Comparison

Broken Age ™ vs Lucy Dreaming

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

Lucy Dreaming

Embark on a British comedy adventure as a sharp-witted girl solving a dark family secret. Explore dreams and reality, interact with quirky characters, and solve puzzles to uncover the truth behind nightmares.

Highlights
  • Point & click gameplay
  • Explore dreams and reality
  • Solve puzzles and gather clues
  • Meet colorful characters
  • British comedy adventure
  • Pixel art graphics
Features
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Discover a dark family secret and rid a young girl of her nightmares in this splendidly British point & click comedy adventure. Playing as sharp-witted Lucy, explore both dreams and reality to meet all the colourful characters who'll help you solve puzzles, gather clues and find a murderer. A Splendidly British Comedy Ride your bike around the small British town of Figgington to meet its sardonic residents. Use your map to explore every corner, from its run-down town centre to the local pub as you discover the town's deepest, darkest secrets. Explore Dreams and Reality Learn techniques for dream control and enter Lucy's mind to unlock hidden memories, discover the past and unearth the disturbing truth behind her recurring nightmares. Solve Puzzles Along the way, you'll need to solve a huge variety of puzzles, so pour yourself a nice cup of tea and bring your powers of observation, logic and lateral thinking. Meet Colourful Characters From her dysfunctional family and the cynical Figgington townsfolk to the myriad of extraordinary characters from the depths of Lucy's subsonscious, do you have what it takes to pacify giant crabs, interrogate old ladies, satisfy toddlers and bargain with trolls? Just don’t forget your teddy bear. Game Features: • A wide variety of pixel art dreams and real-world locations. • An exceptional voice cast including Dominic Armato (Monkey Island's own Guybrush Threepwood). • Detailed scenes with witty responses to almost everything you can point your finger at. • Collect badges. • Subtitles in English and German. • Instant scene exit with a double-click. • Hotspot finder.

Screenshots

Broken Age ™4 screens
Lucy Dreaming4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Broken Age ™ at $4.99 against Lucy Dreaming's $9.99. Broken Age ™ also leads on update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (1.7K vs 57). Lucy Dreaming's advantage is review sentiment (88% vs 71%). On rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Broken Age ™ costs $4.99 and Lucy Dreaming $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lucy Dreaming holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Broken Age ™ has 1.7K ratings behind it against 57, 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 88% of Lucy Dreaming's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Broken Age ™ ships an update fortnightly, Lucy Dreaming every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Broken Age ™ versus Lucy Dreaming: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBroken Age ™Lucy Dreaming
Price$4.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.5 (1.7K ratings)4.7 (57 ratings) — better
Positive reviews70.9% of reviews87.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.7K — better57
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size2.7 GB333 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperDouble Fine Productions, Inc.Tall Story Games

Customer experience

Broken Age ™

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

Lucy Dreaming

All ratings57 ratings
Positive91.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive87.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative6.3%

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

Lucy Dreaming

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Broken Age ™

No in-app purchases

None

Lucy Dreaming

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Broken Age ™ free?
Broken Age ™ costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Lucy Dreaming free?
Lucy Dreaming costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Broken Age ™ or Lucy Dreaming?
Lucy Dreaming is rated higher. Broken Age ™ averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.7K ratings, while Lucy Dreaming averages 4.7 from 57 ratings.
Do Broken Age ™ or Lucy Dreaming have ads?
Neither Broken Age ™ nor Lucy Dreaming shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Broken Age ™ or Lucy Dreaming?
Broken Age ™ ships an update fortnightly, and Lucy Dreaming every 2 months. Most recently, Broken Age ™ was updated on November 1, 2026 and Lucy Dreaming on November 3, 2026.

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