Burn(t) vs NOLA Is Burning
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Burn(t)
Experience a gripping zombie apocalypse narrative where your choices shape the story. Decide who to save, who to trust, and whether to form alliances or resort to murder. Every decision has consequences, and survival depends on your choices.
- Interactive novel
- Zombie apocalypse setting
- Branching narrative
- Choice-driven gameplay
- Multiple endings
- Moral dilemmas
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What if you had to survive in a zombie apocalypse? In this riveting interactive novel, you make the story. Save your parents? Or let them die… Alliances or murder? Its your choice, choose carefully or it’ll be your last.
NOLA Is Burning
Embark on a text-based noir thriller set in New Orleans. Rescue your kidnapped lover from a dangerous gangster before dawn, making critical choices that shape your survival. Engage in combat, forge alliances, and navigate the city's underbelly in this interactive story.
- Interactive text-based story
- Branching narrative choices
- Noir thriller setting
- Gangster and crime themes
- Multiple endings
- Vast word count for replayability
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Your boss, The Bull, the most dangerous gangster in New Orleans, has a job for you. Rescue your kidnapped lover--officially The Bull’s lover, but unofficially yours--before dawn. Slaughter everyone who stands in your way, including other gangsters, cops, and the Triad, as you slink across the underbelly of New Orleans. "NOLA Is Burning" is a blood-soaked interactive noir thriller where your choices control the story. The game is entirely text-based--without graphics or sound effects--and powered by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Will you outwit your enemies or take it to the mattresses with your trusty sawtooth? Will you earn respect as NOLA’s most infamous headcrusher, or will you retire to Mexico on a huge pile of cash? To be honest, you'll probably die. But in NOLA, death is just the beginning. • Make deals with the cops, a Voodoo priestess, the leader of the local Triad, or a fallen priest. • Mix old world magic and advanced technology in a fight to the death, and beyond. • More than 70,000 words of interactive fiction, 15,000 words on every run through the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NOLA Is Burning at 3.7 against Burn(t)'s 2.4. NOLA Is Burning also leads on review sentiment (39% vs 22%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Burn(t) sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and NOLA Is Burning sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
NOLA Is Burning holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 2.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 26 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 22% of Burn(t)'s written reviews are positive against 39% of NOLA Is Burning's.
Burn(t) ships an update every 12 months, NOLA Is Burning every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Burn(t) | NOLA Is Burning |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.4 (24 ratings) | 3.7 (26 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 22.4% of reviews | 39.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 24 | 26 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 10 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | +17 |
| Developer | Hosted Games LLC | Choice of Games LLC |
Customer experience
Burn(t)
NOLA Is Burning
Bugs and requests
Burn(t)
Reported bugs
1 issue- Some responses redirect to incorrect pages
Requested features
11 requests- More drama
- More games like this
- More stories, endings, choices
- Rewrite the story
- Choices should influence plot
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- Make it longer
- More chapters please
- Needs more storyline
- More options without dying
- Continue the story
- More polished game
NOLA Is Burning
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Burn(t)
- Restart the Game Once$0.99
- Remove Advertising$4.99
NOLA Is Burning
- Chapters 4 through 12$4.99
Questions
Is Burn(t) free?
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