Désiré vs Dawn, P.I.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Désiré
Embark on a poetic point-and-click adventure in a monochrome world. Guide a colorblind protagonist through a journey of emotional discovery and societal critique. Unravel mysteries and encounter diverse characters as you seek the meaning of color.
- Point-and-click gameplay
- Black and white art style
- Poetic narrative
- Character interactions
- Riddles and puzzles
- Societal critique
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Désiré is a poetic point-and-click adventure game in black and white. When the schoolteacher asks Désiré why he didn't draw the sun like the other pupils, he replies spontaneously: « It's always night in my head. » Désiré is colour-blind from birth and he will lead you into in world of black and white. He marches on hesitantly, as life never brought him much joy. From a tender age, he is going to meet several characters who will elicit in Désiré intense emotions and alter his vision in surprising ways. Is colour at the end of the road? The game is, at its core, a critique of the modern world and of the perverting nature of a consumer, profit-obsessed society. The game contains 4 chapters, 50+ scenes, 40+ characters and a lot of riddles.
Dawn, P.I.
Step into the shoes of a high school detective in this hand-drawn, point-and-click adventure game. Explore a mysterious high school, find clues, solve puzzles, and interrogate characters to uncover the truth behind strange occurrences.
- Point-and-click gameplay
- Investigative puzzles
- Character interrogation
- Hand-drawn animation
- Mystery solving
- Explore school environment
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What mystery lurks in Marlowe High? Become a detective in this point-and-click adventure game and solve the case! If you enjoy detective stories, escape games and puzzles, Dawn, P.I. is the game for you. Become Dawn, a high schooler with a penchant for investigation and occasional property damage. Explore the school to find clues and solve puzzles to ultimately get to the bottom of the case: why is Meg's horoscope suddenly working? Is someone interfering with the school paper? Why are people missing? Why is the librarian so annoying? And what in the world is "The Guiding Wind"? Fully hand-drawn and -animated, Dawn, P.I. will transport you to a cartoon noir world, where you'll have to be sharp and creative to advance in every step. Sweep rooms for objects to help you on your investigation and interrogate everyone to uncover their hidden secrets.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Dawn, P.I. at Free against Désiré's $6.99. Dawn, P.I. also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.2) and update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). Désiré's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (5 vs 3). On ratings volume, ads, monetization model and iOS requirement 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
Dawn, P.I. is free to download; Désiré costs $6.99 up front. Dawn, P.I. sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Désiré asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dawn, P.I. holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 38 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 52% of Désiré's written reviews are positive against 67% of Dawn, P.I.'s.
Désiré ships an update every 3 months, Dawn, P.I. monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Désiré | Dawn, P.I. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.2 (38 ratings) | 4.8 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 52.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 38 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac, Apple TV — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 231 MB | 68 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Sylvain Seccia | Bruno Maestrini |
Customer experience
Désiré
Dawn, P.I.
Bugs and requests
Désiré
Reported bugs
10 issues- Game crashes frequently
- App closes unexpectedly
- Progression lost due to crashes
- Inventory menu blocking items
- Display errors for Chinese characters
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- Game gets stuck at specific points
- Unresponsive controls on certain devices
- Save game issues
- Loading problems
- Incompatible with older OS versions
Requested features
7 requests- Faster character movement
- Hint system for puzzles
- Option to skip dialogues
- Improved save system (auto-save)
- Better optimization for older devices
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- Russian language support
- Magnifying glass for small objects
Dawn, P.I.
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Désiré
No in-app purchases
Dawn, P.I.
- Full Game$2.99
