Lost Echo vs Blackwell 1
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.
Blackwell 1
Embark on a supernatural mystery adventure as a medium who can communicate with spirits. Team up with a wisecracking ghost guide to help restless souls find peace in New York City. Uncover dark family secrets and question your guide's true intentions.
- Talk to the dead
- Solve supernatural mysteries
- Explore New York City's ghosts
- Uncover family secrets
- Engaging narrative
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The first game in Wadjet Eye's Blackwell mystery adventure series. Rosa Blackwell's humdrum life is turned upside-down when she discovers she is a medium with the power to talk to the dead. With the aid of the wise-cracking Joey Mallone, the family spirit guide, she sets out on a quest to lay to rest the ghosts of New York City. But is Joey as well-intentioned as he claims? And why is her family bonded to him, generation after generation? "The Blackwell Legacy" is the first in the critically acclaimed Blackwell series. It is followed by "Blackwell 2: Unbound" (available now!), "Blackwell 3: Convergence" (available now!), "Blackwell 4: Deception" (coming soon) and "Blackwell 5: Epiphany" (coming soon) Just Adventure - "It leaves most independently developed games for dead." - A-/B+ Strategy Informer - "If this were a TV show, one watch of this and any TV network would commission a full series." Adventure Gamers - "By the end of the game, [Rosangela Blackwell] is a main character you want to spend more time with." 4.5/5 Gameboomers - "An unusually compelling psychological study for an independent game to undertake." Gamezebo - "A thought-provoking and detailed plot."
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Lost Echo at fortnightly against Blackwell 1's every 6 months. Blackwell 1's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.49) and iOS requirement (5.1.1 vs 13.0). On rating, review sentiment, 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 Blackwell 1 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Lost Echo holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 93 and 106 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Lost Echo's written reviews are positive against 71% of Blackwell 1's.
Lost Echo ships an update fortnightly, Blackwell 1 every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.
| Parameter | Lost Echo | Blackwell 1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.49 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (93 ratings) — better | 4.5 (106 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews — better | 70.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 93 | 106 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 6 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 | 5.1.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 444 MB | 303 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | KickBack | Wadjet Eye Games LLC |
Customer experience
Lost Echo
Blackwell 1
User reviews
Lost Echo
From 93 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
Blackwell 1
From 106 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Charming pixel art and retro graphics
- 🎭 Engaging story and compelling narrative
- 🎙️ Quality voice acting and character development
- 🧩 Clever puzzle design and mystery elements
- 🎵 Atmospheric soundtrack and audio design
Room to improve
- ⏱️ Extremely short game length
- 💰 Expensive for content duration
- 🐛 Frequent bugs and glitches
- 📱 Poor iOS/mobile optimization
- 😒 Annoying protagonist character
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
Blackwell 1
Reported bugs
10 issues- Notebook fails to update with discovered information
- Game-stopping progression bugs in Kelly's dorm room
- Phone interaction options not appearing
- Floating objects in inventory (pebbles/cobblestones)
- Frequent crashes and freezing
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- Screen display issues (black edges/inventory not visible)
- Game freezes during final scenes
- Character stuck in apartment unable to progress
- Dialogue loop issues preventing advancement
- Exit and re-enter scene requirement for progression
Requested features
9 requests- Longer game content and more puzzles
- Support for larger screen phones (iPhone 15 Pro Max)
- Music volume control option
- Achievements from Steam version on iOS
- In-app purchase model for chapters
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- More interactive dialogue choices
- Additional Blackwell games and prequels/sequels
- Better graphics modernization
- Improved touchscreen controls
In-app purchases
Lost Echo
No in-app purchases
Blackwell 1
No in-app purchases









