.
Dawn, P.I.
Step into the shoes of a high school detective in this hand-drawn, point-and-click adventure game. Explore a mysterious high school, find clues, solve puzzles, and interrogate characters to uncover the truth behind strange occurrences.
- Point-and-click gameplay
- Investigative puzzles
- Character interrogation
- Hand-drawn animation
- Mystery solving
- Explore school environment
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What mystery lurks in Marlowe High? Become a detective in this point-and-click adventure game and solve the case! If you enjoy detective stories, escape games and puzzles, Dawn, P.I. is the game for you. Become Dawn, a high schooler with a penchant for investigation and occasional property damage. Explore the school to find clues and solve puzzles to ultimately get to the bottom of the case: why is Meg's horoscope suddenly working? Is someone interfering with the school paper? Why are people missing? Why is the librarian so annoying? And what in the world is "The Guiding Wind"? Fully hand-drawn and -animated, Dawn, P.I. will transport you to a cartoon noir world, where you'll have to be sharp and creative to advance in every step. Sweep rooms for objects to help you on your investigation and interrogate everyone to uncover their hidden secrets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dawn, P.I. at Free against Not Another Weekend's $1.99. Dawn, P.I. also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 10 months). Not Another Weekend's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (79% vs 67%). On rating, ads, monetization model 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
Dawn, P.I. is free to download; Not Another Weekend costs $1.99 up front. Dawn, P.I. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Not Another Weekend asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Not Another Weekend against 4.6 for Dawn, P.I.. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 16 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Not Another Weekend's written reviews are positive against 67% of Dawn, P.I.'s.
Not Another Weekend ships an update every 10 months, Dawn, P.I. monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Not Another Weekend | Dawn, P.I. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (53 ratings) — better | 4.6 (16 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #183 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 264 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dionous Games | Bruno Maestrini |
Customer experience
Not Another Weekend
Dawn, P.I.
In-app purchases
Not Another Weekend
No in-app purchases
Dawn, P.I.
- Full Game$2.99
Questions
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