Comparison

Broken Sword 2 vs Lost Echo

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

Head to head
About

Broken Sword 2

Embark on a thrilling adventure with George Stobbart and Nico Collard as they uncover an ancient artifact and battle powerful forces. This remastered game features enhanced graphics, animated expressions, and a new interactive comic.

Highlights
  • Interactive digital comic
  • Fully animated facial expressions
  • Enhanced graphics
  • High quality music
  • Context-sensitive hint system
  • Cross-platform save-game feature
  • In-game achievements
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‘Broken Sword 2 – the Smoking Mirror: Remastered’ sees the return of George Stobbart and Nico Collard in the sequel to the App Store #1 smash hit ‘Broken Sword 1 – Shadow of the Templars: Director's Cut’, widely praised as the best adventure available for iPhone / iPad. While investigating a ruthless drug gang, journalist Nico Collard unexpectedly comes across an ancient artifact. Little can she know that the ornately carved obsidian stone will lead her, and her adventuring companion George Stobbart, into a mysterious escapade of intrigue and deceit, in which they must overcome powerful forces and antagonists who will stop at nothing to fulfill their evil ambitions. ‘Broken Sword 2 - the Smoking Mirror: Remastered’ is a stunning update to the million-selling original. Along with an exclusive new interactive digital comic, from ‘Watchmen’ co-creator Dave Gibbons, the game boasts fully animated facial expressions, enhanced graphics throughout, high quality music as well as a context-sensitive hint system, and diary. The game also features Dropbox integration which facilitates a unique cross-platform save-game feature, enabling players to enjoy the same adventure simultaneously on multiple devices, full Game Center integration – including in-game achievements – and many other enhancements. 148Apps: 4/5 EXCELLENT "Broken Sword: The Smoking Mirror is a fantastic game... Many hours of entertaining storytelling lie ahead." AppGamer.net: Perfect 10/10 "… easily one of my most highly recommended titles on the platform. Bravo, Revolution. Bravo!" Full English speech with option for subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish or Italian. Additional speech files can be added to any version for mix and match language support.

About

Lost Echo

Embark on a sci-fi mystery adventure to find a missing girlfriend. Explore 3D environments, solve puzzles, and interact with characters to uncover the truth behind her disappearance. This story-driven experience captures the spirit of classic adventure games.

Highlights
  • Story-driven sci-fi mystery
  • Point-and-click adventure gameplay
  • Explore fully 3D environments
  • Solve puzzles
  • Interact with characters
  • Uncover the truth
Features
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"A richly defined, innovative experience [...] capturing the spirit of traditional adventure gaming with all the potential the platform has to offer." > 4.5/5 AdventureGamers.com In the near future Greg's girlfriend Chloe mysteriously disappears in front of him. He starts a desperate search for her. What happened? Why does no-one else remember her? Solve puzzles, explore fully 3d environments, interact with numerous characters, solve the mystery and find the truth. But will the truth be enough? Lost Echo is a story driven, visually ambitious, sci-fi mystery point and click adventure game.

Screenshots

Broken Sword 24 screens
Lost Echo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lost Echo at fortnightly against Broken Sword 2's every 5 months. Broken Sword 2's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Broken Sword 2 costs $4.99 and Lost Echo $4.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Broken Sword 2 against 4.6 for Lost Echo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 206 and 93 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of Broken Sword 2's written reviews are positive against 76% of Lost Echo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Broken Sword 2 ships an update every 5 months, Lost Echo fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Broken Sword 2 versus Lost Echo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBroken Sword 2Lost Echo
Price$4.99$4.49 — better
Rating4.7 (206 ratings) — better4.6 (93 ratings)
Positive reviews86.4% of reviews — better76.0% of reviews
Number of ratings206 — better93
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better
Requires iOS8.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size733 MB444 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperRevolutionKickBack

Customer experience

Broken Sword 2

All ratings203 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral2.5%
Negative3.4%
Written reviews308 reviews
Positive86.4%
Neutral3.9%
Negative9.7%

Lost Echo

All ratings86 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews575 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative15.8%

User reviews

Broken Sword 2

From 206 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great game
  • 🎨 Excellent graphics
  • 🤩 Nostalgic experience
  • 💯 Classic point-and-click adventure
  • 🕹️ Smooth gameplay

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🕹️ Fiddly controls
  • ⏱️ Slow character movement
  • 🙈 Some outdated/problematic content
  • 🔇 Sound issues

Lost Echo

From 93 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent story and plot
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and visuals
  • 🎶 Immersive soundtrack
  • 👍 Engaging and thought-provoking gameplay
  • 💡 Unique and innovative concept

Room to improve

  • 🐢 Slow pacing and excessive dialogue
  • 🤔 Confusing and unsatisfying ending
  • 👨‍💻 Awkward character animations and interactions
  • 🌐 Issues with translation and grammar

Bugs and requests

Broken Sword 2

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game freezing at certain points
  • Inventory and interaction issues
  • Compatibility problems on newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Controller support
  • Faster character movement
  • Expanded hint system
  • Remastered graphics and animations
  • More games in the series

Lost Echo

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game progress getting deleted after updates
  • Inability to progress past certain points

Requested features

4 requests
  • More challenging puzzles
  • Multiple endings or branching storylines
  • Improved character development
  • Sequel or expansion to continue the story

In-app purchases

None

Broken Sword 2

No in-app purchases

None

Lost Echo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Broken Sword 2 free?
Broken Sword 2 costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lost Echo free?
Lost Echo costs $4.49, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Broken Sword 2 or Lost Echo?
Broken Sword 2 is rated higher. Broken Sword 2 averages 4.7 out of 5 from 206 ratings, while Lost Echo averages 4.6 from 93 ratings.
Do Broken Sword 2 or Lost Echo have ads?
Neither Broken Sword 2 nor Lost Echo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Broken Sword 2 or Lost Echo?
Broken Sword 2 ships an update every 5 months, and Lost Echo fortnightly. Most recently, Broken Sword 2 was updated on October 26, 2026 and Lost Echo on October 26, 2026.

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