Comparison

Forever Lost vs Devdle

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

Head to head
About

Forever Lost

Explore a mysterious world and uncover forgotten memories in this first-person point-and-click adventure. Solve intricate puzzles, discover clues with a special camera, and escape a surreal environment.

Highlights
  • First-person point-and-click gameplay
  • Intricate puzzles
  • Clue-tracking camera
  • Vast explorable rooms
  • Hint guide
  • Auto-save functionality
Features
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"Adventuring at its best." – TouchArcade "It's a bit like The Room, only with more rooms." – Pocket Gamer "Creepy, welcomely old-fashioned iPhone adventure game." – Kotaku Join the 3+ million players who have experienced the Forever Lost series. Awaken in a strange world with no memory of who you are or how you got there. Trapped in a mysterious place where nothing is as it seems, you'll need to explore every room, uncover hidden clues, collect useful items, and solve challenging escape room-style puzzles to uncover the truth—and find a way to escape. Is this a dream, a nightmare, or something far more sinister? If you enjoy first-person point-and-click adventures, escape room games, mystery puzzles, and atmospheric stories, Forever Lost delivers a haunting adventure packed with secrets and clever challenges. Features • Immersive first-person point-and-click puzzle adventure. • Explore mysterious locations filled with hidden clues and secrets. • Solve challenging escape room-inspired puzzles. • Collect and combine items to unlock new areas. • Use the unique Glitch Camera to reveal clues and document your discoveries. • Atmospheric visuals and an unforgettable soundtrack. • Built-in hint system to keep your adventure moving. • Signature Glitch Games humour woven throughout. • Auto-save ensures you never lose your progress. • No ads or in-app purchases. Can you escape... and remember who you are? – Glitch Games is a small independent game studio from the UK, creating premium mystery, escape room, and puzzle adventure games that players around the world love. Follow us for updates, news, and behind-the-scenes content: Discord: discord.gg/glitchgames Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlitchGames/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/glitch.games Newsletter: https://glitch.games/newsletter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglitchgames/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GlitchGames

About

Devdle

Engage in a daily logic puzzle inspired by programming concepts. Test your problem-solving skills against a global community and track your progress. It's a quick, five-minute brain-teaser designed for developers.

Highlights
  • Daily coding-inspired puzzles
  • Logic-based challenges
  • Track streaks and share results
  • Quick five-minute gameplay
  • Designed for developers
Features
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Devdle is your daily dose of developer dopamine - a quick logic puzzle inspired by the world of programming. Each day brings a new challenge: think like a coder, debug your way through clues, and see how your brain measures up against the global dev community. Brought to you from iamdevloper, Devdle blends the best parts of coding, problem-solving, and word games into a five-minute brain-teaser that makes you feel productive while procrastinating. Features - A fresh coding-inspired puzzle every day - Simple rules, deceptively tricky logic - Track your streaks and share results - Built by developers, for developers - The perfect break between commits Whether you’re a front-end wizard, a backend sage, or still debugging your first for loop, Devdle turns your coding brain into your gaming brain. Can you solve today’s Devdle? Made with love for developers everywhere.

Screenshots

Forever Lost4 screens
Devdle4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Devdle at Free against Forever Lost's $2.99. Devdle also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4). Forever Lost's advantage is ratings volume (269 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Devdle is free to download; Forever Lost costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Devdle holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Forever Lost has 269 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Forever Lost versus Devdle: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForever LostDevdle
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (269 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings269 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS11.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size333 MB4 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperGlitch GamesBen Howdle

Customer experience

Forever Lost

All ratings269 ratings
Positive84.4%
Neutral3.7%
Negative11.9%
Written reviews393 reviews
Positive77.6%
Neutral5.6%
Negative16.8%

Devdle

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

Bugs and requests

Forever Lost

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to exit the 'Inception' mini-game
  • Puzzle elements not working as intended
  • Game freezing or crashing in certain areas

Requested features

3 requests
  • More characters and interactions
  • Longer episodes and expanded storylines
  • Improved hint system and progress tracking

Devdle

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Forever Lost

No in-app purchases

None

Devdle

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Forever Lost free?
Forever Lost costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Devdle free?
Devdle is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Forever Lost or Devdle?
Devdle is rated higher. Forever Lost averages 4.4 out of 5 from 269 ratings, while Devdle averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Forever Lost or Devdle have ads?
Neither Forever Lost nor Devdle shows ads.

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