# The Aurora Chronicles — Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel > Sci-Fi Mystery Visual Novel (iPhone/iPad app by Kitti Vongsay.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-aurora-chronicles/id6757492511 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Kitti Vongsay](https://appshunter.io/developer/1867262538) - Category: Games, Adventure - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Age rating: 9+ - Requires: iOS 16.0 · 321 MB - Languages: American English - Released: 2026-06-09 - Data updated: 2026-10-03 - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-aurora-chronicles/id6757492511/reviews.md ## What is The Aurora Chronicles? Can optimism survive truth? You are the Commander of the FRV Aurora, a Frontier Response Vessel dispatched to investigate incidents on humanity's expanding edge. The United Earth Alliance has built a utopia: 150 years of peace, cooperation, and exploration. But something is wrong on the frontier. And the more you investigate, the less certain anything becomes. YOUR CREW. YOUR CHOICES. Four specialists. Four perspectives. Every decision shapes your relationships with Kira, Marcus, Amara, and Jax. Their trust will determine what they share, what they hide, and who stands with you when it matters most. BRIGHT FUTURE. DARK QUESTIONS. Investigate impossible phenomena in humanity's optimistic future. Each case challenges what the crew believes is possible, and what's supposed to exist at all. EPISODIC MYSTERY Each episode delivers a complete investigation while building toward something larger. Some cases stand alone. Others connect to a pattern you'll spend the season unraveling. Perfect for playing one episode at a time or bingeing the whole season. FULLY VOICED Every character is brought to life with full voice acting and an original atmospheric soundtrack. MULTIPLE ENDINGS Your philosophy matters. The ending you reach reflects not just your choices, but your worldview. SOLO DEV, BIG VISION 24 episodes. Fully voiced. Original soundtrack. A sci-fi visual novel built by one person who wanted to play this game and couldn't find it. Episode 1 is free. Additional episodes available as in-app purchases. ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Episode 2: The Garden | $3.99 | one-time | | Season Pass | $29.99 | one-time | | Act I Bundle | $13.99 | one-time | ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 0.11.4 — 2026-08-26 - Fixed a character sprite that failed to load in one Episode 3 scene. - Characters no longer flicker or appear briefly mirrored when they first come on screen. ### 0.11.3 — 2026-08-26 Episode 3 - Expanded several scenes with additional narration. - Fixed a continuity issue in Marcus's repair work. ### 0.11.2 — 2026-08-24 Save & Load - Quick saves now appear in the list immediately instead of only after restarting the game. - Fixed the save/load screen losing its selection when navigating with a controller. - The save/load screen opens faster, and slots no longer accept a tap while they're still updating, so you can't accidentally load or delete the wrong save. Episodes screen - The screen now opens right away instead of waiting on a black screen, and no longer briefly shows episodes as locked or unpurchased before your library finishes loading. Audio - Fixed the Episode 2 ending music continuing to play over the trailer. - Fixed rare cases of sound effects cutting out early. Other - Updated the underlying engine, which fixes some rare issues with images and audio failing to load mid-scene. - Starting a new game now shows a clear message if the game's content can't be opened, instead of failing silently. ### 0.11.1 — 2026-08-20 Fixes and polish for Episode 3. - Fixed the choice backgrounds on the Episode 3 summary screen - Episode end card now fades to a clean black screen - Fixed a background flicker during the Commander's Log in Episode 3 - Restored a missing voice line in Episode 2 - Fixed an Episode 2 choice that wasn't recording its outcome - Episode 3 achievements are now live - More reliable episode asset downloads ### 0.11.0 — 2026-08-18 Episode 3: "The Wreck" is out now. Months after New Eden, the Aurora is diverted to something crossing the frontier on a hyperbolic trajectory out of interstellar space. Third confirmed drifter in observable Alliance space. The first two were watched and lost. This one is emitting on a clock. WHAT CHANGES STARTING WITH EPISODE 3 A new, more expressive voice engine. Sarah Novak in Episode 2 was the first character to use it. Episode 3 brings it to the full cast, with a wider emotional range, more natural pauses and breathing, and performances that hold up when scenes get tense. The relationship system is live. It has been recording quietly since Episode 1. It now has enough history behind it to act on. How the crew treats you, and how much they are willing to tell you when it is just the two of you in a corridor, follows from what you have actually done across the season so far. The crew is becoming less predictable. In the first two episodes, everyone largely settled into recognizable roles. From here, those roles stop predicting every reaction. Under pressure, people can contradict themselves, lose their composure, or reveal sides of themselves you have not seen before. IN EPISODE 3 - A Marcus-focused episode in a survival-horror register. - 8 choices, including two major decisions that carry forward into later episodes. - 19 new achievements and 6 new Codex entries, including two voiced interactive Workshops. - New EVA suit artwork for the boarding party, plus new original music, sound design, and audio-reactive lighting effects inside the wreck. - The Episode 3 trailer, viewable from the Episodes screen. ALSO NEW - The Codex opens from the pause menu. You can look something up mid-episode without losing your place, and new entries are flagged as you earn them. - Episodes now unlock in order. Each episode becomes playable once the previous one is completed, keeping your choices and relationship history continuous across the season. FIXES AND IMPROVEMENTS - Fixed fast-forward occasionally getting stuck. - Fixed Codex entries tied to past decisions, including affected Episode 2 entries. Missing entries now appear retroactively. - Fixed the leadership choice screen closing before the crew's vote was shown. - Fixed duplicate voice lines in Episode 2 where the same clip played for different characters. - Opening the Codex no longer triggers an autosave over your episode progress. - Various improvements to audio balancing, Japanese text rendering, asset streaming, and stability. Existing saves carry over. If you have finished Episode 2, Episode 3 picks up your crew relationships and past decisions automatically. ## Apps similar to The Aurora Chronicles | App | Rating | Price | Category | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [帳外れ －因習村ミステリーノベル－](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6805256560) | — | Free | Games | | [B3AR](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/b3ar/id6743030940) | — | Free | Games | | [The Alleyway Testament](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/the-alleyway-testament/id6776850027) | — | Free | Games | | [Scoop Cards](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/scoop-cards/id6499503420) | 4.8 (14) | Free | Games | | [レンタル レジュメ](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id6744355471) | — | Free | Games | | [犯人は僕です。～露天風呂編～](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id1160662479) | 5.0 (5) | Free | Games | --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-10-03.*