Red Comrades 2 vs Moth Lake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Red Comrades 2
Experience a surreal adventure game set in 1917 Russia. A Red Army commander is transformed into a killer machine by aliens, launching a bizarre and award-winning journey.
- Surreal storyline
- Award-winning gameplay
- Historical setting (1917 Russia)
- Unique character transformation
- Classic adventure genre
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The most famous and awarded Russian adventure game of all time now available worldwide! Three generations of Russian gamers was raised on adventures of Pete and Vasily Ivanovich. Now you can play it on your smartphone! About the game: Some characters are real, all stories are surreal… Russia. 1917AD. Wounded Red Army commander Chapaev tries to cross the Ural river, but he catches enemy'a bullet. Looks like this is the end… But all of a suddena tractor beam from the space delivers Vasiliy Ivanovich to the space ship. After the chain of inhuman experiments, about which Chapaev would better forget, aliens transform his body into a killer-machine — terminator. This is where the story begins...
Moth Lake
Uncover a small town's dark secret through a story-driven adventure. Navigate a 2.5D pixel art world, solve unconventional puzzles, and make choices that impact character relationships and the narrative's outcome. Experience thrills, suspense, and horror with a touch of dark humor.
- 2.5D pixel art with frame-to-frame animations
- Simple controls for touch, mouse, keyboard, and controllers
- Unconventional puzzles with optional walkthrough
- Stealth-action gameplay
- Choices affecting character bonds and narrative
- Multiple endings
- Original soundtrack
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Synopsis: This is the story of Moth Lake, a small town that, behind its peaceful facade, hides a terrible secret. Only a group of teenagers, with a difficult life, will reveal what has been hidden for generations. Mysterious events will intensify starting from the eve of a solar eclipse, and our young friends will start a journey into the shadow and into their own soul. What to expect from this game: In short: •2.5D pixel art (Frame to frame animations, as if we are still in '90s) • Simple controls (Supporting touch screen, mouse, keyboard and controllers) • Unconventional puzzles (Don't worry, there's a free walkthrough if you need help!) • Stealth-action • Choices that will change the bonds between the characters as well as the spirit of the experience (Just like in life, a choice can make the difference between friendship, love, hate, life or death) • Thrills, suspense and horror (Not a survival game, but it can be creepy or scary at times) • Bad humor and strong language (They are teenagers, don't judge them) • At some point this experience might even move you to tear (I'm not crying, I just got a pixel in my eye) • 6 different endings • A soundtrack that is original, suggestive, and exciting In detail: Moth Lake is a story-driven experience, with a lot of textual contents (more than 20k words), and hundreds of different scenes (more than 300 scenarios). The script is a long journey through a mystery, through horrors and through the characters hearts. It contains dark topics and very sad stuff, but also a lot of nonsense jokes and weird conversations, so it's hard to say whether it is a horror game or not. The main characters move around a 2.5D world, interacting with many hotspots and NPCs. They can pull objects and perform a set of specific actions to solve very different puzzles. The artwork is a modern pixel art, with a big colour palette and a lot of frame-to-frame animations. There's a very large set of animations, including talking, walking, running, crouching, crawling, pushing, climbing, sneaking, punching, throwing... and much more. Scenarios have some modern lighting/shading work, with particles effects and a constant use of parallax, to simulate a 3D environment. There are 6 main characters and more than 50 NPCs, with their own look and personality. You can control 7 characters through the main story and more in the additional chapters. They all move their eyes, they change facial expressions, and they have some peculiar behaviours. As the story proceeds, the player has to take some choices, affecting the characters mood and sometimes even the plot. For most of the time the player controls a character surrounded by his/her friends. Each one has some kind of skill to be used at the right moment, and sometimes even their personality will be important to solve a puzzle. Some puzzles can be solved by a single character, while other must be solved using the whole squad cooperation. As I said, the game aims to give psychological horror vibes. So keep in mind that this game is not for everyone! Some scenes are disturbing, some scenes may give you anxiety, and some other scenes are extremely sad. Characters are constantly called to face their difficult past, and to go through their scary present. They need to hide, to take terrible decisions and sometimes even to fight for their lives. ...But after all, your choices can lead you to the best possible ending, and if you fail, you can always try again.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Red Comrades 2 at 5.0 against Moth Lake's 4.3. Red Comrades 2 also leads on price ($1.99 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 11.0). On review sentiment, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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
Red Comrades 2 costs $1.99 and Moth Lake $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Red Comrades 2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 12 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 71% and 72% positive.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Red Comrades 2 | Moth Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $3.99 |
| Rating | 5.0 (14 ratings) — better | 4.3 (12 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 72.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | 12 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 603 MB | 121 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | ESDigital Games LTD | Stefano Mazzotta |
Customer experience
Red Comrades 2
Moth Lake
In-app purchases
Red Comrades 2
No in-app purchases
Moth Lake
No in-app purchases
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