Not Another Weekend vs Encodya
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.
Encodya
Embark on an adventure in Neo-Berlin 2062 as a young orphan and her robot guardian. Uncover a mission to save the world from grayness through puzzles and dialogues in a cyberpunk world.
- 2.5D cyberpunk world exploration
- 2 playable characters
- Over 100 unique locations
- Randomly generated puzzles
- Cinematic cutscenes
- Original soundtrack
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Neo Berlin 2062. Tina – a nine-year-old orphan – lives with SAM-53 – her big clumsy robot guardian –in a rooftop makeshift shelter in Neo-Berlin, a dark megalopolis controlled by corporations. Tina is an urban jungle kid, who has learned to live alone, scavenging from city dumpsters and eking out a living from scraps. Her funny robot is always with her, programmed to protect her no matter what. One day, the little girl discovers that her father left her an important mission: to finish his plan to save the world from grayness! Tina and SAM embark on an incredible adventure across different realities full of bizarre robotic creatures and grotesque human beings. Through puzzles and exciting dialogues, they’ll find out the true meaning of being alive. - Explore the dark cyberpunk world of ENCODYA in 2.5D with 2 playable characters. - Over 34+ non-player characters bring the world of ENCODYA to life and provide a varied and exciting story. - Your journey will take you to more than 100 locations where there is a lot to explore and discover. - Special, randomly generated puzzles provide a unique gaming experience and present you with great challenges. - The cinematic cutscenes and the futuristic art and sound design brings the story of ENCODYA alive. - The original soundtrack, especially created for ENCODYA, makes the exciting, crackling atmosphere even more tangible. !!! IMPORTANT INFORMATION !!! The app does not support Apple devices with less than or equal to 3GB RAM.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Not Another Weekend at 79% against Encodya's 29%. Not Another Weekend also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.0) and price ($4.99 vs $9.99). Encodya's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 10 months). 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
Not Another Weekend costs $4.99 and Encodya $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Not Another Weekend holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 19 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of Not Another Weekend's written reviews are positive against 29% of Encodya's.
Not Another Weekend ships an update every 10 months, Encodya every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Not Another Weekend | Encodya |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $9.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (53 ratings) — better | 3.0 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews — better | 29.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 53 — better | 19 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 264 MB | 2.2 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dionous Games | Assemble Entertainment |
Customer experience
Not Another Weekend
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In-app purchases
Not Another Weekend
No in-app purchases
Encodya
No in-app purchases
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