Comparison

Who Muted Uncle Marcus? vs Orphans

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

Head to head
About

Who Muted Uncle Marcus?

Engage in an interactive murder mystery where you must uncover the truth behind Uncle Marcus's poisoning. Make crucial decisions throughout the story to find evidence and try to save him. Unlock character videos and use gathered clues to make an accusation.

Highlights
  • Interactive story with decision-making
  • Unlock character videos for evidence
  • Gather clues to accuse a suspect
  • Multiple playthroughs
  • Filmed simultaneously in London and Los Angeles
Features
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The family quiz is a long-held tradition but this year, Abby receives some shocking news: someone has poisoned Uncle Marcus! Make decisions throughout the story to uncover the truth and try to save him before it is too late. • Shot in lockdown and filmed simultaneously in London and Los Angeles • Unlock different videos to reveal the evidence for each character • Use the evidence to accuse someone and reveal the truth • Interactive movie lasting 60-80 minutes with multiple playthroughs • From the studios behind The Complex, Five Dates, Night Book and Bloodshore Cast + Andy Buckley (The Office) + Susannah Doyle (Black Mirror) + Robbie Kay (Once Upon a Time) + Gabrielle Glaister (Blackadder Goes Forth) + Eileen Davies (High-Rise) + Abigail Hardingham (The Missing) + Georgia Small (Five Dates) + Al Weaver (The Complex)

About

Orphans

Embark on a chilling interactive horror mystery where your decisions shape the narrative. Help a group of friends uncover dark secrets within an abandoned orphanage, facing disturbing phenomena and a thickening fog. Your choices determine the story's outcome and ending.

Highlights
  • Interactive horror mystery
  • Player decisions affect story
  • Uncover dark secrets
  • Communicate via messenger
  • Customizable themes and profile pictures
  • In-game notes for story recap
  • Background music option
Features
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“Orphans” - An interactive horror mystery game A group of friends sets out to an abandoned orphanage that is surrounded by dark rumors and tales to record more footage for their “Lost Places” channel. Once they get to the location, one of the group members finds your phone number and you become part of the group. Within minutes you're right in the middle of the action. Coincidence – or not? What begins as a harmless excursion ends in a complete horror show. The mysterious fog thickens and the cameras start showing disturbing images. All communication to the outside world gets distorted and unreliable. Help the group find out what dark secrets are hidden behind these old walls. Is there maybe even a curse on this abandoned building? What really happened in this orphanage years ago? "Orphans" is an interactive thriller - goosebumps guaranteed Your decisions affect not only the course but also the ending of this interactive mystery game. Become a part of this gripping horror story. Communicate with the different characters via messenger. Uncover the dark secrets surrounding the orphanage and find out what is behind the disturbing phenomena. New features: To make your gaming experience as exciting and individual as possible, you get to choose your own theme and your own profile picture. Additionally, you can read in the notes what has happened so far in the story. You also have the option to activate background music. This allows you to experience the game on a new level! Commissioner for the Protection of Youth Kristine Peters Kattensteert 4 22119 Hamburg Phone: 0174/81 81 81 7 Mail: jugendschutz@reality-games.com Web: www.jugendschutz-beauftragte.de Our data protection policy: https://www.reality-games.com/en/datenschutz.php Our terms and conditions (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Who Muted Uncle Marcus?4 screens
Orphans4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Orphans at 82% against Who Muted Uncle Marcus?'s 45%. Orphans also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Who Muted Uncle Marcus?'s advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Who Muted Uncle Marcus? sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Orphans sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Orphans holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Orphans has 2.6K ratings behind it against 139, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of Who Muted Uncle Marcus?'s written reviews are positive against 82% of Orphans's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Who Muted Uncle Marcus? ships an update every 2 months, Orphans every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Who Muted Uncle Marcus? versus Orphans: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWho Muted Uncle Marcus?Orphans
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (139 ratings)4.6 (2.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews45.5% of reviews81.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1392.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 9 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better12.2
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB175 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperWales Interactive Ltd.SponsorAds GmbH & Co.KG

Customer experience

Who Muted Uncle Marcus?

All ratings139 ratings
Positive80.6%
Neutral4.3%
Negative15.1%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive45.5%
Neutral9.1%
Negative45.5%

Orphans

All ratings2,607 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews443 reviews
Positive81.9%
Neutral7.2%
Negative10.8%

Bugs and requests

Who Muted Uncle Marcus?

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Orphans

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent performance and loading times
  • Purchased content not unlocking properly

Requested features

4 requests
  • More player agency and choices
  • Ability to skip or bypass mini-games
  • Improved difficulty balancing for mini-games
  • More diverse gender and sexuality options

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Who Muted Uncle Marcus?

One-time1
  • Unlock Full Game$4.99
11 purchases

Orphans

Subscriptions2
  • Premium-Subscription$6.991 Month
  • Flatrate-Subscription$12.991 Month
One-time9
  • 40 BicS$1.99
  • 120 BicS$3.99
  • 300 BicS$9.99
Show 6 more
  • Herzen Flatrate$9.99
  • Special$9.99
  • Premium$12.99
  • 800 BicS$19.99
  • 1500 BicS$29.99
  • Flatrate$39.99

Questions

Is Who Muted Uncle Marcus? free?
Who Muted Uncle Marcus? is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Orphans free?
Orphans is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Who Muted Uncle Marcus? or Orphans?
Orphans is rated higher. Who Muted Uncle Marcus? averages 4.3 out of 5 from 139 ratings, while Orphans averages 4.6 from 2.6K ratings.
Do Who Muted Uncle Marcus? or Orphans have ads?
Orphans shows ads; Who Muted Uncle Marcus? does not.
Which is updated more often, Who Muted Uncle Marcus? or Orphans?
Who Muted Uncle Marcus? ships an update every 2 months, and Orphans every 9 days. Most recently, Who Muted Uncle Marcus? was updated on October 22, 2026 and Orphans on October 25, 2026.

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