Escape from LaVille vs Second Best
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!
Second Best
Continue an absurd mystery adventure filled with unexpected twists and whimsical humor. Solve clever puzzles and explore a world brought to life with charming hand-drawn visuals. Uncover the truth about your identity and escape a perilous journey.
- Absurd mystery adventure
- Interactive story with twists
- Classic point and click gameplay
- Solve zany puzzles
- Hand-drawn visuals
- Colorful characters
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The excitement CONTINUES. You're a LONGER way from home than you ever thought possible. And the more you learn about your IDENTITY, the less you seem to KNOW. It's not easy being BEST. Welcome back to the world of COLBIES and OPIES, where nothing is what you think, not even your OWN PAST … WHEN WE LAST LEFT OFF IN BESTED You had just been spirited away by a gang of SUPERHUMAN meanies. WHY are they doing this, and can you get a better stateroom for the JOURNEY? Find the answers to these questions and more, and try not to get tangled up in too many MURDERS along the way. FEATURES • Absurd Mystery Adventure – A comedy-filled interactive story with unexpected twists, whimsical humor, and a genuinely complex but curious plot. • Classic Point and Click Gameplay – Tap around, poke things, collect clues, and talk your way out of (and into) trouble. • Zany Puzzles – Solve clever puzzles that are unique and satisfying, the MysteryCaper way! • Hand-Drawn Visuals – Explore a world brought to life with charming art created by hand. Human hand. • Colorful Characters – From a puzzling ally to ship crew to tricky villains, everyone's got something to hide. – MysteryCaper. It's COMEDY SOLVED.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Second Best at 100% against Escape from LaVille's 56%. Second Best also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). Escape from LaVille's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $5.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Second Best $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Second Best holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 77 and 32 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of Escape from LaVille's written reviews are positive against 100% of Second Best's.
Escape from LaVille ships an update every 4 months, Second Best every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Escape from LaVille | Second Best |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 3.7 (77 ratings) | 5.0 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 77 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.1 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 57 MB | 340 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gabriele Pellistri | MysteryCaper, LLC |
Customer experience
Escape from LaVille
Second Best
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
Second Best
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Escape from LaVille
No in-app purchases
Second Best
No in-app purchases
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