Fit check
Is Elderand worth it for you?
We tell you who should skip it, too.
Play it if you…
Good fit- Action-platformer fans who want skill-based combat against creatures and bosses
- RPG players who want to adjust appearance, skills, stats, and weapons
- Exploration-focused players who enjoy dark fantasy settings and environmental story details
Skip it if you…
Saves you a refund- Players seeking relaxed combat may not enjoy the skill-based battles and frequent creature encounters
- Players who prefer minimal exploration may not suit a game built around Metroidvania-style travel through multiple locations
- Players looking for a bright or lighthearted setting may not suit the grim Lovecraftian atmosphere
Our take on Elderand
The game departs from conventional platforming by adding RPG customization, weapon crafting, enemy loot, and written world lore to its combat and exploration. Its gothic setting and creature-focused battles replace the lighter tone common to many platformers.
What is Elderand?
Elderand is a violent side-scrolling combat game set in a Lovecraftian world, combining role-playing systems with pixel-based retro visuals.
Its arsenal spans whips, swords, daggers, axes, bows, enchanted staffs, and oversized blades, each offering distinct attributes and functions. Exploration follows a Metroidvania structure across areas such as a merchant settlement, woodland, an imprisoned sanctuary, airborne isles, a corrupted cathedral, and Elderand. Players can alter their character’s look, abilities, attributes, and equipment. Materials recovered while exploring or looted from fallen foes can support weapon improvements through crafting. The adventure features over 60 varieties of enemies and approximately 12 bosses. Letters and other written messages discovered throughout the world provide context about the spreading darkness.
How Elderand plays
- 01Weapon Variety
- The arsenal includes whips, swords, daggers, axes, bows, magical staffs, giant swords, and other equipment with different combat properties.
- 02Metroidvania Exploration
- The game includes areas such as a merchant village, forest, temple prison, floating islands, cursed Cathedral, and Elderand.
- 03Character Customization
- Players can modify the character's appearance, skills, stats, and weapons.
- 04Loot-Based Crafting
- Loot from exploration and defeated enemies can be used to upgrade weapons.
- 05Enemy And Boss Roster
- The game contains more than 60 enemy types and around a dozen bosses.
- 06Found Correspondence
- Lost letters and other written messages provide information about the darkness spreading across the land.
Elderand compared to similar games
Elderand combines 2D action-platforming, Metroidvania-style exploration, weapon variation, crafting, and RPG customization. Vagante also presents a dark fantasy adventure involving monsters and demons, while its description focuses on adventurers seeking fame, riches, and power rather than Elderand's stated crafting and character-adjustment systems.
Elderand: platforms & release
Is Elderand worth it?
It is worth it if: action-platformer fans who want skill-based combat against creatures and bosses. Skip it if: players seeking relaxed combat may not enjoy the skill-based battles and frequent creature encounters.
Where can I download Elderand?
Use the Download Now button on this page: it opens Elderand's store page, where you can choose how to get it.
What platforms is Elderand on?
Windows only.
