TARAKAN vs Otok
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TARAKAN
Explore a mysterious forest and discover a hidden submarine. Solve puzzles by collecting and combining items to unravel the secrets of this point-and-click adventure game.
- Point and click exploration
- Inventory item combination
- 3D graphics and atmosphere
- Immersive soundtrack
- Automatic saving
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During a recent local walk you discover a secret base in the forest, your adventurous side decides to investigate further. Your inquisitive nature pays off with the discovery of a submarine docked by the river. Could the submarine transport you to more mysterious places, maybe even help unravel the puzzle of what is happening? What is a private business doing with a submarine in the first place? This seems very puzzling. Along with the mysterious discovery of the unmarked buildings you decide there is only one way to continue the adventure, with the coast seemingly clear, you set about solving the first puzzle and finding a way into the submarine… ABOUT TARAKAN is a first person point and click graphic puzzle adventure, similar to games you may have played in the ’90’s or similar to a virtual escape rooms you may have played. A simple gameplay interface consisting of the world that you explore and an inventory panel where you can collect, combine and use items you find along the way to solve puzzles. Explore areas, collect hidden objects and take in your surroundings. You will need all of your puzzle solving skills to put together a plan to make your way through the woods, solving riddles and down the many paths towards the secrets of TARAKAN. How you tackle the puzzles is down to you. Each puzzle has a logical solution, so take your time, there is no rush and enjoy the process of understanding what you have to do. FEATURES • Easy to play, touch the screen to move around. Use the arrow to move back. • Use the inventory to collect, combine and use objects. • Beautiful all original adventure 3D graphics, environments and atmosphere to explore. • Immersive backing soundtrack and effects to pull you into the adventure. • Automatic saving - Use the ‘Continue’ button on the main menu to pick up exactly where you left off. HINTS & TIPS If you need a hint or clue while playing TARAKAN then please reach out over email or social media (contact links can be found on my website) and I will be more than happy to help you. SMALL PRINT TARAKAN was created from the imagination of a solo indie developer. “I am always excited to hear people playing my games and their experience along the way. Adventure gaming is my passion and your feedback helps my games get better.“ TARAKAN is compatible with all devices and has been designed to be as resource efficient as possible to allow play on many different devices. With that said, if you do run into any difficulties please email so I can provide updates that help everyone enjoy the adventure.
Otok
A relaxing sandbox city builder where you design and construct beautiful islands without any specific goals. Randomly assigned buildings and island aesthetics encourage creative expression in a chill, solo-developed experience.
- Sandbox city building
- Island customization
- Random building placement
- Multiple architectural styles
- Relaxing gameplay
- 3D building models
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This is a very chill Sandbox "City Builder", No Goals, just build your island as beautifully as you can with the given buildings. When you start the game gives you a 4x4 up to 12x12 block island, and the colors of the Roofs, Water, Grass, and Trees, are randomly picked. Then you are given a random building that you can rotate and place where you choose. After placing you will be given another building, to build a nice little pretty island. The current build is the third version, It includes three styles which are given randomly at the start. More buildings will be added soon. As well as some more visual polish and things to add to its relaxing nature. Current Styles include: - Medieval (castle-type stuff) - Plain (modern-day normal-looking buildings) - Adobe (pueblo architectural style) - Guarda (a style based on the village of Guarda, Switzerland) The Game is solo developed, hopefully, you enjoy it, it's a very simple concept. And this is my first game in actual 3D where I had to use Blender to model the buildings.
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Verdict
TARAKAN and Otok both sit at 3.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of Otok's written reviews are positive against 75% of TARAKAN's. Otok also leads on price ($0.99 vs $3.99) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). TARAKAN's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 15.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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
TARAKAN costs $3.99 and Otok $0.99 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 — 3.7 for TARAKAN against 3.7 for Otok. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 3 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of TARAKAN's written reviews are positive against 100% of Otok's.
TARAKAN ships an update every 9 days, Otok every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TARAKAN | Otok |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.7 (7 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #190 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 367 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | M9 Creative LTD | Jaxon Gallegos Garcia |
Customer experience
TARAKAN
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In-app purchases
TARAKAN
No in-app purchases
Otok
No in-app purchases









