Comparison

Strangers Here vs Ability Roulette

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

Ability Roulette

Engage in a strategic two-player duel by tracking live rounds and blanks, and utilizing 15 unique ability cards. Outwit your opponent in tense matches with risk-reward mechanics and tactical card combinations. Play solo offline for free or unlock online multiplayer with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Track live rounds and blanks
  • Combine 15 ability cards
  • Risk self-shots for turn continuation
  • Offline solo play
  • Private and public online matchmaking
  • Best of three matches
Features
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Count the live rounds and blanks, combine 15 ability cards, and outthink your rival in a tense duel for two. Aim across the table, or risk a shot at yourself to keep the turn if it is blank. Play complete solo matches offline for free. A one-time Full Game purchase unlocks private online duels with friends and public matchmaking. Online play requires Game Center. No subscription. READ THE CYLINDER Each load reveals the number of live rounds and blanks. The order stays hidden. Track every cartridge that leaves the cylinder and recalculate the odds after each shot. Aim at your rival, or risk a shot at yourself. A blank self-shot keeps your turn. A live round costs one life. USE 15 ABILITIES Check the next or last cartridge, eject one, reshuffle the remainder, raise a guard, or curse the next live round with a chance to misfire. Abilities arrive as cards in your hand. Play as many as you have available before the required shot and combine their effects to shape the turn. WIN THE MATCH Both players begin each round with three lives. Health and cards in your hand carry across reloads within the round. Later rounds bring larger loads and harder decisions. Win two rounds to take the match. Play aboard a night express crossing early 20th century England. • Free offline solo play • Private online duels and public matchmaking • Fifteen abilities with combinable effects • Short best of three matches • Tense, non-gory action • Game text in 20 languages

Screenshots

Strangers Here4 screens
Ability Roulette4 screens

Verdict

The call

Strangers Here and Ability Roulette both sit at 4.1 stars, but that hides the real split: 71% of Strangers Here's written reviews are positive against 33% of Ability Roulette's. Strangers Here also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (124 vs 5). Ability Roulette's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs monthly). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Ability Roulette sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Strangers Here asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Strangers Here against 4.0 for Ability Roulette. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Strangers Here has 124 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Strangers Here's written reviews are positive against 33% of Ability Roulette's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Strangers Here ships an update monthly, Ability Roulette every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Strangers Here versus Ability Roulette: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterStrangers HereAbility Roulette
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (124 ratings) — better4.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews71.4% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings124 — better5
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size252 MB24 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperElmira SevostyanovaVEB AUTOMEISHN LLC

Customer experience

Strangers Here

All ratings124 ratings
Positive78.2%
Neutral8.9%
Negative12.9%
Written reviews98 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral15.3%
Negative13.3%

Ability Roulette

All ratings5 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Strangers Here

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Ability Roulette

One-time1
  • Full Game$5.99

Questions

Is Strangers Here free?
Strangers Here is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ability Roulette free?
Ability Roulette is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Strangers Here or Ability Roulette?
Strangers Here is rated higher. Strangers Here averages 4.1 out of 5 from 124 ratings, while Ability Roulette averages 4.0 from 5 ratings.
Do Strangers Here or Ability Roulette have ads?
Neither Strangers Here nor Ability Roulette shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Strangers Here or Ability Roulette?
Strangers Here ships an update monthly, and Ability Roulette every 2 days. Most recently, Strangers Here was updated on October 17, 2026 and Ability Roulette on October 20, 2026.

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