Comparison

Mindcell vs Elderand

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

Head to head
About

Mindcell

Embark on a third-person adventure in a near-future world. Escape scientific experiments by uncovering your past and confronting pursuers. Engage in intense battles, solve puzzles, and discover allies in this story-driven experience.

Highlights
  • Third-person adventure gameplay
  • Engaging story with dialogue and puzzles
  • Intriguing campaign with battles
  • Variety of locations, enemies, and bosses
  • Intense close combat and skirmishes
  • Optimized graphics and performance tuning
  • Simple, freedom-granting controls
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Mindcell — is the third-person adventure in the world of the near future. The protagonist is sentenced to become material for scientific experiments, but he’s not going to put up with such a fate at all. In search of a way out, he must recall what happened to him and how he got here. The persecutors will not leave the fugitive alone, wherever he’s going. And there is a serious confrontation ahead. Going through the story with the main character, try to find out the goals of your pursuers and understand who your real ally is. Game Features: + An exciting story with dialogs, characters and puzzles. + The campaign is filled with intrigue and battle. + A variety of locations, enemies and bosses. + Close combat clashes and intense skirmishes. + Intense and diligently made graphics. + Good optimization and the ability to tune performance. + Simple controls, giving complete freedom of action.

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

Mindcell4 screens
Elderand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Elderand at weekly against Mindcell's every 8 months. Elderand also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 61%). Mindcell's advantage is price ($0.39 vs $6.99). On rating, ratings volume, 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

Mindcell costs $0.39 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Mindcell against 4.2 for Elderand. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 36 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 61% of Mindcell's written reviews are positive against 74% of Elderand's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mindcell ships an update every 8 months, Elderand weekly. Both last shipped on October 10, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Mindcell versus Elderand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMindcellElderand
Price$0.39 — better$6.99
Rating4.1 (17 ratings)4.2 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews61.3% of reviews73.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1736 — better
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.2 GB818 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperSergey SukharevPlug In Digital

Customer experience

Mindcell

All ratings17 ratings
Positive70.6%
Neutral17.6%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews31 reviews
Positive61.3%
Neutral12.9%
Negative25.8%

Elderand

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

Bugs and requests

Mindcell

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Elderand

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Permanent crashes
  • Character spawning underneath level
  • R button for subweapon not working on Steelseries Nimbus
  • Dash function not working
  • Game freezing for a moment
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  • Bosses getting stuck in attack animations
  • Campfire menu broken (cannot select options)
  • Lost save data after updates
  • D-pad moves on screen and becomes unusable
  • Joystick teleports to random spots
  • Virtual joystick bug with attack key

Requested features

7 requests
  • Full controller remapping for bindings
  • Multiplayer PvP 'Invasions' system
  • Cloud saves (iCloud)
  • Adjustable button layout and size
  • Ability to track materials acquired
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  • New game+ option
  • Boss replayability

In-app purchases

None

Mindcell

No in-app purchases

None

Elderand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mindcell free?
Mindcell costs $0.39, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elderand free?
Elderand costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mindcell or Elderand?
Elderand is rated higher. Mindcell averages 4.1 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Elderand averages 4.2 from 36 ratings.
Do Mindcell or Elderand have ads?
Neither Mindcell nor Elderand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mindcell or Elderand?
Mindcell ships an update every 8 months, and Elderand weekly. Most recently, Mindcell was updated on October 10, 2026 and Elderand on October 10, 2026.

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