Elvenar is a fantasy city-building game where you pick a race — elves or humans — and grow a settlement from a few buildings into a city, researching technologies, managing resources and expanding your territory.
It's a longer-form game than most on this site: progress accrues over days rather than minutes, with buildings that produce over time. InnoGames built it, and it's free to play in the browser.
Yes — free to play in the browser, with optional purchases that speed up progress rather than gate it.
They differ in building style, resources and some mechanics rather than in difficulty. Pick whichever aesthetic you prefer; both are viable.
Yes — it runs in the browser with nothing to install, though it's a longer-form game than most here.