Hidden World vs Lost Horizon (2017)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hidden World
Explore a magical land through a hidden portal in your uncle's house. Solve puzzles, collect items, and uncover mysteries with beautiful hand-painted graphics and an original soundtrack. This adventure game offers a captivating journey into another world.
- Beautiful hand-painted graphics
- Item collection and puzzle solving
- Original soundtrack and sound effects
- In-game journal for clues
- Dynamic map of explored areas
- Complete hint system
- Multi-language support
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The strange feeling you had all day followed you to bed that night. A sudden crash from the next room wakes you from dreams of magical lands, and sets your heart racing in your chest. Sitting bolt upright in bed, the strange feeling returns as your eyes adjust to the darkness, focusing on the odd wooden symbols across the mantel of the fireplace. Almost as if something were calling you... Turning on the lamp, you cautiously get up, moving towards the sound that woke you. This is your uncle's house and though you've been here many times, it suddenly feels very different. The room is littered with wonderfully strange and interesting artifacts, souvenirs from your uncle's travels, from where he would not say. On the floor lays a small tiled box, broken open. Unfolding the paper nestled within it, you instantly recognize the symbols. The fireplace! Running back into the bedroom, you examine again the symbols on the paper. They match perfectly those in the woodwork of the mantel, but are arranged differently... Though your hands are shaking with excitement, you work quickly, rearranging the wooden symbols to match the ones on the paper, hearing them click into place easily one after the other, until the pattern is complete. Suddenly, beams of golden sunlight burst through the opening in the fireplace, cutting through the darkness in the room. Standing back with a gasp, you look through the opening, eyes wide in awe at the beautiful, magical land from your dream on the other side. With a deep breath, you step through the opening and take your first steps into another world... Features: • Beautiful hand-painted graphics that draw you into this mesmerizing adventure! • Lots of items to collect and puzzles to solve! • Original soundtrack and sound effects! • A journal that keeps track of all the symbols and clues that you encounter. • A dynamic map that shows all of the areas you have explored, as well as your current location. • A complete hint system built right into the game. • The Hidden World has been translated into many languages. • Available for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad!
Lost Horizon (2017)
Embark on a thrilling point-and-click adventure set in 1936 Tibet. Follow a former British Air Force pilot as he searches for a missing expedition, racing against a Nazi task force.
- Classic point 'n click adventure
- Challenging riddles
- Captivating story
- Optimized for mobile touch controls
- Handcrafted visuals
- Fully localized and dubbed cut scenes
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[ The classic point ‘n click adventure by Animation Arts comes to the App Store in a beautiful mobile version fully optimized for iPhone and iPad! ] # # # REQUIREMENTS # # # Lost Horizon requires iOS 8.1 (or higher). We recommend playing on iPad 3 (or newer), iPhone 5 (or newer) and iPod touch 5G. The app does not run on iPad 2 (or older), iPhone 4S (or older) and iPod touch 4G (or older). # # # A GRIPPING ADVENTURE UNDERNEATH THE ROOF OF THE WORLD # # # The year is 1936. After his dismissal from the British Air Force, Fenton Paddock struggles along as a smuggler and petty crook – until he receives the lucrative offer to trace an expedition that went missing in the highlands of Tibet. But Fenton and his ex-girlfriend Kim are not the only ones eager to find the missing researchers. The Nazis have sent a secret task force to Tibet as well and assigned them to get hold of the lost explorers, whose revolutionary findings bear the power to change the fate of the world forever. # # # CLASSIC ADVENTURE GAMING ON MOBILE # # # Designed and developed by the renowned adventure specialists of Animation Arts – the studio behind the best-selling Secret Files series – Lost Horizon takes its players back to the glory days of the point ‘n click adventures. Enjoy clever riddles, beautiful graphics and full voice acting. Visit exotic locations all across the globe and follow a riveting narrative that keeps you hooked for hours and hours on end! # # # AMAZING FEATURES & TOP NOTCH CONTENT # # # • The new mobile game by the makers of Secret Files • A classic point ‘n click adventure with challenging riddles & a captivating story • Fully optimized for mobile with spot-on touch controls and adjusted UI • Top-class production values incl. handcrafted visuals • Fully localized and dubbed cut scenes # # # LINKS & RESSOURCES # # # • Animation Arts website: http://www.animationarts.de/
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Verdict
Hidden World and Lost Horizon (2017) both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 92% of Hidden World's written reviews are positive against 59% of Lost Horizon (2017)'s. Hidden World also leads on price ($1.99 vs $4.99) and chart position (#86 vs unranked). Lost Horizon (2017)'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Hidden World costs $1.99 and Lost Horizon (2017) $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Hidden World against 4.6 for Lost Horizon (2017). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 120 and 85 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Hidden World's written reviews are positive against 59% of Lost Horizon (2017)'s.
Hidden World ships an update every 6 months, Lost Horizon (2017) monthly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Hidden World | Lost Horizon (2017) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (120 ratings) | 4.6 (85 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.0% of reviews — better | 58.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 120 — better | 85 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #86 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 3.6 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Fire Maple Games | Animation Arts Creative Gmbh |
Customer experience
Hidden World
Lost Horizon (2017)
User reviews
Hidden World
From 120 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics
- 🧩 Clever puzzles
- 👍 Intuitive gameplay
- 🕹️ Fun and engaging
- 🏰 Immersive fantasy world
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Too short
- 🔔 Bell puzzle glitch
- 🚫 Compatibility issues
Lost Horizon (2017)
From 85 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great story and adventure
- 💡 Engaging puzzles and challenges
- 💰 Good value for money
- 🗣️ High-quality voice acting
- ⏳ Long gameplay duration
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent game crashes and freezes
- ❌ Technical issues and bugs
- 🗣️ Long and sometimes tedious dialogues
- 🤔 Illogical or obscure puzzle solutions
- 🖼️ Graphical glitches and screen issues
Bugs and requests
Hidden World
Reported bugs
2 issues- Bell puzzle not unlocking
- Game freezing on piano puzzle
Requested features
4 requests- Longer gameplay
- More challenging puzzles
- Faster hint system
- Ability to skip opening animation
Lost Horizon (2017)
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game crashes frequently
- Game freezes at various points
- No sound or audio issues
- Black screen after intro video
- Inventory missing
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- Cannot select or interact with certain objects
- Progress lost after crashes
- Graphical glitches
- UI elements cut off or not visible on screen
- Game not starting after purchase
Requested features
5 requests- Better walkthroughs for difficult puzzles
- Improved UI scaling for different screen sizes
- More language options (e.g., Spanish subtitles)
- Updates to fix persistent bugs
- Option to skip cutscenes more effectively
In-app purchases
Hidden World
No in-app purchases
Lost Horizon (2017)
No in-app purchases
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