Tiny Dangerous Dungeons vs Elderand
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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!
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 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
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.
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.
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.
| Parameter | Tiny Dangerous Dungeons | Elderand |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 — better | $6.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (80 ratings) | 4.2 (36 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 54.2% of reviews | 73.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 80 — better | 36 |
| Update frequency | Every 12 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 | 12.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 64 MB | 818 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jussi Simpanen | Plug In Digital |
Customer experience
Tiny Dangerous Dungeons
Elderand
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
Tiny Dangerous Dungeons
No in-app purchases
Elderand
No in-app purchases
Questions
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