Halloway vs Villain!
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Halloway
Explore a house of riddles played in the dark, focusing on solving clues to unlock doors. Progress is saved on your device, with optional cross-device sync. No account is needed to begin your mysterious journey.
- Three hand-built cipher wings
- Played phone-first in the dark
- No maps or busywork
- Solve rooms to turn keys
- Progress saved on device
- Optional cross-device sync
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Halloway is a house of riddles - three hand-built cipher wings (The Veil, The Athanor, and The Threshold) played phone-first in the dark. No maps, no busywork: just you, a clue, and the next door. Solve a room to turn its key; the house remembers them all. No account is required. Progress stays on your device unless you sign in for cross-device sync; anonymous aggregate usage counts can be turned off in Settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Villain!
Engage in a theatre-themed logic puzzle game where you manage actor personalities, wishes, and fears. Rearrange the cast, costumes, and story elements to create a performance that satisfies everyone involved.
- Theatre-themed logic puzzles
- Rearrange modular stories
- Discover actor preferences
- Strategic puzzle choices
- Create unique performances
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A Story You Control Villain! is a theatre-themed logic puzzle game where every actor has their own personality, wishes, and fears. Rearrange the cast to create a performance that works for everyone. Give Every Actor Their Perfect Role Match each actor with the role they want, the partner they prefer, and the situations they feel comfortable with. Change costumes, rearrange the cast, and reshape the story to keep everyone happy. Features Solve clever theatre-themed logic puzzles. Rearrange modular stories to create different performances and outcomes. Discover each actor’s preferences, ambitions, and fears. Make strategic choices as puzzles become increasingly challenging. Create unique performances every time you play. Can you create the perfect show?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Villain! at none against Halloway's 6. Villain! also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (19 vs 4). Halloway's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Halloway sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Villain! asks for nothing beyond the download.
Halloway holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 19 respectively.
| Parameter | Halloway | Villain! |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | 4.7 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 532 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | No Evil Star LLC | Triomatica Games |
In-app purchases
Halloway
- Whole House Upgrade$1.00
- Halloway - The Veil$1.99
- Halloway - The Threshold$1.99
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- Halloway - The Athanor$1.99
- Whole House Upgrade$3.00
- Halloway - All Access$4.99
Villain!
No in-app purchases
