Choose Slender Threads
Choose Slender Threads if you want an Indie experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Slender Threads launched in 2025.
Slender Threads vs Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition
Slender Threads and Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition both land in Adventure on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Adventure games on Steam. Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition (2022) is 3 years older than Slender Threads (2025). Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Slender Threads (7.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition
Choose Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 60% cheaper on the Steam Store. Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition launched in 2022.
Both Slender Threads and Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition sit in Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Slender Threads |  Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2022 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure | Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 7.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.7% positive (292 reviews) | 6 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Blyts | Do Games Limited |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition (2022) is 3 years older than Slender Threads (2025).
- Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition is currently ~60% cheaper on Steam than Slender Threads (7.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Slender Threads is Deck Verified, Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition is Deck Playable.
Slender Threads vs Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition — FAQ
- Should I play Slender Threads or Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition (2022) came out before Slender Threads (2025). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Slender Threads and Royal Legends: Marshes Curse Collector's Edition similar?
- They overlap on Adventure on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.