Choose Death Tales
Choose Death Tales if you want an Indie experience. Death Tales launched in 2020.
Death Tales vs Curse of the Sea Rats
Death Tales and Curse of the Sea Rats 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. Death Tales (2020) is 3 years older than Curse of the Sea Rats (2023). Death Tales scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Curse of the Sea Rats (60% 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 Curse of the Sea Rats
Choose Curse of the Sea Rats if it's the newer release (2023) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Curse of the Sea Rats launched in 2023.
Both Death Tales and Curse of the Sea Rats sit in Action, Adventure, 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. 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
 Death Tales |  Curse of the Sea Rats | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive (15 reviews) | 60% positive (55 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Arcade Distillery | Petoons Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Death Tales (2020) is 3 years older than Curse of the Sea Rats (2023).
- Death Tales scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Curse of the Sea Rats (60% positive).
- Curse of the Sea Rats is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Death Tales (9.99 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Death Tales vs Curse of the Sea Rats — FAQ
- Should I play Death Tales or Curse of the Sea Rats first?
- If you want chronology, Death Tales (2020) came out before Curse of the Sea Rats (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 Death Tales and Curse of the Sea Rats 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.
- Do both Death Tales and Curse of the Sea Rats have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Death Tales ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Curse of the Sea Rats ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.