Birth! vs Aurora Hills
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Birth!
Build a unique creature by collecting bones and organs from various hand-drawn locations. Solve physics-based puzzles and interact with interesting characters to uncover secrets.
- Creature building
- Bone and organ collection
- Physics-based puzzles
- Interactive creatures
- Exploration of hand-drawn locations
- Secret discovery
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You are alone. You will build a creature, a partner, a wet warm heart, a collection of bones. Collect bones & organs in hand-drawn museums, coffee shops, alleys, flower shops, libraries, markets, bakeries and more. Solve physics-based puzzles & interact with unique, interesting creatures. Find & spend hidden tokens to discover secrets.
Aurora Hills
Embark on a chilling point-and-click puzzle adventure as a park ranger investigating disappearances in a remote mountain community. Uncover dark secrets and solve intricate puzzles to find a missing colleague before nightfall.
- Point-and-click puzzle gameplay
- Investigate mysterious disappearances
- Explore remote national park
- Solve challenging puzzles
- Atmospheric soundtrack and sound effects
- Hint system for difficult riddles
- Color blind mode
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The morning of October 6, 1981, began like any other: waking up from a restless sleep, preparing for the day ahead of you and driving to the ranger station where you've worked for the past 11 years. Aurora Hills was once a tranquil community nestled within the mountains of Appalachia, but a series of disappearances have all but shattered the serene atmosphere. Only a feeling of desolation permeates the surrounding as you drive through the now dilapidated small town. Jen wasn't at the ranger station when you arrived that morning. Being the only other park ranger, she likes to get an early start to the day and by the time you arrived, she had driven to one of the many closed off hiking trails to start searching for the missing people. Following her trail of notes, you make your way off the main trail to meet up with her to explore the remote parts of the national park. When you find her camp however, your worst fears are realized: The site's been ransacked, her equipment strewn across the campsite, her tent's been torn up, and Jen is nowhere to be seen. There's no time to turn back now, it's already midday and the sun sets early this time of year. The only thing worse than wandering into the forest alone is braving it at night. You can't abandon Jen now, not when the trail is so fresh. Now you have no choice but to venture deeper into the uncharted parts of the national park, the parts mythologized into local urban legends by frightened townsfolk. You'd better leave soon, you may never get a better chance to uncover the dark history of Aurora Hills... Developed by the creators of Meridian 157, Aurora Hills: Chapter 2 is the second part in a series of point and click puzzle adventure games. Based in the year 1981 in a small West Virginian community, Aurora Hills follows the journey of Ethan Hill, a park ranger tasked with investigating strange disappearances from the region. Explore the rolling hills of West Virginia, find clues of the whereabouts of the missing people and solve intriguing puzzles to solve the mystery of Aurora Hills! Features: • Custom soundtrack and sound effects designed for a creepy in-game atmosphere • Challenging and clever puzzles • A logical hint system for some of the most difficult riddles • Available in 9 languages, including English, French, Russian, German, Chinese (Simplified), Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and Japanese! • New colour blind mode available for people who might have trouble with colour based puzzles • Has a hard mode, for those who want to enjoy even more challenging puzzles! Follow us to receive all the latest news! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NovaSoftInteractive/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/novasoftint Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novasoftint/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/NovaSoftInteractive
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Aurora Hills at 674 against Birth!'s 92. Aurora Hills also leads on price ($3.99 vs $4.99). On rating, review sentiment, ads 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
Birth! costs $4.99 and Aurora Hills $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Birth! against 4.9 for Aurora Hills. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aurora Hills has 674 ratings behind it against 92, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Birth!'s written reviews are positive against 95% of Aurora Hills's.
| Parameter | Birth! | Aurora Hills |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (92 ratings) | 4.9 (674 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.9% of reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 92 | 674 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #175 | #77 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 319 MB | 837 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Madison Karrh | NovaSoft Interactive Ltd |
Customer experience
Birth!
Aurora Hills
In-app purchases
Birth!
No in-app purchases
Aurora Hills
No in-app purchases








