Comparison

Avadon 2 vs SaGa Emerald Beyond

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

Head to head
About

Avadon 2

Embark on a massive fantasy role-playing adventure as a spy and warrior serving the keep of Avadon. Save your homeland from civil war and destruction by uncovering its history, mastering unique abilities, and making critical choices that lead to multiple endings.

Highlights
  • Epic fantasy role-playing adventure
  • Serve as spy and warrior
  • Five character classes with unique abilities
  • Uncover fascinating histories
  • Multiple endings based on player choice
  • Dozens of side quests and dungeons
  • Hundreds of magical items
Features
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* 'With everything set up so that even a newcomer to the genre can pick it up quickly, there’s no reason not to see if this could be the beginning of a lovely relationship. 4/5" - Indie Game Reviewer * "A very rewarding and easily recommended gaming experience." - Gear Diary * "As a whole, Avadon 2: The Corruption offers a great value for those who enjoy an old-school style RPG. To tell you the truth, I ended up playing this game for eight hours straight on my first play. 4.5/5" - Game Industry News * "Do yourself a favor and pick it up now and support this great effort to bring us a quality RPG. 5/5" - RPGWatch * "Frankly this is the most fun I've had with an RPG all year. 7/10" - Dealspwn Avadon 2: The Corruption is a huge, indie fantasy role-playing adventure, the second chapter in the epic Avadon trilogy. You will serve the keep of Avadon, working as a spy and warrior to fight the enemies of your homeland. As a servant of the Black Fortress, your word is law. Experience an exciting fantasy role-playing adventure as you try to save your homeland from civil war and fiery destruction. Avadon 2: The Corruption Features: * Comes with the entire game, fully functional. No need to pay more money to do anything. * Epic fantasy role-playing adventure in an enormous and unique world. * Five different character classes, with dozens of unique spells and abilities. * Uncover the fascinating histories of Avadon and the many lands of Lynaeus. * Many different endings. Will you be loyal to Avadon or switch sides and bring it down? The choice is yours! * Dozens of side quests, dungeons, and secrets to discover. * Hundreds of magical items to find. Use powerful crystals to make your artifacts even more powerful. * Huge adventure with lots of replay value. Experience with Avadon: The Black Fortress is entirely unnecessary to enjoy Avadon 2.

About

SaGa Emerald Beyond

Embark on a unique adventure across 17 distinct worlds, each with its own culture and landscape. Choose from six protagonists, each with their own story arcs, and make choices that shape the narrative and lead to multiple endings. Engage in strategic turn-based battles with a refined combat system.

Highlights
  • 17 unique worlds to explore
  • Six distinct protagonists
  • Branching narrative based on choices
  • Strategic turn-based combat
  • Glimmer system for skill acquisition
  • United Attacks for chain combos
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The latest standalone entry in the SaGa franchise, SaGa Emerald Beyond, brings together the very best elements of the beloved series to offer each player their own unique gameplay experience. Make use of glimmers and combos in battle; meet a diverse cast of races, including monsters, mechs, and vampires; and experience your very own story, created through your choices and actions. Distant Worlds Woven Together: Travel to 17 unique worlds from the Junction, either led by the hand of destiny or by a path forged by your own choices. Discover the completely different cultures and landscapes, ranging from a densely developed forest of skyscrapers and a green and luscious habitat covered in plant life to a world governed by five witches, or one ruled by vampires - just to name a few of the distinct settings. An Eclectic Cast of Protagonists: Six leading characters, all from diverse backgrounds and with vastly different goals, set out on their journey in five unique story arcs. They venture to the myriad of worlds for their very own personal reasons: One, a human on a mission to protect the barrier defending his city; another, a witch trying to regain her lost magic while maintaining her disguise as a schoolgirl; and yet another, a vampire lord out to regain his crown and reclaim the throne as the rightful king of his world. Even selecting the same protagonist for a second--or third or fourth--playthrough will lead to completely new events and stories, a completely fresh path and experience. A Story of Your Very Own Making: SaGa Emerald Beyond has the greatest number of branching plots of any game in the SaGa series. The story branches abundantly depending on your choices and actions. Every time you visit a world, the story will evolve, allowing the protagonist and player alike to discover new possibilities. As the story unfolds in this way it becomes a tale all of your own, not only affecting the path you walk but also the multiple potential endings that await each protagonist. Battles where a Single Choice Can Change Everything: SaGa Emerald Beyond further refines the highly strategic Timeline Battles the SaGa franchise has been long renowned for. With series mainstays such as the skill to spontaneously acquire abilities through the Glimmer system, tactical ally placement known as Formations, and United Attacks that enable individual skills to connect together to form devastating chain attacks, it offers the best iteration of SaGa's turn-based combat to date. The new combat system adds more drama than ever before, allowing you to support party members, interrupt enemy actions, and use United Attacks by strategically manipulating the order of ally actions. The characters that join you, the weapons you wield, your party formation, and your tactics in battle - everything is up to you!

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Avadon 2 at 81% against SaGa Emerald Beyond's 29%. Avadon 2 also leads on price ($9.99 vs $49.99) and rating (4.8 vs 2.9). SaGa Emerald Beyond's advantage is update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 36 months). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Avadon 2 costs $9.99 and SaGa Emerald Beyond $49.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Avadon 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 2.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 20 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Avadon 2's written reviews are positive against 29% of SaGa Emerald Beyond's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Avadon 2 ships an update every 36 months, SaGa Emerald Beyond every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Avadon 2 versus SaGa Emerald Beyond: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAvadon 2SaGa Emerald Beyond
Price$9.99 — better$49.99
Rating4.8 (20 ratings) — better2.9 (15 ratings)
Positive reviews80.6% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings20 — better15
Update frequencyEvery 36 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size172 MB2.6 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperSpiderweb SoftwareSQUARE ENIX Co., Ltd.

Customer experience

Avadon 2

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive80.6%
Neutral6.5%
Negative12.9%

SaGa Emerald Beyond

All ratings15 ratings
Positive46.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative53.3%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

In-app purchases

None

Avadon 2

No in-app purchases

None

SaGa Emerald Beyond

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Avadon 2 free?
Avadon 2 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is SaGa Emerald Beyond free?
SaGa Emerald Beyond costs $49.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Avadon 2 or SaGa Emerald Beyond?
Avadon 2 is rated higher. Avadon 2 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 20 ratings, while SaGa Emerald Beyond averages 2.9 from 15 ratings.
Do Avadon 2 or SaGa Emerald Beyond have ads?
Neither Avadon 2 nor SaGa Emerald Beyond shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Avadon 2 or SaGa Emerald Beyond?
Avadon 2 ships an update every 36 months, and SaGa Emerald Beyond every 4 weeks. Most recently, Avadon 2 was updated on November 1, 2026 and SaGa Emerald Beyond on November 3, 2026.

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