Dawn, P.I. vs Lucy Dreaming
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Lucy Dreaming
Embark on a British comedy adventure as a sharp-witted girl solving a dark family secret. Explore dreams and reality, interact with quirky characters, and solve puzzles to uncover the truth behind nightmares.
- Point & click gameplay
- Explore dreams and reality
- Solve puzzles and gather clues
- Meet colorful characters
- British comedy adventure
- Pixel art graphics
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Discover a dark family secret and rid a young girl of her nightmares in this splendidly British point & click comedy adventure. Playing as sharp-witted Lucy, explore both dreams and reality to meet all the colourful characters who'll help you solve puzzles, gather clues and find a murderer. A Splendidly British Comedy Ride your bike around the small British town of Figgington to meet its sardonic residents. Use your map to explore every corner, from its run-down town centre to the local pub as you discover the town's deepest, darkest secrets. Explore Dreams and Reality Learn techniques for dream control and enter Lucy's mind to unlock hidden memories, discover the past and unearth the disturbing truth behind her recurring nightmares. Solve Puzzles Along the way, you'll need to solve a huge variety of puzzles, so pour yourself a nice cup of tea and bring your powers of observation, logic and lateral thinking. Meet Colourful Characters From her dysfunctional family and the cynical Figgington townsfolk to the myriad of extraordinary characters from the depths of Lucy's subsonscious, do you have what it takes to pacify giant crabs, interrogate old ladies, satisfy toddlers and bargain with trolls? Just don’t forget your teddy bear. Game Features: • A wide variety of pixel art dreams and real-world locations. • An exceptional voice cast including Dominic Armato (Monkey Island's own Guybrush Threepwood). • Detailed scenes with witty responses to almost everything you can point your finger at. • Collect badges. • Subtitles in English and German. • Instant scene exit with a double-click. • Hotspot finder.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dawn, P.I. at Free against Lucy Dreaming's $14.99. Dawn, P.I. also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months). Lucy Dreaming's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (88% 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; Lucy Dreaming costs $14.99 up front. Dawn, P.I. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lucy Dreaming asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Dawn, P.I. against 4.7 for Lucy Dreaming. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 57 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 67% of Dawn, P.I.'s written reviews are positive against 88% of Lucy Dreaming's.
Dawn, P.I. ships an update monthly, Lucy Dreaming every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 17, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dawn, P.I. | Lucy Dreaming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $14.99 |
| Rating | 4.8 (13 ratings) — better | 4.7 (57 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 87.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 | 57 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 68 MB | 333 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bruno Maestrini | Tall Story Games |
Customer experience
Dawn, P.I.
Lucy Dreaming
In-app purchases
Dawn, P.I.
- Full Game$2.99
Lucy Dreaming
No in-app purchases
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