Monolith (2024) vs Methods 3
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monolith (2024)
Embark on a gripping science fiction point-and-click adventure. Solve logical puzzles, explore hand-drawn locations, and uncover a deep story with full voiceovers. Experience classic adventure gaming with cinematic visuals and motion capture animations.
- Point-and-click adventure gameplay
- Logical puzzles
- 50 hand-drawn locations
- Full English and German voiceover
- Cinematic story
- Motion capture animations
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# # # REQUIREMENTS # # # Monolith requires a device with at least 3 GB of RAM to run smoothy and without crashes. For example: iPad (7th Generation) or newer, iPhone 8 Plus or newer # # # A GRIPPING ADVENTURE STORY # # # A classical science fiction point and click adventure which takes you into a deep story and murky atmosphere, while solving logical puzzles. Accompany Tessa Carter and her talking robot as she finds out about herself and searches for a way to survive. # # # AMAZING FEATURES & TOP NOTCH CONTENT # # # - 50 hand drawn locations full of atmosphere and detail - Complete voice over in english and german - Three dimensional characters and motion capture animations - 7 – 9 hours of play time - From the developer of the "Secret Files" and "Lost Horizon" series. # # # CLASSIC ADVENTURE GAMING ON MOBILE # # # Designed and developed by the renowned adventure specialists of Animation Arts – the studio behind the best-selling Secret Files series – Lost Horizon takes its players back to the glory days of the point ‘n click adventures. Enjoy clever riddles, beautiful graphics and full voice acting. # # # AWARDS # # # - Adventure game of the year 2023 (AGOTY) as well as: Best Screenplay, Best Audio and Best Visuals - Adventure game of the year 2023 (Adventure Corner) as well as: Best Story, Best Puzzles and Best Soundtrack
Methods 3
Engage in a crime investigation visual novel where you examine evidence and answer multiple-choice questions to solve mysteries. This is the third installment in a series, continuing a deadly detective competition with a substantial cash prize for the winner.
- Interactive crime scenes
- Multiple-choice investigation
- Intriguing storyline
- Distinctive artwork
- Original soundtrack
- Crime competition narrative
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The third chapter in the Methods Visual Novel series. Previous Part: Methods2: Secrets and Death Methods is a visual novel with simple crime investigation gameplay where you examine evidence and answer multiple-choice questions about the solution. And the whole game has been split into five apps for the mobile release, with 'Methods 3: The Invisible Man' being the third part, and containing Chapters 43-60. Story: One hundred detectives compete against each other in a mysterious competition, solving crimes created by the world's smartest criminals. The detective who wins receives one million dollars and the opportunity of a lifetime. If a criminal wins, however, they will also receive a million dollars... and parole, no matter the severity of their crime. At the end of the previous part, the mysterious detective competition has turned deadly. Who is the one behind Detective Asper's murder? Find out in.. Methods 3: The Invisible Man Key features ■ Very Positive in Steam ■ Over 25 interactive crime scenes ■ Contains 20 Chapters ■ Original soundtrack ■ intriguing storyline ■ Distinctive artwork ■ Independent developer Twitter: Methods_Official Instagram: methodsvn https://discord.gg/hfHrz3GYub
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Monolith (2024) at none against Methods 3's shown. Monolith (2024) also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (56 vs 3). Methods 3's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and price ($2.99 vs $6.99). On in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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
Monolith (2024) costs $6.99 and Methods 3 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Methods 3 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Monolith (2024) has 56 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Monolith (2024) ships an update every 3 days, Methods 3 every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monolith (2024) | Methods 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (56 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 74.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 56 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | — | #184 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2.4 GB | 711 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Assemble Entertainment | QI YU SG. PTE. LTD. |
Customer experience
Monolith (2024)
Methods 3
Bugs and requests
Monolith (2024)
Reported bugs
27 issues- Stuck in game progression
- Home page brings up on iPad edge tap
- Expired developer contact link
- CORE fails to scan ore samples
- Game crashes when Tessa falls asleep
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- Character walks on thin air and gets stuck
- Trolls no longer visible
- Black screen after logo
- Frozen at title screen
- Crashes during cutscenes
- No sound on iPad Pro 2022
- No sound on iPhone 15 Pro Max
- Achievements broken on iPad
- Voice output sometimes missing
- Figures stop mid-conversation
- Hand animation far from object
- Hotspots outside visible screen on iPad
- Walkthrough incorrect for medical station puzzle
- Technical glitches
- Achievements seem broken
- Background sounds compete with foreground effects
- Aspect ratio cuts off screen parts
- Save overflows causing crashes
- Tessa's voice not audible in swamp
- Character wanders out of screen
- In-app rating request despite being disabled
- Game crashes after company logo
Requested features
4 requests- Sequel or similar game
- Improvements to the game
- More games like this on iPad
- iCloud save support
Methods 3
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Monolith (2024)
No in-app purchases
Methods 3
No in-app purchases
Questions
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