Comparison

Lara Croft GO vs Dead Source

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

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About

Lara Croft GO

Embark on a turn-based puzzle adventure through ancient ruins. Uncover secrets, face deadly challenges, and solve over 115 puzzles across 7 chapters. Collect relics and unlock new outfits for Lara.

Highlights
  • Turn-based puzzle-adventure gameplay
  • Explore ancient ruins and discover secrets
  • Over 115 puzzles across 7 chapters
  • Fight enemies and overcome obstacles
  • Collect ancient relics and unlock outfits
Features
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Apple's iPhone Game of the Year 2015 Best Mobile/Handheld Game - The Game Awards 2015 Lara Croft GO is a turn based puzzle-adventure set in a long-forgotten world. Explore the ruins of an ancient civilization, discover well-kept secrets and face deadly challenges as you uncover the myth of the Queen of Venom. • Experience lush visuals and a captivating soundtrack • Navigate using simple swipe-to-move controls • Fight menacing enemies, overcome dangerous obstacles and escape deadly traps • Solve more than 115 puzzles split into 7 chapters • Collect ancient relics and unlock new outfits for Lara A legit masterpiece - The App Store A classic Tomb Raider experience - IGN A journey well worth taking - Entertainment Weekly ​A really great puzzle game- The Verge Please note: Lara Croft GO is not compatible with the iPhone 4.

About

Dead Source

Features
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23:41. Your phone lights up. Unknown number. "You don't know me. But I've been told you might be the kind of person who doesn't ask too many questions when things get complicated." They say their name is Alex. At least, that's the name they're using tonight. Dead Source is a thriller that arrives in messages, in real time, over days. Alex writes when Alex needs you: a public-records lookup at lunch, a favor at midnight, a question at 03:12 that you have about ten minutes to answer. You reply in your own words. Or you don't. Silence is also an answer, and Alex will move without you. You will be good at this. That is the problem. THE LINE - A conversation, not a menu. Suggested replies are there when you want them, but the text field is always open. Say it your way. - Real time, and it means it. Alex goes quiet for an hour because Alex heard something. Messages land on your lock screen with no app branding, from a contact you were told not to name anything obvious. - Decision windows. When one opens, a timer starts draining. If you say nothing, the story continues without you. It does not ask twice. - Sleep is optional. Night messages are off by default. Turning them on is a choice you make, and it is less a settings toggle than a small confession. THE RIG Reached from the conversation, never from a menu, because you never leave the conversation. - Build it. Credits earned from operations buy hardware and software. Segmented progress bars, install states, and one locked module Alex will not explain. - Run ops. A dead drop with more than one right answer. A market position where greed is a real option with a real cost. A phone call you have to make in someone else's voice. - Watch the Heat. Five segments. Elevated. Critical. And when the trace starts, the hops burn top to bottom, toward you. THE RECKONING - Four endings, separated by moral posture, not by score. Doubt buys you one. Complete trust buys the most intimate one. Working out what is really happening, and helping anyway, buys the largest. - An after-action report that reads back your own record. Not your stats. The things you actually did, and what each one taught. - One ending almost nobody finds on a first run. It has to be earned by understanding, not stumbled into. NO JUMP SCARES. NO GORE. NO MONSTERS. The unsettling thing in Dead Source is always a correct-looking system doing something very slightly wrong. A timestamp that does not match. A process you did not start. A folder that appeared on your device an hour ago, sealed, signature verified. Against what key? For people who like their science fiction cold, procedural and adult: near-future, over-lit, plausible. The horror is not that something is hunting you. It is that it was good company. ACT I IS FREE Play the whole first act, around twelve minutes of real conversation, before you decide anything. If you want the rest, one purchase opens Acts II and III, all four endings, real-time mode, and the parts Alex has not told you about. One time. No subscription, no energy timers, no ads, no second currency. Your record carries forward. Nothing resets. ACCESSIBILITY Dynamic Type throughout, AA contrast on all essential text, VoiceOver support, and a "reduce distortion effects" setting that disables every glitch visual without cutting a single story beat. Answer the message. Support and questions: support@bseapps.com

Screenshots

Lara Croft GO4 screens
Dead Source4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dead Source at Free against Lara Croft GO's $4.99. Lara Croft GO's advantage is chart position (#106 vs unranked) and device support (4 vs 2). On 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

Dead Source is free to download; Lara Croft GO costs $4.99 up front. Lara Croft GO sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Dead Source sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Lara Croft GO versus Dead Source: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLara Croft GODead Source
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (4.6K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings4.6K — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
Best chart rank#106 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.0 GB9 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperDeca Live Operations GmbHBig Screen Entertainment Pty Ltd

Bugs and requests

Lara Croft GO

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Game crashes on specific levels when killing enemies
  • Certain levels do not load properly
  • Issues with saving and syncing progress across devices

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and expansions
  • Level editor or sandbox mode
  • Ability to disable music while keeping sound effects

Dead Source

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lara Croft GO

One-time2
  • All Puzzle Solutions$1.99
  • Square Enix Outfit Pack$1.99
1 purchases

Dead Source

One-time1
  • Dead Source Full Operation$2.99

Questions

Is Lara Croft GO free?
Lara Croft GO costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Dead Source free?
Dead Source is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lara Croft GO or Dead Source have ads?
Neither Lara Croft GO nor Dead Source shows ads.

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