Comparison

SaGa Emerald Beyond vs Methods2

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

Head to head
About

SaGa Emerald Beyond

Embark on a unique adventure across 17 distinct worlds, each with its own culture and landscape. Choose from six protagonists, each with their own story arcs, and make choices that shape the narrative and lead to multiple endings. Engage in strategic turn-based battles with a refined combat system.

Highlights
  • 17 unique worlds to explore
  • Six distinct protagonists
  • Branching narrative based on choices
  • Strategic turn-based combat
  • Glimmer system for skill acquisition
  • United Attacks for chain combos
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The latest standalone entry in the SaGa franchise, SaGa Emerald Beyond, brings together the very best elements of the beloved series to offer each player their own unique gameplay experience. Make use of glimmers and combos in battle; meet a diverse cast of races, including monsters, mechs, and vampires; and experience your very own story, created through your choices and actions. Distant Worlds Woven Together: Travel to 17 unique worlds from the Junction, either led by the hand of destiny or by a path forged by your own choices. Discover the completely different cultures and landscapes, ranging from a densely developed forest of skyscrapers and a green and luscious habitat covered in plant life to a world governed by five witches, or one ruled by vampires - just to name a few of the distinct settings. An Eclectic Cast of Protagonists: Six leading characters, all from diverse backgrounds and with vastly different goals, set out on their journey in five unique story arcs. They venture to the myriad of worlds for their very own personal reasons: One, a human on a mission to protect the barrier defending his city; another, a witch trying to regain her lost magic while maintaining her disguise as a schoolgirl; and yet another, a vampire lord out to regain his crown and reclaim the throne as the rightful king of his world. Even selecting the same protagonist for a second--or third or fourth--playthrough will lead to completely new events and stories, a completely fresh path and experience. A Story of Your Very Own Making: SaGa Emerald Beyond has the greatest number of branching plots of any game in the SaGa series. The story branches abundantly depending on your choices and actions. Every time you visit a world, the story will evolve, allowing the protagonist and player alike to discover new possibilities. As the story unfolds in this way it becomes a tale all of your own, not only affecting the path you walk but also the multiple potential endings that await each protagonist. Battles where a Single Choice Can Change Everything: SaGa Emerald Beyond further refines the highly strategic Timeline Battles the SaGa franchise has been long renowned for. With series mainstays such as the skill to spontaneously acquire abilities through the Glimmer system, tactical ally placement known as Formations, and United Attacks that enable individual skills to connect together to form devastating chain attacks, it offers the best iteration of SaGa's turn-based combat to date. The new combat system adds more drama than ever before, allowing you to support party members, interrupt enemy actions, and use United Attacks by strategically manipulating the order of ally actions. The characters that join you, the weapons you wield, your party formation, and your tactics in battle - everything is up to you!

About

Methods2

Engage in a detective visual novel where you investigate crime scenes and answer multiple-choice questions to solve mysteries. This installment continues a story of detectives competing for a prize while a spy attempts to sabotage their efforts.

Highlights
  • Interactive crime scene investigation
  • Multiple-choice puzzle solving
  • Intriguing storyline
  • Distinctive artwork
  • Original soundtrack
  • Detective competition theme
Features
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The second chapter in the Methods Visual Novel series. Previous Part: Methods: Detective Competition Methods is a visual novel with simple crime investigation gameplay where you examine evidence and answer multiple-choice questions about the solution. And the whole game has been split into five apps for the mobile release, with 'Methods2: Secrets and Death' being the second part, and containing Chapters 21-42. Story: One hundred detectives compete against each other in a mysterious competition, solving crimes created by the world's smartest criminals. The detective who wins receives one million dollars and the opportunity of a lifetime. If a criminal wins, however, they will also receive a million dollars... and parole, no matter the severity of their crime. At the end of the previous part, 'Detective Competition,' The Game Master decided to send a spy to infiltrate the group of detectives and impede their investigation. So, as an excellent spy— Will Mellie be able to stop T.A.D.S before they can find the Game Master? Find out in... Methods2: Secrets and Death Key features ■ Very Positive in Steam ■ Over 25 interactive crime scenes ■ Contains 20 Chapters ■ Original soundtrack ■ intriguing storyline ■ Distinctive artwork ■ Independent developer Twitter: Methods_Official Instagram: methodsvn https://discord.gg/UmtD5zascA

Screenshots

SaGa Emerald Beyond4 screens
Methods24 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Methods2 at $2.99 against SaGa Emerald Beyond's $49.99. Methods2 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). SaGa Emerald Beyond's advantage is ratings volume (15 vs 1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

SaGa Emerald Beyond costs $49.99 and Methods2 $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Methods2 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SaGa Emerald Beyond has 15 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SaGa Emerald Beyond ships an update every 4 weeks, Methods2 every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SaGa Emerald Beyond versus Methods2: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaGa Emerald BeyondMethods2
Price$49.99$2.99 — better
Rating2.9 (15 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.6 GB665 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd.Erabit Studios

Customer experience

SaGa Emerald Beyond

All ratings15 ratings
Positive46.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Methods2

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

SaGa Emerald Beyond

No in-app purchases

None

Methods2

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SaGa Emerald Beyond free?
SaGa Emerald Beyond costs $49.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Methods2 free?
Methods2 costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SaGa Emerald Beyond or Methods2?
Methods2 is rated higher. SaGa Emerald Beyond averages 2.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while Methods2 averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SaGa Emerald Beyond or Methods2 have ads?
Neither SaGa Emerald Beyond nor Methods2 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SaGa Emerald Beyond or Methods2?
SaGa Emerald Beyond ships an update every 4 weeks, and Methods2 every 6 weeks. Most recently, SaGa Emerald Beyond was updated on October 24, 2026 and Methods2 on October 14, 2026.

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