Strangers Here vs R. Sable
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.
R. Sable
Interactive horror stories where your choices determine the outcome. Uncover the secrets behind each terrifying scenario with detailed case files. Experience different genres of horror, from slashers to creature features.
- Interactive horror scenarios
- Decision-based storytelling
- Multiple endings per scenario
- Official case file documentation
- Variety of horror subgenres
- Future scenario updates
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You know how these stories end. R. SABLE: HORROR FILES puts you inside five horror scenarios. You make decisions. At the end, Ryan Sable delivers an official verdict and a CLASSIFIED case file — documenting exactly what happened, and why. FIVE SCENARIOS: THE LAST ONE STANDING Slasher. Six friends. One lake house. You're the only one still awake when something starts moving outside. 20 ways it ends. Free to play. WHAT LIVES IN THE WALLS Haunted House. It's midnight, the power is out, and the house is doing something a house shouldn't. 21 ways it ends. THE HOLLOW SEASON Creature Feature. Something has been working through the preserve. It's seasonal. The season isn't over. 19 ways it ends. DEAD MALL OUTING Liminal Space. A half-shuttered mall long past closing. Something else still shops here. SUMMER'S END Slasher. Closing week at Camp Blackwater. Not everyone left when the campers did. COMING NEXT: NO SOULS ABOARD Maritime. A freighter drifts into harbor, fully manifested, completely empty. Nothing about that adds up. — FOUNDING ACCESS — $4.99 One-time purchase. Unlocks the four locked scenarios, No Souls Aboard when it arrives, and the Horror Movie Survival Guide — Ryan Sable's documented field rules for surviving a horror scenario. Founding members also get 25% off future releases. The first scenario, The Last One Standing, is always free. Start there. — "I've watched enough of these scenarios to know how they end before they start. The outcomes are not random. They are the product of choices — mostly poor ones. Most people die in the first five minutes. A few make it to morning. I'm not rooting for you. I'm documenting." — R. Sable, Field Notes Vol. 7
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: R. Sable at 5.0 against Strangers Here's 4.1. R. Sable also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%). Strangers Here's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (178 vs 5). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. R. Sable sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Strangers Here asks for nothing beyond the download.
R. Sable holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strangers Here has 178 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of Strangers Here's written reviews are positive against 100% of R. Sable's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. Both last shipped on October 28, 2026.
| Parameter | Strangers Here | R. Sable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (178 ratings) | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 178 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 252 MB | 96 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Elmira Sevostyanova | Ryan Saylor |
Customer experience
Strangers Here
R. Sable
In-app purchases
Strangers Here
No in-app purchases
R. Sable
- Founding Access$4.99
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