Comparison

Tiny Dangerous Dungeons vs Elderand

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

Head to head
About

Tiny Dangerous Dungeons

Embark on a retro Metroidvania adventure as a treasure hunter exploring a vast dungeon. Collect power-ups, gain new skills, and solve puzzles to uncover hidden treasures and defeat creatures. This extended edition offers new content and modes.

Highlights
  • Game Boy inspired retro art style
  • Explore a huge, open dungeon
  • Solve puzzles and defeat creatures
  • Collect loot and ability upgrades
  • Unlock achievements and compete for times
Features
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“I really have to recommend Tiny Dangerous Dungeons to anyone who enjoys platformers or Metroidvanias.” – TouchArcade, 4.5/5 starts Pocket Gamer Silver Award "A surprisingly fresh retro platformer, if you want to scratch a Gameboy itch, Tiny Dangerous Dungeons is well worth a look." – Pocket Gamer, 8/10 Hop into a classic Game Boy inspired metroidvania adventure with the little treasure hunter Timmy! Explore a huge dungeon, collect hidden power-ups and gain new skills to aid you on your quest! Can Timmy survive the tiny dangerous dungeons, and find the presumably huge treasure? Based on the hit browser game, this extended edition contains adjustments and new content not seen in the original game, like a wider resolution, new game mode, more hidden upgrades to find, and completely new area to explore! GAME FEATURES: - Game Boy inspired, stylish and retro monochrome art style! - Explore a huge, open dungeon! Solve puzzles, defeat creepy creatures! - Collect loot! Find the hidden ability upgrades to open new passages! - Game Center integration! Unlock achievements and compete for fastest completion times!

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.

Screenshots

Tiny Dangerous Dungeons4 screens
Elderand4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Elderand at weekly against Tiny Dangerous Dungeons's every 12 months. Elderand also leads on review sentiment (74% vs 54%). Tiny Dangerous Dungeons's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $6.99). On rating, ratings volume, ads 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

Tiny Dangerous Dungeons costs $0.99 and Elderand $6.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.1 for Tiny Dangerous Dungeons against 4.2 for Elderand. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 80 and 36 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 54% of Tiny Dangerous Dungeons's written reviews are positive against 74% of Elderand's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tiny Dangerous Dungeons ships an update every 12 months, Elderand weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tiny Dangerous Dungeons versus Elderand: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTiny Dangerous DungeonsElderand
Price$0.99 — better$6.99
Rating4.1 (80 ratings)4.2 (36 ratings) — better
Positive reviews54.2% of reviews73.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings80 — better36
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.411.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB818 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperJussi SimpanenPlug In Digital

Customer experience

Tiny Dangerous Dungeons

All ratings80 ratings
Positive77.5%
Neutral8.8%
Negative13.8%
Written reviews131 reviews
Positive54.2%
Neutral17.6%
Negative28.2%

Elderand

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

Bugs and requests

Tiny Dangerous Dungeons

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Elderand

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Permanent crashes
  • Character spawning underneath level
  • R button for subweapon not working on Steelseries Nimbus
  • Dash function not working
  • Game freezing for a moment
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  • Bosses getting stuck in attack animations
  • Campfire menu broken (cannot select options)
  • Lost save data after updates
  • D-pad moves on screen and becomes unusable
  • Joystick teleports to random spots
  • Virtual joystick bug with attack key

Requested features

7 requests
  • Full controller remapping for bindings
  • Multiplayer PvP 'Invasions' system
  • Cloud saves (iCloud)
  • Adjustable button layout and size
  • Ability to track materials acquired
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  • New game+ option
  • Boss replayability

In-app purchases

None

Tiny Dangerous Dungeons

No in-app purchases

None

Elderand

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tiny Dangerous Dungeons free?
Tiny Dangerous Dungeons costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Elderand free?
Elderand costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tiny Dangerous Dungeons or Elderand?
Elderand is rated higher. Tiny Dangerous Dungeons averages 4.1 out of 5 from 80 ratings, while Elderand averages 4.2 from 36 ratings.
Do Tiny Dangerous Dungeons or Elderand have ads?
Neither Tiny Dangerous Dungeons nor Elderand shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tiny Dangerous Dungeons or Elderand?
Tiny Dangerous Dungeons ships an update every 12 months, and Elderand weekly. Most recently, Tiny Dangerous Dungeons was updated on October 10, 2026 and Elderand on October 9, 2026.

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