Around the World in 80 Days is a hidden-object adventure game based on the Jules Verne novel, available on iOS and Android.
Product velocity
Maintenance
Daily rank 🇺🇸
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Sentiment
4.4
12k reviews
Nemesis
June's Journey: Hidden Objects
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this game for low-stakes, literary-themed puzzle solving, but the current technical failures prevent the completion of the job-to-be-done.
For Casual puzzle gamers and fans of literary-themed hidden object adventures seeking free-to-play content.
What does it look like?
Key features
Includes hidden object scenes, spot-the-difference, and pair-matching puzzles across 22 locations
Unlocks a secondary campaign as the antagonist, Detective Fix, after completing the primary Phileas Fogg quest
Game text and interface translated into 15 languages to support global accessibility
How much does it cost?
Monetization relies on ad-supported inventory rather than direct IAP gates, as the developer explicitly markets the full version as free.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentShow more...
4 versions in history. Development pace: maintenance.
Who built it?
Microids
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What do users think recently?
Review voice lately leans upset. Users appreciate engaging visual design and mini-game variety provide a satisfying experience for players.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- Engaging visual design and mini-game variety provide a satisfying experience for players
- Critical progression blockers prevent users from interacting with essential objects on screen
16 of 16 recent reviews analyzed · moderate confidence · Upset overall
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Competitive landscape for Around the World in 80 Days – Extended Edition - Based on a Jules Verne Novel
How's the Games market?
The app holds a new entry position at #87 in Adventure Games (GH) and #161 (TN), signaling low-volume organic discovery. The 3.44 rating across 12,417 total ratings suggests long-term stability issues that hinder chart growth.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By wooga
Dominates the narrative-driven hidden object market with massive scale and a consistent, high-frequency content release cycle.
- Integrates complex social club mechanics that drive long-term retention through cooperative play and competition.
- Features a sophisticated episodic narrative structure that keeps players engaged across multiple years of content.
- Utilizes a high-fidelity art style that sets the industry standard for the hidden object genre.
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Key takeaways for Around the World in 80 Days – Extended Edition - Based on a Jules Verne Novel
Where is it heading?
The hidden-object market is consolidating around live-service titles with high-frequency content updates, leaving static games like this one exposed. Without a pivot to a recurring retention model and immediate stability fixes, the app will continue to lose market share to competitors like June's Journey.
- Persistent progression blockers in the latest release prevent first-level completion, which directly accelerates churn and refund requests.
- The lack of a recurring live-ops loop leaves the app vulnerable to high-frequency competitors, eroding the long-term player base.
The SWOT
- 15-language localization functions as a B2B distribution barrier into international markets
- Dual-perspective narrative increases total content depth
- Implement a recurring live-ops event calendar
- Add a meta-game layer for room renovation
Next best moves
Audit touch-interaction logic because progression blockers are the #1 complaint → reduce refund surge
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's biggest risk is not its lack of social features…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Social club mechanics (available in June's Journey but missing here) +2
Since the last report: The app shifted to an ad-supported free model and is currently experiencing a decline in user sentiment due to game-breaking technical bugs.
Bottom line
The app provides a high-quality literary adventure, but critical interaction bugs render it non-functional for new users, so the PM must prioritize stability fixes over content additions to stop the refund surge.
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