Escape from LaVille vs Castle
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Escape from LaVille
Embark on a thrilling detective adventure to uncover the dark mystery of the LaVille district. Solve challenging riddles, find hidden clues, and collect newspaper articles to piece together the truth behind a mysterious virus and its horrifying consequences.
- Challenging riddles and puzzles
- Explore awesome locations
- Find dozens of items
- Dark soundtrack
- Collect newspaper articles
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Over 100000 copies sold!! 'Escape from LaVille' will test you with challenging riddles and puzzles. You will take the role of Detective Forest Campbell, a member of the W.E.S.T. (Weird Enigma Special Team), to discover the mystery surrounding the LaVille district. Clues after clues you will discover the dark and intriguing history of this cursed district. Find items and clues to solve the intricate riddles and collect all the articles in the local newspaper that will offer you great help and an important perspective for your investigation: the LaVille inhabitant's point of view. Plot 2011, something strange happened to LaVille district. A mysterious virus hit the inhabitants, and they got sick and died. One by one. The weirdest thing is that after they died, their bodies came back to life! Forest Campbell is engaged to solve the mystery behind the district but he'll soon find himself surrounded by death. The investigation leads him into an old mansion that seems to be the key to the mystery… Features Lots of puzzles to solve! Awesome locations to explore! Dozens of items to solve the riddles! Beautiful dark soundtrack to delight your gaming! Several newspaper articles to collect and read!
Castle
Escape a dungeon and reclaim your throne by finding hidden medieval artifacts. Explore over 20 levels across various castle locations, utilizing a hint system to overcome challenges. Enjoy a humorous storyline and beautiful 3D scenery in this adventure.
- 400+ hidden objects
- 20 medieval levels
- 3D scenes with zoom and jump
- Built-in hint system
- Humorous storyline
- Room escape elements
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Imprisoned in your own castle's dungeon by the evil Wizard, today is YOUR day to escape and reclaim your throne - you're the rightful heir! Go into the village's inns, taverns, blacksmith and various halls then up and through to the secret tower of the castle. * This is the FULL version of the game. You get absolutely everything and NO ads! * Your kingdom is filled with hidden objects, adventure and mystery! Escape by collecting, searching and finding all of the 400 medieval artifacts spread everywhere. With over 20 different levels to get past, an incredible landscape, a majestic setting and 3D scenes (zoom and jump) you will be playing one of the top HOG and hidden objects games of 2016. Unlike any of the other games we bring this experience to you with a humorous, light storyline, and beautiful scenery! Relax and enjoy finding objects as this is an ideal mix of a hidden object game and room escape game all in one! FEATURES: + 400+ hidden objects! + 20 medieval levels and rooms to explore! + Built-in hint, help system so you never get stuck! + No in-app purchases - you get everything upfront DETAILS: See this game and more at: http://firerabbit.com/ Come talk with us on our page at: https://www.facebook.com/firerabbit.canada Hit us up on Twitter at: https://twitter.com/firerabbit_inc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Castle at 4.5 against Escape from LaVille's 3.7. Castle also leads on review sentiment (72% vs 56%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 12.1). Escape from LaVille's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 15 months) and price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ratings volume, 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
Escape from LaVille costs $0.99 and Castle $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Castle holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 48 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Escape from LaVille's written reviews are positive against 72% of Castle's.
Escape from LaVille ships an update every 4 months, Castle every 15 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Escape from LaVille | Castle |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (77 ratings) | 4.5 (48 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.4% of reviews | 71.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 48 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months — better | Every 15 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 111 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Gabriele Pellistri | FireRabbit Inc. |
Customer experience
Escape from LaVille
Castle
Bugs and requests
Escape from LaVille
Reported bugs
3 issues- Crashes on launch
- Validation/licensing issues
- Unresponsive controls
Requested features
6 requests- Faster screen transitions
- More logical puzzles
- Improved clue system
- Longer gameplay
- Auto-save functionality
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- Ability to disable music
Castle
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Escape from LaVille
No in-app purchases
Castle
No in-app purchases
Questions
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