Comparison

Strangers Here vs Faltera

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

Head to head
About

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."

Highlights
  • VHS horror atmosphere
  • Track human-imitating creatures
  • Distinguish real people from copies
  • Make life-altering decisions
  • Six unique endings
  • Customizable menu background
Features
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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.

About

Faltera

Features
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FALTERA DOESN'T HAVE CONTROLS. IT HAS ONE. One tap. That's the whole input system — no joystick, no swipe, no drag, no virtual buttons crowding the screen. Just your finger, and whatever the game currently claims that tap means. The problem: it keeps changing its mind, and it never tells you first. WAIT... WHAT? Faltera calls itself a reflex game. It plays more like a con. You'll trust a color because it meant "safe" a second ago. You'll press the instant the countdown hits zero — except this run, zero already happened. You'll follow an arrow, a word, a rule the tutorial itself taught you... right up until the level that turns your own knowledge against you. Technically fair. Psychologically dishonest. Every trick is beatable — once you stop believing the last thing the game told you. THE GAME LIED. YOU KNEW IT WOULD. YOU FELL FOR IT ANYWAY. Over a dozen distinct level types share one screen and one rule of engagement: nothing stays true for long. Aim for a shrinking bullseye. Solve math that solves you back. Spot the one shape that doesn't belong, if you can trust your own eyes to find it. Read two buttons and figure out which one is lying, before the timer decides for you. No two runs deceive you the same way twice. INFINITE CHAOS doesn't end until you do. Procedural rule generation escalates the difficulty the longer you survive, so no run plays out the same way — your own best score is the only thing chasing you back for another attempt. ONE MORE TRY. Die and you get two honest options: retry from zero, or watch one short ad to get back in — once, per run. There is no currency that buys skill. No purchase makes the game go easier on you. Faltera doesn't sell an advantage, because it refuses to have one to sell. Sound, haptics, high-contrast and reduced-motion support are all here, and so is Turkish, alongside English — deceptive dialogue included. The lies are fully bilingual. Trust nothing. Tap anyway.

Screenshots

Strangers Here4 screens
Faltera4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Strangers Here at none against Faltera's shown. Strangers Here also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). Faltera's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strangers Here ships an update monthly, Faltera weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Strangers Here versus Faltera: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrangers HereFaltera
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (178 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings178 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB7 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperElmira SevostyanovaAnonve Teknoloji

In-app purchases

None

Strangers Here

No in-app purchases

None

Faltera

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Strangers Here free?
Strangers Here is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Faltera free?
Faltera is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Strangers Here or Faltera have ads?
Faltera shows ads; Strangers Here does not.
Which is updated more often, Strangers Here or Faltera?
Strangers Here ships an update monthly, and Faltera weekly. Most recently, Strangers Here was updated on October 25, 2026 and Faltera on October 13, 2026.

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