Lost Echo vs Bested
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.
Bested
Embark on an absurd mystery adventure filled with witty humor and strange characters. Solve clever puzzles using classic point-and-click gameplay to uncover the truth behind a peculiar case. Explore a hand-drawn world and interact with colorful personalities to survive the insanity.
- Absurd mystery adventure
- Classic point and click gameplay
- Zany puzzles
- Hand-drawn visuals
- Colorful characters
- Interactive story
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Welcome to BESTED, where vintage taxis roam free and reality has veered off the beaten path into the absurd. The meter's running… Soon enough, you'll be outwitting hard-boiled thugs, dodging crazy cabbies, and maybe discovering the true identity of the mysterious Colbie Best. Use your instincts to survive a mystery adventure full of strange puzzles, stranger people, and a cat named Deirdre. FEATURES • Absurd Mystery Adventure – A comedy-filled interactive story with unexpected twists, whimsical humor, and a genuinely complex but curious plot. • Classic Point and Click Gameplay – Tap around, poke things, collect clues, and talk your way out of (and into) trouble. • Zany Puzzles – Solve clever puzzles that are unique and satisfying, the MysteryCaper way! • Hand-Drawn Visuals – Explore a world brought to life with charming art created by hand. Human hand. • Colorful Characters – From CEOs to a band of villains to missing celebrities, everyone's got something to hide – SOLVE THE MYSTERY This isn't your average detective game. BESTED is a story-rich puzzle adventure packed with laughs, tension, and taxi-related whimsy. Can you get home? The only thing you can do is rely on your wits and try not to give in to the INSANITY. – PLAY BESTED, IF YOU... Love classic point and click games like Return to Monkey Island, but also appreciate the immersive storytelling of first-person mysteries like Return of the Obra Dinn. You'll also enjoy BESTED, if you are fans of Tangle Tower, Duck Detective, and The Case of the Golden Idol. – WHAT IS A MYSTERYCAPER? A MysteryCaper is the ultimate combination of humor, adventure and intrigue. Wacky characters, briskly paced thrills and hilarious challenges. It's COMEDY SOLVED. Other MysteryCaper titles include: Second Best, Yestertide, Double Cover, Beast of Bodkin Hall, Fleeting Memory, and Fleeting Journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lost Echo at fortnightly against Bested's every 2 months. Lost Echo also leads on price ($4.49 vs $5.99). Bested's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 76%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On rating, ratings volume, 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 Bested $5.99 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 Bested. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 86 and 32 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 76% of Lost Echo's written reviews are positive against 94% of Bested's.
Lost Echo ships an update fortnightly, Bested every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lost Echo | Bested |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.49 — better | $5.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (86 ratings) | 4.7 (32 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 86 — better | 32 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 2 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 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 444 MB | 220 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KickBack | MysteryCaper, LLC |
Customer experience
Lost Echo
Bested
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
Bested
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lost Echo
No in-app purchases
Bested
No in-app purchases
Questions
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