Comparison

The Elder Scrolls vs Wanderness

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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.

About

Wanderness

Explore serene natural landscapes and capture beautiful moments with your camera in this walking simulator. Immerse yourself in a zen-inspired world designed to calm your mind and ease anxiety. Reconnect with nature at your own pace.

Highlights
  • Explore 360-degree photo landscapes
  • Relaxing soundscape
  • No timers or pressure
  • Full day-night cycle
  • Capture and share photos
Features
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Discover peace and tranquility with Wanderness, a new type of walking sim that takes you through serene natural landscapes. As you wander, capture stunning moments with your trusty camera and immerse yourself in a soothing, zen-inspired world that calms your mind and eases anxiety. Reconnect with the beauty of nature and find your center, one peaceful step at a time. Features: -Explore a stunning world crafted from real 360-degree photographs. -Relaxing and uplifting soundscape that transports you to serenity. -No timers and no pressure. Just wander and capture photos at your own pace. -Experience a full day cycle as the landscape gracefully transforms from dawn to dusk and into night. -Easily share your lovely photos with friends and family.

Screenshots

The Elder Scrolls4 screens
Wanderness4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Wanderness at 100% against The Elder Scrolls's 49%. Wanderness also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). The Elder Scrolls's advantage is ratings volume (13K vs 6) and chart position (#95 vs unranked). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. The Elder Scrolls sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Wanderness asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Wanderness holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: The Elder Scrolls has 13K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 49% of The Elder Scrolls's written reviews are positive against 100% of Wanderness's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

The Elder Scrolls ships an update every 2 weeks, Wanderness every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
The Elder Scrolls versus Wanderness: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThe Elder ScrollsWanderness
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (13K ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings13K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#95 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size686 MB1.4 GB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBethesdaMoolion Inc

Customer experience

The Elder Scrolls

All ratings13,152 ratings
Positive89.2%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.8%
Written reviews1,192 reviews
Positive49.2%
Neutral18.0%
Negative32.8%

Wanderness

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Wanderness

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

The Elder Scrolls

One-time10
  • 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
None

Wanderness

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is The Elder Scrolls free?
The Elder Scrolls is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wanderness free?
Wanderness is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, The Elder Scrolls or Wanderness?
Wanderness is rated higher. The Elder Scrolls averages 4.6 out of 5 from 13K ratings, while Wanderness averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do The Elder Scrolls or Wanderness have ads?
The Elder Scrolls shows ads; Wanderness does not.
Which is updated more often, The Elder Scrolls or Wanderness?
The Elder Scrolls ships an update every 2 weeks, and Wanderness every 2 days. Most recently, The Elder Scrolls was updated on November 3, 2026 and Wanderness on October 24, 2026.

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