Elderand vs Slaughter
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Skill-based combat
- Metroidvania exploration
- Lovecraftian horror themes
- RPG character customization
- Diverse weapon arsenal
- Hand-drawn pixel art
- Loot collection and crafting
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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.
Slaughter
Embark on a survival mission in a lawless world overrun by escaped convicts. Arm yourself, explore a vast complex, and battle dangerous enemies to uncover dark secrets and fight for freedom.
- Intense battles with strategic enemy encounters
- Explore large, varied levels with hidden paths
- Discover and upgrade various weapons and equipment
- Unravel dark secrets through documents and diaries
- Optimized graphics for multiple devices
- Simple and user-friendly controls
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Return to the world of Slaughter, a gloomy place where anarchy and lawlessness reign. Reckless bandits and thugs have broken free from a massive prison, forming gangs and engaging in fierce battles to gain control over the territory. Our hero - Russell, found himself in the very middle of this chaos and is trying to survive at any cost. He is destined for the fate of a slave if he does not find a way to get out of prison. Russell has to arm himself and carve his way to freedom. Along the journey, the player, alongside the main character, will discover what is unfolding in this strange place — encountering allies and unraveling the dark secrets concealed within the vast complex's walls. Fate has tossed you right into the turf of the deadliest and savage thugs. Well, it's too bad for those sorry bastards. Arm yourself, soldier, and rid this hornet's nest. Zero tolerance for those scumbags - there will be enough bullets for everyone. Explore the vast complex, discover detours, find weapons and upgrade equipment, study documents and diaries that shed light on what is happening around. The main features of the game: - Intense battles with dangerous enemies, each of which requires a unique strategic approach. - Large and varied levels with many hiding places and detours. - The search for various weapons and equipment will significantly impact gameplay. - Graphics carefully crafted and well optimized for multiple devices. - Simple and user-friendly controls, allowing you to fully control the situation.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Elderand at weekly against Slaughter's every 3 weeks. Elderand also leads on ratings volume (36 vs 6). Slaughter's advantage is price ($4.99 vs $6.99). On rating, review sentiment, 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
Elderand costs $6.99 and Slaughter $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.2 for Elderand against 4.3 for Slaughter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elderand has 36 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Elderand's written reviews are positive against 69% of Slaughter's.
Elderand ships an update weekly, Slaughter every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on September 22, 2026.
| Parameter | Elderand | Slaughter |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | $4.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (36 ratings) | 4.3 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better | 69.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 818 MB | 1.4 GB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Plug In Digital | Sergey Sukharev |
Customer experience
Elderand
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In-app purchases
Elderand
No in-app purchases
Slaughter
No in-app purchases
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