Lost Echo vs Murders on Budapest
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.
Murders on Budapest
Embark on a comic murder mystery adventure where your choices shape the story and ending. Stranded in a blizzard at a grand estate, you must uncover the killer among a cast of suspects. This visual novel offers a unique blend of humor and suspense, paying homage to classic mystery writers.
- Comic murder mystery adventure
- Choice-based gameplay
- Multiple story routes and endings
- Visual novel format
- Humorous take on mystery tropes
- Easy-to-read story with images
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Doyle, lost in a blizzard, is offered shelter at a grand estate. But when he tries to leave, a murder occurs. Who is the killer? Could it be ... me?! * Enough with predictable mysteries! Try the comic murder mystery "Murders on Budapest: Comic murder adventure story game" and choose your own mystery. Whoever you think the killer is, you're in for a surprise. # An estate full of suspects! A group stranded in a blizzard come upon a grand estate. But every time a doll goes missing, another body is found. Who's the killer? Can it be... me?! # Main Features - Easy to read story and plenty of images that even beginners can enjoy - Pay homage to the great mystery writers from Agatha Christie to Higashino Keigo. - Humor that breaks through the cliches of mystery stories - A choice-based, choose your adventure type gameplay - Discover new routes and choices the more you play - From RPG to arcade games, the story takes you through multiple genres - A visual mystery novel in a messenger app format # If you love story-driven games, messenger-based games, choice-based games, and/or visual novels, this game is perfect for you! # More things to point out! - This game is a story-driven visual novel where you get to be a detective in a mystery novel. - This is a choice-based visual novel game so the story and ending will change based on your choices! - We still have so much more stories to tell. We will be bringing more visual novels, text-based, story-driven adventure games in the future - If you like this game, take a look at our other games, '7 Days' and 'Underworld Office'. You won't be disappointed! # We recommend this game to.... - Gamers with a passion for visual novel games, adventure games, messenger style games, and/or games where you actively build connections with other characters - Gamers who like mysteries or light novels - Gamers looking for indie games, or mystery games - Games who like light novels, mystery movies, or novel-based games. - Best game for people who find your same old usual copy-paste story-driven games boring - Gamers who are looking for OG indie games such as Undertale Mind-blowing, comic mystery! "Murders on Budapest"
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Murders on Budapest at 5.0 against Lost Echo's 4.6. Murders on Budapest also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Lost Echo's advantage is ratings volume (86 vs 4) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). On price, review sentiment, 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
Lost Echo costs $4.49 and Murders on Budapest $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Murders on Budapest holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lost Echo has 86 ratings behind it against 4, 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 83% of Murders on Budapest's.
Lost Echo ships an update fortnightly, Murders on Budapest monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lost Echo | Murders on Budapest |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.49 — better | $4.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (86 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Monthly |
| 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 444 MB | 200 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | KickBack | Buff Studio Co.Ltd. |
Customer experience
Lost Echo
Murders on Budapest
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
Murders on Budapest
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lost Echo
No in-app purchases
Murders on Budapest
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Lost Echo free?
Is Murders on Budapest free?
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