Swordigo vs El Paso, Elsewhere
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swordigo
Embark on an epic adventure in a magical realm filled with challenges. Explore dungeons, battle monsters, and gain experience to level up your character. Discover powerful weapons, items, and spells to aid you in your quest.
- Explore a magical realm
- Gain experience and level up
- Find powerful weapons and spells
- Dynamic lighting system
- Optimized touch controls
- Game Center achievements
- iCloud save syncing
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Run, jump and slash your way through a vast world of challenges and embark on an epic adventure! “Swordigo is a love letter to the platforming and adventure games of the past.” — SlideToPlay, 4/4 “There’s never a dull movement as you hop between platforms and slash your sword against a plethora of enemies.” — Apple’n’Apps, 4.5/5 “Honestly, if you only buy one game this week, you should choose Swordigo.” — AppAdvice A GREAT ADVENTURE • Explore a magical realm of dungeons, towns, treasures and devious monsters. • Gain experience and level up your character. MAGIC AND SWORDS • Find powerful weapons, items and spells to defeat your enemies. DYNAMIC LIGHTING • Venture into gloomy caves and dungeons illuminated by the atmospheric dynamic lighting system. OPTIMIZED GAMEPLAY • Precise touch controls designed specifically for iOS. • Customize the controls to your preference. LATEST iOS FEATURES • Game Center achievements. • Use iCloud to sync saves between the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. • Retina display support for both the iPhone and the iPad.
El Paso, Elsewhere
Engage in a supernatural neo-noir shooter featuring slow-motion gunfights against vampires, werewolves, and other creatures. Explore a reality-shifting motel beneath El Paso and uncover an emotional story of heartbreak and revenge.
- Cinematic bullet-time action
- Battle supernatural horrors
- Immersive neo-noir story
- Explosive combat with unique weapons
- Dynamic and destructible environments
- Original hip-hop soundtrack
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El Paso, Elsewhere. A supernatural neo-noir shooter filled with monsters, mystery, and slow-motion action. Fight your way through a haunted, reality-shifting motel, now mysteriously 46 floors deep beneath El Paso, Texas. Hunt vampires, werewolves, fallen angels, and other terrifying creatures in cinematic slow-motion gunfights inspired by action classics. Uncover an emotional neo-noir story of heartbreak and revenge as you face Draculae—the vampire lord you once loved. WHY YOU’LL LOVE EL PASO, ELSEWHERE: • Cinematic bullet-time action: Slow-motion dives, dodges, and gunplay. • Face supernatural horrors: Battle vampires, werewolves, and fallen angels. • Immersive neo-noir story: Fully-voiced campaign filled with drama and mystery. • Explosive combat: Use holy-fire Molotov cocktails and dual pistols. • Dynamic environments: Destroy objects and enemies with realistic physics. • Original hip-hop soundtrack: Featuring RJ Lake & Xalavier Nelson Jr. From the acclaimed creators at Strange Scaffold, makers of Life Eater and I Am Your Beast. Download now and dive into neo-noir chaos.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: El Paso, Elsewhere at none against Swordigo's shown. El Paso, Elsewhere also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months). Swordigo's advantage is review sentiment (95% vs 82%) and ratings volume (7.9K vs 744). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Swordigo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and El Paso, Elsewhere 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 — 4.8 for Swordigo against 4.7 for El Paso, Elsewhere. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Swordigo has 7.9K ratings behind it against 744, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 95% of Swordigo's written reviews are positive against 82% of El Paso, Elsewhere's.
Swordigo ships an update every 5 months, El Paso, Elsewhere every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swordigo | El Paso, Elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (7.9K ratings) — better | 4.7 (744 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.6% of reviews — better | 81.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7.9K — better | 744 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 128 MB | 2.7 GB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Touch Foo | Frosty Pop |
Customer experience
Swordigo
El Paso, Elsewhere
User reviews
Swordigo
From 7.9K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🎮 Engaging gameplay
- 🎨 Charming graphics
- 🕹️ Smooth controls
- 🕰️ Nostalgic retro feel
- 🏆 Challenging but rewarding
Room to improve
- 🕹️ Occasional control issues
- 🔁 Repetitive boss battles
- 🕰️ Short game length
- 📢 Intrusive ads at times
El Paso, Elsewhere
From 744 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Excellent gameplay
- 👍 Great story and characters
- 🎨 Fantastic art style and visuals
- 🎵 Awesome soundtrack
- 🕹️ Smooth controls and mechanics
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g. softlocks, invisible barriers)
- 🎮 Suboptimal touch controls, need for customization
- 💰 Paid full version after demo
- 🇨🇳 Lack of Chinese language support
Bugs and requests
Swordigo
Reported bugs
2 issues- Glitches with key items
- Crashes on certain devices
Requested features
4 requests- Swordigo 2 or sequel
- More levels and content
- Difficulty settings
- Expanded story and lore
El Paso, Elsewhere
Reported bugs
4 issues- Elevator not working in level 28
- Frankenstein enemy health gets stuck in level 27
- Character movement issues during chapter name display
- Crashes on iPhone 6 Plus
Requested features
4 requests- Add controller support
- Implement cloud save functionality
- Increase frame rate cap
- Introduce a free-to-play zombies mode
In-app purchases
Swordigo
- Remove Advertisement$1.99
- Guiding Compass$2.99
- Coin Doubler$2.99
El Paso, Elsewhere
- El Paso, Elsewhere$4.99









