Forced Abroad vs The Ilios Experiment
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Forced Abroad
Experience a historical visual novel based on a real diary of a Dutch teenager forced into labor in Nazi Germany. Make choices that shape the narrative and collect memories of his wartime experiences.
- Based on a real diary
- Interactive narrative choices
- Collect memories
- Historical setting
- Visual novel gameplay
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A story of a Dutch teenager, who is forced to work in Nazi Germany: The historical visual novel based on a real diary is now available for free. At first, 19-year-old Jan was still lucky. He narrowly avoids capture during a National Socialist raid, who aim to deport all young men from his hometown, Rotterdam, into forced labor. Yet only a few weeks later he is also drafted into labor service and deported to Germany. In his diary, he records his experiences throughout the last months of the Second World War. Dive into Jan's journals, make decisions regarding the course of his journey, and collect memories about his time in Nazi Germany. The historical visual novel based on real diary entries is available as a free mobile game.
The Ilios Experiment
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Dive into The Ilios Experiment - a captivating adventure in the year 2037. Ilios presents itself as the most tolerant city in the world, but is everything really so perfect? Make your own decisions, resolve conflicts and find out whether you share or question the values of this society. Your every move is being watched - and every decision counts. Features: 1) Fully synchronized: Enjoy dialog in German and English, spoken by professional voice actors. 2) Your opinion counts: Determine the course of the conversations with different answer options. 3) Do you really think so: Reinforce your opinion with skill games. 4) Ilios, the city of the future: Explore the city and meet different characters 5) Adventure mode and story mode: You can switch between modes at any time. 6) Decisions that count: Your actions and dialog influence the course of the story. 7) You are part of the experiment: Your behavior is observed and your understanding of tolerance is analyzed 8) Additional material: Deepen your gaming experience, discover exciting background information and learn more about the history of Ilios Ask yourself the question: How tolerant are you really? Become part of the Ilios experiment and determine the fate of the city! Note: Even though the game generally runs on tablets, we recommend playing The Ilios Experiment on your smartphone for the best gaming experience.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: The Ilios Experiment at 5.0 against Forced Abroad's 4.5. The Ilios Experiment also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 weeks). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
The Ilios Experiment holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Forced Abroad ships an update every 2 weeks, The Ilios Experiment every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Forced Abroad | The Ilios Experiment |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.4 GB | 480 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Paintbucket Games UG (haftungsbeschraenkt) | KIgA games |
In-app purchases
Forced Abroad
No in-app purchases
The Ilios Experiment
No in-app purchases
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