Empyrean vs Tokyo Wizard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Empyrean
Engage in aerial combat in a dieselpunk world to overthrow a tyrannical regime. This text-based interactive novel lets you pilot a secret experimental fighter, making choices that shape the narrative and determine the fate of your city and the mysterious world below.
- Pilot experimental fighter plane
- Text-based interactive novel
- Choice-driven narrative
- Explore dieselpunk world
- Romance options
- Conceal identity
- Engage in aerial dogfights
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Overthrow your father's regime with his own secret experimental fighter plane! Dogfight dieselpunk aeros to save your city and the iron jungle beneath it. "Empyrean" is an interactive "flying ace" novel by Kyle Marquis where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—325,000 words, without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Far below the city of Actorius lies the mysterious world of the Deep Tech--creatures and plants both living and mechanical, and powered by unknown forces. Your father harvests the tech to create experimental airships, and the Revolution that fights his every move races to do the same. Your father's aero, the Empyrean, is governed by Deep Tech dynamics not even he understands. Only you can fly the Empyrean, match wits against ruthless oligarchs and devious spies, and take to the sky to fight your city’s enemies. But who is the enemy? The Revolution, or the government they say is corrupt? Foreign invaders, or the Deep Tech itself? In a world of gleaming towers and downtrodden laborers, streaking aeros and deadly rooftop duels, when you risk it all, the sky's the limit! • Fly the Empyrean, the greatest aircraft ever designed • Play as a man, a woman, or nonbinary; romance men or women. • Explore the Deep Tech, a savage mechanical ecosystem below your city. • Conceal your true identity from your family and the secret police. • Befriend Wesh, a denizen of the Deep Tech who is both human and machine • Cross swords in top secret research facilities, elegant cafés, and even atop airplanes in flight! • Use the Deep Tech and your political authority to improve and protect your city • Side with the revolution, the government, foreign powers, or the Deep Tech itself!
Tokyo Wizard
Embark on a text-based adventure in modern Japan as a wizard or witch. Master over 60 spells across different schools of magic, battle mythological creatures, and make choices that shape your destiny. Explore three distinct story paths with over 30 possible endings.
- Text-based adventure
- Learn over 60 unique spells
- Battle or befriend mythological creatures
- Three distinct game paths
- 30+ unique endings
- Well-developed save system
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Become a powerful wizard or witch in modern day Japan! Tokyo Wizard is a 150,000 word tale in which you'll learn the power of magic and the consequences of it. Become one with Shinto animal spirit magic, learn powerful battle spells, or choose the path of necromancy and command an undead army! The game is entirely text-based–without graphics or sound effects, where your choices control entirely the outcome of the game. Can you free Tokyo from the evil menace facing it, or will you be consumed by dark magic? • Learn over 60 unique spells, divided into magic schools such as necromancy or illusion • Battle or befriend an array of Japanese mythological creatures, including guardian Nio, bakeneko, forest Kappa or powerful elementals • Three different game paths with 30+ endings. • Well-developed save system
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Empyrean at 4.5 against Tokyo Wizard's 3.9. Empyrean also leads on review sentiment (70% vs 57%). Tokyo Wizard's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $6.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, 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
Empyrean costs $6.99 and Tokyo Wizard $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Empyrean holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 25 and 17 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Empyrean's written reviews are positive against 57% of Tokyo Wizard's.
Empyrean ships an update every 16 months, Tokyo Wizard every 19 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Empyrean | Tokyo Wizard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | $2.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.5 (25 ratings) — better | 3.9 (17 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 69.6% of reviews — better | 57.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 25 — better | 17 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months — better | Every 19 months |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 34 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Choice of Games LLC | Hosted Games LLC |
Customer experience
Empyrean
Tokyo Wizard
In-app purchases
Empyrean
No in-app purchases
Tokyo Wizard
No in-app purchases
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