Retro FPS vs El Paso, Elsewhere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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).
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.
- Cinematic bullet-time action
- Battle supernatural horrors
- Immersive neo-noir story
- Explosive combat with unique weapons
- Dynamic and destructible environments
- Original hip-hop soundtrack
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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.
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
Retro FPS ships an update monthly, El Paso, Elsewhere every 3 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Retro FPS | El Paso, Elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (1.6K ratings) | 4.7 (750 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 68.8% of reviews | 81.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 750 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 3 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 | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 146 MB | 2.7 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Job Van Wijngaarden | Frosty Pop |
Customer experience
Retro FPS
El Paso, Elsewhere
User reviews
Retro FPS
From 1.6K App Store ratingsWhat 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 ratingsWhat 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
Retro FPS
- Premium$2.49
El Paso, Elsewhere
- El Paso, Elsewhere$4.99
Questions
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