Comparison

Manipulator! vs El Paso, Elsewhere

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

Head to head
About

Manipulator!

Experience a unique hack and slash game set to a death-grind album. Battle enemies through brutal songs, testing your auditory and visual endurance. Can you conquer all 20 tracks?

Highlights
  • Hack and slash gameplay
  • Companion to a death-grind album
  • Battle through songs as levels
  • Auditory and visual stamina test
  • 20 tracks to survive
Features
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The first grindcore video game? Manipulator! is the interactive hack and slash companion piece to the death-grind album Drawing Secret Circles by Manipulator.  Work your way through each brutal song (level) from the album as you battle a litany of baddies trying to keep you at bay.  Prepare your ears for some ridiculous blast beats, HM2 guitar sounds, hilarious samples and unhinged vocal passages (and even a hint of melody once or twice).  Manipulator! is a test of auditory and visual stamina. Can you survive to track 20?

About

El Paso, Elsewhere

Engage in a supernatural neo-noir shooter featuring slow-motion gunfights against vampires, werewolves, and other creatures. Explore a reality-shifting motel beneath El Paso and uncover an emotional story of heartbreak and revenge.

Highlights
  • Cinematic bullet-time action
  • Battle supernatural horrors
  • Immersive neo-noir story
  • Explosive combat with unique weapons
  • Dynamic and destructible environments
  • Original hip-hop soundtrack
Features
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El Paso, Elsewhere. A supernatural neo-noir shooter filled with monsters, mystery, and slow-motion action. Fight your way through a haunted, reality-shifting motel, now mysteriously 46 floors deep beneath El Paso, Texas. Hunt vampires, werewolves, fallen angels, and other terrifying creatures in cinematic slow-motion gunfights inspired by action classics. Uncover an emotional neo-noir story of heartbreak and revenge as you face Draculae—the vampire lord you once loved. WHY YOU’LL LOVE EL PASO, ELSEWHERE: • Cinematic bullet-time action: Slow-motion dives, dodges, and gunplay. • Face supernatural horrors: Battle vampires, werewolves, and fallen angels. • Immersive neo-noir story: Fully-voiced campaign filled with drama and mystery. • Explosive combat: Use holy-fire Molotov cocktails and dual pistols. • Dynamic environments: Destroy objects and enemies with realistic physics. • Original hip-hop soundtrack: Featuring RJ Lake & Xalavier Nelson Jr. From the acclaimed creators at Strange Scaffold, makers of Life Eater and I Am Your Beast. Download now and dive into neo-noir chaos.

Screenshots

Manipulator!4 screens
El Paso, Elsewhere4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: El Paso, Elsewhere at 744 against Manipulator!'s 7. Manipulator!'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 82%). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Manipulator! sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and El Paso, Elsewhere sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Manipulator! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: El Paso, Elsewhere has 744 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Manipulator!'s written reviews are positive against 82% of El Paso, Elsewhere's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Manipulator! versus El Paso, Elsewhere: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterManipulator!El Paso, Elsewhere
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better4.7 (744 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better81.5% of reviews
Number of ratings7744 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size573 MB2.7 GB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperPeter John RandolFrosty Pop

Customer experience

Manipulator!

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

El Paso, Elsewhere

All ratings744 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.4%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews222 reviews
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.2%
Negative11.3%

Bugs and requests

Manipulator!

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

El Paso, Elsewhere

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Elevator not working in level 28
  • Frankenstein enemy health gets stuck in level 27
  • Character movement issues during chapter name display
  • Crashes on iPhone 6 Plus

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add controller support
  • Implement cloud save functionality
  • Increase frame rate cap
  • Introduce a free-to-play zombies mode

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Manipulator!

One-time3
  • Donate $0.99$0.99
  • Donate $2.99$2.99
  • Donate $9.99$9.99
1 purchases

El Paso, Elsewhere

One-time1
  • El Paso, Elsewhere$4.99

Questions

Is Manipulator! free?
Manipulator! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is El Paso, Elsewhere free?
El Paso, Elsewhere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Manipulator! or El Paso, Elsewhere?
Manipulator! is rated higher. Manipulator! averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while El Paso, Elsewhere averages 4.7 from 744 ratings.
Do Manipulator! or El Paso, Elsewhere have ads?
Neither Manipulator! nor El Paso, Elsewhere shows ads.

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