Comparison

Tempest vs Niffelheim

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

Head to head
About

Tempest

Embark on an open-world pirate adventure, prowling the seas with a powerful ship. Engage in trade, assemble a fearsome crew, and complete challenging quests to acquire devastating artifacts. Explore vast oceans, battle sea monsters, and even wield mystical powers.

Highlights
  • Open world exploration
  • Ship combat and customization
  • Multi-level quests
  • Assemble and upgrade crew
  • PvP and co-op multiplayer
  • Mystical abilities
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Become a daring pirate, prowl the seas on a ship armed to the teeth, trade, and assemble your crew from the best cutthroats. You will need a massive arsenal: cannons, mortars, flame throwers, and various rigging. But you will only earn the most devastating sea artifacts for completing difficult and interesting multilevel quests. OPEN WORLD Endless travels over the boundless seas, full of adventures and mysteries. FASCINATING STORY Over a hundred quests on dozens of islands in three regions. PLAY WITH FRIENDS Share the huge world of Tempest with two friends: fight a war with each other, or become companions. NAUTICAL WONDER Buy ships, upgrade ships, and decorate ships. PIRACY WITH A BIT OF TRADE To buy cheaper and to sell dearer is not a pirate's path. Rob galleons, sink warships, and destroy forts! SEA MONSTERS The Kraken has brought its sea friends! NOT ONLY CANNONS Use mystic crystals to deflect enemy cannonballs, bring meteors down on enemies, or summon a giant octopus. ASSEMBLE A CREW OF CUTTHROATS Upgrade your pirates from green hands to salted sea wolves.

About

Niffelheim

Embark on an immersive survival adventure in an open world inspired by Norse mythology. Craft weapons, build and defend your base against monster hordes, and explore dangerous dungeons for treasures. Forge your path to Valhalla in this offline RPG.

Highlights
  • Open world exploration
  • Crafting and blacksmithing
  • Base building and tower defense
  • Dungeon crawling
  • Monster combat
  • Resource gathering
  • Offline gameplay
Features
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Welcome to Niffelheim - an open world of Vikings filled with dangers and challenges. Prepare yourself for an immersive survival game with crafting and tower defense, mining, and base building mechanics, where your skills will be tested against horror monsters and black magic. Play an epic journey of exploration, mine into deep dungeons that hold both dangers and treasures. Niffelheim is an exceptional single-player 2D offline action RPG game without ads and in-apps purchases, with tower defense and crafts elements that will push your experience, shaping you into a true Norse mythic hero. Craftsman and blacksmith The rules of survival and craft games are pivotal in Nifelheim. Gather resources such as wood and ore to create weapons, bows and arrows, potions, and essential equipment to be good hunter of monster. Explore new drawings unlock magic and trade for an advantage in your fight for survival. Castle building and defense Build towers to create your castle, expand your base building, and reinforce walls to defend your kingdom against enemies attacks and skeletons hordes. Use various materials like wood and stone to create an impregnable fortress that defends you from Hell`s minions who like a zombies will atack your shelter. Adventure and dungeon Explore the dangerous world of survival RPG games, filled with adventures and horror. Enjoy fight against monsters, including undead and giants, trolls and yotuns, animals, and spiders - who will try to hinder your progress. Mine into dungeons to discover valuable last artifacts and chests, resources, and ores that help you craft the armor and weapons to fight against enemies and skeletons who like a zombie will atack your base. Reach to Valhalla Embark on a quest to collect the pieces of the portal leading to Asgard, unlocking the secrets of the gods' lands, rebirth the dragons. Overcome trials that test your sruvival and strength skills, confronting Death Priests and their undead minions. Travel through the Norse mythology underworld, exploring abandoned tombs and dungeons, completing NPC`s quests and reading the stories, fighting monsters and enemies, and seeking treasures and artifacts to aid you in your battle against the enemies of Asgard. Forge and craftman Equip yourself with powerful weapons and armor crafted in the workshops. Use resources found during gathering and exploration to create various types of equipment for hunting. Upgrade your gear to become stronger and better protected in battles against Hell`s minions. Dishes and mushrooms Food is crucial for survival in this Norse-themed role playing game. Collect mushrooms, berries, and other plant products to create dishes that boost your health. Test your luck and become a legendary Viking in the cold land of Niffelheim. Choose your path in this exciting sandbox game, where each day brings new challenges and adventures. Complete daily tasks and quests immerse yourself in an open world teeming with monsters, mysteries, and magic, and become a true hero. Prepare to fight for your life and protect your base from the dangers of this horror world. Good luck, in best Vikings simulator! Complete the final trial, prove your worth to the gods, and open the portal to Asgard. Become part of the epic legends that speak of the great Heroes of Valhalla. Niffelheim is an RPG where Viking sirvival depends on your skill and bravery. Build your kingdom, get resources, and craft the world. Explore dangerous dungeons, battle monsters, and Hell`s minions, unlock the secrets of magic and trading, and immerse yourself in the fantasy land of Vikings and land of God Hell. Pass all quests of NPC`s, collect all the pieces of the portal, open the door to Asgard city, and become a legend worthy of Valhalla. Lets don`t starve Vikings in this mythical survival game!

Screenshots

Tempest4 screens
Niffelheim4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Niffelheim at none against Tempest's 7. Niffelheim also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 3 months). Tempest's advantage is ratings volume (1.3K vs 89). On price, rating, review sentiment 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

Tempest costs $4.99 and Niffelheim $4.99 up front. Tempest sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Niffelheim 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 Tempest against 4.6 for Niffelheim. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tempest has 1.3K ratings behind it against 89, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Tempest's written reviews are positive against 61% of Niffelheim's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tempest ships an update every 3 months, Niffelheim every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Tempest versus Niffelheim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTempestNiffelheim
Price$4.99$4.99
Rating4.6 (1.3K ratings)4.6 (89 ratings)
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews — better61.1% of reviews
Number of ratings1.3K — better89
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size588 MB348 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHC GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION LIMITEDEllada Games LLC

Customer experience

Tempest

All ratings1,349 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral2.6%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews388 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral7.0%
Negative28.9%

Niffelheim

All ratings89 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews95 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral11.6%
Negative27.4%

Bugs and requests

Tempest

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Game crashes during quests or when picking up loot
  • Saved data gets reset or lost
  • UI elements not properly scaled for iPhone X
  • Missions and objectives not tracking correctly
  • Inability to progress past tutorial due to bugs

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Korean language support
  • Improve camera controls and UI
  • Expand content with more maps, ships, and quests
  • Introduce multiplayer and co-op modes
  • Allow customization of player character

Niffelheim

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Tempest

One-time7
  • 100,000 gold$1.99
  • Jade Sea & Treasure Land DLC$3.99
  • Pirate city DLC$3.99
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  • 300,000 gold$4.99
  • x2 gold for 24 hours$4.99
  • 500,000 gold$7.99
  • 1,000,000 gold$15.99
None

Niffelheim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tempest free?
Tempest costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Niffelheim free?
Niffelheim costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tempest or Niffelheim?
Tempest and Niffelheim are both rated 4.6 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1.3K and 89 ratings respectively.
Do Tempest or Niffelheim have ads?
Tempest shows ads; Niffelheim does not.
Which is updated more often, Tempest or Niffelheim?
Tempest ships an update every 3 months, and Niffelheim every 5 weeks. Most recently, Tempest was updated on October 21, 2026 and Niffelheim on October 19, 2026.

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