Aurora Hills vs Mini Escapes
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
Mini Escapes
Embark on a first-person escape room adventure where you uncover secrets behind a mysterious pool. Solve interconnected puzzles and follow subtle clues in a self-contained story-driven world. Designed for a satisfying playthrough with no filler, ads, or interruptions.
- One-sitting escape room puzzle
- Smart, satisfying puzzles
- Story-driven world
- First-person point-and-click
- Built-in camera system
- Autosave functionality
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A first-person escape room puzzle you can finish in one sitting — if you can solve it. You find a door in the middle of the desert. No signs. No explanation. Do you go in? Of course you do. Step into a strange, atmospheric world and uncover the secrets behind the Infinity Pool — a place that shouldn’t exist… and doesn’t want you to leave. Something about this place feels wrong. Mini Escapes is a series of bite-sized escape room puzzle mysteries — each one a complete, self-contained adventure. Solve interconnected puzzles, follow subtle clues, and uncover a mystery piece by piece. Features: • A full escape room puzzle you can finish in one sitting • Smart, satisfying puzzles that reward careful observation • A mysterious, story-driven world to uncover • First-person point-and-click exploration • A built-in camera system to capture clues and solve puzzles • Designed for a tight, satisfying playthrough with no filler • No adverts. No in-app purchases. No interruptions • Autosave — pick up exactly where you left off Follow us to receive all the latest news! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GlitchGames/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/glitch.games Newsletter: https://glitch.games/newsletter Twitter: https://x.com/GlitchGames Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglitchgames/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GlitchGames
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Mini Escapes at every 3 days against Aurora Hills's every 4 weeks. Mini Escapes also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Aurora Hills's advantage is ratings volume (590 vs 41) and chart position (#34 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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
Aurora Hills costs $3.99 and Mini Escapes $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 Aurora Hills against 4.8 for Mini Escapes. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Aurora Hills has 590 ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Aurora Hills's written reviews are positive against 88% of Mini Escapes's.
Aurora Hills ships an update every 4 weeks, Mini Escapes every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Aurora Hills | Mini Escapes |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $3.99 |
| Rating | 4.9 (590 ratings) — better | 4.8 (41 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 95.2% of reviews — better | 87.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 590 — better | 41 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #34 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 837 MB | 290 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | NovaSoft Interactive Ltd | Glitch Games |
Customer experience
Aurora Hills
Mini Escapes
In-app purchases
Aurora Hills
No in-app purchases
Mini Escapes
No in-app purchases
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