Choose Black Book
Choose Black Book if you want a Strategy and Adventure experience. 1,047 Steam reviews back the pick.
Black Book vs Tainted Grail: Conquest
Black Book and Tainted Grail: Conquest both land in Indie, RPG 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 Indie, RPG on Steam. Both released in 2021. Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Black Book: 1,047 reviews, Tainted Grail: Conquest: 4,229). 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 Tainted Grail: Conquest
Choose Tainted Grail: Conquest if you want an Action game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 20% cheaper on the Steam Store. 4,229 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Black Book and Tainted Grail: Conquest sit in Indie and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.3% vs 89.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Black Book |  Tainted Grail: Conquest | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2021 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (1,047 reviews) | 89.5% positive (4,229 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Morteshka | Questline |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Both released in 2021.
- Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Black Book: 1,047 reviews, Tainted Grail: Conquest: 4,229).
- Tainted Grail: Conquest is currently ~20% cheaper on Steam than Black Book (19.99 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Black Book is Deck Playable, Tainted Grail: Conquest is Deck Verified.
Black Book vs Tainted Grail: Conquest — FAQ
- Which is better, Black Book or Tainted Grail: Conquest?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Black Book sits at 89.3% positive (1,047 reviews), Tainted Grail: Conquest at 89.5% (4,229). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Are Black Book and Tainted Grail: Conquest similar?
- They overlap on Indie, RPG 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.