Comparison

Fatehaven vs Empyrean

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

Head to head
About

Fatehaven

Embark on an epic interactive fantasy adventure where your choices shape your destiny. Master elemental magic, navigate complex relationships, and uncover six possible endings in this engaging tale.

Highlights
  • Elemental magic mastery
  • Interactive storytelling
  • Multiple romance options
  • Branching narrative choices
  • Six distinct endings
  • Character customization
Features
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Combat, romance, adventure, and of course—magic! Master four elements and take on fate itself in this epic, interactive fantasy tale! Six possible endings. Four hours for a single playthrough. Three love interests. Countless choices. Male or female? Leader or loner? Good or evil? What kind of mage will you be?

About

Empyrean

Engage in aerial combat in a dieselpunk world to overthrow a tyrannical regime. This text-based interactive novel lets you pilot a secret experimental fighter, making choices that shape the narrative and determine the fate of your city and the mysterious world below.

Highlights
  • Pilot experimental fighter plane
  • Text-based interactive novel
  • Choice-driven narrative
  • Explore dieselpunk world
  • Romance options
  • Conceal identity
  • Engage in aerial dogfights
Features
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Overthrow your father's regime with his own secret experimental fighter plane! Dogfight dieselpunk aeros to save your city and the iron jungle beneath it. "Empyrean" is an interactive "flying ace" novel by Kyle Marquis where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—325,000 words, without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Far below the city of Actorius lies the mysterious world of the Deep Tech--creatures and plants both living and mechanical, and powered by unknown forces. Your father harvests the tech to create experimental airships, and the Revolution that fights his every move races to do the same. Your father's aero, the Empyrean, is governed by Deep Tech dynamics not even he understands. Only you can fly the Empyrean, match wits against ruthless oligarchs and devious spies, and take to the sky to fight your city’s enemies. But who is the enemy? The Revolution, or the government they say is corrupt? Foreign invaders, or the Deep Tech itself? In a world of gleaming towers and downtrodden laborers, streaking aeros and deadly rooftop duels, when you risk it all, the sky's the limit! • Fly the Empyrean, the greatest aircraft ever designed • Play as a man, a woman, or nonbinary; romance men or women. • Explore the Deep Tech, a savage mechanical ecosystem below your city. • Conceal your true identity from your family and the secret police. • Befriend Wesh, a denizen of the Deep Tech who is both human and machine • Cross swords in top secret research facilities, elegant cafés, and even atop airplanes in flight! • Use the Deep Tech and your political authority to improve and protect your city • Side with the revolution, the government, foreign powers, or the Deep Tech itself!

Screenshots

Fatehaven4 screens
Empyrean4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Fatehaven at 84% against Empyrean's 70%. Fatehaven also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and price ($4.99 vs $6.99). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Fatehaven costs $4.99 and Empyrean $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Fatehaven holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 25 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Fatehaven's written reviews are positive against 70% of Empyrean's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fatehaven ships an update every 22 months, Empyrean every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Fatehaven versus Empyrean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFatehavenEmpyrean
Price$4.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.7 (29 ratings) — better4.5 (25 ratings)
Positive reviews84.3% of reviews — better69.6% of reviews
Number of ratings29 — better25
Update frequencyEvery 22 monthsEvery 16 months — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB32 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHosted Games LLCChoice of Games LLC

Customer experience

Fatehaven

All ratings29 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative6.9%
Written reviews89 reviews
Positive84.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative10.1%

Empyrean

All ratings25 ratings
Positive88.0%
Neutral4.0%
Negative8.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive69.6%
Neutral8.7%
Negative21.7%

Bugs and requests

Fatehaven

Reported bugs

9 issues
  • Choices don't always impact narration as expected
  • Stat mechanics are too basic
  • Program commands appear in text
  • Choices not honored, story forced back on track
  • Misplaced or missing quotation marks
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  • Some scenes are confusing with logic jumps
  • Errors in magic descriptions (e.g., wrong magic type used)
  • Switching from silent protagonist to bolded lines
  • Scenes with magic are unclear

Requested features

10 requests
  • Continuation or sequel to the story
  • Extension to the love life/romance options
  • More complex stat system
  • Option for multiple romantic partners
  • More impact from element/weapon choices
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  • Fixes for endings
  • More choices and less reading
  • More difficulty options
  • Display relationship status in stats
  • More branching storylines

Empyrean

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Fatehaven

No in-app purchases

None

Empyrean

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fatehaven free?
Fatehaven costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Empyrean free?
Empyrean costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Fatehaven or Empyrean?
Fatehaven is rated higher. Fatehaven averages 4.7 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while Empyrean averages 4.5 from 25 ratings.
Do Fatehaven or Empyrean have ads?
Both Fatehaven and Empyrean show ads.
Which is updated more often, Fatehaven or Empyrean?
Fatehaven ships an update every 22 months, and Empyrean every 16 months. Most recently, Fatehaven was updated on October 11, 2026 and Empyrean on October 2, 2026.

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