Comparison

Zombie Exodus vs Eldrum

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

Head to head
About

Zombie Exodus

Engage in a text-based horror adventure where your choices shape your survival story. Build your character, gather resources, and navigate a zombie-infested city to rescue your sister. Explore different paths and endings in this immersive narrative.

Highlights
  • Character customization
  • Branching narrative choices
  • Resource gathering
  • Combat and survival mechanics
  • Romance options
  • Multiple endings
Features
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Could you survive the Zombie Apocalypse? Build your character and fight your way out of a zombie-filled city to save your sister in this text-based horror fiction story. Choose to be a soldier, athlete, carpenter, minister, or scientist. Play as male or female, gay or straight, and even find romance in the Zombie Apocalypse. Gather supplies and weapons while avoiding the military, bandits, and living dead. Your choices alone control the story. Zombie Exodus includes Parts 1 and 2 for free, in which you search for your sister as the city deals with the viral outbreak turning the living into zombies. Parts 3-5 are optional additions in which you survive in the aftermath of the outbreak. Meet other survivors, scavenge for food and supplies, and make moral decisions affecting your life in the apocalypse. The full game has 750,000 words, 9 unique endings, 25 achievements, and a myriad of paths to play.

About

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.

Highlights
  • Text-based choices adventure RPG
  • Nostalgic table-top RPG style
  • Character building and equipment
  • Multiple endings based on choices
  • Secrets to discover
  • High replayability
Features
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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.

Screenshots

Zombie Exodus4 screens
Eldrum4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Eldrum at none against Zombie Exodus's shown. Eldrum also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months) and rating (4.9 vs 4.6). Zombie Exodus's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.5.0). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Zombie Exodus sells 4 one-off in-app purchases and Eldrum sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Eldrum holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 362 and 431 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 84% of Zombie Exodus's written reviews are positive against 95% of Eldrum's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Zombie Exodus ships an update every 5 months, Eldrum every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Zombie Exodus versus Eldrum: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterZombie ExodusEldrum
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (362 ratings)4.9 (431 ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.4% of reviews94.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings362431 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.5.0
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB177 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperHosted Games LLCAct None

Customer experience

Zombie Exodus

All ratings362 ratings
Positive88.1%
Neutral5.2%
Negative6.6%
Written reviews205 reviews
Positive84.4%
Neutral7.3%
Negative8.3%

Eldrum

All ratings431 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews94 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral1.1%
Negative4.3%

User reviews

Zombie Exodus

From 362 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Captivating story
  • 🤗 Immersive gameplay
  • 💯 Excellent writing
  • 🎨 Detailed visuals
  • 🧠 Thought-provoking choices

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive in-app purchases
  • 🤖 Intrusive ads
  • 🔁 Repetitive content
  • 🤔 Unclear progression
  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches

Eldrum

From 431 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great story
  • 👍 Immersive and engaging
  • 🎨 Excellent visuals and atmosphere
  • 📚 Detailed and well-written lore
  • 🎮 Compelling gameplay with meaningful choices

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional combat balance issues
  • 🕹️ Challenging combat system for some players
  • 📱 Not optimized for larger screens (iPad)

Bugs and requests

Zombie Exodus

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes at certain story points
  • Saved progress not loading correctly
  • Compatibility issues on older devices
  • Graphical glitches and visual bugs

Requested features

6 requests
  • Save/load functionality
  • Ability to skip/fast-forward text
  • More diverse character customization
  • Expanded storylines and endings
  • Offline mode
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  • Cloud sync across devices

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

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Zombie Exodus

One-time4
  • Remove Advertising$4.99
  • Part III: Cathedral$4.99
  • Part IV: Survival$4.99
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  • Part V: Resolution$4.99
3 purchases

Eldrum

One-time3
  • Upgrade from Basic to Premium$2.49
  • Basic$6.99
  • Premium$7.99

Questions

Is Zombie Exodus free?
Zombie Exodus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Eldrum free?
Eldrum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Zombie Exodus or Eldrum?
Eldrum is rated higher. Zombie Exodus averages 4.6 out of 5 from 362 ratings, while Eldrum averages 4.9 from 431 ratings.
Do Zombie Exodus or Eldrum have ads?
Zombie Exodus shows ads; Eldrum does not.
Which is updated more often, Zombie Exodus or Eldrum?
Zombie Exodus ships an update every 5 months, and Eldrum every 2 weeks. Most recently, Zombie Exodus was updated on September 25, 2026 and Eldrum on September 10, 2026.

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