Strangers Here vs Horror Bartender Game
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
Horror Bartender Game
Step behind the bar in this narrative horror game. Mix strange ingredients and experimental recipes, facing unsettling body horror and dark comedy as your coworker taste-tests your creations. Can you survive your first shift?
- Mix 56 unique drink combinations
- Disturbing body horror reactions
- Atmospheric pixel art visuals
- Narrative-driven gameplay
- Experimental cocktail crafting
- Retro aesthetic horror
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Welcome to MIXOLOGY. It’s your first day behind the bar… and things are already getting weird. Create your own cocktail menu using strange ingredients and experimental recipes while your coworker taste-tests every drink you invent. Some combinations are delicious. Others cause horrifying transformations you probably weren’t prepared for. MIXOLOGY is a short narrative horror game blending bartending mechanics, pixel art visuals, unsettling body horror, and dark comedy into one unforgettable experience. FEATURES: • Mix 56 unique drink combinations • Disturbing body horror reactions • Atmospheric pixel art visuals • Narrative-driven bartender gameplay • Multiple bizarre dialogue interactions • Indie horror with retro aesthetics • Short replayable experience • Psychological and surreal horror themes • Experimental cocktail crafting system • Unique handcrafted horror scenarios Perfect for fans of: Indie horror games Pixel horror adventures Psychological horror Retro aesthetic games Bartending simulators Visual novels Weird experimental indie titles WARNING: Contains gore, vomiting, and body horror content. Can you survive your first shift?
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Strangers Here at none against Horror Bartender Game's shown. Strangers Here also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). Horror Bartender Game's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.1) and monetization model (ad-supported vs paid). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Horror Bartender Game holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 178 and 292 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Strangers Here's written reviews are positive against 67% of Horror Bartender Game's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Strangers Here ships an update monthly, Horror Bartender Game every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Strangers Here | Horror Bartender Game |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (178 ratings) | 4.6 (292 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 67.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 178 | 292 — better |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Ad-supported — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #121 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 78 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Elmira Sevostyanova | Kaloyan Stoilov |
Customer experience
Strangers Here
Horror Bartender Game
In-app purchases
Strangers Here
No in-app purchases
Horror Bartender Game
No in-app purchases
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