Broken Age ™ vs Rain City
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Broken Age ™
This is a hand-animated adventure game with a focus on puzzles and a coming-of-age story. Players can switch between two distinct characters navigating different worlds and unexpected adventures. Features an all-star voice cast.
- Hand-animated graphics
- Puzzle-filled adventure
- Dual-protagonist story
- All-star voice cast
- Family-friendly content
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**Apple Editors' Choice Winner** *Now available as a Universal App with support for both iOS and tvOS.* Broken Age is a family friendly, hand-animated, puzzle-filled adventure game with an all-star cast, including Elijah Wood, Jack Black and Masasa Moyo. Funded by a record breaking crowdfunding campaign and designed by industry legend Tim Schafer, Broken Age is a timeless coming-of-age story of barfing trees and talking spoons. Vella Tartine and Shay Volta are two teenagers in strangely similar situations, but radically different worlds. The player can freely switch between their stories, helping them take control of their own lives, and dealing with the unexpected adventures that follow. Starring: Elijah Wood as Shay Masasa Moyo as Vella Jack Black as Harm'ny Lightbeard Jennifer Hale as Mom Wil Wheaton as Curtis Pendleton Ward as Gus Important: This game will only play properly on iPad 2, iPhone 5, and beyond.
Rain City
Embark on a bizarre and exciting adventure as a cat searching for his sister in the perpetually rainy Rain City. Explore a mysterious world, solve puzzles, gather clues, and uncover the truth behind the endless rain.
- Story-driven adventure
- Puzzle solving
- Character interaction
- Minigames
- Memory and observation challenges
- Picture book-like graphics
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The game begins with the main character, a cat, who embarks to Rain City to find his sister. The story is both bizarre and exciting making players get lost in a mushroom field, search for a secret passage, and run experiments in a laboratory. The reason rain continues in Rain City is uncovered when players find his missing sister... Players control the main character to look for his sister in the city. The story moves along while meeting various characters, gathering information, solving puzzles, and clearing minigames. There are elements that test skills including memory and observation, and the many items that appear add to its appeal to the game. The picture book-like graphics and story about animals who live like humans will draw you in to the world of Rain City.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Broken Age ™ at 4.5 against Rain City's 4.0. Broken Age ™ also leads on review sentiment (71% vs 51%) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 72). Rain City's advantage is price ($1.99 vs $4.99). On update cadence, 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
Broken Age ™ costs $4.99 and Rain City $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Broken Age ™ holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Broken Age ™ has 1.7K ratings behind it against 72, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Broken Age ™'s written reviews are positive against 51% of Rain City's.
Broken Age ™ ships an update fortnightly, Rain City every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Broken Age ™ | Rain City |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $1.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better | 4.0 (72 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 70.9% of reviews — better | 51.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.7K — better | 72 |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.7 GB | 261 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Double Fine Productions, Inc. | COTTONGAME Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Broken Age ™
Rain City
User reviews
Broken Age ™
From 1.7K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent graphics and animations
- 👍 Engaging and unique storyline
- 🎨 Beautiful art style
- 🎙️ Fantastic voice acting
- 🧩 Challenging but fair puzzles
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and glitches
- 🕰️ Slow download/loading times
- 🧠 Some puzzles too obscure/illogical
- 🔁 Repetitive backtracking in Act 2
- 🔊 Sound issues for some users
Rain City
From 72 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎨 Beautiful art and graphics
- 📚 Engaging story and plot twists
- 🧩 Clever and challenging puzzles
- 💰 Good value for money
- 🎧 Atmospheric sound design
Room to improve
- 🕹️ Clunky and frustrating controls
- 👾 Difficult and unwelcome arcade mini-games
- ❓ Illogical or trial-and-error puzzles
- 🗣️ Poor or nonsensical English translation
- 📱 Small screen interaction issues
Bugs and requests
Broken Age ™
Reported bugs
4 issues- Crashes on startup for some devices
- Freezing/lagging issues on certain hardware
- Save file corruption or loss
- Dialogue/audio glitches
Requested features
5 requests- Sequel or additional content
- Hint system or in-game tips
- Faster travel options
- iCloud/cloud save support
- Achievements/trophies
Rain City
Reported bugs
12 issues- Character gets stuck on objects/walls
- Cat disappears in drain, blocking progress
- Boss battle controls not working with controller
- Automatically sent out of jail camera room
- Bug preventing progress in jail section (apple for rat)
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- Cat gets stuck when walking clockwise above sewer
- Remote controlled car bug in factory
- Game freezes
- Cannot download after purchase
- Elevator bug in underground mine
- Dialogue text cut off
- Sound and music missing
Requested features
9 requests- Add a skip option for arcade games
- Improve character movement and controls
- Add a hint system for puzzles
- Improve English translation quality
- Add Thai language support
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- Option to turn off dialogue noise
- Better sound and music implementation
- Larger screen optimization for mobile
- More intuitive interaction system
In-app purchases
Broken Age ™
No in-app purchases
Rain City
No in-app purchases








