Comparison

El Paso, Elsewhere vs Zombie Forest 3

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

Head to head
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.

About

Zombie Forest 3

Survive a zombie apocalypse by fortifying a hidden underground shelter. Gather resources, craft weapons, and defend against nightly hordes. Explore a vast forest, upgrade your base, and find a way to escape.

Highlights
  • Character customization
  • Explorable map with multiple locations
  • Base fortification and room expansion
  • Resource gathering and crafting
  • Vehicle building and improvement
  • Combat with diverse weapons
  • Daily events and merchant
Features
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It just so happened that you met the beginning of the zombie apocalypse in the middle of the night forest. Running away from zombies, you accidentally stumbled upon a lonely hut hidden in the very center of a forest full of walking dead. What was the surprise when you found out that there is a fortified basement under the hut, which has everything you need for survival. And from that moment your story begins... The main goal is unchanged - to survive at any cost! During the day, you are engaged in arranging your new shelter, building fortifications, additional rooms and walking around in search of resources, food, equipment and weapons. At night, you will have to defend your shelter from hordes of hungry zombies. It depends only on your actions whether you will be able to meet the new morning. But as soon as you settle down and get stronger, it will be time to find salvation from this cursed forest. Game Features: - the character editor will easily allow you to create a unique appearance for your hero; - a huge explorable map with many locations available to visit; - construction of various fortifications protecting the bunker from uninvited guests; - the ability to create additional rooms that expand the capabilities of your bunker; - discover new locations on the map by searching for distress signals on the radio; - a merchant with a daily updated assortment of goods; - fighting arena with various prizes for defeating zombies or wild animals; - random daily events that can make it difficult or significantly easier to survive; - the ability to build and improve vehicles for faster movement through the forest; - a competent economy (you can sell and exchange items found in raids, vegetables grown in greenhouses or medicines created in a laboratory); - distribution of energy inside the bunker using a fuel generator, solar panels and wind turbines; - gain experience for completing tasks, killing zombies or reading books; - the distribution of experience between the five characteristics of the character and the acquisition of special skills; - a full-fledged player's inventory with the ability to equip up to five items of clothing and two weapons; - 50 units of various weapons (one-handed, two-handed, stabbing, pistols, submachine guns, revolvers, shotguns, automatic and sniper rifles); - 160 items of clothing, differing not only in appearance, but also in the level of armor; - 90 consumable items (resources, ammo, food, healing items, books, seeds, car details and crafting parts); - the ability to improve weapons and clothing; - time is the main resource (each action requires time, your main task is to correctly distribute the remaining time before nightfall). I wish you a pleasant survival!

Screenshots

El Paso, Elsewhere4 screens
Zombie Forest 34 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: El Paso, Elsewhere at none against Zombie Forest 3's shown. El Paso, Elsewhere also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.6). Zombie Forest 3's advantage is review sentiment (94% vs 82%). On price, rating, ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. El Paso, Elsewhere sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Zombie Forest 3 sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for El Paso, Elsewhere against 4.8 for Zombie Forest 3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 755 and 1.1K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 82% of El Paso, Elsewhere's written reviews are positive against 94% of Zombie Forest 3's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

El Paso, Elsewhere ships an update every 3 days, Zombie Forest 3 every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 8, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
El Paso, Elsewhere versus Zombie Forest 3: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEl Paso, ElsewhereZombie Forest 3
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (755 ratings)4.8 (1.1K ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.5% of reviews94.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7551.1K — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size2.7 GB592 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperFrosty PopAlexander Tavintsev

Customer experience

El Paso, Elsewhere

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

Zombie Forest 3

All ratings993 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.3%
Negative2.3%
Written reviews991 reviews
Positive94.5%
Neutral1.5%
Negative4.0%

User reviews

El Paso, Elsewhere

From 755 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent gameplay
  • 👍 Great story and characters
  • 🎨 Fantastic art style and visuals
  • 🎵 Awesome soundtrack
  • 🕹️ Smooth controls and mechanics

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and glitches (e.g. softlocks, invisible barriers)
  • 🎮 Suboptimal touch controls, need for customization
  • 💰 Paid full version after demo
  • 🇨🇳 Lack of Chinese language support

Zombie Forest 3

From 1.1K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Incredible gameplay
  • 👍 Great game with depth
  • 👍 Surprisingly deep mechanics
  • 👍 Engaging gameplay loop
  • 👍 Awesome zombie game

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes
  • 🐛 Game freezes
  • 🐛 Buggy poker matches
  • 🐛 Movement feels incomplete
  • 🔋 Too many ads

Bugs and 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

Zombie Forest 3

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Radio not working
  • Wheels stolen from car
  • Fuel barrels exploding on looting
  • Trader refresh not working when driving

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add more enemy types
  • Increase day length
  • Improve vehicle building mechanics
  • Implement raiding mechanics
  • Add fishing or other activities
Show 4 more
  • Improve camera angles
  • Implement controller support
  • Add companion system
  • Expand storage capacity

In-app purchases

1 purchases

El Paso, Elsewhere

One-time1
  • El Paso, Elsewhere$4.99
5 purchases

Zombie Forest 3

One-time5
  • 1000 coins$0.99
  • 2500 coins$1.99
  • Disable Ads$2.99
Show 2 more
  • 7000 coins$4.99
  • 15000 coins$9.99

Questions

Is El Paso, Elsewhere free?
El Paso, Elsewhere is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zombie Forest 3 free?
Zombie Forest 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, El Paso, Elsewhere or Zombie Forest 3?
Zombie Forest 3 is rated higher. El Paso, Elsewhere averages 4.7 out of 5 from 755 ratings, while Zombie Forest 3 averages 4.8 from 1.1K ratings.
Do El Paso, Elsewhere or Zombie Forest 3 have ads?
Zombie Forest 3 shows ads; El Paso, Elsewhere does not.
Which is updated more often, El Paso, Elsewhere or Zombie Forest 3?
El Paso, Elsewhere ships an update every 3 days, and Zombie Forest 3 every 2 months. Most recently, El Paso, Elsewhere was updated on November 8, 2026 and Zombie Forest 3 on November 8, 2026.

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