Comparison

Elderand vs GunSpectre

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

GunSpectre

Embark on a twin-stick adventure in a post-apocalyptic open world. Explore a ruined future, fight aggressive creatures and machines, and uncover the cause of the disaster to bring peace back to the desert.

Highlights
  • Twin-stick adventure gameplay
  • Large open world exploration
  • Subsurface exploration
  • Combat against creatures and machines
  • Post-apocalyptic setting
  • Story-driven mission
Features
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GUNSPECTRE is a twin-stick adventure game featuring a large open world, an equally sized subsurface, and a ton of action! In the desolation of a ruined future, only a wasteland remains. You emerge from an underground crypt into a desert hellscape populated with aggressive creatures, mysterious machines and scant pockets of society. Armed only with twin pistols, pure grit, and a pocket full of miracles, it's up to you to explore the ruins of a once thriving world and prevent the disaster that caused this nightmare from happening once again. EXPLORE a desolate world and what lies beneath. FIGHT your way through aggressive creatures and mysterious machines. SURVIVE the menace from below, and bring peace back to the desert.

Screenshots

Elderand4 screens
GunSpectre4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Elderand at 4.2 against GunSpectre's 3.7. Elderand also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 50%) and ratings volume (36 vs 3). GunSpectre's advantage is price ($2.99 vs $6.99). On ads, in-app purchases, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Elderand costs $6.99 and GunSpectre $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Elderand holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elderand has 36 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Elderand's written reviews are positive against 50% of GunSpectre's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Elderand versus GunSpectre: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElderandGunSpectre
Price$6.99$2.99 — better
Rating4.2 (36 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings36 — better3
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size818 MB20 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperPlug In DigitalCLICKTEAM LLC USA

Customer experience

Elderand

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

GunSpectre

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Elderand

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Permanent crashes
  • Character spawning underneath level
  • R button for subweapon not working on Steelseries Nimbus
  • Dash function not working
  • Game freezing for a moment
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  • Bosses getting stuck in attack animations
  • Campfire menu broken (cannot select options)
  • Lost save data after updates
  • D-pad moves on screen and becomes unusable
  • Joystick teleports to random spots
  • Virtual joystick bug with attack key

Requested features

7 requests
  • Full controller remapping for bindings
  • Multiplayer PvP 'Invasions' system
  • Cloud saves (iCloud)
  • Adjustable button layout and size
  • Ability to track materials acquired
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  • New game+ option
  • Boss replayability

GunSpectre

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Elderand

No in-app purchases

None

GunSpectre

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elderand free?
Elderand costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is GunSpectre free?
GunSpectre costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Elderand or GunSpectre?
Elderand is rated higher. Elderand averages 4.2 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while GunSpectre averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Elderand or GunSpectre have ads?
Neither Elderand nor GunSpectre shows ads.

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