Comparison

The Superlatives vs Werewolf

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

The Superlatives

Lead a team of unique heroes with superpowers in Victorian London to battle alien invaders and clockwork monsters. This text-based interactive novel challenges you to build trust within your team, uncover secrets, and protect the Earth from aetherfalls.

Highlights
  • Lead a superpowered team
  • Battle Martian warships and clockwork monsters
  • Text-based interactive novel
  • Choose your character's gender and orientation
  • Negotiate with alien monarchs
  • Protect Earth from aetherfalls
  • Uncover villainous plots
Features
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Lead a superpowered team of "Superlatives" to defend 19th-century Victorian London! Battle a Martian warship, clockwork monsters, and nefarious inventors. "The Superlatives: Aetherfall" is a 260,000-word interactive novel by Alice Ripley. It’s entirely text-based, without graphics or sound effects, and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. The prestigious Society for the Advancement of Individuals of Superlative Talent and the Protection of the Queen has invited you to become their newest member! But on the very day the Society plans to initiate you, unknown Villains destroy the Society headquarters and kidnap your colleagues! As the sole remaining full member of the Superlative Society, you must initiate new recruits to investigate the abduction. Meet your team: Nimble—faster than lightning; Wailer—a "banshee" with sharp blades and sonic shriek attacks; Arturek—the gruff Martian warrior; Tua—a Venusian who commands the power of plants; and Black Orchid—a strangely familiar new recruit. Your efforts are bolstered by your faithful Clockwork assistant, Gatsby, and your always-butting-in rival, Hallow. Will your gain your team’s trust and convince them to work together, or will they fall apart under the pressure? Will you cut a deal with London’s Villains, or even turn the Society into Villains yourself? Will you trust the mysterious Dusk and Mr. Ink, who offer you help, or will you uncover their many secrets? • Play as male, female, or nonbinary; gay, straight, bisexual, asexual, or aromantic • Draw power from your preternatural nature, alien heritage, or genius gadgets • Protect the Earth from torrential aetherfalls • Keep your identity secret from your nosy landlady, Mrs. Rathbone • Negotiate with minute Mercurian monarchs (Mercurians stand only four inches tall) • Push your teammates to transcend their origins or pursue their destiny • Foil the Nefarious Clockwork Contraptions of Dr. Eisengeist and discover his origins Don your mask, take to the skies, and God save the Queen!

About

Werewolf

Engage in a dark fantasy thriller that blends visual novel and tabletop RPG elements. Investigate supernatural mysteries, make critical choices that shape your destiny, and explore the rich World of Darkness lore.

Highlights
  • Dark fantasy thriller gameplay
  • Visual novel narrative choices
  • Tabletop RPG mechanics
  • Investigate supernatural mysteries
  • Multiple story paths and endings
  • World of Darkness lore integration
  • Accessibility options
Features
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Battle monsters, investigate insidious conspiracies and explore the dark side of (in)human nature in Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory, a unique blend of dark fantasy thriller, visual novel and tabletop RPG set in the World of Darkness universe. UNLEASH THE BEAST Investigate murder, monsters and madness amidst Poland’s border crisis. Play as Samira, a refugee werewolf, as her search unearths dark secrets and forces her to confront her own tragedies. SHAPE YOUR DESTINY Dive into two investigative paths in the World of Darkness. Help Samira solve a chilling supernatural murder or uncover the secrets of a formidable werewolf pack. Each decision impacts her story, revealing new secrets and leading to different endings. Caught in a Purgatory of fantasy and reality, will your choices end in light… or darkness? TABLETOP RPG MECHANICS Navigate through the game using RPG mechanics, by balancing health, willpower, rage, skills, harano and inventory strategically, making every decision critical to your survival and progression. LEGENDARY WORLD OF DARKNESS LORE Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory adapts the new Fifth Edition corebook mechanics of the legendary tabletop RPG from the World of Darkness universe. Experience a classic role-playing session combined with the exciting new features of Werewolf: The Apocalypse Fifth Edition. ENJOYABLE FOR NOVICES AND VETERANS ALIKE Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Purgatory can be enjoyed by both World of Darkness veterans and newcomers looking for an accessible entry into this rich, acclaimed universe. While the game includes beloved characters and places from Werewolf: The Apocalypse — Heart of the Forest, you do not need to be familiar with either Heart of the Forest or the World of Darkness universe to enjoy Purgatory gameplay. New vocabulary is linked with pop-ups providing pronunciation tips, definitions and background lore. * ACCESSIBILITY: You can choose accessible fonts, and adjust text time and paragraph delay.

Screenshots

The Superlatives4 screens
Werewolf4 screens

Verdict

The call

The Superlatives and Werewolf both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 96% of The Superlatives's written reviews are positive against 0% of Werewolf's. The Superlatives also leads on price ($6.99 vs $9.99) and ratings volume (46 vs 5). Werewolf's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On rating, in-app purchases, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

The Superlatives costs $6.99 and Werewolf $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for The Superlatives against 4.8 for Werewolf. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Superlatives has 46 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of The Superlatives's written reviews are positive against 0% of Werewolf's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
The Superlatives versus Werewolf: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe SuperlativesWerewolf
Price$6.99 — better$9.99
Rating4.7 (46 ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews95.8% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings46 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 13 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size30 MB1.2 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperChoice of Games LLCPretty Soon S.A.

Customer experience

The Superlatives

All ratings46 ratings
Positive93.5%
Neutral2.2%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive95.8%
Neutral4.2%
Negative0.0%

Werewolf

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

The Superlatives

No in-app purchases

None

Werewolf

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Superlatives free?
The Superlatives costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Werewolf free?
Werewolf costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Superlatives or Werewolf?
Werewolf is rated higher. The Superlatives averages 4.7 out of 5 from 46 ratings, while Werewolf averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do The Superlatives or Werewolf have ads?
The Superlatives shows ads; Werewolf does not.

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