Comparison

Broken Age ™ vs Down in Bermuda

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Hand-animated graphics
  • Puzzle-filled adventure
  • Dual-protagonist story
  • All-star voice cast
  • Family-friendly content
Features
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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.

About

Down in Bermuda

Embark on a puzzle-filled adventure as an aviator stranded for decades in the Bermuda Triangle. Solve mysteries, overcome sea creatures, and collect magic orbs to escape six unique islands and find your way home.

Highlights
  • Solve puzzles
  • Uncover mysteries
  • Explore islands
  • Collect magic orbs
  • Crack codes
  • Escape islands
Features
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An unnatural storm leaves an adventurous aviator stranded for decades within the infamous Bermuda. Overcome creatures of the deep and unravel the islands secrets in search for a way back home. Down in Bermuda is a quirky adventure filled with puzzles to solve and mysteries to uncover. Our adventurous aviator Milton finds himself trapped in a time bubble deep inside the Bermuda and needs your help to escape. Crack codes, solve puzzles, collect magic orbs and escape each of the six unique islands, each one leading to the next on a quest for a way back home. From the studio who brought you the suave secret agent adventure Agent A: A puzzle in disguise.

Screenshots

Broken Age ™4 screens
Down in Bermuda4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Broken Age ™ at fortnightly against Down in Bermuda's every 22 months. Broken Age ™ also leads on ratings volume (1.7K vs 79) and price ($4.99 vs $5.99). On rating, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Broken Age ™ costs $4.99 and Down in Bermuda $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Broken Age ™ against 4.5 for Down in Bermuda. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Broken Age ™ has 1.7K ratings behind it against 79, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Broken Age ™'s written reviews are positive against 68% of Down in Bermuda's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Broken Age ™ ships an update fortnightly, Down in Bermuda every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Broken Age ™ versus Down in Bermuda: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBroken Age ™Down in Bermuda
Price$4.99 — better$5.99
Rating4.5 (1.7K ratings) — better4.5 (79 ratings)
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews — better67.6% of reviews
Number of ratings1.7K — better79
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 22 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TViPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple TV
Requires iOS6.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.7 GB460 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperDouble Fine Productions, Inc.Yak & co

Customer experience

Broken Age ™

All ratings1,719 ratings
Positive87.8%
Neutral3.5%
Negative8.6%
Written reviews354 reviews
Positive70.9%
Neutral5.9%
Negative23.2%

Down in Bermuda

All ratings79 ratings
Positive88.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.4%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive67.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative27.0%

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

Down in Bermuda

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Broken Age ™

No in-app purchases

None

Down in Bermuda

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Broken Age ™ free?
Broken Age ™ costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Down in Bermuda free?
Down in Bermuda costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Broken Age ™ or Down in Bermuda?
Broken Age ™ is rated higher. Broken Age ™ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Down in Bermuda averages 4.5 from 79 ratings.
Do Broken Age ™ or Down in Bermuda have ads?
Neither Broken Age ™ nor Down in Bermuda shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Broken Age ™ or Down in Bermuda?
Broken Age ™ ships an update fortnightly, and Down in Bermuda every 22 months. Most recently, Broken Age ™ was updated on October 24, 2026 and Down in Bermuda on October 22, 2026.

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