Comparison

Monthly Dystopia vs Methods

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

Head to head
About

Monthly Dystopia

Experience a dystopian survival game inspired by 1984. Navigate an authoritarian world, choose to serve the regime or join the Resistance, and make critical survival decisions. Your words and actions have consequences.

Highlights
  • Dystopian survival experience
  • Serve the dictatorship or join the Resistance
  • Forbidden love and thought crimes
  • Resource management for survival
  • Conscientious decision-making
  • Escape or servitude choices
Features
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A dystopian survival experience inspired by George Orwell's 1984. In Monthly Dystopia, you need to find a way to survive in an authoritarian world. You can serve the dictatorship by being a model citizen or you can try to flee the country by cooperating with the Resistance. You live under a regime in which love is forbidden and using words banned by the Party is punishable by death. Choose your words wisely if you don't want to commit a thought crime. Remember, there's always a screen watching you. The paycheck from your job at the ministry editing the past is barely enough to buy the food needed to keep you alive, so it is crucial that you find a way to flee this dystopia where even thinking is forbidden. You can serve as a loyal citizen, fall in love and constantly fear getting caught, work with the Resistance against the dictatorship, and choose freedom or servitude. The daily tasks you perform in your apartment are your only way to survive. Remember that your time is just as limited as your supplies. You'll have to choose between cooking before going to work, taking medication for your illness, or doing activities that benefit your mental state. You can try to protect the people around you by making conscientious decisions or you can escape this dystopia by sacrificing them.

About

Methods

Engage in a crime investigation visual novel where you examine evidence and answer multiple-choice questions to solve cases. This is the first part of a series, featuring 20 chapters of a compelling storyline and interactive crime scenes.

Highlights
  • Interactive crime scenes
  • Multiple-choice puzzles
  • Intriguing storyline
  • Original soundtrack
  • Distinctive artwork
  • 20 Chapters
Features
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The first chapter in the Methods Visual Novel series. Methods is a visual novel with simple crime investigation gameplay where you examine evidence and answer multiple-choice questions about the solution. And the whole game has been split into five apps for the mobile release, with 'Methods: Detective Competition' being the first, and containing Chapters 1-20. Part 2- Methods2: Secrets and Death, now available for pre-order. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ One hundred detectives compete against each other in a mysterious competition, solving crimes created by the world's smartest criminals. The detective who wins receives one million dollars and the opportunity of a lifetime. If a criminal wins, however, they will also receive a million dollars... and parole, no matter the severity of their crime. Search for clues, and find out the truth with your unique methods! Who...will become the world's number one detective? Yours, The Game-master Key features ■ Very Positive in Steam ■ Over 25 interactive crime scenes ■ Contains 20 Chapters ■ Original soundtrack ■ intriguing storyline ■ Distinctive artwork ■ Independent developer Twitter: Methods_Official Instagram: methodsvn https://discord.gg/UmtD5zascA

Screenshots

Monthly Dystopia4 screens
Methods4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Methods at none against Monthly Dystopia's 2. Monthly Dystopia's advantage is ratings volume (372 vs 9) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Monthly Dystopia costs $0.99 and Methods $2.99 up front. Monthly Dystopia sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Methods asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Monthly Dystopia holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monthly Dystopia has 372 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 96% of Monthly Dystopia's written reviews are positive against 100% of Methods's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Monthly Dystopia ships an update every 5 days, Methods fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Monthly Dystopia versus Methods: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMonthly DystopiaMethods
Price$0.99 — better$2.99
Rating4.8 (372 ratings) — better4.6 (9 ratings)
Positive reviews95.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings372 — better9
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#123 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size214 MB744 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperFatih BecerenQI YU SG. PTE. LTD.

Customer experience

Monthly Dystopia

All ratings366 ratings
Positive96.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative0.5%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive95.6%
Neutral3.5%
Negative0.9%

Methods

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Monthly Dystopia

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Execution form cut off
  • Game crashes on day 17 train ride

Requested features

3 requests
  • More job/action variety
  • Additional language support
  • Expanded storylines and endings

Methods

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Monthly Dystopia

One-time2
  • Food Pack$0.99
  • Health Pack$0.99
None

Methods

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Monthly Dystopia free?
Monthly Dystopia costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Methods free?
Methods costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Monthly Dystopia or Methods?
Monthly Dystopia is rated higher. Monthly Dystopia averages 4.8 out of 5 from 372 ratings, while Methods averages 4.6 from 9 ratings.
Do Monthly Dystopia or Methods have ads?
Neither Monthly Dystopia nor Methods shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Monthly Dystopia or Methods?
Monthly Dystopia ships an update every 5 days, and Methods fortnightly. Most recently, Monthly Dystopia was updated on October 27, 2026 and Methods on October 24, 2026.

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