Comparison

Game Dev Story+ vs Clue

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

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About

Game Dev Story+

Build your own game development studio from the ground up. Hire and train staff, develop new game consoles, and create hit games to conquer the industry. Compete globally on leaderboards and decorate your studio with unique pixel art.

Highlights
  • Manage game company
  • Develop own game console
  • Change staff professions
  • Hire and train staff
  • Unlock game genres
  • Compete on leaderboards
  • Decorate studio
Features
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Manage your own game company and try to create a million-selling game in this unique simulation. A special version for Apple Arcade, with support for Game Center! Features the ability to develop your company's own game console, plus a system for changing your staff members' professions. Hire talented people and train them to develop their skills. As your staff gets more experience, you will unlock a wider array of game genres and content to develop. Try to find the most popular combinations and develop for the latest platform! Your staff members can have a variety of game-related professions, from programmer to sound engineer. Work hard and you may reach the top of the video game industry! Enter the Leaderboards to compete with players around the world for the most sales. Choose from over 20 different styles of pixel art furniture to decorate your studio. Collect Achievements for a new level of completion! -- Try searching for "Kairosoft" to see all of our games, or visit us at http://kairopark.jp. Be sure to check out both our free-to-play and our paid games! https://twitter.com/kairokun2010

About

Clue

Engage in a classic murder mystery board game. Investigate a crime scene, gather clues, and deduce the killer, weapon, and location. Play solo, with friends online, or locally with this digital adaptation.

Highlights
  • Classic murder mystery gameplay
  • Virtual Cluesheet companion
  • Single-player AI challenges
  • Online multiplayer with friends
  • Local multiplayer options
  • 10 premium themed boards
Features
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Clue is now on Apple Arcade! THE ORIGINAL HASBRO BOARD GAME - It’s the classic murder mystery! Who did it? With what weapon? In which room? There’s a high-risk party at the mansion and every guest is a suspect. Roll the dice, become a detective and let Clue begin! • A BRAIN TEASER - Test your detective skills. At the start of each game, Clue will take one suspect, one weapon, and one room card from the deck, and deal the rest to the players. Be the detective and work out what cards are missing! If you ask: “Was it Colonel Mustard with the Rope in the Drawing Room?”, a player holding the Colonel, the Rope or the Drawing Room must show you their card. Enter every room in search of answers! • CLUESHEET & HINT SYSTEM - Who committed murder?! Don’t risk letting the criminal escape! Use your virtual Cluesheet companion to make a note of the suspects, weapons and rooms you can eliminate. The ideal companion for every detective: Cluesheet helps you make your deductions, perfect your strategy and solve the mystery. • FAMILY FRIENDLY - It’s the original family board game by Hasbro, suitable for players 8 years and over. It’s multiplayer fun for kids and adults. With the board game on your mobile and tablet you can take Clue wherever you go! Roll the dice and solve the mystery! • SINGLE PLAYER - Put your brain to the test against a list of AI murder suspects, online or offline! Choose your character, choose your opponents and let no criminal escape the mansion! • ONLINE MULTIPLAYER - Play Clue with your friends and find out who’s guilty on mobile, PC or Nintendo Switch! Don’t let distance stop your board game night. Play on the go, or curl up in an armchair and settle down for a night of crime and detective work, wherever you are! • LOCAL MULTIPLAYER - Play a game of Clue with people from all over the world or create a private multiplayer game to play with your friends and family. • 10 PREMIUM THEMES - Explore ten different themed boards. Listed under our exclusive original themes are hand crafted by our studio artists. o Tudor Mansion: The guests at this party have turned into a lethal combination! o Vampire Castle: In a household where every suspect is a monster, who committed the crime? o Egyptian Adventure: Search for clues, from the dark tombs of the pharaohs, to the crumbling pyramids! o Hollywood: In a land where all of life is an act, can you find the truth in the fairytale? o Murder Express: Challenge your friends to solve a mystery based on a classic Agatha Christie novel! o Sherlock: Become the great detective and solve a crime on the dark streets of London! o Snowy Peaks: Old friends have been reunited. Tensions are running high, but who’s grudge ran deep enough for murder? o Tropical Mystery: Someone has rocked this boat in a big way! It’s a luxury race to the answer! o Venetian Masquerade: Historic Venice is beautiful, but a criminal lurks beneath the colorful masks! o Wild West: From the jailhouse to the saloon, the story of Dr. Black’s end will spread far and wide. Only you can discover the truth!

Screenshots

Game Dev Story+4 screens
Clue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Clue at free against Game Dev Story+'s paid. Game Dev Story+'s advantage is review sentiment (92% vs 69%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Game Dev Story+ against 4.8 for Clue. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12K and 20K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Game Dev Story+'s written reviews are positive against 69% of Clue's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Game Dev Story+ ships an update monthly, Clue every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 9, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Game Dev Story+ versus Clue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGame Dev Story+Clue
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (12K ratings) — better4.8 (20K ratings)
Positive reviews92.0% of reviews — better69.4% of reviews
Number of ratings12K20K — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size268 MB837 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperKairosoft Co.,LtdMarmalade Game Studio Limited

Customer experience

Game Dev Story+

All ratings11,495 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.7%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews2,081 reviews
Positive92.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative4.7%

Clue

All ratings19,775 ratings
Positive96.1%
Neutral2.4%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews294 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral10.2%
Negative20.4%

User reviews

Game Dev Story+

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Addictive and fun gameplay
  • 👍 Charming retro-inspired graphics
  • 🕰 Easy to pick up and play
  • 💰 No in-app purchases or ads
  • 🤖 Satisfying progression and sense of accomplishment

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional save issues and data loss
  • 🤔 Repetitive gameplay after a certain point
  • 🤖 Limited options for expanding the business
  • 🕰 Steep difficulty curve early on

Clue

From 20K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Great game play
  • 🕹️ Fun and engaging
  • 🎨 Customizable characters and boards
  • 🧠 Challenging AI
  • 🤝 Enjoyable online play

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and glitches
  • ⏱️ Long wait times between turns
  • 🔍 Confusing note-taking system
  • 🌐 Multiplayer issues and bugs
  • 🔍 Difficulty tracking owned cards

Bugs and requests

Game Dev Story+

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Inconsistent save data
  • Inability to hire certain key staff roles

Requested features

5 requests
  • More office/staff expansion options
  • Ability to develop multiple games simultaneously
  • Longer game timeline beyond 20 years
  • More diverse game genres and themes
  • Customization options for the company and characters

Clue

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game freezes and crashes on launch
  • Online games stall and become unresponsive
  • Dynamic Island blocks important UI elements
  • Inconsistent behavior when players are eliminated
  • Inability to continue games after a player disconnects

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add difficulty settings for single player
  • Implement time limits for player turns
  • Allow note-taking on owned cards
  • Improve online game stability and responsiveness
  • Add more themes, characters, and locations

In-app purchases

None

Game Dev Story+

No in-app purchases

None

Clue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Game Dev Story+ free?
Game Dev Story+ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Clue free?
Clue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Game Dev Story+ or Clue?
Game Dev Story+ is rated higher. Game Dev Story+ averages 4.8 out of 5 from 12K ratings, while Clue averages 4.8 from 20K ratings.
Do Game Dev Story+ or Clue have ads?
Neither Game Dev Story+ nor Clue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Game Dev Story+ or Clue?
Game Dev Story+ ships an update monthly, and Clue every 5 weeks. Most recently, Game Dev Story+ was updated on November 9, 2026 and Clue on November 9, 2026.

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