Comparison

Door Kickers vs Elderand

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

Head to head
About

Door Kickers

Experience intense side-scrolling action as a SWAT trooper battling criminals in a retro-style shooter. Choose your character, gear up, and strategically engage enemies. Master combat mechanics and utilize special abilities to overcome challenges and save the day.

Highlights
  • Retro graphics
  • Playable characters with unique abilities
  • Strategic Abilities system
  • Non-linear levels
  • Endless Tower Mode
  • Extensive weapon and gear options
  • Zombie invasion mode
Features
Currently charting
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Door Kickers: Action Squad is a crazy old school side scroller action game that puts you in the role of a SWAT trooper and sends you to deal with the bad guys in Nowhere City USA. Choose your gear, then kick the doors down and face the action. Adapt and react by the seat of your pants, and if needed – restart without a care and rethink. Master weapons recoil and time your reloads, use distance and cover to your advantage and use the in-game Strategic Abilities to decide for yourself when healthpacks or gear refills are needed, or if that team-mate of yours is worth saving. Or just save up the Points earned and unleash your Ultimate to waltz through that tricky final room. Features: ◼ High detail retro graphics ◼ 6 playable characters, each with unique gameplay and level up options ◼ Unique in-game Strategic Abilities system ◼ 84 non linear levels to complete ◼ Endless Tower Mode ◼ 60 weapons and gear items ◼ 20+ enemy types and 4 mission objectives ◼ Zombie invasion mode allowing you to play the game again in a new way

About

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.

Highlights
  • Skill-based combat
  • Metroidvania exploration
  • Lovecraftian horror themes
  • RPG character customization
  • Diverse weapon arsenal
  • Hand-drawn pixel art
  • Loot collection and crafting
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Door Kickers4 screens
Elderand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Door Kickers at 4.6 against Elderand's 4.2. Door Kickers also leads on price ($2.99 vs $6.99) and chart position (#158 vs unranked). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Door Kickers costs $2.99 and Elderand $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Door Kickers holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 143 and 36 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Door Kickers's written reviews are positive against 74% of Elderand's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Door Kickers ships an update every 5 days, Elderand weekly. Both last shipped on September 26, 2026.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Door Kickers versus Elderand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoor KickersElderand
Price$2.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.6 (143 ratings) — better4.2 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews80.2% of reviews — better73.7% of reviews
Number of ratings143 — better36
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#158 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS8.1 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB818 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperKILLHOUSE GAMES SRLPlug In Digital

Customer experience

Door Kickers

All ratings143 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral5.6%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews358 reviews
Positive80.2%
Neutral10.1%
Negative9.8%

Elderand

All ratings36 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative18.4%

Bugs and requests

Door Kickers

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes when upgrading characters
  • Inability to descend stairs on certain levels
  • Repeated sound glitches and audio issues

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add local co-op multiplayer
  • Implement controller support
  • Improve UI customization options
  • Add more levels and content updates

Elderand

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Door Kickers

No in-app purchases

None

Elderand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Door Kickers free?
Door Kickers costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elderand free?
Elderand costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Door Kickers or Elderand?
Door Kickers is rated higher. Door Kickers averages 4.6 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while Elderand averages 4.2 from 36 ratings.
Do Door Kickers or Elderand have ads?
Neither Door Kickers nor Elderand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Door Kickers or Elderand?
Door Kickers ships an update every 5 days, and Elderand weekly. Most recently, Door Kickers was updated on September 26, 2026 and Elderand on September 26, 2026.

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