Foregone vs Elderand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Foregone
Embark on a mission as a super-soldier to defend a besieged city from a corrupting force and its reanimated minions. Explore hand-crafted environments, collect legendary loot, and upgrade skills to fight through hordes of enemies and uncover a compelling story of regret and conspiracy.
- Hybrid action-platformer and looter gameplay
- Narrative-driven story
- Collect legendary weapons
- Challenging enemies and boss fights
- Customizable skill tree
- Stunning pixel art and animation
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Years after a devastating war, the city of Calagan is once again besieged by an all-corrupting force known as the Harrow. As the city’s strongest super-soldier, it’s up to you to investigate the Harrow’s origins and prevent its reanimated minions from destroying the world you’ve sworn to protect. But the Harrow isn’t just reviving the dead – it’s dredging up memories better left forgotten. Foregone is a fast and fluid 2D action-platformer packed with legendary loot and stunning pixel art. Collect an arsenal of powerful weapons and upgradeable skills, then use them to shoot and slash your way through hand-crafted pixel environments hiding a treasure trove of secrets. Unravel a compelling story of regret and conspiracy as you slice your way through hordes of enemies and carry out your mission to save Calagan from total annihilation. Features • Satisfying hybrid of action-platformer and looter • Narrative-driven gameplay • Collect an arsenal of legendary weapons • Challenging enemies and intense boss fights • Branching skill tree with customizable abilities • Fluid 3D-to-2D pixel art & animation
Elderand
Embark on a brutal, skill-based action platformer in a Lovecraftian world. Wield diverse weapons and customize your character with RPG elements to battle terrifying creatures and explore a dark, hand-drawn pixel environment. Collect loot to upgrade your arsenal and uncover the land's secrets.
- Skill-based combat
- Metroidvania exploration
- Lovecraftian horror themes
- RPG character customization
- Diverse weapon arsenal
- Hand-drawn pixel art
- Loot collection and crafting
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Become the hero of an epic quest in Elderand, a metroidvania that will test your will and skill. Heads will literally roll in this gruesome, retro-inspired action platformer, where only the strong will survive in brutal, skill-based combat against terrifying creatures. Through the darkness and madness, promised glory awaits. Wield a variety of killing instruments and abilities to test your metal against towering, bone-chilling bosses. Explore a twisted Lovecraftian world shrouded in darkness and madness. RPG elements allow you to customize your battle experience to your liking, from your character’s appearance to skills, stats, and weapons. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world. Glory and riches await those who can spill the required blood and guts to collect it. KEY FEATURES: •Wield an arsenal of killing devices, including whips, swords, daggers, axes, bows, and more. From a magical staff that shoots bursts of energy to a giant sword, different weapons have different stats and capabilities, so find the ones that you enjoy battling beasts with the most! •Satisfying Metroidvania-style exploration meets terrifying Lovecraftian creatures in this detailed hand-drawn pixel world with glorious gothic aesthetics and handcrafted level design. •RPG elements let you customize your experience to best suit your play style, from your character’s appearance to their skills, stats, and weapons. Collect loot from exploration and fallen enemies and then use it to upgrade your weapons via crafting. •Travel to the many corners of this perilous land, such as an inviting village with merchants, a forest, a temple prison, floating islands, a cursed Cathedral, and the hellscape that is Elderand itself. •More than 60 different enemy types and around a dozen bosses for your slaying pleasure. •Collect lost letters and other correspondence from the poor souls who came before you to learn more about the darkness taking hold of this grim land.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is chart position: Elderand at #199 against Foregone's unranked. Elderand also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 62%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). Foregone's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $6.99). On rating, ratings volume, 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
Foregone costs $4.99 and Elderand $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Foregone against 4.2 for Elderand. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 36 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 62% of Foregone's written reviews are positive against 74% of Elderand's.
| Parameter | Foregone | Elderand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (55 ratings) | 4.2 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 61.8% of reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 55 — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | — | #199 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 837 MB | 818 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Big Blue Bubble | Plug In Digital |
Customer experience
Foregone
Elderand
User reviews
Foregone
From 55 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- ✨ Fantastic atmosphere
- ⚔️ Fun combat system
- 🌟 High-quality animations
- 🎮 Excellent controller support
- 👍 Great gameplay loop
Room to improve
- 🤏 Small UI elements
- 📱 Not mobile optimized
- 🔋 High battery drain
- 🌡️ Phone overheating
- 🔄 Repetitive gameplay
Elderand
From 36 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great game overall
- 🗺️ Deep lore and world-building
- 🎵 Amazing music and audio
- ⚔️ Challenging yet approachable combat
- 🎮 Excellent controller support (mostly)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Game crashes frequently
- 🐛 Controls can be buggy and unresponsive
- 🐛 Dash function sometimes not working
- 🐛 Game freezes intermittently
- 🐛 Bosses getting stuck in animations
Bugs and requests
Foregone
Reported bugs
10 issues- Confirmation timer not moving
- Cannot confirm improvements
- LB/RB button prompts incorrect
- Confirm button not working for upgrades
- Wire glitch
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- Game doesn't allow screen rotation
- Display upside down with controller
- Button naming issues on gamepad
- Confirmation button not working
- Lagging and overheating
Requested features
9 requests- Increase font size
- Increase button size
- Add cross-platform syncing
- Add cloud saves
- Add graphical settings
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- Allow screen rotation
- Improve touch controls
- Add floating joystick option
- More updates
Elderand
Reported bugs
11 issues- Permanent crashes
- Character spawning underneath level
- R button for subweapon not working on Steelseries Nimbus
- Dash function not working
- Game freezing for a moment
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- Bosses getting stuck in attack animations
- Campfire menu broken (cannot select options)
- Lost save data after updates
- D-pad moves on screen and becomes unusable
- Joystick teleports to random spots
- Virtual joystick bug with attack key
Requested features
7 requests- Full controller remapping for bindings
- Multiplayer PvP 'Invasions' system
- Cloud saves (iCloud)
- Adjustable button layout and size
- Ability to track materials acquired
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- New game+ option
- Boss replayability
In-app purchases
Foregone
No in-app purchases
Elderand
No in-app purchases







