Serania vs Sound Realms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Serania
Embark on a text-based role-playing adventure to uncover your past and escape pursuers. Make choices, explore a fantasy world, and engage in combat and skill development. The first part of the story is free to play.
- Engaging fantasy story with choices
- Explore a detailed story world
- Interact with characters
- Complete missions and improve skills
- Manage inventory and combat
- Uncover ancestral truth
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Escape the Blackblades and search for answers about your mysterious past in this new, fresh take on the text-based role playing genre. You can play the first 1/4 of the game for free. If the game is for you, you can buy access to the full story. FEATURES: * An engaging fantasy story, where you choose what to do * Freely explore the world of the story * Meet and interact with other characters * Go on missions, improve your skills, and fight deadly battles * Manage your inventory, use items, buy, sell or use in combat * Follow the clues and find out the truth about your ancestry! AWARDS: Best Narrative - Silver Winner NYX Game Awards 2021 Best Storytelling - Silver Winner NYX Game Awards 2021 PRESS: “... a stunningly well-written and enthralling text adventure.” - GameBookNews "Serania: Path of the Scion is a Must Play if You Like Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Books" - GameSpew "Serania – Path of the Scion excels as an engaging narrative experience that you can enjoy anytime, anywhere, with a streamlined interface that seamlessly integrates all aspects of the game naturally." - IndieHive
Sound Realms
Embark on immersive audio adventures for solo role-playing games. Explore rich, dynamic worlds with high-quality soundscapes and choose your own path for high replay value. Perfect for both newcomers and seasoned veterans.
- Immersive audio adventures
- High-quality soundscapes
- Multiple story paths
- High replay value
- Suitable for all skill levels
- Classic game adaptations
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Sound Realms – The Audio Adventure System Embark on an epic journey with Sound Realms, the ultimate audio library for solo role-playing games! Whether you’re commuting or relaxing at home you can dive into an immersive audio adventure that brings storytelling to a new level. - Immersive audio adventures: Experience high-quality soundscapes that transport you into rich, dynamic worlds. - High replay value: Choose your own path with multiple options in each adventure, ensuring a fresh experience every time you play. - Perfect for all skill levels: No prior role-playing experience? No problem! Sound Realms is designed for both newcomers and seasoned veterans. Explore our titles: - Call of Cthulhu – Alone Against the Tide. Adventure for the legendary Call of Cthulhu RPG by Chaosium Inc. - Lone Wolf – The Fortress Of Death, created in collaboration with Holmgard Press. - F.I.S.T., the digitized version of Steve Jackson's classic phone game, returning after 30 years. Start your audio adventures now by downloading Sound Realms for free – unique stories and engaging gameplay, available just a button away!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Serania at 162 against Sound Realms's 11. Serania also leads on review sentiment (83% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. Serania sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sound Realms sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Serania against 4.5 for Sound Realms. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Serania has 162 ratings behind it against 11, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 83% of Serania's written reviews are positive against 75% of Sound Realms's.
Serania ships an update every 10 days, Sound Realms every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Serania | Sound Realms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (162 ratings) — better | 4.5 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better | 75.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 162 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Peter Ravnholt | Sound Realms AB |
Customer experience
Serania
Sound Realms
Bugs and requests
Serania
Reported bugs
10 issues- Combat options disappear
- Enemies can dodge while 'paralyzed'
- Life doesn't fully restore upon leveling up
- Stuck in temple ruins without a boat option
- Final boss is impossible to hit/beat
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- Choices are arbitrary, leading to death and reverting to checkpoint
- Constant misses in combat, reliant on RNG
- Difficulty spikes significantly at the end
- Hint doesn't provide enough information for progression
- Continue button sometimes delayed with voiceover
Requested features
19 requests- Add a dodge button
- Add a defense button
- Add more combat options (e.g., quick thrust, sideways cut)
- Fix bug with disappearing combat options
- Make the next game free
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- Add more choices to the story
- Add a boat option for crossing the lake
- Create a Serania part two
- Allow revival in the story
- Add more sound effects for combat
- Expand the story after claiming the throne
- Add a freeplay or challenge mode after main story
- Add hidden areas with new enemies/weapons
- Implement New Game + with increased difficulty
- Add a gender option other than man and woman
- Loop music tracks and add more scene-specific music
- Add a map for better navigation
- Make the full story free
- Allow watching ads to progress instead of paying
Sound Realms
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Serania
- Access to the full story$3.99
Sound Realms
- Alone Against the Tide$19.99
- F.I.S.T.$19.99
- The Fortress Of Death$19.99
Questions
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