Choose Pendelum
Choose Pendelum if you want a Strategy game with Online PvP and PvP. Pendelum launched in 2020.
Pendelum vs Eternal Decay Souls
Pendelum and Eternal Decay Souls both land in Indie, Casual 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 Indie, Casual on Steam. Pendelum (2020) is 5 years older than Eternal Decay Souls (2025). Eternal Decay Souls is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Pendelum (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD). 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 Eternal Decay Souls
Choose Eternal Decay Souls if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Eternal Decay Souls launched in 2025.
Both Pendelum and Eternal Decay Souls sit in Indie and Casual on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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
 Pendelum |  Eternal Decay Souls | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 5.99 USD | 4.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 1 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | thelaumix productions, Lukas A. Schopf | Clovek Games |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Casual on Steam.
- Pendelum (2020) is 5 years older than Eternal Decay Souls (2025).
- Eternal Decay Souls is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Pendelum (4.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
Pendelum vs Eternal Decay Souls — FAQ
- Should I play Pendelum or Eternal Decay Souls first?
- If you want chronology, Pendelum (2020) came out before Eternal Decay Souls (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 Pendelum and Eternal Decay Souls similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Casual 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 Pendelum and Eternal Decay Souls have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Pendelum ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Eternal Decay Souls ships Online Co-op, Co-op.