Broken Sword 5 vs Monolith (2024)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Broken Sword 5
Embark on an epic adventure as George Stobbart and Nico Collard to uncover a murderous conspiracy and a stolen painting. Solve challenging puzzles and unravel ancient mysteries in this critically acclaimed point-and-click adventure.
- Gripping story
- Engaging puzzles
- Slide and tap interface
- Context-sensitive help
- Game Center integration
- Full voice acting
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Episode 1 - Paris in the spring Shots ring out from a gallery… a robbery… a murder… and the beginning of another epic, original Broken Sword adventure. From multi-award winning Revolution comes the latest mystery in this much loved adventure-puzzle series. Playing as intrepid American George Stobbart and sassy French journalist Nico Collard, you find yourself on the trail of a stolen painting – and a murderous conspiracy. A conspiracy whose roots lie in mysteries older than the written word... Armed only with logic, integrity and a wry sense of humor - can George and Nico save mankind from disaster? Can you solve the secret of the Serpent’s Curse? A curse some say was forged by the Devil himself... • The latest in the smash hit multi-million selling Broken Sword series • Gripping story, engaging puzzles, voiced by a top quality cast • Highly acclaimed 'slide and tap' interface – simple but hugely powerful • Context-sensitive help system – access hints to solve even the hardest puzzles • Full Game Center integration – including in-game achievements "immediately charming, Broken Sword 5: The Serpent's Curse is easy to recommend based on its strong narrative, memorable characters, and artistic merit. The game is a vibrant return to form for the series." Gamespot 8/10 Includes full speech for English, German, French, Italian and Spanish and subtitle options for English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Polish. The concluding part, Episode 2, is available as a paid In-App Purchase. ***** Some people have had issues with the installation of the in-app purchase of Episode 2. Please ensure you have sufficient memory (2Gb) before attempting to download Episode 2.
Monolith (2024)
Embark on a gripping science fiction point-and-click adventure. Solve logical puzzles, explore hand-drawn locations, and uncover a deep story with full voiceovers. Experience classic adventure gaming with cinematic visuals and motion capture animations.
- Point-and-click adventure gameplay
- Logical puzzles
- 50 hand-drawn locations
- Full English and German voiceover
- Cinematic story
- Motion capture animations
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# # # REQUIREMENTS # # # Monolith requires a device with at least 3 GB of RAM to run smoothy and without crashes. For example: iPad (7th Generation) or newer, iPhone 8 Plus or newer # # # A GRIPPING ADVENTURE STORY # # # A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive. # # # AMAZING FEATURES & TOP NOTCH CONTENT # # # - 50 hand drawn locations full of atmosphere and detail - Complete voice over in english and german - Three dimensional characters and motion capture animations - 7 – 9 hours of play time - From the developer of the "Secret Files" and "Lost Horizon" series. # # # CLASSIC ADVENTURE GAMING ON MOBILE # # # Designed and developed by the renowned adventure specialists of Animation Arts – the studio behind the best-selling Secret Files series – Lost Horizon takes its players back to the glory days of the point ‘n click adventures. Enjoy clever riddles, beautiful graphics and full voice acting. # # # AWARDS # # # - Adventure game of the year 2023 (AGOTY) as well as: Best Screenplay, Best Audio and Best Visuals - Adventure game of the year 2023 (Adventure Corner) as well as: Best Story, Best Puzzles and Best Soundtrack
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Monolith (2024) at none against Broken Sword 5's 1. Monolith (2024) also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Broken Sword 5's advantage is chart position (#197 vs unranked) and price ($4.99 vs $6.99). On ratings volume, ads and device support 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
Broken Sword 5 costs $4.99 and Monolith (2024) $6.99 up front. Broken Sword 5 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Monolith (2024) asks for nothing beyond the download.
Monolith (2024) holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 65 and 58 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Broken Sword 5's written reviews are positive against 74% of Monolith (2024)'s.
Broken Sword 5 ships an update every 3 months, Monolith (2024) every 3 days. Both last shipped on November 11, 2026.
| Parameter | Broken Sword 5 | Monolith (2024) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (65 ratings) | 4.6 (58 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 57.1% of reviews | 74.1% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 65 — better | 58 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #197 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.2 GB | 2.4 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Revolution | Assemble Entertainment |
Customer experience
Broken Sword 5
Monolith (2024)
User reviews
Broken Sword 5
From 65 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great graphics and animations
- 👍 Engaging story and characters
- 👍 Faithful to the Broken Sword series
- 👍 Challenging yet logical puzzles
- 🚀 Smooth gameplay and controls
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 💰 Expensive for only half the game
- 🔒 No iCloud save sync
- 🔒 Compatibility issues on some devices
Monolith (2024)
From 58 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Engaging story
- 🎨 Gorgeous graphics
- 🧩 Challenging puzzles
- 💡 Original puzzles
- 🗣️ Good voice acting (German)
Room to improve
- 🐌 Slow dialogue
- 🐌 Slow character movement
- 🐌 Dragging ending
- 🐌 Too much dialogue
- 🐌 Repetitive dialogue
Bugs and requests
Broken Sword 5
Reported bugs
3 issues- Unable to complete certain puzzles
- Download issues for Episode 2
- Aspect ratio problems on older devices
Requested features
3 requests- Release Broken Sword 3 and 4 on iOS
- Add more global travel locations
- Improve difficulty and puzzle variety
Monolith (2024)
Reported bugs
27 issues- Stuck in game progression
- Home page brings up on iPad edge tap
- Expired developer contact link
- CORE fails to scan ore samples
- Game crashes when Tessa falls asleep
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- Character walks on thin air and gets stuck
- Trolls no longer visible
- Black screen after logo
- Frozen at title screen
- Crashes during cutscenes
- No sound on iPad Pro 2022
- No sound on iPhone 15 Pro Max
- Achievements broken on iPad
- Voice output sometimes missing
- Figures stop mid-conversation
- Hand animation far from object
- Hotspots outside visible screen on iPad
- Walkthrough incorrect for medical station puzzle
- Technical glitches
- Achievements seem broken
- Background sounds compete with foreground effects
- Aspect ratio cuts off screen parts
- Save overflows causing crashes
- Tessa's voice not audible in swamp
- Character wanders out of screen
- In-app rating request despite being disabled
- Game crashes after company logo
Requested features
4 requests- Sequel or similar game
- Improvements to the game
- More games like this on iPad
- iCloud save support
In-app purchases
Broken Sword 5
- Episode 2$5.99
Monolith (2024)
No in-app purchases
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