Comparison

R. Sable vs SHADOW PROTOCOL

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

R. Sable

Interactive horror stories where your choices determine the outcome. Uncover the secrets behind each terrifying scenario with detailed case files. Experience different genres of horror, from slashers to creature features.

Highlights
  • Interactive horror scenarios
  • Decision-based storytelling
  • Multiple endings per scenario
  • Official case file documentation
  • Variety of horror subgenres
  • Future scenario updates
Features
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You know how these stories end. R. SABLE: HORROR FILES puts you inside three horror scenarios. You make decisions. At the end, Ryan Sable delivers an official verdict and a CLASSIFIED case file — documenting exactly what happened, and why. THREE SCENARIOS: THE LAST ONE STANDING Slasher. Six friends. One lake house. You're the only one still awake when something starts moving outside. 20 ways it ends. 14% survival rate. WHAT LIVES IN THE WALLS Haunted House. It's midnight, the power is out, and the house is doing something a house shouldn't. 21 ways it ends. 9% survival rate. THE HOLLOW SEASON Creature Feature. Something has been working through the preserve. It's seasonal. The season isn't over. 19 ways it ends. 18% survival rate. THREE MORE SCENARIOS ARRIVE LATER THIS SUMMER: DEAD MALL OUTING Liminal Space. A half-shuttered mall long past closing. Something else still shops here. SUMMER'S END Slasher. Closing week at Camp Blackwater. Not everyone left when the campers did. NO SOULS ABOARD Maritime. A freighter drifts into harbor, fully manifested, completely empty. Nothing about that adds up. — FOUNDING ACCESS — $4.99 One-time purchase. Unlocks all three current scenarios plus the Horror Movie Survival Guide — Ryan Sable's documented field rules for surviving a horror scenario. Three more scenarios arrive this summer. Founding Access locks in at $4.99 before the price goes up when the summer batch drops. The first scenario — The Last One Standing — is always free. Start there. — "I've watched enough of these scenarios to know how they end before they start. The outcomes are not random. They are the product of choices — mostly poor ones. Most people die in the first five minutes. A few make it to morning. I'm not rooting for you. I'm documenting." — R. Sable, Field Notes Vol. 7

About

SHADOW PROTOCOL

Features
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A violent storm seals every exit from the Meridian Hotel. At 02:17, a dead man’s watch starts moving again. Shadow Protocol is a cinematic interactive crime thriller built around investigation, consequence, and memory. Step into the role of Ryan, an investigator drawn into a case where every piece of evidence points toward an impossible past. Search atmospheric crime scenes. Examine forensic details. Question what you see. The choices you make redirect conversations, change alliances, and determine which version of the truth survives. FEATURES • A complete 10-chapter interactive mystery • Consequential choices that shape the investigation • Three distinct endings to discover • Cinematic crime scenes and dramatic character moments • Environmental clues, forensic evidence, and deduction puzzles • An Ending Archive that tracks your discoveries • Autosave support for seamless chapter-by-chapter play • Independent controls for music and sound effects The Meridian case was never closed. It was waiting for you.

Screenshots

R. Sable4 screens
SHADOW PROTOCOL4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: SHADOW PROTOCOL at none against R. Sable's 1. SHADOW PROTOCOL also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, 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. R. Sable sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. SHADOW PROTOCOL asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
R. Sable versus SHADOW PROTOCOL: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterR. SableSHADOW PROTOCOL
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size91 MB367 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRyan Saylor云鹏 黄

In-app purchases

1 purchases

R. Sable

One-time1
  • Founding Access$4.99
None

SHADOW PROTOCOL

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is R. Sable free?
R. Sable is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SHADOW PROTOCOL free?
SHADOW PROTOCOL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do R. Sable or SHADOW PROTOCOL have ads?
Neither R. Sable nor SHADOW PROTOCOL shows ads.

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