Comparison

Backrooms Buff Doge Horror vs Strangers Here

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

Head to head
About

Backrooms Buff Doge Horror

Navigate a terrifying maze in the backrooms, evading a menacing monster. Find weapons to defend yourself and uncover the secrets hidden within this challenging 3D horror experience.

Highlights
  • Navigate backrooms maze
  • Evade scary monster
  • Find defensive weapons
  • 3D horror gameplay
  • Survive against buff doge
Features
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Hide in the back rooms from the scary buff doge or he will kill you. In this scary horror game you have to beat the difficult maze, behind every corner there could be a terrifying monster! Or is the monster already among us? Find weapons to defend yourself from the buff doge. The back rooms are full of surprises, do you have what it takes to win against the buff doge?

About

Strangers Here

An atmospheric VHS horror game where you play as an FBI agent hunting creatures that mimic humans. Distinguish between real people and their copies, make critical decisions, and uncover the truth behind the "Strangers."

Highlights
  • VHS horror atmosphere
  • Track human-imitating creatures
  • Distinguish real people from copies
  • Make life-altering decisions
  • Six unique endings
  • Customizable menu background
Features
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Strangers Here — an atmospheric VHS horror about the "Strangers": unsettling creatures that mimic humans with terrifying precision. In the quiet family park of Willingstone, something has gone horribly wrong. People are vanishing, animals are falling ill, and inhuman screams echo from the forest at night. The special agency D.I.C. has been tracking incidents like these for a long time. Now it's your turn — learn to tell the real from the imitation, and uncover the true nature of these beings.

Screenshots

Backrooms Buff Doge Horror4 screens
Strangers Here4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Strangers Here at none against Backrooms Buff Doge Horror's shown. Backrooms Buff Doge Horror's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and monetization model (ad-supported vs paid). On price, ratings volume, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Backrooms Buff Doge Horror holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 292 and 178 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 89% of Backrooms Buff Doge Horror's written reviews are positive against 71% of Strangers Here's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Backrooms Buff Doge Horror ships an update every 3 days, Strangers Here monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Backrooms Buff Doge Horror versus Strangers Here: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBackrooms Buff Doge HorrorStrangers Here
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (292 ratings) — better4.1 (178 ratings)
Positive reviews89.1% of reviews — better71.4% of reviews
Number of ratings292 — better178
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supported — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size192 MB252 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperSilas FriedrichElmira Sevostyanova

Customer experience

Backrooms Buff Doge Horror

All ratings271 ratings
Positive86.3%
Neutral4.4%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews138 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative5.8%

Strangers Here

All ratings124 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral8.9%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral15.3%
Negative13.3%

Bugs and requests

Backrooms Buff Doge Horror

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Monkey getting stuck in doorways
  • Buff Doge teleporting directly to player
  • Graphical glitches and visual bugs
  • Progression issues and level resets
  • Crashes and freezes on some devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more levels and content
  • Improve monkey companion AI and interactions
  • Implement a map or level select feature
  • Introduce difficulty settings or options
  • Add more weapon and item variety

Strangers Here

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Backrooms Buff Doge Horror

No in-app purchases

None

Strangers Here

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Backrooms Buff Doge Horror free?
Backrooms Buff Doge Horror is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Strangers Here free?
Strangers Here is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Backrooms Buff Doge Horror or Strangers Here?
Backrooms Buff Doge Horror is rated higher. Backrooms Buff Doge Horror averages 4.4 out of 5 from 292 ratings, while Strangers Here averages 4.1 from 178 ratings.
Do Backrooms Buff Doge Horror or Strangers Here have ads?
Backrooms Buff Doge Horror shows ads; Strangers Here does not.
Which is updated more often, Backrooms Buff Doge Horror or Strangers Here?
Backrooms Buff Doge Horror ships an update every 3 days, and Strangers Here monthly. Most recently, Backrooms Buff Doge Horror was updated on October 27, 2026 and Strangers Here on October 28, 2026.

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