Choose City of Broken Dreamers: Book One
Choose City of Broken Dreamers: Book One if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 90.8% positive across 1,122 reviews.
City of Broken Dreamers: Book One vs Fog of War: Book One
City of Broken Dreamers: Book One and Fog of War: Book One both land in Indie 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 are Indie games on Steam. City of Broken Dreamers: Book One (2020) is 4 years older than Fog of War: Book One (2024). City of Broken Dreamers: Book One scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Fog of War: Book One (81.2% 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 Fog of War: Book One
Choose Fog of War: Book One if you want an Action and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2024) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Fog of War: Book One launched in 2024.
Both City of Broken Dreamers: Book One and Fog of War: Book One sit in Indie 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
 City of Broken Dreamers: Book One |  Fog of War: Book One | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2020 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie | Action, Indie, Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 90.8% positive (1,122 reviews) | 81.2% positive (133 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | PhillyGames | Story Machine Studios |
Side by side
- Both are Indie games on Steam.
- City of Broken Dreamers: Book One (2020) is 4 years older than Fog of War: Book One (2024).
- City of Broken Dreamers: Book One scores higher on Steam reviews (90.8% positive) than Fog of War: Book One (81.2% positive).
- City of Broken Dreamers: Book One is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Fog of War: Book One (9.99 USD vs. 11.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Playable.
City of Broken Dreamers: Book One vs Fog of War: Book One — FAQ
- Which is better, City of Broken Dreamers: Book One or Fog of War: Book One?
- On Steam reviews City of Broken Dreamers: Book One scores higher (90.8% positive) than Fog of War: Book One (81.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, City of Broken Dreamers: Book One is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play City of Broken Dreamers: Book One or Fog of War: Book One first?
- If you want chronology, City of Broken Dreamers: Book One (2020) came out before Fog of War: Book One (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 City of Broken Dreamers: Book One and Fog of War: Book One similar?
- They overlap on Indie 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.