Comparison

Lost Echo vs Gone Home

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

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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

Gone Home

Explore an empty house to uncover the mystery of a family's disappearance. Interact with objects and discover clues to piece together their story at your own pace. This nonviolent game offers a rich narrative experience.

Highlights
  • Interactive exploration
  • Unravel family mystery
  • Examine objects for clues
  • Nonviolent gameplay
  • Puzzle-free experience
  • Developer commentary
Features
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June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company. Gone Home is an interactive exploration simulator. Interrogate every detail of a seemingly normal house to discover the story of the people who live there. Open any drawer and door. Pick up objects and examine them to discover clues. Uncover the events of one family's lives by investigating what they've left behind. Go Home Again. Key Features A Personal Story: Created by veterans of the BioShock series and the story team behind Minerva's Den, Gone Home offers the rich, nuanced details of one family's struggles to deal with uncertainty, heartache, and change. An Immersive Place: Return to the 1990s by visiting a home where every detail has been carefully recreated, and the sounds of a rainstorm outside wrap you in the experience. No Combat, No Puzzles: Gone Home is a nonviolent and puzzle-free experience, inviting you to play at your own pace without getting attacked, stuck, or frustrated. This house wants you to explore it. Fully Interactive Investigation: Discover what's happened to the Greenbriars by examining a house full of the family's personal possessions, and the notes and letters they've left behind. Use your powers of observation to piece together a story that unfolds as you explore. Behind-The-Scenes Commentary: Over 90 minutes of commentary by the developers, musicians, and voice talent behind Gone Home. Access Commentary mode by clicking the Modifiers button when starting a new game!

Screenshots

Lost Echo4 screens
Gone Home4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lost Echo at 4.6 against Gone Home's 3.8. Lost Echo also leads on review sentiment (76% vs 41%). Gone Home's advantage is ratings volume (431 vs 86) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, 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 Gone Home $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 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gone Home has 431 ratings behind it against 86, 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 41% of Gone Home's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Lost Echo versus Gone Home: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLost EchoGone Home
Price$4.49 — better$4.99
Rating4.6 (86 ratings) — better3.8 (431 ratings)
Positive reviews76.0% of reviews — better40.7% of reviews
Number of ratings86431 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.08.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size444 MB689 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKickBackAnnapurna Games, LLC

Customer experience

Lost Echo

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

Gone Home

All ratings431 ratings
Positive67.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative25.8%
Written reviews280 reviews
Positive40.7%
Neutral13.2%
Negative46.1%

User reviews

Lost Echo

From 86 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

Gone Home

From 431 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Excellent storytelling
  • 🎨 Beautiful graphics and atmosphere
  • 🕵️‍♀️ Immersive exploration of the house
  • 💖 Touching LGBTQ+ representation
  • 🎶 Great 90s-inspired soundtrack

Room to improve

  • ⏱️ Game is too short
  • 🤖 Frustrating controls and navigation
  • 🔋 High battery drain
  • 💰 Overpriced for the content
  • 🤷‍♀️ Lack of interactivity and puzzles

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

Gone Home

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Game crashes on launch for some users
  • Freezing or performance issues on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Longer gameplay with more content
  • Improved controls and camera sensitivity
  • Additional gameplay modes or challenges
  • Controller support optimization

In-app purchases

None

Lost Echo

No in-app purchases

None

Gone Home

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lost Echo free?
Lost Echo costs $4.49, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gone Home free?
Gone Home costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lost Echo or Gone Home?
Lost Echo is rated higher. Lost Echo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 86 ratings, while Gone Home averages 3.8 from 431 ratings.
Do Lost Echo or Gone Home have ads?
Neither Lost Echo nor Gone Home shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lost Echo or Gone Home?
Lost Echo ships an update fortnightly, and Gone Home fortnightly. Most recently, Lost Echo was updated on September 26, 2026 and Gone Home on September 24, 2026.

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