Year Walk vs PARANORMASIGHT
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Year Walk
Embark on a unique first-person adventure set in 19th-century Sweden, experiencing the ancient phenomenon of year walking. Explore dark woods, solve puzzles, and uncover mysteries to glimpse the future. This atmospheric game blurs reality and the supernatural.
- First-person adventure
- Ancient Swedish phenomena
- Cryptic puzzle solving
- Supernatural elements
- Vision quest narrative
- Atmospheric exploration
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In the old days man tried to catch a glimpse of the future in the strangest of ways. Experience the ancient Swedish phenomena of year walking through a different kind of first person adventure that blurs the line between two and three dimensions as well as reality and the supernatural. Venture out into the dark woods where strange creatures roam, on a vision quest set in 19th century Sweden. Solve cryptic puzzles, touch and listen in your search to foresee the future and finally discover if your loved one will love you back. Mysteries and clues await everywhere in Year Walk, but to fully understand the events that took place on that cold New Year's Eve, you will have to delve deeper than the adventure and lose yourself between fact and fiction. For the complete Year Walk experience, or if you're curious about the folk lore on which Year Walk is based, we recommend downloading Year Walk Companion, available for free on the App Store. "An iOS game like nothing else you’ve seen on the format to date. This is a brave and truly original work" Edge - 9/10 "Elegant and artful, Year Walk is an unmissable piece of work. You can close the app and put down the phone, but the forest may spread beyond its glassy confines, its spindly, silver-skinned trees taking root in your own home, your own dreams." Eurogamer - 9/10 "A game this distinctive, this different, this thrillingly new is the best possible demonstration of the format’s versatility; indeed, of the narrative power of the interactive medium. Simogo has made something very special here." The Telegraph - 5/5 "It's a gripping, somber, atmospheric, and elegantly-designed game, and everyone should play it. I've never played anything quite like it." Touch Arcade 5/5 "An incredible showcase for the potential of tablet games and will undoubtedly become influential over the next few years." CVG - 9/10 "Simogo has packed Year Walk with a hefty share of spine-tingling jump scares, but it’s these external trappings that cause the game’s lore to get under your skin and stick with you long after your phone or tablet has been turned off." Gamezebo - 4,5/5 "Year Walk is smart, thrilling, and absolutely stunningly crafted. It'll throw you for a loop, leaving you transfixed to the screen until you shake out all of its dark secrets." Mac|Life - 5/5 "As with any good page-turner, you won't want to put this game down until you get to the end. It's quite a journey, too. Year Walk is a beguiling adventure, and a truly memorable experience." Pocketgamer - 8/10
PARANORMASIGHT
Embark on a horror mystery adventure set in late Showa-era Tokyo. Investigate the "Honjo Seven Mysteries" as multiple characters whose fates intertwine. Unravel a dark story of curses and vengeance through immersive 360-degree visuals and tense interactions.
- Horror mystery adventure
- Showa-era Tokyo setting
- 360-degree panoramic visuals
- Intertwining character stories
- Tense character interactions
- Unravel a shocking revelation
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Overview: A horror mystery adventure game that takes place in Sumida ward, Tokyo, Japan in the late Shōwa era. Unique characters swayed by curses. Their motives intertwines as the story unfolds. And you are tasked to bring the story to its end with your own hands. Synopsis: A typical office worker, Shogo Okiie was investigating with his friend, Yoko Fukunaga at Kinshibori Park in the middle of the night about “Honjo Seven Mysteries”, a well-known local ghost story. Yoko told Okiie said ghost story has something to do with “The Rite of Resurrection” which Okiie took it with a grain of salt, but something strange happens one after the other before his very eyes... At the same time, there are also others who pursuit “Honjo Seven Mysteries”. A detective investigating a case that involves multiple unnatural deaths. A female high school student seeking truth behind a suicide of a classmate. And a mother who vowed vengeance for her lost son. Their motives intertwines, centering on “Honjo Seven Mysteries”. The story takes a violent turn to which they cast curses amongst each other. This game features: ◆360 view of immersive Shōwa era Japan With the help from Sumida Ward Tourism Division, Sumida Heritage Museum, Sumida Tourism Association and the local community, the team recreated a realistic 360-degree Panoramic Background View cityscape, shot with a 360 camera. ◆Tense interaction with cursed characters ◆A shocking revelation unraveled by your own hands *After downloading, you can play the game all the way up to the ending with no additional cost. Creators: ◆Director & Writer: Takanari Ishiyama (Detective Ryosuke Kibukawa series, Schoolgirl Strikers) ◆Character Design: Gen Kobayashi (NEO:The World Ends with You, Final Fantasy Legend III, Schoolgirl Strikers) ◆Music Composer: Hidenori Iwasaki (FINAL FANTASY Crystal Chronicle, FRONT MISSION 4, etc.)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Year Walk at $3.99 against PARANORMASIGHT's $18.99. Year Walk also leads on chart position (#126 vs unranked) and ratings volume (368 vs 62). PARANORMASIGHT's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (96% vs 77%). On update cadence, ads, 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
Year Walk costs $3.99 and PARANORMASIGHT $18.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
PARANORMASIGHT holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Year Walk has 368 ratings behind it against 62, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Year Walk's written reviews are positive against 96% of PARANORMASIGHT's.
Year Walk ships an update every 7 months, PARANORMASIGHT every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Year Walk | PARANORMASIGHT |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 — better | $18.99 |
| Rating | 4.2 (368 ratings) | 4.9 (62 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.1% of reviews | 95.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 368 — better | 62 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #126 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 782 MB | 749 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Simogo AB | SQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
Year Walk
PARANORMASIGHT
Bugs and requests
Year Walk
Reported bugs
2 issues- Sound not working on certain devices
- Crashes and freezes on older devices
Requested features
4 requests- Longer gameplay and additional content
- More guidance and hints for puzzles
- Improved navigation and map functionality
- Support for more devices and screen sizes
PARANORMASIGHT
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Year Walk
No in-app purchases
PARANORMASIGHT
No in-app purchases
Questions
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