Comparison

Elderand vs Warm Snow

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

Head to head
About

Elderand

Embark on a brutal, skill-based action platformer in a Lovecraftian world. Wield diverse weapons and customize your character with RPG elements to battle terrifying creatures and explore a dark, hand-drawn pixel environment. Collect loot to upgrade your arsenal and uncover the land's secrets.

Highlights
  • Skill-based combat
  • Metroidvania exploration
  • Lovecraftian horror themes
  • RPG character customization
  • Diverse weapon arsenal
  • Hand-drawn pixel art
  • Loot collection and crafting
Features
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Become the hero of an epic quest in Elderand, a metroidvania that will test your will and skill. Heads will literally roll in this gruesome, retro-inspired action platformer, where only the strong will survive in brutal, skill-based combat against terrifying creatures. Through the darkness and madness, promised glory awaits. Wield a variety of killing instruments and abilities to test your metal against towering, bone-chilling bosses. Explore a twisted Lovecraftian world shrouded in darkness and madness. RPG elements allow you to customize your battle experience to your liking, from your character’s appearance to skills, stats, and weapons. Slay or be slain as you collect glory and treasure in this nightmarish 2D world. Glory and riches await those who can spill the required blood and guts to collect it. KEY FEATURES: •Wield an arsenal of killing devices, including whips, swords, daggers, axes, bows, and more. From a magical staff that shoots bursts of energy to a giant sword, different weapons have different stats and capabilities, so find the ones that you enjoy battling beasts with the most! •Satisfying Metroidvania-style exploration meets terrifying Lovecraftian creatures in this detailed hand-drawn pixel world with glorious gothic aesthetics and handcrafted level design. •RPG elements let you customize your experience to best suit your play style, from your character’s appearance to their skills, stats, and weapons. Collect loot from exploration and fallen enemies and then use it to upgrade your weapons via crafting. •Travel to the many corners of this perilous land, such as an inviting village with merchants, a forest, a temple prison, floating islands, a cursed Cathedral, and the hellscape that is Elderand itself. •More than 60 different enemy types and around a dozen bosses for your slaying pleasure. •Collect lost letters and other correspondence from the poor souls who came before you to learn more about the darkness taking hold of this grim land.

About

Warm Snow

Embark on a dark fantasy adventure as a warrior fighting against corrupt clans in a world plagued by a mysterious, mind-altering snow. Explore a unique narrative, master a thrilling flying sword combat system, and customize your character's growth through countless combinations of skills and relics.

Highlights
  • Roguelike action combat
  • Dark fantasy narrative
  • Flying sword system
  • Varied relics and excaliburs
  • Talent point customization
  • Mobile version optimizations
  • Button customization
Features
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While the rich stinks of meat and wine, the bones of the poor litter the roadside. Great injustice often leads to strange occurrences Snow in July can only be remedied through blood. Warm Snow is a Roguelike action game with a background set in a dark fantasy world, where the eerie 'Warm Snow' holds sway. You will play as the Warrior 'Bi-an' on a crusade against the Five Great Clans, in order to save a world teetering on the brink of destruction. 【A Dark Tale of Sword and Snow】 A strange phenomenon appeared during the 27th Year of the Longwu Era. Snow fell from the sky, which was warm rather than cold to the touch, and did not melt. People who breathed in the 'Warm Snow' lost their minds and became monsters. This phenomenon was later known as 'Warm Snow'. Embark on a journey as Warrior 'Bi-an' to search for the truth behind the 'Warm Snow' and put an end to the this never-ending darkness. 【Countless Combinations】 Seven sects, varied Relics, unpredictable excaliburs, the game is full of Rogue-like elements which will keep each challenge in your journey fresh and unique. Each time you venture into the world would be a whole-new experience, pick your favorite playing style and challenge yourself. 【Thrilling Flying Sword System】 Perform critical destruction with swords that flicker between shadow and light. Control your flying swords with different attributes, attack modes and Relic boosts. 【Reincarnate and Collect the Fragments of Truth】 You decide how you will grow stronger! Boost your abilities with talent points that you can assign at will. The truth about this world is hidden in the randomly dropped 'Memory Fragments'. Are you ready to discover the secrets behind the Five Great Clans and reveal the truth of this world? 【Mobile Version Optimizations】 · Button customization and Auto-Dash: Adjust the position and size of buttons according to your preferences. Enable the Auto-Dash feature to start auto dashing with the left joystick. · Adjust the viewing distance freely: Adjust the size of the screen display according to your preferences. · Auto Enemy Tracking: Enable the Auto Enemy Tracking feature for a silky smooth combat experience. Minimum device requirement: iOS 12.0 or higher. Memory requirement: 4GB. Available RAM: 4GB SUPPORT If you encounter any issues during the game, you can send us feedback via the in-game Customer Service Center. Customer Service Email: warmsnowgh@bilibili.com Official Site: https://warmsnow.biligames.com Twitter:https://twitter.com/WarmSnowGame Discord: https://discord.gg/gC2nRfEQ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@warmsnow6951

Screenshots

Elderand4 screens
Warm Snow4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Elderand at none against Warm Snow's 1. Elderand also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly) and price ($6.99 vs $7.99). Warm Snow's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and chart position (#129 vs unranked). On review sentiment, ads, monetization model and device support 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

Elderand costs $6.99 and Warm Snow $7.99 up front. Warm Snow sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Elderand asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Warm Snow holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 36 and 116 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 74% of Elderand's written reviews are positive against 70% of Warm Snow's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Elderand ships an update weekly, Warm Snow monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Elderand versus Warm Snow: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElderandWarm Snow
Price$6.99 — better$7.99
Rating4.2 (36 ratings)4.5 (116 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews — better69.8% of reviews
Number of ratings36116 — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#129 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size818 MB3.4 GB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPlug In DigitalBILIBILI HK LIMITED

Customer experience

Elderand

All ratings36 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews38 reviews
Positive73.7%
Neutral7.9%
Negative18.4%

Warm Snow

All ratings116 ratings
Positive88.8%
Neutral1.7%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews63 reviews
Positive69.8%
Neutral4.8%
Negative25.4%

Bugs and requests

Elderand

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Warm Snow

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Update requires reinstallation
  • Touch input not recognized
  • Account wiped/stuck on loading screen
  • Crashing after update
  • Network exception error
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  • Game won't start
  • Mechanical case bug
  • Mandatory online connection
  • Phone overheating
  • Dimmed perimeter of viewing field
  • Small font and color choice difficult to read

Requested features

10 requests
  • Install game again after update
  • Translation to French
  • Cross-save from PC
  • Latest DLC release on Switch/PlayStation
  • DLC release on App Store
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  • Controller support
  • Simplified Chinese language support
  • Offline mode
  • Allow other audio to play in background
  • Korean language support

In-app purchases

None

Elderand

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Warm Snow

One-time1
  • The End Of Karma(DLC)$3.99

Questions

Is Elderand free?
Elderand costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Warm Snow free?
Warm Snow costs $7.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Elderand or Warm Snow?
Warm Snow is rated higher. Elderand averages 4.2 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Warm Snow averages 4.5 from 116 ratings.
Do Elderand or Warm Snow have ads?
Neither Elderand nor Warm Snow shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Elderand or Warm Snow?
Elderand ships an update weekly, and Warm Snow monthly. Most recently, Elderand was updated on September 22, 2026 and Warm Snow on September 23, 2026.

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