P1 Select vs Eldershyft
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
P1 Select
Embark on a roguelike adventure through randomly generated levels, battling monsters and collecting magical rings to unlock special attacks. Choose from nine unique heroes and aim for a high score by gathering pyramids. Experience a challenging and strategic gameplay experience.
- Mini roguelike gameplay
- 9 randomly generated levels
- Magical ring power-ups
- Special attack abilities
- 9 playable hero characters
- High score system
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New mini roguelike "broughlike" game. Explore 9 randomly generated levels, avoid fierce monsters, collect magical rings to use your special attack powers, and gather pyramids to reach a high score. Nine different hero characters to choose from! From the creator of Cinco Paus, 868-HACK, Imbroglio, and Zaga-33.
Eldershyft
A unique match-3 puzzle game where you move entire paths on a hexagonal board to create cascades and combos. Build a mystical island, tame beasts, and choose your strategy to achieve high scores or complete challenges.
- Hexagonal board path movement
- Cascading matches and combos
- Endless and Challenge modes
- Beast management and island building
- Stackable bonuses and abilities
- Full VoiceOver support
- Color-blind and high contrast settings
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Eldershyft is a match-3 puzzle game with unique gameplay. Instead of swapping individual tiles, you move entire paths across a hexagonal board in 6 directions, opening up cascades, combos, and strategies. Set before the days of Eldermyth, you take control of the Curator of Lands to build the mystical Island whilst trying to tame the Beasts that have followed you from your realm. As you grow stronger, will you choose to focus your powers on board manipulation, Beast management or score multipliers? Or, maybe a combination of them all! Two ways to play - Endless Mode: Push for the highest score on the world leaderboard. Survive as long as possible as enemy pressure escalates and the Island becomes more complex - Challenge Mode: Settle the Island by reaching level 5 on each land type in the least amount of turns possible. Each turn counts even more in this mode Deep strategy. Pure puzzle - Cascading matches and board refill from 6 directions reward planning and positional awareness - Ever changing board from multiple different mechanics at play - A rich progression system with stackable bonuses, passive and consumable abilities, and permanent multipliers - No timers. No pay-to-win. Pure strategic depth Fully accessible - Complete VoiceOver support with full gameplay narration, accessible drag-and-drop path building, as well as colour-blind and high contrast settings Try for free before purchasing the full game!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Eldershyft at Free against P1 Select's $3.99. P1 Select's advantage is review sentiment (85% vs 50%) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On rating, ads 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
Eldershyft is free to download; P1 Select costs $3.99 up front. Eldershyft sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. P1 Select asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for P1 Select against 5.0 for Eldershyft. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: P1 Select has 50 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 85% of P1 Select's written reviews are positive against 50% of Eldershyft's.
P1 Select ships an update every 4 days, Eldershyft every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | P1 Select | Eldershyft |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.9 (50 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 50 — better | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 18.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Michael Brough | KIERAN HARTNETT |
Customer experience
P1 Select
Eldershyft
In-app purchases
P1 Select
No in-app purchases
Eldershyft
- Rival Curators$1.99
- Full base game unlock$2.99









