Serania vs From The Night
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
From The Night
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The goal is simple: can you escape? But the darkness has its own rules. From The Night is a retro-inspired platformer where every room tells a story, every shadow hides a threat, and every mistake is a lesson. Precision, timing, and patience are your only allies as you uncover the secrets that lurk in the dark. Play, fail, learn, and master the world. Play until you become the night.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Serania at Free against From The Night's $0.99. Serania also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 5 weeks) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 15.0). From The Night's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1). On ads and device support 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
Serania is free to download; From The Night costs $0.99 up front. Serania sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. From The Night asks for nothing beyond the download.
Serania ships an update every 10 days, From The Night every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Serania | From The Night |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (162 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 83.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 162 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 110 MB | 243 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Peter Ravnholt | JAMES CHARLES V LITTLEWORTH |
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
From The Night
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Serania
- Access to the full story$3.99
From The Night
No in-app purchases
