Choose Breaking Gates
Choose Breaking Gates if you want an Early Access game with Camera Comfort, Keyboard Only Option, and Save Anytime. Breaking Gates launched in 2020.
Breaking Gates vs AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact
Breaking Gates and AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact 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. Breaking Gates (2020) is 4 years older than AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact (2024). AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Breaking Gates has no Deck rating yet. 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 AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact
Choose AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact if you want a Free To Play experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact launched in 2024.
Both Breaking Gates and AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact 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
 Breaking Gates |  AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 4.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 9 reviews | 96.3% positive (27 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ylun Games | Dark Pigeon Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Breaking Gates (2020) is 4 years older than AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact (2024).
- AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Breaking Gates has no Deck rating yet.
Breaking Gates vs AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact — FAQ
- Should I play Breaking Gates or AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact first?
- If you want chronology, Breaking Gates (2020) came out before AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact (2024). 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 Breaking Gates and AWAKEN - Astral Blade: First Contact 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.