Odd Machines vs Fairway Rogue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Odd Machines
Embark on a 3D escape room adventure as a treasure hunter seeking a lost artifact. Solve intricate mechanical puzzles, uncover hidden objects, and unravel mysteries within an ancient temple. Collect fragments of a powerful stone to escape.
- Solve unique puzzle boxes
- Explore an ancient temple
- Collect fragments of a lost stone
- Immersive audio experience
- Multi-language support
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You are a legendary treasure hunter, looking for the Stone of Silence, a powerful artifact that got lost in an old temple. There, you will find a series of weird machines full of puzzles to crack to gain your freedom! Odd Machines: Lost Artifacts is a 3D escape room puzzle game where you have to solve complex mechanical puzzles, discover hidden objects, and unveil intriguing mysteries! Dive into a world where cryptic vibes, complex mechanisms, and smooth controls from top escape room games blend to challenge your brain skills. You'll tackle unique puzzle sets on a mysterious, gripping adventure. Every machine is crafted to deliver the ultimate escape and exploration thrill. Play the first 3 levels for free! SOLVE UNIQUE PUZZLE BOXES Embark on a puzzling adventure with an eclectic mix of original Victorian machinery, classic and architectural enigmas EXPLORE AN ANCIENT TEMPLE Step into a mesmerizing world where every move you make reveals new mysteries and changes! COLLECT ALL THE FRAGMENTS OF THE STONE OF SILENCE Once you get all 8 pieces of the lost stone, you'll be transported into a mystical scene where you'll have to crack numeric puzzles to put the pieces together and finally escape the temple IMMERSIVE AUDIO The sound effects and tunes are so mind-blowingly good that will whisk you away on an unforgettable, vibe-filled adventure! MULTI-LANGUAGE SUPPORT* Odd Machines: Lost Artifacts is available in English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. *The game language changes based on the device settings
Fairway Rogue
This is a unique bounce-golf roguelite where your score is based on distance and bounces, not strokes. Collect cards and clubs to strategize your shots through procedurally generated courses. Unlock new content and characters as you progress.
- Bounce-golf gameplay
- Deckbuilding mechanics
- Procedurally generated courses
- Unlockable content
- Multiple characters
- Score based on distance and bounces
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Bounce your way down the fairway. Fairway Rogue is a bounce-golf roguelite. Your score isn't strokes, it's distance times bounces, so the ball you ricochet off four walls beats the one that rolls straight at the cup. Sink it and that score becomes gold. Blow the par and it costs you a Save. When the Saves run out, the run is over. DRAG, PREVIEW, COMMIT Tap and drag from the ball to aim and set power. Use the preview to aim, but be quick, the shot clock is ticking. A DECK THAT REBUILDS EVERY STROKE Wall bounces deal you cards mid-hole. Play them or pocket them for when they're needed. More than 40 cards, 15 clubs, and 12 balls await you on the Fairway. RUNS THAT BRANCH Each course is an 18-hole seeded map under fog of war, with elite holes, Pro Shops, and rest stops to route between. Three courses, procedurally generated every run: spirals, switchbacks, doglegs, dissolving walls, water, sand, and magnets. Pick from five characters, each with a rule of their own. Share a seed link and a friend plays the same run. EARN THE REST Much of the roster starts locked. More than 80 unlocks open up through milestones and feats: clubs, balls, cards, characters, ball skins, aim trails, and Tours, a difficulty ladder that strips away your safety net one rule at a time. Built for phones. Optional haptics and a generative music bed that plays your bounces back to you. TRY IT TODAY The front nine of The Grounds is free to play, no account, no timers. To keep going, unlock other courses with a one-time pack (The Breakaway or The Coil) or take everything with the Fairway Rogue Unlimited subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://arid.me/fairway-rogue/privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Fairway Rogue at 5.0 against Odd Machines's 4.3. Fairway Rogue also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 61%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months). Odd Machines's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Odd Machines sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Fairway Rogue sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Fairway Rogue holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Odd Machines has 89 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Odd Machines's written reviews are positive against 100% of Fairway Rogue's.
Odd Machines ships an update every 2 months, Fairway Rogue fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Odd Machines | Fairway Rogue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (89 ratings) | 5.0 (7 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 89 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 436 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | XSGames | Joshua Cartmell |
Customer experience
Odd Machines
Fairway Rogue
Bugs and requests
Odd Machines
Reported bugs
9 issues- No stone to collect from 5th window
- Game closes immediately on 'play'
- Bug in first machine, stone disappears
- Cannot zoom on puzzle
- Cannot actuate dials
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- First line of clues/directions hidden by status bar on iPhone
- Hint button not intuitive
- No audio in levels, only main menu
- Bug on top of 4th machine, need to return to temple
Requested features
6 requests- Full game should be free
- Monocle usable at zoomed out level
- More visual feedback for puzzle completion
- Option to get the answer when hint isn't enough
- More levels/unlimited levels
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- Swap back button positions
Fairway Rogue
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Odd Machines
- Full Game$3.99
- Unlock Full Game + Coffee$4.99
- Unlock Full Game + Love$7.99
Fairway Rogue
- Fairway Rogue Unlimited$0.991 Month
- The Breakaway$2.99
- The Coil$2.99









