Elderand vs Slayers 'N Goblins
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.
Slayers 'N Goblins
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Slayers & Goblins is a side-scrolling action platformer that pays tribute to the unforgiving arcade classics. Choose your hero from a stout dwarf slayer, a swift elven warrior, or a flamboyant duelist, and cut a path through a grimdark world overrun by the foul and the monstrous. Eight handcrafted levels carry you from a damp goblin lair through grimdark forests, fog-bound graveyards, and the burning hellscape beyond. Goblin archers loose arrows from the ridgelines while savage orc berserkers charge the line, while giant spiders skitter from the shadows. Each level ends with a towering boss fight: bosses mounted on monstrous spiders, brooding shamans, ancient mummy lords, hulking giants, and a winged demon waiting at the edge of the world. Master ranged and melee weapons, hold to charge devastating special attacks, sprint to close distance, and chain aerial leaps to outwit the swarm. Drink from ale barrels to recover, and brace yourself for a Mighty Doom strike when a fallen boss takes one last swing. retro art steeped in menace sets the tone. Three difficulty tiers welcome the curious or punish the hardened. In app purchases required to unlock all levels and heroes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Slayers 'N Goblins at Free against Elderand's $6.99. Elderand's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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
Slayers 'N Goblins is free to download; Elderand costs $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Elderand ships an update weekly, Slayers 'N Goblins every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and August 20, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Elderand | Slayers 'N Goblins |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $6.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.2 (36 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 36 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 818 MB | 218 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Plug In Digital | LOSSLESS MEDIA LTD |
In-app purchases
Elderand
No in-app purchases
Slayers 'N Goblins
No in-app purchases
Questions
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