The Inner World vs Not Another Weekend
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Inner World
Embark on a hilarious point-and-click adventure in a unique hollow world. Help a novice musician uncover the secret behind his world's disappearing wind, aided by a mysterious thief. Discover a richly detailed hand-drawn environment filled with witty dialogue and challenging puzzles.
- Screamingly funny dialogues
- Numerous tricky puzzles
- Handmade 2D world with countless details
- Multi-level hint system
- Comforting atmosphere
- Five spectacular chapters
- Professional voice overs and soundtrack
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The Inner World – A hilarious and critically acclaimed 2D-Point’n’Click Adventure. Robert is a novice, a bit clueless, but with a heart of gold. He lives a peaceful life as a court musician in Asposia's largest wind monastery. Contrary to the laws of physics, Asposia is an enormous, hollow space surrounded by an infinite expanse of earth. The world's air is provided through three wind fountains, but as one wind fountain after the other petered out and the wind gods came to Asposia, all of the sudden Robert found him in the middle of a whirlwind. Together with the help of the mysterious thief Laura, his best intentions and no clue whatsoever, Robert sets off on his adventure to discover the secret of the wind's disappearance. Will the young adventurer be able to save his world? And what are Laura´s secret intentions…? Features, Features, Features! This is where The Inner World shows what it means to be lavishly with tons of content waiting for you: Screamingly funny dialogues! Numerous tricky puzzles! A handmade world fully drawn with love and devotion invites you to discover countless details (at least 325!). A patented multi-level hint system enables everyone to finish the game! A wonderful comforting atmosphere! Eye-pampering backgrounds in non-stereoscopic handmade 2D (!) – going up against all current graphic trends! Five spectacular chapters! A story with more twists than any Asposian nose! Stunning cartoon-like animations! The most epic soundtrack since the origin of Asposia as well as professional voice overs – even lip sync! Lots of cut scenes! Optional hotspots! And of course: Robert, the very-very-very-VERY-last hope for Asposia! -- Texts and voice-overs 100% in English (and German) -- -- Full game, no In-App-Purchases -- --------------------------------------------- *** WINNER BEST GERMAN GAME IN 2013 (@GERMAN COMPUTER GAMES AWARDS) *** *** Awarded as Best German Family Game 2013 *** "No adventure fan in this world should miss out the cuddlesome story about Robert, Laura and Peck - nobody!" - game2gether.de [91/100] "A world that will enchant you, an adventure debut that will fascinate you." - gamona.de [84/100] "That's the way a classic point & click adventure should look like." - gameswelt.de [8/10] "Great speaker's performance, charming soundtrack." - pcgames.de [86/100] "The world of Asposia may be hollow, but The Inner World offers a solid […] treat for adventure fans that shouldn't be missed." - alternativemagazineonline.co.uk [9/10] "If you grew up with games such as Kings Quest or Broken Sword, you will definitely savor Headup Games and Studio Fizbin's point-and-click adventure game The Inner World. […] The game is as beautiful as it is amusing, having some spicy and well-put comments, as well as many memorable characters." - softpedia.com [8.5/10] "I unashamedly recommend this game to all adventure game fans." - adventureclassicgaming.com [5/5] --------------------------------------------- Follow us on Facebook and Twitter: www.facebook.com/headupgames www.twitter.com/headupgames
Not Another Weekend
Embark on a humorous point-and-click adventure set in the '80s. Play as a peculiar bellboy with a dark plan to clear out a high-class hotel over a single weekend. Experience a unique story filled with twists, strange characters, and challenging puzzles.
- Pixel art graphics
- Unique story with twists
- Strange characters and funny dialogues
- Adult humor
- Challenging puzzles
- Original soundtrack
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For all the fans of pixel art out there, get ready for one wacky adventure! You play as a bellboy, Mike Melkout, who works in a high-class hotel. Mike may seem crazy, or even peculiar, or he might as well be. However, he has only one plan. A dark plan! To kick everyone out in a single Weekend. A humorous point-and-click adventure game set in the ’80s as a tribute to the pop culture of that era. Key Features: - Beautiful pixel art graphics. - A unique story with lots of twists. - Strange characters, depicting some famous 80’s icons, and funny dialogues. - Adult humor and challenging puzzles. - Original soundtrack.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Not Another Weekend at 4.8 against The Inner World's 4.3. Not Another Weekend also leads on review sentiment (79% vs 64%). The Inner World's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 10 months) and ratings volume (514 vs 53). 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
The Inner World costs $0.99 and Not Another Weekend $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Not Another Weekend holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Inner World has 514 ratings behind it against 53, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of The Inner World's written reviews are positive against 79% of Not Another Weekend's.
The Inner World ships an update every 3 weeks, Not Another Weekend every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | The Inner World | Not Another Weekend |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (514 ratings) | 4.8 (53 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.4% of reviews | 78.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 514 — better | 53 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.1 GB | 264 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Headup GmbH | Dionous Games |
Customer experience
The Inner World
Not Another Weekend
Bugs and requests
The Inner World
Reported bugs
4 issues- Game crashes when trying to load saved game
- Certain interactions cause the game to freeze
- Inventory items disappear or become unusable
- Hint system doesn't always work as expected
Requested features
4 requests- More games like this
- Sequel or prequel to continue the story
- Ability to skip or speed up dialogue
- Better inventory management
Not Another Weekend
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
The Inner World
No in-app purchases
Not Another Weekend
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is Not Another Weekend free?
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