Comparison

Lost Echo vs Radiation City

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Story-driven sci-fi mystery
  • Point-and-click adventure gameplay
  • Explore fully 3D environments
  • Solve puzzles
  • Interact with characters
  • Uncover the truth
Features
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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.

About

Radiation City

Embark on an open-world survival adventure in a meticulously recreated Pripyat. Uncover a compelling story, face dangerous creatures and environmental hazards, and scavenge for resources to survive. Craft gear, find weapons, and utilize vehicles to navigate this post-apocalyptic landscape.

Highlights
  • Open world exploration
  • Survival mechanics
  • Resource scavenging
  • Crafting system
  • Combat against creatures
  • Story-driven mystery
Features
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Radiation City Welcome to the world of Radiation City where a great survival adventure awaits you! Forty years after the unfortunate accident of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, destiny brings you to the area of carefully recreated city of Pripyat. Uncover the amazing story, untangle the mystery and try to save your loved one. This is not an easy task. It’s a huge open world area filled with dangers and anomalies. Hungry predators and sub-human creatures, they all want a piece of you. The elements, combined with radiation and unexplained phenomenon, make the lovely looking environment a place where you shouldn’t be. Yet, here you are. Scavenge for resources inside any building and especially the landmarks of Pripyat: hotel Polissya, the cultural center, cinema Prometheus, the swimming pool and all the abandoned flat buildings. Craft and choose your gear wisely. Discover and use the campsites for safely passing the nights. Equipment, weapons and the vehicles you may find and use are your only friends. Good luck!

Screenshots

Lost Echo4 screens
Radiation City4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lost Echo at fortnightly against Radiation City's every 2 months. Lost Echo also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 60%). Radiation City's advantage is ratings volume (1K vs 93). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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

Lost Echo costs $4.49 and Radiation City $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lost Echo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Radiation City has 1K ratings behind it against 93, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Lost Echo's written reviews are positive against 60% of Radiation City's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lost Echo ships an update fortnightly, Radiation City every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lost Echo versus Radiation City: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLost EchoRadiation City
Price$4.49 — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (93 ratings) — better4.5 (1K ratings)
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better60.1% of reviews
Number of ratings931K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size444 MB2.2 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKickBackAtypical Games

Customer experience

Lost Echo

All ratings86 ratings
Positive91.9%
Neutral2.3%
Negative5.8%
Written reviews575 reviews
Positive76.0%
Neutral8.2%
Negative15.8%

Radiation City

All ratings1,017 ratings
Positive85.9%
Neutral6.1%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews547 reviews
Positive60.1%
Neutral16.3%
Negative23.6%

User reviews

Lost Echo

From 93 App Store ratings

What 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

Radiation City

From 1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Huge open world to explore
  • 🎨 Impressive graphics and atmosphere
  • 🔍 Engaging survival gameplay
  • 👍 Faithful to Radiation Island
  • 🤖 Variety of enemies and challenges

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Disappearing vehicles and lost items
  • 🔋 Battery drain issues
  • 🕹️ Awkward movement and controls
  • 🧱 Limited crafting and storage options
  • 🤕 Overpowered enemies and difficulty spikes

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

Radiation City

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Vehicles disappearing from the map
  • Sudden loss of equipped items and gear
  • Enemies spawning inside buildings and walls
  • Graphical glitches and texture pop-in
  • Crashes and freezes, especially on older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to build and fortify structures
  • More varied and meaningful crafting system
  • Improved inventory management and storage
  • Customizable controls and UI
  • Multiplayer co-op mode

In-app purchases

None

Lost Echo

No in-app purchases

None

Radiation City

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lost Echo free?
Lost Echo costs $4.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Radiation City free?
Radiation City costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lost Echo or Radiation City?
Lost Echo is rated higher. Lost Echo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 93 ratings, while Radiation City averages 4.5 from 1K ratings.
Do Lost Echo or Radiation City have ads?
Neither Lost Echo nor Radiation City shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lost Echo or Radiation City?
Lost Echo ships an update fortnightly, and Radiation City every 2 months. Most recently, Lost Echo was updated on October 29, 2026 and Radiation City on October 29, 2026.

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