Choose There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition
Choose There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition launched in 2022.
There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition vs Arto
There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition and Arto both land in Action, Indie, 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 share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition (2022) is 1 year older than Arto (2023). There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (70.6% positive) than Arto (68.9% positive). 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 Arto
Choose Arto if it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Arto launched in 2023.
Both There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition and Arto sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (70.6% vs 68.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition |  Arto | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70.6% positive (255 reviews) | 68.9% positive (45 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Zelart | OrionGames |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition (2022) is 1 year older than Arto (2023).
- There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition scores higher on Steam reviews (70.6% positive) than Arto (68.9% positive).
- Arto is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition is Deck Verified, Arto is Deck Unsupported.
There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition vs Arto — FAQ
- Should I play There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition or Arto first?
- If you want chronology, There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition (2022) came out before Arto (2023). 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 There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition and Arto similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, 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.