Comparison

Psy High vs Hosted Games

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

Head to head
About

Psy High

Unravel a teenage supernatural mystery where psychic powers emerge at your high school. Make choices that shape your destiny, navigate social hierarchies, and decide whether to save the world or seize power. Your imagination drives this text-based adventure.

Highlights
  • Teenage supernatural mystery
  • Interactive text-based story
  • Player choice impacts narrative
  • Character customization (gender, orientation, social role)
  • Develop and use psychic powers
  • High school social simulation
  • Multiple endings and plot paths
Features
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When the kids at your high school start developing psychic powers, you and your friends must team up to stop the principal from taking over the world! "Psy High" is an interactive teen supernatural mystery novel by Rebecca Slitt, where your choices control the story. It's entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Play as male or female; gay, straight, or bi. Will you be a jock or a brain? Popular or ignored? Use your psychic powers to help others, or to take what you want. Win a coveted scholarship, star in the Drama Club play - or lose it all and spend your senior year in juvenile detention. How much are you willing to sacrifice to get ahead in the world? Can you solve the case? Can you save the school? And most importantly, can you find a date to the prom? • Solve mysteries in the classic teen-detective genre with a supernatural twist • Find your place in the cutthroat high-school social scene: be an athlete, an actor, a brain, or a rebel • Uncover the truth about your small town and its secrets • Instead of stopping the principal, why not steal his powers for yourself, or even join him in his plan for world domination? • Find your one true love, or more than one! (They never talked about love triangles in trigonometry!)

About

Hosted Games

Explore a vast library of text-based interactive novels where your choices shape the narrative. Engage in diverse genres from horror and fantasy to romance and sci-fi, all powered by your imagination. Create your own stories using a simple scripting language.

Highlights
  • Vast library of interactive novels
  • Text-based storytelling
  • Choice-driven narratives
  • Multiple genres available
  • Create your own games
  • ChoiceScript programming language
Features
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The choice is yours! Joust for love and glory, solve an eldritch murder, find romance, or battle aliens with Magitek? "Hosted Games" is a magnificent library of interactive novels, written by authors like you. Hosted Games are entirely text-based—without graphics or sound effects—and fueled by the vast, unstoppable power of your imagination. Try a few of these fan favorites: • Zombie Exodus — Fight your way out of a zombie-filled city in this interactive horror story! • Fallen Hero — Step into the shoes of a telepath turned villain and explore the dark side. • Wayhaven Chronicles — Something stalks the shadows, and it's up to you to find out what! • Sabres of Infinity — Step into the boots of a Royal Dragoon in this tale of war in a fantasy world. • Golden Rose — Explore a medieval Europe where history took a different turn! • Soul Stone War — Fight for the future—your own, and the world's! Your fate is yours. • I, the Forgotten One — Can you defeat the rebellion in your kingdom before your past consumes you? • An Unexpectedly Green Journey — From birth to death, craft your orc's legacy. Are you destined for glory? • Fields of Asphodel — Join the ranks of the Underworld's misfit gods and make it your home! • Tin Star — Ride out into the Old West as a U.S. marshal and craft a legend. Authors just like you have developed these games using ChoiceScript, a simple programming language for writing multiple-choice interactive novels. Writing games with ChoiceScript is easy and fun, even for authors with no programming experience. Learn more at https://hostedgames.org

Screenshots

Psy High4 screens
Hosted Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Hosted Games at Free against Psy High's $5.99. Hosted Games also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (956 vs 35). Psy High's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 35) and review sentiment (93% vs 77%). On rating, 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

Hosted Games is free to download; Psy High costs $5.99 up front. Hosted Games sells 33 one-off in-app purchases. Psy High asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Psy High against 4.7 for Hosted Games. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hosted Games has 956 ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Psy High's written reviews are positive against 77% of Hosted Games's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Psy High ships an update every 12 months, Hosted Games every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Psy High versus Hosted Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPsy HighHosted Games
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.6 (35 ratings)4.7 (956 ratings) — better
Positive reviews93.4% of reviews — better77.5% of reviews
Number of ratings35956 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB94 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperChoice of Games LLCHosted Games LLC

Customer experience

Psy High

All ratings35 ratings
Positive91.4%
Neutral2.9%
Negative5.7%
Written reviews61 reviews
Positive93.4%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.9%

Hosted Games

All ratings956 ratings
Positive92.4%
Neutral1.7%
Negative6.0%
Written reviews213 reviews
Positive77.5%
Neutral6.6%
Negative16.0%

Bugs and requests

Psy High

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Same text appearing after choices
  • Relationship with crush impossible to maintain

Requested features

8 requests
  • Sequel with college/detective themes
  • More epic magical showdowns
  • More romance options
  • Ability to save progress
  • Continue into senior year
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  • More choice in psychic abilities
  • Longer game length
  • More content/stories in the app

Hosted Games

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Psy High

No in-app purchases

33 purchases

Hosted Games

One-time33
  • Dragon of Steelthorne$2.99
  • Side Stories 21-30$2.99
  • First Bull Run$2.99
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  • Tokyo Wizard$2.99
  • It Takes Three to Tango$3.99
  • Divine Ascension$4.99
  • Samurai of Hyuga$4.99
  • Keeper's Vigil$5.99
  • World War II Armored Recon$5.99
  • Life as a Lich$5.99
  • Velocity: The Race Begins$6.99
  • Keeper of the Sun and Moon$6.99
  • Samurai of Hyuga Book 6$6.99
  • Fallen Hero: Rebirth$6.99
  • Hero or Villain: Genesis$6.99
  • A Kiss from Death$6.99
  • Kitsune$6.99
  • Whiskey-Four$6.99
  • Wayhaven Chronicles: Book One$7.99
  • The Soul Stone War$7.99
  • Leas: City of the Sun$7.99
  • The People's House$7.99
  • Scales of Justice$7.99
  • Tale of Two Cranes$8.99
  • Breach: The Archangel Job$8.99
  • Wayhaven Chronicles: Book Two$8.99
  • Saturnine$8.99
  • The Golden Rose: Book One$11.99
  • Diaspora$11.99
  • Wayhaven Chronicles Three$11.99
  • Fallen Hero: Retribution$11.99
  • An Unexpectedly Green Journey$11.99
  • Fields of Asphodel$11.99

Questions

Is Psy High free?
Psy High costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Hosted Games free?
Hosted Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Psy High or Hosted Games?
Hosted Games is rated higher. Psy High averages 4.6 out of 5 from 35 ratings, while Hosted Games averages 4.7 from 956 ratings.
Do Psy High or Hosted Games have ads?
Both Psy High and Hosted Games show ads.
Which is updated more often, Psy High or Hosted Games?
Psy High ships an update every 12 months, and Hosted Games every 10 days. Most recently, Psy High was updated on October 13, 2026 and Hosted Games on October 16, 2026.

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