Choose Smash Dungeon
Choose Smash Dungeon if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Smash Dungeon launched in 2023.
Smash Dungeon vs Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue
Smash Dungeon and Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, RPG on Steam. Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue (2020) is 3 years older than Smash Dungeon (2023). Both sit near 75% positive on Steam (Smash Dungeon: 12 reviews, Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue: 131). 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 Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue
Choose Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue if you want an Adventure and Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue launched in 2020.
Both Smash Dungeon and Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue sit in Action, Indie, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (75% vs 75.6% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Smash Dungeon |  Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 6.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 75% positive (12 reviews) | 75.6% positive (131 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Plastic Cow Games | Grimorio of Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue (2020) is 3 years older than Smash Dungeon (2023).
- Both sit near 75% positive on Steam (Smash Dungeon: 12 reviews, Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue: 131).
- Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue is free; Smash Dungeon is paid (6.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Smash Dungeon vs Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue — FAQ
- Should I play Smash Dungeon or Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue first?
- If you want chronology, Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue (2020) came out before Smash Dungeon (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 Smash Dungeon and Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Smash Dungeon and Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Smash Dungeon ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.
- Is Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue free?
- Yes — Sword of the Necromancer - Prologue is a free-to-play Steam title. Smash Dungeon is paid (6.99 USD).