Mountain vs Rain City
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mountain
Experience a unique and relaxing nature simulation where you embody a mountain. Generate your own mountain, observe its life cycle, and find a space for reflection and introspection. This game offers an existential journey through the natural world.
- Existential nature simulation
- Generate a unique mountain
- Observe growth and decay
- Time moves forward
- Nature expresses itself
- No DLC
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Experience life as a Mountain in this relaxing nature simulation game. Generate a unique Mountain and visit it any time to reflect, collect your thoughts or let your mind wander. Features - no DLC - time moves forward - things grow and things die - nature expresses itself #1 bestselling RPG in 33 countries. Mountain automatically syncs with Apple TV. "Mountain breaks the mold of video games." - Ian Bogost, The Atlantic "Nothing You Do Matters in This Game, But You’ll Still Obsess Over It." - Bo Moore, WIRED "At the beginning of the game, I find the idea cute. By the end, I am hypnotized." - Carolina A. Miranda, LA Times "Welcome to an existential nightmare." - Patrick Klepek, Giant Bomb "The time I spend with Mountain feels slightly more real to me than anything else inside my computer." - Leigh Alexander, Gamasutra "Mountain upends expectations, refusing to fit into preexisting categories." - Justin Cone, Motionographer "I don’t like to talk emotions but this game genuinely is so uplifting." - Alice O'Connor, Rock Paper Shotgun "The only experience that has ever made me feel sad about a geological phenomenon." - Andrew Webster, The Verge
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: Rain City at 4.0 against Mountain's 3.4. Rain City also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 3 months). Mountain's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). On review sentiment, ratings volume, 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
Mountain costs $0.99 and Rain City $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Rain City holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 113 and 72 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 47% of Mountain's written reviews are positive against 51% of Rain City's.
Mountain ships an update every 3 months, Rain City every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mountain | Rain City |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 3.4 (113 ratings) | 4.0 (72 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 46.6% of reviews | 51.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 113 — better | 72 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | 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 | 11.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 186 MB | 261 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | David O'Reilly | COTTONGAME Network Technology Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Mountain
Rain City
User reviews
Mountain
From 113 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🌄 Relaxing and calming experience
- 🎨 Beautiful and atmospheric visuals
- 🎹 Enjoyable piano interaction
- 🤔 Thought-provoking and philosophical
Room to improve
- 🕹️ Lack of interactivity and gameplay
- 🔋 Battery draining issues
- 🚫 Not compatible with notched devices
- 🤷♀️ Unclear purpose and direction
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
Mountain
Reported bugs
2 issues- Mountain randomly resets, losing collected items
- Graphical glitches and performance issues on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- Add more dynamic events and changes to the mountain
- Introduce animals, seasons, and other living elements
- Improve keyboard functionality and integration
- Provide more guidance and explanation for users
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
Mountain
No in-app purchases
Rain City
No in-app purchases









