The Elder Scrolls vs Knight Lancer
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
The Elder Scrolls
Build and manage your own castle and dynasty across generations. Make crucial decisions, customize your stronghold, and send heroes on quests to protect your kingdom. Your choices shape your legacy.
- Build and customize your castle
- Manage your dynasty across generations
- Make impactful kingdom decisions
- Train subjects and assign workstations
- Complete epic quests with heroes
- Equip heroes with epic gear
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From Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning developer behind Skyrim and Fallout Shelter, comes The Elder Scrolls: Castles – a new mobile game that puts you in control of your very own castle and dynasty. Oversee your subjects as the years come and go, families grow, and new rulers take the throne. BUILD YOUR DYNASTY Tell your story for generations - each day in real life covers the span of an entire year in The Elder Scrolls: Castles. Train your subjects, name heirs, and maintain order to help your kingdom flourish. Will you keep your subjects happy and ensure a long life for their ruler? Or will they grow discontent and plot assassination? MANAGE YOUR CASTLE Customize your castle from the ground up, adding and expanding rooms, placing lavish decorations and inspirational monuments, and even assign subjects to workstations to ensure your castle has the resources to thrive for years to come! RULE YOUR KINGDOM Make key decisions that impact your legacy. Will you risk a limited supply of food to aid a neighboring kingdom? How should a heated spat between your subjects be settled? Your choices determine if your rule will inspire prosperity or lead your castle to peril. COMPLETE EPIC QUESTS Create heroes, equip them with epic gear, and send them to battle against classic Elder Scrolls foes to collect valuable items and keep your kingdom growing.
Knight Lancer
Engage in arcade jousting with ragdoll physics and satisfying combat. Embark on a quest to reclaim honor, customize your knight, and challenge others in online multiplayer. Experience critical hits and a story mode filled with missions.
- Arcade jousting gameplay
- Ragdoll physics
- 18 Mission Story mode
- Free Play mode
- Character customization
- Online multiplayer
- Daily winning spree challenge
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Welcome to KNIGHT LANCER, an arcade jousting game where your skill is rewarded with epic ragdoll physics! Your lands have been taken, your family name bismirched. But you have your lance and a horse - what more does a knight need? Set off on a journey to regain your honour! Toss caution (and your ragdoll enemies) to the wind and become: a Knight! Features: - 18 Mission Story mode, and Free Play - Skillful and satisfying jousting mechanics - Bone-crunching Critical Hits - Ragdoll physics - Character customization - Online multiplayer - Daily winning spree challenge
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Verdict
The Elder Scrolls and Knight Lancer both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 83% of Knight Lancer's written reviews are positive against 49% of The Elder Scrolls's. The Elder Scrolls's advantage is chart position (#174 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. The Elder Scrolls sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Knight Lancer sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for The Elder Scrolls against 4.7 for Knight Lancer. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13K and 11K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of The Elder Scrolls's written reviews are positive against 83% of Knight Lancer's.
The Elder Scrolls ships an update every 2 weeks, Knight Lancer monthly. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.
| Parameter | The Elder Scrolls | Knight Lancer |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (13K ratings) | 4.7 (11K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.2% of reviews | 83.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13K — better | 11K |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #174 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 686 MB | 414 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Bethesda | BABAR SAEED JANJUA |
Customer experience
The Elder Scrolls
Knight Lancer
User reviews
The Elder Scrolls
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fun and addictive gameplay
- 👍 Unique Elder Scrolls-themed mechanics
- 💡 Interesting character relationships and decision-making
- 🎨 Beautiful visuals and music
Room to improve
- 🔋 Drains battery quickly
- 💰 Aggressive monetization with paywall-locked content
- 🐛 Frequent crashes and sync issues
- 🕹️ Clunky controls and UI
Knight Lancer
From 11K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Fun game
- 🚀 Immensely enjoyable
- 👍 Great game, has lots of potential
- 👍 Very well made game
- 👍 Amazing game!
Room to improve
- 🐛 Zero reward
- 💰 Paywall!!!
- 🐛 Bad hitboxes
- 🐛 Inconsistent
- 🐛 more luck than skill
Bugs and requests
The Elder Scrolls
Reported bugs
3 issues- Inability to select rooms without selecting characters
- Accidental character movement due to poor UI
- Inconsistent resource collection when game is closed
Requested features
4 requests- Multiple save files or restart option
- More customization options for castle and characters
- Improved character management tools
- Deeper integration with Elder Scrolls lore and characters
Knight Lancer
Reported bugs
4 issues- Home screen bug where knight falls off the map
- Armor and shield purchases not working
- Difficulty progressing to Duke rank in certain castles
- Opponents not moving at times, causing player to leave the arena
Requested features
7 requests- More customization options for armor, helmets, shields, and horses
- Ability to customize character during campaign
- Different horses with unique stats
- Skill mechanic to reduce lance bounce
- Ability to rematch after a draw
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- Royalty opponents should have larger hitboxes
- Offline tournaments, PvP duels, and other gameplay modes beyond just jousting
In-app purchases
The Elder Scrolls
- Pouch of Gems$1.99
- Small Starter Bundle$4.99
- Emperor's Pass (7 days)$4.99
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- Sack of Gems$4.99
- Legendary Event Subject Bundle$6.99
- Satchel of Gems$9.99
- Emperor's Pass (30 days)$13.99
- Large Starter Bundle$14.99
- Emperor's Pass (1 year)$19.99
- Strongbox of Gems$19.99
Knight Lancer
- Unlock Full Game$2.99
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