Tangle Tower vs The Darkside Detective
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Tangle Tower
Investigate a bizarre murder in a twisted mansion. Explore eerie gardens and a chilling crime scene, uncover clues, interrogate suspects, and solve unique puzzles. Can you reveal the secrets of Tangle Tower?
- Explore a twisted mansion
- Discover curious clues
- Interrogate peculiar suspects
- Solve unique puzzles
- Fully voiced and animated characters
- Atmospheric orchestral soundtrack
- Digitally painted environments
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Unravel a thrilling mystery by exploring a strange and twisted mansion, discovering curious clues, interrogating peculiar suspects and solving unique puzzles. Freya Fellow has been murdered. The lead suspect? A shadowy figure found looming over her body, wielding a knife. The problem? That suspect... is just a painting. Investigate the entirety of Tangle Tower, from the bizarre and eerie gardens, to the cold and ominous crime scene at the very top. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of Tangle Tower? • A fully voiced and animated cast of characters • Atmospheric original orchestral soundtrack • Beautiful digitally painted environments to explore
The Darkside Detective
Investigate bizarre and dangerous cases in Twin Lakes City as a paranormal detective. Solve mysteries involving tentacles, zombies, and occult phenomena. This comedic serial adventure features bite-sized cases and witty puzzles.
- 9 paranormal micro cases
- Comedic serial adventure
- Point-and-click investigation
- High definition pixels
- Original music score
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Grab your trench coat, tune your sixth sense and join the Darkside Division as they investigate the outright bizarre, the downright dangerous and the confusing cases of Twin Lakes. Flesh-hungry tentacles, mafian zombies, and the occasional missing sock are no match for The Darkside Detective. "Where cultists crawl, where demons dwell, where the occult… occults? *ahem* That's where you’ll find Detective Francis McQueen, the lead investigator of the criminally underfunded Darkside Division. When evil darkens the doorsteps of Twin Lakes City – hell, even when it just loiters around shop fronts or hangs out in shady alleyways – he’s there, ready to investigate the cases that nobody else will. He is The Darkside Detective. ----- The COMPLETE SEASON ONE collection of this multi award-winning comedic serial adventure sees Detective McQueen and his sidekick, Officer Patrick Dooley, investigating cases plaguing Twin Lakes and its colorful citizens. Point at everything in sight, click around mysterious and eerie locations, and use your wits (or borrow a friend’s) to lay these cases to rest! Feature List • 9 paranormal bite-sized micro cases to investigate around Twin Lakes City, including a Christmas Spectacular Special • At least three jokes • Cutting edge, high definition pixels • One free curse-removal, up to and including mid-level witch hexes • Music from Ben Prunty, the audiomancer behind gems such as Into the Breach, Subnautica, and FTL
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Verdict
Tangle Tower and The Darkside Detective both sit at 4.8 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Tangle Tower's written reviews are positive against 77% of The Darkside Detective's. Tangle Tower also leads on ratings volume (186 vs 48). The Darkside Detective's advantage is price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Tangle Tower costs $4.99 and The Darkside Detective $3.99 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 — 4.8 for Tangle Tower against 4.9 for The Darkside Detective. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 186 and 48 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Tangle Tower's written reviews are positive against 77% of The Darkside Detective's.
| Parameter | Tangle Tower | The Darkside Detective |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (186 ratings) | 4.9 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.1% of reviews — better | 76.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 186 — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #104 | #88 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1.5 GB | 992 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | SFB Games | Akupara Games, LLC |
Customer experience
Tangle Tower
The Darkside Detective
Bugs and requests
Tangle Tower
Reported bugs
4 issues- Audio/sound not working for some users
- Puzzle acceptance issues - won't accept correct answers
- Game stops working mid-playthrough
- Audio issues across multiple languages
Requested features
6 requests- Sequel or continuation of the Detective Grimoire series
- Difficulty level selection options
- In-game hint system
- Audio drama content between games
- Longer game with more content
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The Darkside Detective
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Tangle Tower
No in-app purchases
The Darkside Detective
No in-app purchases
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