Comparison

Serania vs Stellar Broadcast

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Stellar Broadcast

Features
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Humanity did not build one ark. It broadcast seed ships across the stars. Earth is gone. In a final act of survival, humanity scattered colony vessels carrying frozen colonists, cultural archives, and the tools to begin again. You guide the last seed ship still crossing deep space, searching for a world where the mission can take root. EXPLORE THE UNKNOWN Each voyage is procedurally generated. No two runs are the same. Discover planets with unique atmospheres, resources, gravity, radiation, biodiversity, and more — over 42 distinct surface features shape every landing. MAKE IMPOSSIBLE CHOICES Encounter over 167 narrative events with 400+ branching choices — asteroid fields, alien signals, derelict ships, crew conflicts, and cascading system malfunctions. There are no perfect answers, only trade-offs. MANAGE SHIP SYSTEMS Monitor 14 interconnected systems: hull integrity, navigation, cryopods, shields, culture archive, technology, constructors, landing gear, and six scanner subsystems. Your choices also shape your colony's ideology. SCAN AND EVALUATE WORLDS Deploy your scanner array on each planet. Watch the scan line reveal atmospheric composition, temperature, water coverage, gravity, radiation levels, and hidden anomalies — but readings can deceive. BUILD YOUR LEGACY Legacy Points earned from each voyage carry over. Unlock permanent upgrades: reinforced hulls, advanced scanners, warp navigation, and more. DAILY VOYAGES Every day brings a new seeded voyage — the same galaxy for every player. Compare strategies and scores. FEATURES • Procedurally generated planets with 10 stats and 42 surface features • 167+ narrative events with 400+ branching choices • 14 ship systems to monitor and manage • Multiple ending tiers from Golden Age to Extinction • Persistent Legacy system with permanent upgrades • Daily seeded voyages for competitive play • 11 cinematic encounters with animated scenes • Atmospheric ambient soundtrack • No internet required PREMIUM (Optional) A one-time Premium purchase permanently removes all ads and supports continued development. There are no subscriptions or trials.

Screenshots

Serania4 screens
Stellar Broadcast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Serania at none against Stellar Broadcast's shown. Serania also leads on iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.0). Stellar Broadcast's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 10 days). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Serania sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Stellar Broadcast sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Serania ships an update every 10 days, Stellar Broadcast every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Serania versus Stellar Broadcast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSeraniaStellar Broadcast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (157 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews83.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings157 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB196 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPeter RavnholtAARON R SHELHAMER

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

Stellar Broadcast

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Serania

One-time1
  • Access to the full story$3.99
1 purchases

Stellar Broadcast

One-time1
  • Premium$5.99

Questions

Is Serania free?
Serania is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Stellar Broadcast free?
Stellar Broadcast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Serania or Stellar Broadcast have ads?
Stellar Broadcast shows ads; Serania does not.
Which is updated more often, Serania or Stellar Broadcast?
Serania ships an update every 10 days, and Stellar Broadcast every 3 days. Most recently, Serania was updated on October 18, 2026 and Stellar Broadcast on October 7, 2026.

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