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 The Puppeteer
There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition and The Puppeteer 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 The Puppeteer (2023). The Puppeteer is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition (4.99 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 The Puppeteer
Choose The Puppeteer if it's currently about 75% cheaper on the Steam Store. The Puppeteer launched in 2023.
Both There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition and The Puppeteer sit in Action, Indie, and 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
 There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition |  The Puppeteer | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 70.6% positive (255 reviews) | 7 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Zelart | Danny Martin |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition (2022) is 1 year older than The Puppeteer (2023).
- The Puppeteer is currently ~75% cheaper on Steam than There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition (4.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Puppeteer has no Deck rating yet.
There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition vs The Puppeteer — FAQ
- Should I play There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition or The Puppeteer first?
- If you want chronology, There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition (2022) came out before The Puppeteer (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 The Puppeteer 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.
- Does There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — There Is No Light: Enhanced Edition is rated Deck Verified by Valve. The Puppeteer doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.