Goblin Sword vs Elderand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Goblin Sword
Embark on a retro-inspired adventure as a hero battling an invading monster army. Explore numerous levels, collect loot, and defeat challenging bosses. Customize your character with unique weapons and abilities to save your hometown.
- 89 levels
- 13 bosses
- 30 weapons with special attacks
- 30 relics granting abilities
- Customizable touch controls
- Home decoration with souvenirs
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Goblin Sword is a retro-inspired action platformer with light rpg elements. An army of monsters led by an evil wizard have invaded your hometown. Slay as many monsters as you can, collect loot, avoid dangerous traps and defeat menacing bosses, before facing the evil wizard himself. Reviews: “It's such a crazy value and has such good production quality it kind of speaks for itself.” 5/5 TouchArcade "Fun visuals, good music, engaging level design, and lots of content make Goblin Sword an excellent little game." Editor's Choice -148 Apps “A deeply compelling and staggeringly impressive tribute to retro games.” 10/10 ArcadeLife Features: -89 levels -13 bosses -30 weapons with unique special attacks -30 relics that grant you abilities -14 costumes -8 guardians that follow you around and assist you -5 secret very hard levels -Decorate your home with souvenirs -Customizable touch controls -Universal app. Works on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch. -Full screen support for iPhone X -iCloud and MFi support -Game Center achievements and leaderboards -Premium game. No IAP or ads ever.
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.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Goblin Sword at 4.7 against Elderand's 4.2. Goblin Sword also leads on price ($1.99 vs $6.99) and ratings volume (1.3K vs 36). Elderand's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 6 months). On 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
Goblin Sword costs $1.99 and Elderand $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Goblin Sword holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Goblin Sword has 1.3K ratings behind it against 36, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of Goblin Sword's written reviews are positive against 74% of Elderand's.
Goblin Sword ships an update every 6 months, Elderand weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Goblin Sword | Elderand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.3K ratings) — better | 4.2 (36 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.5% of reviews — better | 73.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.3K — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 6.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 818 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Gelato Games Ltd | Plug In Digital |
Customer experience
Goblin Sword
Elderand
Bugs and requests
Goblin Sword
Reported bugs
3 issues- Achievements not tracking properly
- Crashes on certain devices
- Sound issues on some iOS versions
Requested features
5 requests- More levels and worlds
- Character customization
- Multiplayer mode
- Difficulty options
- Ability to wield the Goblin Sword
Elderand
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Goblin Sword
No in-app purchases
Elderand
No in-app purchases









