Lost Echo vs Shardlight
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lost Echo
Embark on a sci-fi mystery adventure to find a missing girlfriend. Explore 3D environments, solve puzzles, and interact with characters to uncover the truth behind her disappearance. This story-driven experience captures the spirit of classic adventure games.
- Story-driven sci-fi mystery
- Point-and-click adventure gameplay
- Explore fully 3D environments
- Solve puzzles
- Interact with characters
- Uncover the truth
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"A richly defined, innovative experience [...] capturing the spirit of traditional adventure gaming with all the potential the platform has to offer." > 4.5/5 AdventureGamers.com In the near future Greg's girlfriend Chloe mysteriously disappears in front of him. He starts a desperate search for her. What happened? Why does no-one else remember her? Solve puzzles, explore fully 3d environments, interact with numerous characters, solve the mystery and find the truth. But will the truth be enough? Lost Echo is a story driven, visually ambitious, sci-fi mystery point and click adventure game.
Shardlight
Explore a post-apocalyptic world ravaged by disease and hunger, where a young mechanic gets entangled in a conflict between the ruling Aristocracy and a rebel faction. Uncover secrets and make choices that will shape the fate of humanity.
- Post-apocalyptic setting
- Engaging narrative
- Character-driven story
- Pixel art graphics
- Point-and-click gameplay
- Moral choices
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The world ended on the day the bombs fell. Since then, it's always been like this: disease, hunger, death. What's left of the people scavenge for existence under the unfeeling gaze of the elegant, masked Aristocracy. Green Lung scourges the population, only briefly held at bay by the precious vaccine - and there's never enough to go around. Amy Wellard is a young mechanic drawn into the covert war between the forces of the Aristocracy and the mysterious, brutal rebel Danton. Can she play both sides - or will she be forced to choose? Is Danton right that the Aristocracy are hiding something important - and if so, what? -- Reviews -- Rock, Paper, Shotgun: "Grown up, well written, carefully paced, and genuinely interesting to explore." RPGFan: "Shardlight is crafted beautifully with pixel art reminiscent of the point-and-clicks of yesteryear" 82% Adventure Gamers: "A dystopia with style." 4/5 Just Aventure - "If you're looking for a classic point-and-click adventure, then you’ll love Shardlight. The story, characters, voice acting, and music are a treat."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lost Echo at fortnightly against Shardlight's every 3 months. Shardlight's advantage is review sentiment (86% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Lost Echo costs $4.49 and Shardlight $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Lost Echo against 4.7 for Shardlight. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 86 and 88 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Lost Echo's written reviews are positive against 86% of Shardlight's.
Lost Echo ships an update fortnightly, Shardlight every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lost Echo | Shardlight |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.49 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (86 ratings) | 4.7 (88 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | 86.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 86 | 88 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 444 MB | 1.0 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KickBack | Wadjet Eye Games LLC |
Customer experience
Lost Echo
Shardlight
User reviews
Lost Echo
From 86 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent story and plot
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and visuals
- 🎶 Immersive soundtrack
- 👍 Engaging and thought-provoking gameplay
- 💡 Unique and innovative concept
Room to improve
- 🐢 Slow pacing and excessive dialogue
- 🤔 Confusing and unsatisfying ending
- 👨💻 Awkward character animations and interactions
- 🌐 Issues with translation and grammar
Shardlight
From 88 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Masterpiece, amazing game
- 📖 Interesting and engaging story
- 🎨 Beautiful graphics and art style
- 🗣️ Superb voice acting
- 🕹️ Classic point-and-click gameplay
Room to improve
- 🤔 Puzzles can be too easy or too hard
- 🚶 Protagonist can seem bored or unwilling
- 🗣️ Political propaganda mentioned
- ❓ Examine vs. Touch actions too similar
- ⏳ Storyline can feel a bit stretched
Bugs and requests
Lost Echo
Reported bugs
2 issues- Game progress getting deleted after updates
- Inability to progress past certain points
Requested features
4 requests- More challenging puzzles
- Multiple endings or branching storylines
- Improved character development
- Sequel or expansion to continue the story
Shardlight
Reported bugs
7 issues- Game crashes
- Save function issues (manual save required, autosave loses progress)
- No sound on iOS (iPhone 6s)
- Dialogue option not popping up
- Inventory not working in certain places
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- Game closes after error message
- Not updated for iPhone X screen ratio
Requested features
5 requests- More challenging puzzles for experienced players
- A slightly longer experience
- More innovative gameplay features beyond point-and-click
- Incorporate a side romance story for levity
- Higher resolution fonts for pixel art
In-app purchases
Lost Echo
No in-app purchases
Shardlight
No in-app purchases
Questions
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