Comparison

SaGa Emerald Beyond vs ALTDEUS

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

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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

ALTDEUS

Embark on a sci-fi adventure in a post-apocalyptic world where humanity fights colossal invaders. Pilot a powerful mech, make critical decisions, and uncover a story of revenge and survival.

Highlights
  • Epic sci-fi story
  • Pilot humanoid weapons
  • Critical decision-making
  • Star-studded voice cast
  • Award-winning VR experience
  • Multiple subtitle languages
Features
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The award-winning, critically acclaimed SF adventure VR game is finally available on smartphones! ALTDEUS is the second installment of the Chronos Universe. Character design by LAM, voiced by a star-studded cast, and music by renowned artists such as ASCA, R!N, Wolpis Carter, Setsuko, YuNi, and Konomi Suzuki! ■Story In 2080, the sudden appearance of colossal beings known as "Meteoras" forced humanity to seek refuge in a subterranean city with a radius of only 2 kilometers, A.T. (Augmented Tokyo). Two centuries later, Chloe, a Meteoras opposing organization "Prometheus" member, pilots the humanoid city-defense weapon Makhia, surviving the harsh battles alongside her comrades. Everything she does is to avenge her dear friend, Coco. As numerous crucial decisions loom ever closer, will you be able to pull the trigger? ■ Characters Chloe (VA. Chelsey Moore - English, Akari Kito - Japanese) Coco Coconoe (VA. Danii Meger - English, Kaya Okuno - Japanese) Noa (VA. Grace Chan - English, Yumiri Hanamori - Japanese) Anima (VA. Yui Ishikawa - Japanese) Yamato Amanagi (VA. Jesse Inocalla - English, Yusuke Kobayashi - Japanese) Aoba Iwaza (VA. Adam Fedyk - English, Yoshihiko Aramaki - Japanese) Julie (VA. Asia Mattu - English, Yu Serizawa - Japanese) Deiter (VA. Chris Garnier - English, Show Hayami - Japanese) AARC Ares (VA. Nobuhiko Okamoto - Japanese) ■ Artists ASCA / R!N / Setsuko / YuNi / Wolpis Carter / Konomi Suzuki / Kuniyuki Takahashi (MONACA) / kz / Yosuke Kori ■ Voice Languages: Japanese / English ■ Subtitle Languages: Japanese / English / German / French / Chinese (Traditional / Simplified) *Please note that ALTDEUS: Beyond Chronos 'EXTRA EPISODE' does not support German.

Screenshots

SaGa Emerald Beyond4 screens
ALTDEUS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ALTDEUS at $13.99 against SaGa Emerald Beyond's $49.99. ALTDEUS also leads on rating (5.0 vs 2.9) and iOS requirement (12.0 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 ALTDEUS $13.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

ALTDEUS 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, ALTDEUS daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SaGa Emerald Beyond versus ALTDEUS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSaGa Emerald BeyondALTDEUS
Price$49.99$13.99 — better
Rating2.9 (15 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews28.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeksDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size2.6 GB1.6 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd.Izanagigames, Inc.

Customer experience

SaGa Emerald Beyond

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

ALTDEUS

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

In-app purchases

None

SaGa Emerald Beyond

No in-app purchases

None

ALTDEUS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SaGa Emerald Beyond free?
SaGa Emerald Beyond costs $49.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ALTDEUS free?
ALTDEUS costs $13.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SaGa Emerald Beyond or ALTDEUS?
ALTDEUS is rated higher. SaGa Emerald Beyond averages 2.9 out of 5 from 15 ratings, while ALTDEUS averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do SaGa Emerald Beyond or ALTDEUS have ads?
Neither SaGa Emerald Beyond nor ALTDEUS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SaGa Emerald Beyond or ALTDEUS?
SaGa Emerald Beyond ships an update every 4 weeks, and ALTDEUS daily. Most recently, SaGa Emerald Beyond was updated on October 24, 2026 and ALTDEUS on October 27, 2026.

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