Occidental Heroes vs Eldrum
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Occidental Heroes
Assemble an adventuring company to explore a new frontier. Engage in challenging skirmishes and strive for survival and eventual retirement. This game offers a no-holds-barred experience with no assistance.
- Form adventuring companies
- Explore the Occident
- Engage in brutal skirmishes
- Survival focus
- Retirement goal
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Form an adventuring company and explore the recently colonized Occident. Engage in brutal skirmishes and try to survive long enough to retire. No reloads, no hand-holding, no mercy.
Eldrum
Embark on a dark fantasy text-based RPG where your decisions forge your path. Explore a war-torn world, uncover secrets, and shape your character's destiny through branching narratives and multiple endings. This immersive experience offers deep gameplay reminiscent of tabletop RPGs.
- Text-based choices adventure RPG
- Nostalgic table-top RPG style
- Character building and equipment
- Multiple endings based on choices
- Secrets to discover
- High replayability
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Dive into a dark, immersive world where your choices shape your destiny. Eldrum: Red Tide is a gripping text-based RPG that combines the depth of D&D, the strategic gameplay of CRPGs, and the narrative freedom of CYOA gamebooks. Eldrum: Red Tide is a dark fantasy story about a former soldier who is searching for his family in a world ravaged by war. Your brother is gone without a trace. What happened to him? The answer to this question lies at the end of a long and dangerous journey. The world has changed. The place where you were born was burned to ash. People out there are struggling to survive. You are a shadow of your former self, having suffered grave injuries during the war. But the past is the past. What matters is the here and now. You have the freedom to shape your own destiny. There is always a choice. FEATURES - Nostalgic table-top RPG style - Many secrets to discover - Equip and build your character - Multiple endings that vary depending on your choices throughout the story - Replayability with different play styles opening up different locations, NPCs and gear - Text based choices adventure RPG - Supports both phones and tablets - Accessible to blind and low-vision players Eldrum: Red Tide is the second game in the Eldrum series. The games' stories are linked and there are references between the games, but they can be played in any order.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Eldrum at none against Occidental Heroes's shown. Eldrum also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Occidental Heroes's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.4). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Occidental Heroes sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Eldrum sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Eldrum holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 358 and 433 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Occidental Heroes's written reviews are positive against 95% of Eldrum's.
Occidental Heroes ships an update every 2 months, Eldrum every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Occidental Heroes | Eldrum |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (358 ratings) | 4.9 (433 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.2% of reviews | 94.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 358 | 433 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 69 MB | 198 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Vladimir Jovanovic | Act None |
Customer experience
Occidental Heroes
Eldrum
User reviews
Occidental Heroes
From 358 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent gameplay
- 🎨 Charming pixel art style
- 📚 Engaging story and character quests
- 🔁 High replayability
- 🤖 Challenging but rewarding combat
Room to improve
- 🔍 Unclear objectives and progression
- 🤯 Punishing permadeath system
- 🛒 Limited weapon and equipment variety
- 🤖 Unbalanced enemy difficulty scaling
- 💸 Ads can be intrusive
Eldrum
From 433 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great story
- 👍 Immersive and engaging
- 🎨 Excellent visuals and atmosphere
- 📚 Detailed and well-written lore
- 🎮 Compelling gameplay with meaningful choices
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional combat balance issues
- 🕹️ Challenging combat system for some players
- 📱 Not optimized for larger screens (iPad)
Bugs and requests
Occidental Heroes
Reported bugs
2 issues- Occasional crashes or freezes
- UI elements not scaling properly on some devices
Requested features
5 requests- Ability to save progress and load games
- More character class options
- Expanded map and content
- Companion pets or animals
- Difficulty settings or options
Eldrum
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent enemy shield/evasion chances
- Difficulty spikes in certain encounters
Requested features
2 requests- Sound effects for combat
- More content and story expansions
In-app purchases
Occidental Heroes
- Expanded edition$5.99
Eldrum
- Upgrade from Basic to Premium$2.49
- Basic$6.99
- Premium$7.99








