Choose Voidtrain
Choose Voidtrain if you want an Indie and Simulation game with Multi-player, Online Co-op, and Co-op. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. 4,174 Steam reviews back the pick.
Voidtrain vs About Gretel
Voidtrain and About Gretel both land in Action, Adventure, 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, Adventure, RPG on Steam. About Gretel (2020) is 5 years older than Voidtrain (2025). About Gretel scores higher on Steam reviews (73.9% positive) than Voidtrain (72.4% 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 About Gretel
Choose About Gretel if it's currently about 87% cheaper on the Steam Store. About Gretel launched in 2020.
Both Voidtrain and About Gretel sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (72.4% vs 73.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Voidtrain |  About Gretel | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 72.4% positive (4,174 reviews) | 73.9% positive (23 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | HypeTrain Digital | PAXERT GAMES |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- About Gretel (2020) is 5 years older than Voidtrain (2025).
- About Gretel scores higher on Steam reviews (73.9% positive) than Voidtrain (72.4% positive).
- About Gretel is currently ~87% cheaper on Steam than Voidtrain (3.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Voidtrain has co-op; About Gretel does not.
- Voidtrain is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; About Gretel has no Deck rating yet.
Voidtrain vs About Gretel — FAQ
- Should I play Voidtrain or About Gretel first?
- If you want chronology, About Gretel (2020) came out before Voidtrain (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 Voidtrain and About Gretel similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, 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.
- Does About Gretel have multiplayer like Voidtrain?
- No. Voidtrain supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op), while About Gretel is listed as single-player only.
- Does Voidtrain run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Voidtrain is rated Deck Playable by Valve. About Gretel doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.