Complex Loop vs Shadow
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Complex Loop
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Complex Loop is a sci-fi themed visual novel. This is a story of time loops between past and future. Within a time limit of 20 minutes, your mission is to save a mysterious girl died from an explosion accident one year ago. Solve puzzles and reveal the truth behind the tragedy. An adventure awaits! About This Game 「No matter how many times, I will never give up saving you.」 It's impossible to forecast the ending. Will you recognize the foreshadowing of the story? This game will give you an experience of sci-fi movie. An adventure of time loops awaits. 【Introduction to the Game】 This is a story of time loops between past and future, described from complex and multiple perspectives. Within a time limit of 20 minutes, your mission is to save a mysterious girl died from an explosion accident. Travel to the past, solve puzzles to explore, use memory and strategy to fight, and reveal the truth behind the accident 1 year ago. It will take you about 6-8 hours to clear the game. 【Synopsis of Story】 Rain Climber is made a scapegoat after finding her boss involved in drug transaction. She's transferred to an institute and forced to join an experiment. Her mission is to travel to the past, and rescue Eltea, a girl who died from an explosion accident 1 year ago. However, on her way to approach Eltea, she's constantly assualted by some strange enemies, who seem to be able to read her intentions. The fate, is being rewritten. 【Exploration and Puzzles】 In exploration stages, you'll need to solve puzzles by making use of items and hints. There're also some stages for you to talk with various NPCs and collect information. If you find it hard to clear a stage, feel free to use the Help Mode and hints. They'll be helpful! 【Unique Battles】 To fight with enemies, you'll have to memorized some shapes of pictures and read numerical hints. Challenge your brain and win the battles! 【Japanese Voiceover】 The main story is in full Japanese Voiceover. Get immersed in the story and enjoy the awesome performance of Japanese CVs! ●Rain Climer(安西 麻里那) ●Nara Fraycis(燈咲 唯羽) ●Grey(アサイ ユウスケ) ●Megan Apple(蠍媛) ●Jason Lieberman(コガリョータ) ●Eltea(安西 麻里那) ●Peter Cromwell(羽山 太洋) ●Arthur Kilburn(雅之 雅之) ●Susan Edwards(Anonymous) If you like the game, give us a comment. Have fun in the complex loops and good luck!
Shadow
Embark on a nostalgic adventure in a town that bridges two worlds. Help a girl regain her memories, solve puzzles, and uncover mysteries with her loyal dog. Interact with unique characters and explore diverse locations to find a way back home.
- Nostalgic townscape exploration
- Mystery solving and puzzles
- Switch between human and dog characters
- Interact with unique characters
- Story-driven gameplay
- Inventory system for items
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<About This Game> A girl who lost her memories lives in a town with a nostalgic atmosphere. One day, she wanders into another world that looks exactly like her town... While regaining her memories, she searches for a way back to her original world with her beloved dog. ---------------------------------------- Listen to the troubles of the “Shadow” characters you meet along the way, or help them find lost items to receive items and hints that advance the story! Plenty of event characters too—but watch out for enemy characters along the way!? Explore various locations like towns, schools, forests, and otherworldly realms... Solve puzzles and mysteries to advance the story! ---------------------------- ------------ ■How to Play ・Tap the protagonist with your finger to move them up, down, left, or right. ・Press the dog icon button to switch between playing as the “person” or the “dog.” Some areas are only accessible to the dog, so switch between characters to explore. ・Tap objects or furniture that catch your interest to inspect them. ・Tap items on the ground to pick them up; they'll all be added to your “Inventory”. (To use an item, select it from your inventory. While holding the item, inspect a character, piece of furniture, or building to use it. ・Choosing the wrong option, getting attacked by enemies, or failing to find a necessary item will result in Game Over. ・If you get stuck, check the hint displayed above the play screen or talk to Shadow. ■Features ・A townscape with a nostalgic atmosphere ・A Showa-era style world ・Exploration possible ・Mystery solving, puzzles ・Unique characters like monstrous heads and talking animals ・Animations included <About Used Materials> ・Sound effects: Pocket Sound – https://pocket-se.info/
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Verdict
Complex Loop and Shadow are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Complex Loop sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Shadow sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Complex Loop ships an update weekly, Shadow every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Complex Loop | Shadow |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 58.3% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 360 MB | 234 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Masakazu Taniguchi | NOELITH, INC. |
In-app purchases
Complex Loop
- プレイチケット全回復$0.99
- プレイチケット無制限$2.99
- 広告削除$2.99
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- 特別章の解放$2.99
- 開発者へのご支援$2.99
- 本編快適プレイセット$4.99
- 特別章フルプレイセット$4.99
- お得なコンプリートセット$6.99
Shadow
- Ad Removal B Pack$0.99
- Ad Removal A Pack$0.99
- Ad Removal AB Value Pack$1.99









