Sounds from Beyond vs Celsius Strays Prologue
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sounds from Beyond
Experience a fully voiced, interactive noir mystery with cinematic illustrations and atmospheric sound. Make choices that shape the narrative as you uncover clues and confront fragmented memories. This engaging story can be completed in one evening.
- Interactive noir mystery
- Fully voiced narration
- Cinematic illustrations
- Atmospheric sound design
- Branching narrative choices
- Available in English and Spanish text
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She said yes. By morning, she was gone. Two years later, Jack Holloway is still listening for her. A forgotten clue pulls him back into the case, and into memories he may not be able to trust. Sounds from Beyond is a fully voiced interactive noir mystery told through cinematic illustrations, atmospheric sound, and a fractured first-person perspective. Read or listen as the story unfolds, then decide how Jack responds at key moments. A story you can finish in one evening, and one that stays with you longer than that. Chapter One is free, and a single purchase unlocks the rest. FEATURES • A complete noir mystery, written for iPhone and iPad • Narrated in English and Spanish, with atmospheric music and immersive sound • Bold graphic-noir illustrations • Decide how Jack responds at key moments • Read and listen in English or Spanish • No ads, subscriptions, accounts, or email sign-up Best experienced with headphones. Some memories lie. Some refuse to stay buried.
Celsius Strays Prologue
This interactive visual novel prologue immerses you in a dystopian world where you lead a colony of rats against oppressive forces. Make critical choices, manage your team, and build relationships to shape the narrative. Experience a story with hand-drawn art, voice acting, and an original soundtrack.
- Interactive visual novel
- Narrative choices
- Team management
- Hand-drawn character portraits
- Fully voice acted
- Original soundtrack
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You are the Chief of the Squealers. It has been nine years since the coup to save your people failed, and you were banished to a far corner of the Slums. Survival is a luxury here, with robotic death squads, a deadly climate, and power-hungry Slumlords all eager to snuff out the defiant remnant of rats. Manage your team, protect your colony, be a leader. And remember: in a world set against you, not all danger comes from outside. This is an interactive, puzzle-lite Visual Novel where the choices you make, and the relationships you build, shape the future of the story. The prologue provides the Prologue to the game, a bite-sized peek into the world, characters, and gameplay to be expanded in the full release. - Dozens of unique, hand-drawn character portraits, with animated lipsyncing - Fully voice acted - Interactive environments beautifully painted by Max Wilson - Full-screen CGs - Make choices that influence the story - Original soundtrack by Python Blue - Bonus, unlockable extras
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Celsius Strays Prologue at none against Sounds from Beyond's 1. Celsius Strays Prologue also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). Sounds from Beyond's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Sounds from Beyond sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Celsius Strays Prologue asks for nothing beyond the download.
Sounds from Beyond ships an update every 2 weeks, Celsius Strays Prologue every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sounds from Beyond | Celsius Strays Prologue |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 250 MB | 169 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 12+ |
| Developer | Carlos Marcano | Fabrice Breton |
Customer experience
Sounds from Beyond
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In-app purchases
Sounds from Beyond
- Full Game Access$1.99
Celsius Strays Prologue
No in-app purchases
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