Eldrum vs Sonar Deep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Eldrum
Embark on a dark fantasy text-based RPG where your decisions forge your path. Explore a war-torn world, uncover secrets, and shape your character's destiny through branching narratives and multiple endings. This immersive experience offers deep gameplay reminiscent of tabletop RPGs.
- Text-based choices adventure RPG
- Nostalgic table-top RPG style
- Character building and equipment
- Multiple endings based on choices
- Secrets to discover
- High replayability
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Dive into a dark, immersive world where your choices shape your destiny. Eldrum: Red Tide is a gripping text-based RPG that combines the depth of D&D, the strategic gameplay of CRPGs, and the narrative freedom of CYOA gamebooks. Eldrum: Red Tide is a dark fantasy story about a former soldier who is searching for his family in a world ravaged by war. Your brother is gone without a trace. What happened to him? The answer to this question lies at the end of a long and dangerous journey. The world has changed. The place where you were born was burned to ash. People out there are struggling to survive. You are a shadow of your former self, having suffered grave injuries during the war. But the past is the past. What matters is the here and now. You have the freedom to shape your own destiny. There is always a choice. FEATURES - Nostalgic table-top RPG style - Many secrets to discover - Equip and build your character - Multiple endings that vary depending on your choices throughout the story - Replayability with different play styles opening up different locations, NPCs and gear - Text based choices adventure RPG - Supports both phones and tablets - Accessible to blind and low-vision players Eldrum: Red Tide is the second game in the Eldrum series. The games' stories are linked and there are references between the games, but they can be played in any order.
Sonar Deep
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The trench is dark. Your sonar is the only light — and every ping is a shout. Sonar Deep is a submarine roguelite where sound is everything. Ping to reveal the rocks, the salvage, the things that live down there. But sound carries: every ping tells the trench exactly where you are, and the trench remembers. STAY QUIET, GET RICH Silence multiplies your salvage. Drift in the dark, resist the urge to look, and every pickup is worth more. One ping resets it all. Your call. EIGHT THINGS LIVE DOWN THERE Stalkers hunt the sound of your pings. Sentinels punish the silence. Chargers hunt your headlamp. Wraiths feel your wake. Mimics pretend to be treasure. Mines wake when your sonar touches them. Learn what hunts what — it's the only way down. BANK IT OR LOSE IT Surface with your haul and it's yours. Die at depth and the deep keeps most of it. The deeper you die, the less comes home. Push your luck — that's the game. AN ENDLESS TRENCH No two dives alike. Upgrade your boat between runs: thicker hull, quieter pings, longer air. Take contracts. Race your own record line. Recover log fragments from the crew who came before you — fifteen pieces of a story that did not end well. ONE DIVE A DAY, SAME TRENCH AS EVERYONE The Daily Dive gives every player the same seed. One attempt. Build a streak. TOOLS FOR THE DESPERATE A decoy that screams so you don't have to. A pulse that hurls the deep away from your hull — twice per dive, and everything hears it. A buoy that winches you home, if you can survive its ten loud seconds. Descend. Listen. Get greedy. Get out.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sonar Deep at none against Eldrum's 3. Eldrum's advantage is ads (none vs shown). 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
Both are free to download. Eldrum sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Sonar Deep asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Eldrum | Sonar Deep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (434 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 94.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 434 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 198 MB | 168 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Act None | Petar Ambadzhidis |
Bugs and requests
Eldrum
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent enemy shield/evasion chances
- Difficulty spikes in certain encounters
Requested features
2 requests- Sound effects for combat
- More content and story expansions
Sonar Deep
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Eldrum
- Upgrade from Basic to Premium$2.49
- Basic$6.99
- Premium$7.99
Sonar Deep
No in-app purchases









