FLEE! vs Basement Part 1
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FLEE!
Embark on a casual escape adventure where you awaken in an unknown world with no memory. Utilize tools and your ingenuity to explore unfamiliar landscapes, solve puzzles, and carve your path to freedom.
- Casual escape adventure gameplay
- Explore unknown worlds
- Utilize tools for progression
- Combine items to solve puzzles
- Intuitive swipe and touch controls
- Save game progress
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When I woke up, I found myself in an unfamiliar landscape, unsure of who I was. The only thing etched in my mind was: 'Escape from here!' Embark on a casual escape adventure with 'FLEE!' Wander through unknown worlds, utilizing tools to carve your path. Your ingenuity is your only reliance! ■ Instructions Movement: Swipe up, down, left, or right on the screen, or touch the arrow in the top left corner. Touch potential paths like stairs to proceed. Exploration: Touch various objects on the screen to obtain items, open/close doors, or toggle switches. 'ITEM' Button: Press to view a list of items and select up to three at a time. Combine items cleverly to forge your path. 'MENU' Button: Allows saving game data or returning to the title screen.
Basement Part 1
Investigate a retro-future noir mystery in a haunted hotel basement. Uncover a terrifying secret and find your escape before becoming trapped forever.
- Retro-future noir mystery
- Hotel basement exploration
- Uncover a nightmare
- Escape the trap
- Detective gameplay
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HOTEL ORPHEUS CHAPTER 4, PART 1. Step into a retro-future noir mystery as a detective searching for a missing hotel employee. Explore the depths of the Hotel Orpheus basement, uncover a nightmare that defies reason, and find a way out before it traps you forever.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Basement Part 1 at 4.3 against FLEE!'s 1.8. Basement Part 1 also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 45%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 3 months). FLEE!'s advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, 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
FLEE! costs $0.99 and Basement Part 1 $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Basement Part 1 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 1.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basement Part 1 has 28 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 45% of FLEE!'s written reviews are positive against 86% of Basement Part 1's.
FLEE! ships an update every 3 months, Basement Part 1 fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FLEE! | Basement Part 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 1.8 (4 ratings) | 4.3 (28 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 45.5% of reviews | 85.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 28 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 45 MB | 580 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | U-WORKS inc | Brian White |
Customer experience
FLEE!
Basement Part 1
In-app purchases
FLEE!
No in-app purchases
Basement Part 1
No in-app purchases
Questions
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