Niffelheim vs Gigapocalypse
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Niffelheim
Embark on an immersive survival adventure in an open world inspired by Norse mythology. Craft weapons, build and defend your base against monster hordes, and explore dangerous dungeons for treasures. Forge your path to Valhalla in this offline RPG.
- Open world exploration
- Crafting and blacksmithing
- Base building and tower defense
- Dungeon crawling
- Monster combat
- Resource gathering
- Offline gameplay
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Welcome to Niffelheim - an open world of Vikings filled with dangers and challenges. Prepare yourself for an immersive survival game with crafting and tower defense, mining, and base building mechanics, where your skills will be tested against horror monsters and black magic. Play an epic journey of exploration, mine into deep dungeons that hold both dangers and treasures. Niffelheim is an exceptional single-player 2D offline action RPG game without ads and in-apps purchases, with tower defense and crafts elements that will push your experience, shaping you into a true Norse mythic hero. Craftsman and blacksmith The rules of survival and craft games are pivotal in Nifelheim. Gather resources such as wood and ore to create weapons, bows and arrows, potions, and essential equipment to be good hunter of monster. Explore new drawings unlock magic and trade for an advantage in your fight for survival. Castle building and defense Build towers to create your castle, expand your base building, and reinforce walls to defend your kingdom against enemies attacks and skeletons hordes. Use various materials like wood and stone to create an impregnable fortress that defends you from Hell`s minions who like a zombies will atack your shelter. Adventure and dungeon Explore the dangerous world of survival RPG games, filled with adventures and horror. Enjoy fight against monsters, including undead and giants, trolls and yotuns, animals, and spiders - who will try to hinder your progress. Mine into dungeons to discover valuable last artifacts and chests, resources, and ores that help you craft the armor and weapons to fight against enemies and skeletons who like a zombie will atack your base. Reach to Valhalla Embark on a quest to collect the pieces of the portal leading to Asgard, unlocking the secrets of the gods' lands, rebirth the dragons. Overcome trials that test your sruvival and strength skills, confronting Death Priests and their undead minions. Travel through the Norse mythology underworld, exploring abandoned tombs and dungeons, completing NPC`s quests and reading the stories, fighting monsters and enemies, and seeking treasures and artifacts to aid you in your battle against the enemies of Asgard. Forge and craftman Equip yourself with powerful weapons and armor crafted in the workshops. Use resources found during gathering and exploration to create various types of equipment for hunting. Upgrade your gear to become stronger and better protected in battles against Hell`s minions. Dishes and mushrooms Food is crucial for survival in this Norse-themed role playing game. Collect mushrooms, berries, and other plant products to create dishes that boost your health. Test your luck and become a legendary Viking in the cold land of Niffelheim. Choose your path in this exciting sandbox game, where each day brings new challenges and adventures. Complete daily tasks and quests immerse yourself in an open world teeming with monsters, mysteries, and magic, and become a true hero. Prepare to fight for your life and protect your base from the dangers of this horror world. Good luck, in best Vikings simulator! Complete the final trial, prove your worth to the gods, and open the portal to Asgard. Become part of the epic legends that speak of the great Heroes of Valhalla. Niffelheim is an RPG where Viking sirvival depends on your skill and bravery. Build your kingdom, get resources, and craft the world. Explore dangerous dungeons, battle monsters, and Hell`s minions, unlock the secrets of magic and trading, and immerse yourself in the fantasy land of Vikings and land of God Hell. Pass all quests of NPC`s, collect all the pieces of the portal, open the door to Asgard city, and become a legend worthy of Valhalla. Lets don`t starve Vikings in this mythical survival game!
Gigapocalypse
Become a customizable giant monster and unleash destruction in this pixel art action game. Inspired by Kaijū movies and classic destruction games, players can unlock unique skills, mutations, and pets as they smash through various historical and futuristic locations.
- Customizable giant monsters
- Unique skills and mutations
- Pixel art destruction
- Kaijū movie inspiration
- Unlockable pets and skills
- Epic boss fights
- Tamagotchi-style mini-games
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Become a customizable giant monster with manifold skills in this destruction game, inspired by classical Kaijū movies such as “Godzilla” and “King Kong” and the game classic “Rampage”. As a little kid, picking up your dragon toys, spewing fire, feels powerful and destroying everything is one of the best childhood memories for many of us. Now you become that giant monster in Gigapocalypse, a 2D pixel art destruction game, inspired by classical Kaijū movies such as “Godzilla” and “King Kong” and the game classic “Rampage”. Gigapocalypse features a selection of different “Gigas” from the Prehistoric era, the uncharted outer space and the forgotten history. Each with unique skills, mutations and manifold skins that can be unlocked with level ups. Start your destruction spree and destroy everything on your way through different beautifully detailed pixel style locations. Ever wondered how it looks like when a giant monster destroys a wild west town? Or clashing against the brave Knights Templar? Gigapocalypse has the answer. But beware: Nasty soldiers, wizards, drones and mechs will do everything to stop you! With each try your Giga will become more powerful until you will finally make it to the diversified, epic boss fights that await you at the end of each level. Complete quests, take care of your Giga in Tamagotchi-style mini games, find secrets to upgrade your Giga and its “home” and unlock cute, but yet lethal pets that accompany you on journey. Gigapocalypse is loud, punk, metal, anarchy and a lovely homage to the game and movie classics. It´s a game for the kid in all of us. Features: • Nine Gigas with unique distinctive abilities • Six beautifully detailed stages based on earth`s historical and future timeline • Customize your Giga and define your own destruction style • Themed enemies and buildings • Epic and hilarious boss fights • Unlockable pets, skills and mutations • Quests and secrets • Fast paced action with simple controls • Satisfying visual destruction in cute pixel art style • Lore based on existing myths and cryptozoology • Easy to approach, addictive gameplay style • Heavy-Rock soundtrack – if it´s too loud, you´re too old!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Gigapocalypse at $0.99 against Niffelheim's $4.99. Niffelheim's advantage is ratings volume (90 vs 18). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Niffelheim costs $4.99 and Gigapocalypse $0.99 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 — 4.6 for Niffelheim against 4.6 for Gigapocalypse. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Niffelheim has 90 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Niffelheim's written reviews are positive against 67% of Gigapocalypse's.
| Parameter | Niffelheim | Gigapocalypse |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $0.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.6 (90 ratings) | 4.6 (18 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 61.1% of reviews | 66.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 90 — better | 18 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 348 MB | 705 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Ellada Games LLC | Headup GmbH |
Customer experience
Niffelheim
Gigapocalypse
In-app purchases
Niffelheim
No in-app purchases
Gigapocalypse
No in-app purchases









