Comparison

Elderand vs Makis Adventure Lite

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

Makis Adventure Lite

Embark on a charming 2D platforming adventure where you transform into a shark underwater. Explore a vast game world, battle enemies, and discover hidden treasures across dungeons and islands. Enjoy nostalgic pixel art graphics and various gameplay mechanics.

Highlights
  • Momentum-based shark gameplay
  • Platforming on ground
  • Variety of minigames
  • Enemies and boss fights
  • 4 difficulty settings
  • Nostalgic pixelart graphics
Features
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"Makis Adventure is easily one of the most charming games I've ever played, on top of being a more than competent 2D platformer. I can say with confidence, that it is quite possibly the most genuine and fun game I have had the privilege of reviewing." - Megavisions "Wonderful" - Forbes "5/5 - MegaVisions Nominee - German Videogame Award 2022 About the Lite-Version: The free-to-play Lite Version of Makis Adventure offers the first of four dungeon-islands and should give you a good taste of the full game. Dive in and become a Shark! When Maki enters the water, he transforms into a Shark. Switch between action-packed Platforming on ground and momentum-based Shark-Gameplay underwater! A big game world to explore! Explore a big Dungeon, meet friendly characters and defeat a variety of enemies. Brave explorers will be rewarded with hidden treasures and locations. Whether fighter or explorer, everyone will find their style of play!When Maki enters water, he transforms into a Game Features: - Momentum Based Shark-Gameplay - A variety of minigames to play such as Darts, Fishing and more - Enemies, minibosses and Boss-Enemies to fight - 4 Difficulty-Settings for the ultimate Challenge - Nostalgic Pixelart graphics Contact: zorodev18@gmail.com

Screenshots

Elderand4 screens
Makis Adventure Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Makis Adventure Lite at Free against Elderand's $6.99. Makis Adventure Lite also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 74%) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Elderand's advantage is ratings volume (36 vs 2). 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

Makis Adventure Lite is free to download; Elderand costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Makis Adventure Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Elderand has 36 ratings behind it against 2, 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 100% of Makis Adventure Lite's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Elderand versus Makis Adventure Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterElderandMakis Adventure Lite
Price$6.99Free — better
Rating4.2 (36 ratings)4.5 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size818 MB572 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperPlug In DigitalMateo Covic

Customer experience

Elderand

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

Makis Adventure Lite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Elderand

No in-app purchases

None

Makis Adventure Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Elderand free?
Elderand costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Makis Adventure Lite free?
Makis Adventure Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Elderand or Makis Adventure Lite?
Makis Adventure Lite is rated higher. Elderand averages 4.2 out of 5 from 36 ratings, while Makis Adventure Lite averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Elderand or Makis Adventure Lite have ads?
Neither Elderand nor Makis Adventure Lite shows ads.

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