Comparison

Murder Room vs 3playerDown

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

Head to head
About

Murder Room

This psychological horror adventure game puts you in the shoes of someone hunted by a serial killer. Navigate a dark environment, solve puzzles, and try to escape while maintaining your sanity. Recommended for players who enjoy suspenseful and disturbing experiences.

Highlights
  • Psychological horror adventure
  • Serial killer pursuit
  • Dark and immersive environment
  • Hint system
  • Unlockable additional story
  • Tap and slide controls
Features
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From the development team behind "Ellie - Help me out...please" (over 1 million downloads!) comes this second psychological horror adventure! "You are being hunted by a serial killer. Do you have what it takes to stay sane and escape?" !!!! CAUTION !!!! Some players may find scenes in this game disturbing. --- PLAY ENVIRONMENT--- ・The game screen is very dark. -Play in a dark room for best results. Adjust the brightness settings if you have trouble seeing the image. ・A dynamic and realistic sound environment -Earphones or headphones are recommended for the best gameplay experience. ・App Size: approx. 50MB -Players are recommended to download the game using a Wifi connection. --- ADDITIONAL FEATURES --- ・Another Story -Complete the main room to unlock an additional story for purchase. ・Game Progress -Complete "Another Story" as well to attain a 100% completion rating. ・Hints -Collect Hint Coins to unlock hints on how to progress through the game. --- HOW TO PLAY --- Tap the screen to search an area. Slide your finger across the screen to rotate left and right. Slide your finger down to close zoom-in screens and menus. Tap an item to take a closer look at it. Purchase hints to help you out when you're stuck. --- RECOMMENDED GAMES --- Ellie - Help me out...please - http://itunes.apple.com/app/id543133461/ Dark Summoner http://itunes.apple.com/app/id480950048/

About

3playerDown

Control three characters simultaneously in this stylish puzzle game. Navigate treacherous worlds, solve tricky puzzles using unique mechanics like teleporters and gravity, and enjoy a haunting soundtrack across 100 levels.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous player control
  • Unique game mechanics (teleporters, elevators, gravity)
  • 100 challenging levels
  • 6 distinct worlds to explore
  • Visually stunning art
  • Haunting soundtrack
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3playerDown is an exciting and stylish puzzle game with fresh gameplay mechanics, visually stunning art and a haunting soundtrack. Take control of the players moving left-right simultaneously. Use the environment and interactive objects and very carefully plan your path to victory! Move as a team through treacherous worlds filled with mysterious landscapes and solve tricky puzzles. Always facing new challenges. An innovative puzzle game. Play with 3player simultaneously. Unique game mechanics such as teleporters, elevators, gravity and more. Explore 6 worlds full of challenges. Enjoy 100 levels with tricky puzzles. Each world with a haunting soundtrack.

Screenshots

Murder Room3 screens
3playerDown4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 3playerDown at 5.0 against Murder Room's 4.4. 3playerDown also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3). Murder Room's advantage is ratings volume (98 vs 1) and iOS requirement (4.3 vs 12.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Murder Room sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. 3playerDown asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

3playerDown holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Murder Room has 98 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Murder Room versus 3playerDown: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMurder Room3playerDown
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (98 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings98 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 12 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS4.3 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB80 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperAteam Entertainment Inc.peter baeder

Customer experience

Murder Room

All ratings98 ratings
Positive82.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews133 reviews
Positive77.4%
Neutral3.8%
Negative18.8%

3playerDown

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Murder Room

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Game incompatible with iOS 11 and later
  • Cannot pick up items (knife, chair, etc.)
  • Oven puzzle code does not work correctly
  • Game crashes on Chapter 2 loading screen
  • Game crashes when Melanie leans over player
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  • Progress erased when exiting the game
  • Unresponsive touch controls
  • Melanie stuck in oven with no solution

Requested features

8 requests
  • Update game for iOS 11 and newer versions
  • Create a sequel or Murder Room 2
  • Develop more games similar to Murder Room and Ellie
  • Improve hint system with automatic hints after time
  • Add clearer in-game instructions
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  • Make puzzles less obscure with better clues
  • Fix oven puzzle mechanics
  • Improve save functionality

3playerDown

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Murder Room

One-time3
  • 100 Coins - Murder Room$0.99
  • Another Story - Murder Room$1.99
  • 600 Coins - Murder Room$5.99
None

3playerDown

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Murder Room free?
Murder Room is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 3playerDown free?
3playerDown is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Murder Room or 3playerDown?
3playerDown is rated higher. Murder Room averages 4.4 out of 5 from 98 ratings, while 3playerDown averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Murder Room or 3playerDown have ads?
Neither Murder Room nor 3playerDown shows ads.

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