Comparison

Leaving home vs Lumen

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

Head to head
About

Leaving home

A handcrafted point-and-click adventure game featuring quirky challenges and surreal surprises. Solve original puzzles across eight interconnected rooms, each with its own soundtrack, to escape.

Highlights
  • Point-and-click adventure gameplay
  • Handcrafted puzzles
  • Eight interconnected rooms
  • Unique soundtrack per room
  • Surreal surprises
  • Quirky challenges
Features
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It’s 7:00 AM, the alarm rings. Some mornings feel heavier than others... From puzzle maestro Bart Bonte comes a point-and-click adventure filled with quirky challenges, surreal surprises and moody tunes. Undo the knots in your mind, one click at a time... Leaving Home is a completely handcrafted point-and-click adventure that takes you through eight interconnected rooms, each with its own soundtrack, full of original puzzles that you must solve to make your way out.

About

Lumen

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Guide beams of light through a handcrafted workshop of mirrors, splitters, filters, gates, and linked mechanisms. Every puzzle is about understanding the path—not racing a timer. • 108 handcrafted puzzles across 9 chapters • First 36 levels free • One-time unlock for levels 37–108 and Creative Workshop • No ads and no subscription • Progressive hints and optional Clever challenges • Offline play with local progress backup/import Take your time. Follow the beam. Find the elegant route.

Screenshots

Leaving home3 screens
Lumen4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lumen at none against Leaving home's shown. Leaving home's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. Leaving home sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lumen sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Leaving home versus Lumen: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLeaving homeLumen
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (437 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews93.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings437 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB6 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperBart BONTE滨斌 吴

Bugs and requests

Leaving home

Requested features

2 requests
  • More games like this
  • Longer game duration

Lumen

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Leaving home

One-time1
  • no ads$2.99
1 purchases

Lumen

One-time1
  • Full Workshop$0.99

Questions

Is Leaving home free?
Leaving home is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lumen free?
Lumen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Leaving home or Lumen have ads?
Leaving home shows ads; Lumen does not.

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