Elderand 12+

An epic adventure

Plug In Digital

Designed for iPad

    • 4.1 • 32 Ratings
    • $6.99

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Description

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.

What’s New

Version 1.3.19

• New controls system available
• Action buttons can be moved and enlarged
• The game's text has been increased in size!
• Spawning in a wall is now fixed
• Players need less time between actions. The game is now more dynamic!

Ratings and Reviews

4.1 out of 5
32 Ratings

32 Ratings

Banemanis ,

Great Game!

This game is a lot of fun. I love how challenging it can be. Its so easy to start playing and not realize 2 hours went by. The only thing holding me back from a 5 star rating is cloud saves. Being able to set my iPad down and pick up on my iPhone while on the go would be great. Nonetheless, excellent job and keep up the great work.

Moshgra ,

Buggy with broken controls

I can't recommend with the current build for this game. I want to enjoy it but the on screen controls leave a lot to be desired. Seems like the actual box for selecting things is off. So I gave it a try using my backbone. I've run into an issue 3 times where I'm unable to dash and have a sound as though I'm out of stamina, however, I'm just sitting still. This occured during the first locked "timed" door tutorial. I was unable to progress due to the dash function just not working. I've also found that there were several instances where a button press like attack or block, or when dash worked, caused the game to freeze for a moment before resuming. Metroidvania style games should have really tight controls and even with a controller, it feels unresponsive/lagged behind.

Other bugs that are preventing a recommendation include bosses getting stuck in an attack animation making it a simple slash until they die situation. Happened on a spider boss and one with a scythe.
The campfire also seems to be broken. There's two options below the save and try as I might, I'm unable to move down to click them. When using the touchscreen, my character moves instead of moving the selection. When using a controller, it is merely unresponsive.

The art and animations are nice, it seems like it would be a good game if it were playable. Devs also appear to be active in the community and responsive to issues, so I can give them bonus points for that!

Developer Response ,

Hello, can you send us a video of the dash not working please? Our email: pidg.mobile.contact@plugindigital.com
About the campfire, the 2 options bellow need to be unlocked to select them, and for the touchscreen joystick controller, the joystick controller is placed where you tap on the screen, and then you can move.
Can you tell us also which controller you are using please?
Thank you.

C Rich Jr ,

A Pleasant Surprise

I did not expect to experience the level of enemy diversity, movement tech, weapon diversity, secrets and more that is present here. There is so much lore and it makes you want to discover more. The key to this game is exploration. There are no quest markers, no objectives, or waypoints. Just campfires to rest, enemies to kill, and things to discover. The combat can be frustrating at first but if you learn enemy attack patterns and frequency you can kill most enemies without taking a hit. Definitely one of the best platformers Ive played and the art design is beautiful despite it being 8 bit (which is not a detriment). I do very much enjoy the games styling and the differences between each area you discover. Controller support is (nearly) flawless and works well on Mac. Definitely get this game if you want to get lost in a new world.

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  • Family Sharing

    Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.

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