Comparison

Retro FPS vs El Paso, Elsewhere

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

Head to head
About

Retro FPS

Engage in an action-packed first-person shooter experience with retro-style graphics. Battle monsters through randomly generated levels, aiming to reach the exit of each stage. Test your shooting skills in this thrilling combat game.

Highlights
  • Dungeon crawler gameplay
  • Survival wave shooter
  • Classic FPS gameplay
  • Procedurally generated maps
  • Endless levels
  • 3D graphics
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A fast, old-school 3D shooter on a dead starship. No loadouts, no grind, no internet needed: just you, your guns and whatever the virus turned the crew into. THE STORY You are a prisoner. The deal: bring the derelict ship home and you walk free. The ship is not as empty as they told you. Fight your way down through 50 decks, from the cell block to the drive core, and find out what happened to the crew. WHAT YOU GET • 50 levels in 5 zones: Cell Block, Medical Labs, Crew Quarters, Docking Spine and The Core • Every run is new: procedurally generated decks with loops, side paths, secret vents and keycard doors • 3D mutating monsters: the deeper you go, the less human they are. Shoot off limbs, watch them crawl • A guardian boss at the end of every zone, each with its own attacks • Classic arsenal: fists, pistol, shotgun, rockets, homing launcher and a plasma rifle • Traps that belong on a broken ship: sparking power cables, fire grates, laser gates and security turrets • Elite monsters, specimen tanks that burst open, secret stashes and crew logs to find • Cinematic cutscenes, a full ending and an unlockable Survival Arena around the ship's drive core • Retro pixel look with an optional CRT filter, smooth on older phones • Dynamic soundtrack that kicks in when the fight starts • 13 achievements (Game Center) • Gamepad support, touch controls with a floating stick, haptics • Play offline, any time Fast movement, keycards, sliding doors and secrets around every corner: the shooters you grew up with, rebuilt for your phone. Credits: sound effects and player sprites from Freedoom, © Contributors to the Freedoom project (BSD licence).

About

El Paso, Elsewhere

Engage in a supernatural neo-noir shooter featuring slow-motion gunfights against vampires, werewolves, and other creatures. Explore a reality-shifting motel beneath El Paso and uncover an emotional story of heartbreak and revenge.

Highlights
  • Cinematic bullet-time action
  • Battle supernatural horrors
  • Immersive neo-noir story
  • Explosive combat with unique weapons
  • Dynamic and destructible environments
  • Original hip-hop soundtrack
Features
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El Paso, Elsewhere. A supernatural neo-noir shooter filled with monsters, mystery, and slow-motion action. Fight your way through a haunted, reality-shifting motel, now mysteriously 46 floors deep beneath El Paso, Texas. Hunt vampires, werewolves, fallen angels, and other terrifying creatures in cinematic slow-motion gunfights inspired by action classics. Uncover an emotional neo-noir story of heartbreak and revenge as you face Draculae—the vampire lord you once loved. WHY YOU’LL LOVE EL PASO, ELSEWHERE: • Cinematic bullet-time action: Slow-motion dives, dodges, and gunplay. • Face supernatural horrors: Battle vampires, werewolves, and fallen angels. • Immersive neo-noir story: Fully-voiced campaign filled with drama and mystery. • Explosive combat: Use holy-fire Molotov cocktails and dual pistols. • Dynamic environments: Destroy objects and enemies with realistic physics. • Original hip-hop soundtrack: Featuring RJ Lake & Xalavier Nelson Jr. From the acclaimed creators at Strange Scaffold, makers of Life Eater and I Am Your Beast. Download now and dive into neo-noir chaos.

Screenshots

Retro FPS4 screens
El Paso, Elsewhere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: El Paso, Elsewhere at none against Retro FPS's shown. El Paso, Elsewhere also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly) and rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Retro FPS sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and El Paso, Elsewhere sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

El Paso, Elsewhere holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 750 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 69% of Retro FPS's written reviews are positive against 82% of El Paso, Elsewhere's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Retro FPS ships an update monthly, El Paso, Elsewhere every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Retro FPS versus El Paso, Elsewhere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRetro FPSEl Paso, Elsewhere
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.6K ratings)4.7 (750 ratings) — better
Positive reviews68.8% of reviews81.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K — better750
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB2.7 GB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperJob Van WijngaardenFrosty Pop

Customer experience

Retro FPS

All ratings1,635 ratings
Positive84.5%
Neutral6.2%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews253 reviews
Positive68.8%
Neutral12.3%
Negative19.0%

El Paso, Elsewhere

All ratings744 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.2%
Negative11.3%

User reviews

Retro FPS

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Retro FPS feel
  • 🕹️ Smooth controls
  • 🎶 Great soundtrack
  • 💰 Free to play
  • 🔍 Faithful to Doom

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent level resets
  • 🔍 Repetitive level design
  • 🔫 Oversized weapons blocking view
  • 🕹️ Unresponsive controls
  • 🔍 Lack of enemy variety

El Paso, Elsewhere

From 750 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent gameplay
  • 👍 Great story and characters
  • 🎨 Fantastic art style and visuals
  • 🎵 Awesome soundtrack
  • 🕹️ Smooth controls and mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g. softlocks, invisible barriers)
  • 🎮 Suboptimal touch controls, need for customization
  • 💰 Paid full version after demo
  • 🇨🇳 Lack of Chinese language support

Bugs and requests

Retro FPS

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Levels randomly resetting
  • Platforms/paths becoming inaccessible
  • Enemies spawning in unreachable areas
  • Invincibility issues after respawning
  • Screen flipping upside down

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add ability to look up and down
  • Introduce more weapon variety
  • Improve level generation and design
  • Implement a story mode
  • Add controller support

El Paso, Elsewhere

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Elevator not working in level 28
  • Frankenstein enemy health gets stuck in level 27
  • Character movement issues during chapter name display
  • Crashes on iPhone 6 Plus

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add controller support
  • Implement cloud save functionality
  • Increase frame rate cap
  • Introduce a free-to-play zombies mode

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Retro FPS

One-time1
  • Premium$2.49
1 purchases

El Paso, Elsewhere

One-time1
  • El Paso, Elsewhere$4.99

Questions

Is Retro FPS free?
Retro FPS is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is El Paso, Elsewhere free?
El Paso, Elsewhere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Retro FPS or El Paso, Elsewhere?
El Paso, Elsewhere is rated higher. Retro FPS averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while El Paso, Elsewhere averages 4.7 from 750 ratings.
Do Retro FPS or El Paso, Elsewhere have ads?
Retro FPS shows ads; El Paso, Elsewhere does not.
Which is updated more often, Retro FPS or El Paso, Elsewhere?
Retro FPS ships an update monthly, and El Paso, Elsewhere every 3 days. Most recently, Retro FPS was updated on October 25, 2026 and El Paso, Elsewhere on October 25, 2026.

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