Choose Guardian of Lore
Choose Guardian of Lore if you want an Indie and RPG experience. On Steam, it's currently about 30% cheaper on the Steam Store. Guardian of Lore launched in 2021.
Guardian of Lore vs Souldiers
Guardian of Lore and Souldiers both land in Action, 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, Adventure on Steam. Guardian of Lore (2021) is 1 year older than Souldiers (2022). Both sit near 75% positive on Steam (Guardian of Lore: 16 reviews, Souldiers: 790). 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 Souldiers
Choose Souldiers if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Souldiers launched in 2022.
Both Guardian of Lore and Souldiers sit in Action and Adventure on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (75% vs 74.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Guardian of Lore |  Souldiers | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2022 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 13.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 75% positive (16 reviews) | 74.3% positive (790 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Round 2 Games | Retro Forge |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- Guardian of Lore (2021) is 1 year older than Souldiers (2022).
- Both sit near 75% positive on Steam (Guardian of Lore: 16 reviews, Souldiers: 790).
- Guardian of Lore is currently ~30% cheaper on Steam than Souldiers (13.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Souldiers is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Guardian of Lore has no Deck rating yet.
Guardian of Lore vs Souldiers — FAQ
- Should I play Guardian of Lore or Souldiers first?
- If you want chronology, Guardian of Lore (2021) came out before Souldiers (2022). 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 Guardian of Lore and Souldiers similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.