ACTS vs Backlight Files
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ACTS
Experience cinematic interactive stories where your choices shape the narrative and lead to multiple endings. This game blends visual novel elements with movie-like visuals for a unique, choice-driven adventure.
- Cinematic interactive stories
- Branching choices and multiple endings
- Romance, thriller, fantasy, mystery genres
- Movie-quality visuals
- Weekly new episodes and chapters
- Choice-driven narrative adventure
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The ultimate choose your own adventure story game. Make choices, shape the drama, and direct every act in cinematic interactive stories with multiple endings. Step into immersive interactive stories where YOU are the director. Every choice shapes the narrative, every decision opens new story paths. This isn't just a visual novel – it's a cinematic interactive movie experience you control! WHAT IS ACTS? ACTS is an interactive story game that blends cinematic visuals with choice-driven gameplay. Think of it as an interactive movie meets visual novel – you watch, you choose, you live the story. From heart-racing romance stories to edge-of-your-seat thrillers, from mystery adventures to fantasy drama – every story responds to YOUR decisions. Whether you love romance games, visual novels, or choose your own adventure stories, ACTS delivers an interactive fiction experience like no other. KEY FEATURES IMMERSIVE INTERACTIVE STORIES Beautifully crafted narrative adventures with stunning cinematic visuals. Each interactive story is an episodic journey you control with your choices. Dive into story-rich worlds designed to captivate. BRANCHING CHOICES & MULTIPLE ENDINGS Your decisions unlock different story paths, dialogues, and multiple endings. Every choice matters – replay interactive stories to discover every branch. No two playthroughs are the same in this choice game. ROMANCE STORIES & LOVE GAMES Fall in love, face impossible dilemmas, make heart-wrenching choices. Experience interactive romance like never before – from sweet love stories to dramatic relationship twists. The best romance game for story lovers. CINEMATIC GAME EXPERIENCE Movie-quality visuals meet interactive gameplay. Every act is crafted with cinematic storytelling – like watching a movie where you make the choices. A true interactive movie game experience. NEW EPISODES & CHAPTERS WEEKLY Fresh episodic content added regularly. New interactive stories, new chapters, and new story updates every week. There's always a new adventure waiting – your story never ends. CHOICE-DRIVEN NARRATIVE ADVENTURE Not just a story app – ACTS is a full narrative adventure game. Make decisions that rewrite the plot. Your choices drive the story forward, creating a personalized interactive fiction experience every time you play. STORY GENRES Romance – Interactive love stories with choices that matter Drama – Navigate life's toughest decisions in dramatic stories Thriller – Uncover secrets, survive danger, face nail-biting suspense Fantasy – Escape to magical worlds full of adventure and mystery Mystery – Solve puzzles, make choices, reveal the truth WHY PLAYERS LOVE ACTS - Interactive stories with real consequences - Multiple endings that reward replaying - Cinematic visuals + interactive gameplay - New episodic story content every week - Romance, drama, thriller, fantasy, mystery – all genres covered - A choose your own adventure experience on mobile - Story game with deep narrative choices - Free interactive stories to start playing now Download ACTS and start your interactive story adventure today. Make choices. Shape stories. Direct the drama. Your story, your choices, your acts. If you love interactive stories, visual novels, romance games, story games, or choose your own adventure apps – ACTS is the interactive story game made for you.
Backlight Files
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At 21:03, every light in the city went out. Backlight Files is a cinematic, choice-driven mystery where you investigate a strange blackout through rain-soaked scenes, recovered recordings, witness fragments, and evidence files. Read the story, follow the trail, and decide which leads deserve your trust. Each chapter plays like an interactive thriller: tap through atmospheric scenes, collect clues, review unsettling fragments, and make decisions that push the investigation forward. Some answers are hidden in what the camera captured. Others are hidden in what it failed to record. Features: Cinematic noir scenes built for mobile and tablet play Choice-driven investigation and branching story paths Evidence fragments, recordings, files, and character encounters Moody rain-night atmosphere with music and UI sound controls Designed for quick sessions and long mystery theories The blackout did not erase everything. It left a trace.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Backlight Files at none against ACTS's 4. Backlight Files also leads on ads (none vs shown). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. ACTS sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Backlight Files asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | ACTS | Backlight Files |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (48 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 73 MB | 127 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MINDZEN PTE. LTD. | Phan Thi Hong Hanh |
In-app purchases
ACTS
- 100 COINS$2.99
- 600 COINS$4.99
- 1300 COINS$9.99
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- 2800 COINS$19.99
Backlight Files
No in-app purchases









