Crunchyroll vs Strangers Here
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crunchyroll
Experience the legendary "Ao Oni" horror game with new modes and high-speed challenges. Explore a mysterious mansion, evade blue monsters, and uncover secrets to escape alive. Requires a Crunchyroll Premium membership.
- Legendary "Ao Oni" horror gameplay
- High Speed Mode (2x and 15x)
- New "Ao Oni - Ai's Story -" mode
- Procedurally changing rooms
- Multiple endings to discover
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Crunchyroll Mega Fan or Ultimate Fan Membership Required ■The legendary horror game "Ao Oni" has evolved and come back to life! [This is the Origin of "Blue Tragedy"] Long ago, there was a mansion on the outskirts of town. There were whispers among the people about such rumors as Blue monsters coming out...... What the four people who visited the mansion saw, were monsters ... Can they escape alive? ■The official "High Speed Mode" has been added! you can freely choose between 2x and 15x speeds to challenge the super fast horror! Screaming is inevitable as the blue demon chases you at high speed! How far can you clear at what speed!? ■New mode "Ao Oni -Ai's Story-" has been added! A girl named "Ai" awakens in a mysterious mansion. Explore the mansion, where the rooms change every time you play, find items, and attempt to escape! Can you see all the endings!? ———— Crunchyroll Premium members enjoy an ad-free experience, with full access to Crunchyroll's library of over 1,300 unique titles and 46,000 episodes, including simulcast series that premiere shortly after premiering in Japan. In addition, membership offers special benefits including offline viewing access, discount code to Crunchyroll Store, Crunchyroll Game Vault access, streaming simultaneously on multiple devices, and more! Privacy Policy: https://www.crunchyroll.com/games/privacy Terms: https://www.crunchyroll.com/games/terms/
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."
- VHS horror atmosphere
- Track human-imitating creatures
- Distinguish real people from copies
- Make life-altering decisions
- Six unique endings
- Customizable menu background
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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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Strangers Here at 4.1 against Crunchyroll's 3.0. Strangers Here also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and review sentiment (71% vs 50%). Crunchyroll's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. Crunchyroll sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $13.99 per month. Strangers Here asks for nothing beyond the download.
Strangers Here holds the better App Store score, 4.1 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strangers Here has 178 ratings behind it against 20, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Crunchyroll's written reviews are positive against 71% of Strangers Here's.
Crunchyroll ships an update every 2 days, Strangers Here monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crunchyroll | Strangers Here |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (20 ratings) | 4.1 (178 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 20 | 178 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Subscription | Paid — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 981 MB | 252 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Crunchyroll, LLC | Elmira Sevostyanova |
Customer experience
Crunchyroll
Strangers Here
In-app purchases
Crunchyroll
- Mega Fan [Monthly]7 Days trial$13.991 Month
Strangers Here
No in-app purchases
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