Not Another Weekend vs Dexter Stardust
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.
Dexter Stardust
Embark on an epic space adventure as Dexter Stardust to save Earth and the Vreesians from a robot invasion. Explore five unique planets, solve puzzles, and uncover a galactic mystery in this fully voice-acted graphic adventure.
- 5 Episodes in one game
- Fully voice-acted
- Classic point-and-click mechanics
- Frame-by-frame animation
- 4K artwork
- Explore 5 planets
- Solve puzzles
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Space! Dexter Stardust barely escaped when the Vreesians, inhabitants of the menacing Planet X, sent a fleet of robots to destroy all life on Earth. Now, twenty years later, a mechanical man from the 10th planet seeks to communicate with Dexter a very important message - he is the key to saving both humans and Vreesians! Play the taco-loving Dexter Stardust as he, and his good friend Aurora, go on the greatest adventure of their lives and discover the mystery of the Robot from the Planet X! Dexter Stardust was illustrated, animated, written, scored, SFX'd, and programmed by one person, Jeremy Fryc. Even so, the characters are voiced by his friends, Munk Alejandro, Lola Mendez, and Alec Corday - who helped create the characters way back in 2012 on a warm afternoon in the Dominican Republic. 10 years later, we finally have... Dexter Stardust: Adventures in Outer Space! • 5 Episodes all in one game! • Fully voice acted. • A true classic graphic adventure game with traditional point and click mechanics. This is a 100% pure graphic adventure! • All traditional - frame by frame - animation. No rigged characters! • Artwork created in 4K. • Visit 5 planets with well over 100 playable scenes. • Lots of puzzles. Learn to play the ukulele. • Tacos! • Exclamation points!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Dexter Stardust at every 3 days against Not Another Weekend's every 10 months. Not Another Weekend's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and chart position (#134 vs unranked). On rating, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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 $1.99 and Dexter Stardust $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Not Another Weekend against 4.7 for Dexter Stardust. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 53 and 138 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of Not Another Weekend's written reviews are positive against 83% of Dexter Stardust's.
Not Another Weekend ships an update every 10 months, Dexter Stardust every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Not Another Weekend | Dexter Stardust |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (53 ratings) — better | 4.7 (138 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 78.8% of reviews | 83.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 53 | 138 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #134 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 264 MB | 2.8 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Dionous Games | Snapbreak Games AB |
Customer experience
Not Another Weekend
Dexter Stardust
Bugs and requests
Not Another Weekend
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Dexter Stardust
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game crashes when using taco with picnic bench
- Unable to progress past certain points due to bugs
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to save progress across devices
- Option to skip cutscenes
- Hint system for puzzles
- Improved controls for mobile devices
In-app purchases
Not Another Weekend
No in-app purchases
Dexter Stardust
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Not Another Weekend free?
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