Living Legends vs Dark City
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Living Legends
A dark fairy tale mystery game where you must break a crystal curse engulfing a kingdom. Uncover hidden stories and use magic to save your loved ones from a legendary enchantress.
- Bonus game to save your sister
- Integrated strategy guide
- Replayable HOPs and mini-games
- Collectible characters and morphing objects
- Unlockable concept art, screensavers, and music
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You’ve been invited to the Crystal Kingdom to celebrate your best friend’s engagement to the prince! You arrive ready to dance the night away, but when midnight strikes, the castle and its inhabitants are engulfed in crystals! Forbidden magic like this can only be the work of one legendary enchantress, the Fairy Godmother. TRY THE FREE TRIAL VERSION, AND THEN UNLOCK THE COMPLETE ADVENTURE IN THE GAME! With the curse threatening your entire world, can you uncover the hidden story behind the original crystal slipper and save the people you love in time? Living Legends: Crystal Tear includes: • Use your magic to save your sister in the Bonus Game! • Never get lost with the strategy guide! • Replay your favorite HOPs and mini-games. • Collect special characters and morphing objects throughout the game! • Enjoy concept art, screensavers, and music from the game! Discover more from Friendly Fox Studio: Terms of Use: https://friendlyfox.studio/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://friendlyfox.studio/privacy-policy/ Official website: https://friendlyfox.studio/hubs/hub-ios/ Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/FriendlyFoxStudio/
Dark City
Investigate a series of mysterious robberies threatening Dublin's St. Patrick's Day celebration. Uncover the truth behind claims of a mischievous leprechaun perpetrator in this hidden-object puzzle adventure.
- Track down the mysterious Banshee
- Find morphing objects and collectibles
- Replay scenes and mini-games
- Unlock challenging achievements
- Access an official strategy guide
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It's almost St. Patrick's Day, but a string of mysterious robberies threatens to ruin Dublin's celebration! Witnesses claim that the perpetrator is no mere mortal but a mischievous leprechaun. As you investigate, you find more than just stories behind their claims. TRY THE FREE TRIAL VERSION, AND THEN UNLOCK THE COMPLETE ADVENTURE IN THE GAME! With a strange presence tracing your every move, can you find the culprit and save the holiday in time? Find out in this marvelous Hidden-Object Puzzle adventure! Dark City: Dublin features are: • Track down the mysterious Banshee in the Bonus Game! • Loads of morphing objects and collectibles to complete your collections! • Replay your favorite scenes and mini-games to unlock challenging achievements! • Keep the hunt on track with an official strategy guide! Discover more from Friendly Fox Studio: Terms of Use: https://friendlyfox.studio/terms-and-conditions/ Privacy Policy: https://friendlyfox.studio/privacy-policy/ Official website: https://friendlyfox.studio/hubs/hub-ios/ Follow us on: https://www.facebook.com/FriendlyFoxStudio/
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Verdict
Living Legends and Dark City both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 67% of Dark City's written reviews are positive against 59% of Living Legends's. Living Legends's advantage is ratings volume (4.7K vs 1.5K). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Living Legends sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Dark City sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Living Legends against 4.7 for Dark City. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4.7K and 1.5K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of Living Legends's written reviews are positive against 67% of Dark City's.
Living Legends ships an update every 2 months, Dark City every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Living Legends | Dark City |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (4.7K ratings) | 4.7 (1.5K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 59.1% of reviews | 67.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4.7K — better | 1.5K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.1 GB | 805 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Friendly Fox Games Limited | Friendly Fox Games Limited |
Customer experience
Living Legends
Dark City
User reviews
Living Legends
From 4.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🕹️ Engaging gameplay
- 🕰️ Decent length of gameplay
- 🧩 Fun puzzles and mini-games
- 👍 Adjustable difficulty levels
Room to improve
- 💰 Locked content behind paywall
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🤔 Unclear instructions for puzzles
- ⏱️ Short gameplay for the price
- 🔇 Audio issues on certain devices
Dark City
From 1.5K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great fun to be had
- 👍 Another great game
- 👍 Excellent game
- 👍 Excellent series
- 👍 Every game this company puts out is top notch!!
Room to improve
- 🙄 Too much dialogue
- 💰 Would be cool if it wasn't pay to play
- 🙄 u kiddin me! pointless
- 🙄 I hate the puzzles - too many
- 💰 Good, but not for the price
Bugs and requests
Living Legends
Reported bugs
3 issues- Circular hint glitch preventing progress
- Game freezing and unable to download
- Inability to skip certain puzzles
Requested features
4 requests- Ability to replay completed chapters
- More detailed tutorials for puzzles
- Zoom function for smaller screens
- Improved touch/click responsiveness
Dark City
Reported bugs
3 issues- Game hangs in certain scenes on iPad. There is NO tech support
- Constantly crashing
- Payment error
Requested features
2 requests- More people of color in the game
- Dark mode option
In-app purchases
Living Legends
- Full Game & Bonus Unlock$6.99
Dark City
- Full Game & Bonus Unlock$6.99
Questions
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