Comparison

Shadow Love vs Niffelheim

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

Head to head
About

Shadow Love

Experience a unique action game where all characters and environments are crafted from hand shadow puppets. Navigate through artistic shadow worlds, controlling a rabbit to reach illuminated goals. Features 35 stages, boss battles, and various shadow enemies.

Highlights
  • Hand shadow puppet art style
  • Side-scrolling action gameplay
  • 35 unique stages
  • Boss battles
  • Multiple hand shadow enemies
Features
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Everything is made of shadows! This action game is designed using hand shadow puppets!!! It's fun to watch but even more fun to play! Enjoy the artistic world of the shadows. :) Rabbits, crabs, snails birds, flowers and so on... It's a side-scrolling action game with hand shadow characters. Aim at the illuminated goal by controlling the rabbit with right/left and jump buttons in order to clear the game. [Features] ○ 35 unique stages ○ Include the boss battle ○ Support Retina display(iPhone,iPod touch) ○ More than 10 hand shadow enemies

About

Niffelheim

Embark on an immersive survival adventure in an open world inspired by Norse mythology. Craft weapons, build and defend your base against monster hordes, and explore dangerous dungeons for treasures. Forge your path to Valhalla in this offline RPG.

Highlights
  • Open world exploration
  • Crafting and blacksmithing
  • Base building and tower defense
  • Dungeon crawling
  • Monster combat
  • Resource gathering
  • Offline gameplay
Features
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Welcome to Niffelheim - an open world of Vikings filled with dangers and challenges. Prepare yourself for an immersive survival game with crafting and tower defense, mining, and base building mechanics, where your skills will be tested against horror monsters and black magic. Play an epic journey of exploration, mine into deep dungeons that hold both dangers and treasures. Niffelheim is an exceptional single-player 2D offline action RPG game without ads and in-apps purchases, with tower defense and crafts elements that will push your experience, shaping you into a true Norse mythic hero. Craftsman and blacksmith The rules of survival and craft games are pivotal in Nifelheim. Gather resources such as wood and ore to create weapons, bows and arrows, potions, and essential equipment to be good hunter of monster. Explore new drawings unlock magic and trade for an advantage in your fight for survival. Castle building and defense Build towers to create your castle, expand your base building, and reinforce walls to defend your kingdom against enemies attacks and skeletons hordes. Use various materials like wood and stone to create an impregnable fortress that defends you from Hell`s minions who like a zombies will atack your shelter. Adventure and dungeon Explore the dangerous world of survival RPG games, filled with adventures and horror. Enjoy fight against monsters, including undead and giants, trolls and yotuns, animals, and spiders - who will try to hinder your progress. Mine into dungeons to discover valuable last artifacts and chests, resources, and ores that help you craft the armor and weapons to fight against enemies and skeletons who like a zombie will atack your base. Reach to Valhalla Embark on a quest to collect the pieces of the portal leading to Asgard, unlocking the secrets of the gods' lands, rebirth the dragons. Overcome trials that test your sruvival and strength skills, confronting Death Priests and their undead minions. Travel through the Norse mythology underworld, exploring abandoned tombs and dungeons, completing NPC`s quests and reading the stories, fighting monsters and enemies, and seeking treasures and artifacts to aid you in your battle against the enemies of Asgard. Forge and craftman Equip yourself with powerful weapons and armor crafted in the workshops. Use resources found during gathering and exploration to create various types of equipment for hunting. Upgrade your gear to become stronger and better protected in battles against Hell`s minions. Dishes and mushrooms Food is crucial for survival in this Norse-themed role playing game. Collect mushrooms, berries, and other plant products to create dishes that boost your health. Test your luck and become a legendary Viking in the cold land of Niffelheim. Choose your path in this exciting sandbox game, where each day brings new challenges and adventures. Complete daily tasks and quests immerse yourself in an open world teeming with monsters, mysteries, and magic, and become a true hero. Prepare to fight for your life and protect your base from the dangers of this horror world. Good luck, in best Vikings simulator! Complete the final trial, prove your worth to the gods, and open the portal to Asgard. Become part of the epic legends that speak of the great Heroes of Valhalla. Niffelheim is an RPG where Viking sirvival depends on your skill and bravery. Build your kingdom, get resources, and craft the world. Explore dangerous dungeons, battle monsters, and Hell`s minions, unlock the secrets of magic and trading, and immerse yourself in the fantasy land of Vikings and land of God Hell. Pass all quests of NPC`s, collect all the pieces of the portal, open the door to Asgard city, and become a legend worthy of Valhalla. Lets don`t starve Vikings in this mythical survival game!

Screenshots

Shadow Love4 screens
Niffelheim4 screens

Verdict

The call

Shadow Love and Niffelheim both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 93% of Shadow Love's written reviews are positive against 60% of Niffelheim's. Shadow Love also leads on price ($2.99 vs $4.99). Niffelheim's advantage is ratings volume (89 vs 10). On rating, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Shadow Love costs $2.99 and Niffelheim $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Shadow Love against 4.6 for Niffelheim. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Niffelheim has 89 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 93% of Shadow Love's written reviews are positive against 60% of Niffelheim's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Shadow Love ships an update every 6 weeks, Niffelheim every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Shadow Love versus Niffelheim: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShadow LoveNiffelheim
Price$2.99 — better$4.99
Rating4.5 (10 ratings)4.6 (89 ratings) — better
Positive reviews92.9% of reviews — better60.3% of reviews
Number of ratings1089 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB348 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperStrawberry GohanEllada Games LLC

Customer experience

Shadow Love

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews42 reviews
Positive92.9%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.8%

Niffelheim

All ratings89 ratings
Positive91.0%
Neutral2.2%
Negative6.7%
Written reviews68 reviews
Positive60.3%
Neutral11.8%
Negative27.9%

In-app purchases

None

Shadow Love

No in-app purchases

None

Niffelheim

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shadow Love free?
Shadow Love costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Niffelheim free?
Niffelheim costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Shadow Love or Niffelheim?
Niffelheim is rated higher. Shadow Love averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Niffelheim averages 4.6 from 89 ratings.
Do Shadow Love or Niffelheim have ads?
Neither Shadow Love nor Niffelheim shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Shadow Love or Niffelheim?
Shadow Love ships an update every 6 weeks, and Niffelheim every 5 weeks. Most recently, Shadow Love was updated on October 7, 2026 and Niffelheim on October 17, 2026.

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