Lost Echo vs Trism II
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.
Trism II
Experience a rich narrative adventure in a fully interactive open world. This sequel to a beloved indie game offers branching quests, multiple endings, and ongoing episodic content.
- Fully interactive open world
- Deep narrative storyline
- Branching subquests
- Multiple endings
- Episodic content
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Return to the world of TRISM. In July 2008, Steve Demeter launched his indie game TRISM the first day the AppStore opened. TRISM went on to chart in the Top 10 overall for many months, winning a landslide of industry awards. Among a number of media appearances, Apple featured Steve in an Apple keynote as the first of their AppStore developer showcase documentaries. Released ten years to the day since TRISM and the AppStore first launched, TRISM 2 is a return to form in AppStore gaming. Offering a level of vision and uniqueness that could only be achieved via an indie passion project, TRISM 2 boasts a fully interactive open world, deep narrative storyline, branching subquests, multiple endings, and episodic content.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lost Echo at 76% against Trism II's 33%. Lost Echo also leads on rating (4.6 vs 3.6) and chart position (#180 vs unranked). Trism II's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $4.49) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Trism II $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 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 86 and 119 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 76% of Lost Echo's written reviews are positive against 33% of Trism II's.
| Parameter | Lost Echo | Trism II |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.49 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (86 ratings) — better | 3.6 (119 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 76.0% of reviews — better | 32.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 86 | 119 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #180 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 444 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | KickBack | Demiforce LLC |
Customer experience
Lost Echo
Trism II
User reviews
Lost Echo
From 86 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
Trism II
From 119 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Addictive gameplay
- 💡 Unique puzzle mechanics
- 🎨 Loveable art style
- 💰 Premium game, no IAPs
- 👍 Worth the price
Room to improve
- 👎 Not like the original
- 🐌 Slow animations/loading
- 📚 Too much story/dialogue
- 📉 Gameplay changes
- 🤷♂️ Confusing mechanics
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
Trism II
Reported bugs
22 issues- App crashes
- Tilt/orientation issues
- Game freezes
- Black screen on load
- Login/GameCenter issues
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- Strobe lights cause migraines
- Typo in speech bubbles
- Random move decrease
- Blocks not moving
- Boss fights reload animatic
- Doesn't allow background audio
- Keyboard not sized correctly
- Music/podcast stops
- Bomb fill leaves no playable move
- Unclear next level destination
- Cannot earn all stars if level passed too fast
- Purchased power-ups not appearing
- Missing keys/chests
- Unclear goal requirements (e.g., 'quickly')
- Game upside down on iPad
- Needs own volume controls
- Forces online account login
Requested features
6 requests- New levels
- Update original Trism
- Add arcade modes (Infinism, time trial)
- More game modes
- Quick travel between zones
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- German localization
In-app purchases
Lost Echo
No in-app purchases
Trism II
No in-app purchases
