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DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit vs DRAINUS

DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit and DRAINUS both land in Action, 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 share Action, Indie on Steam. DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit (2020) is 2 years older than DRAINUS (2022). DRAINUS scores higher on Steam reviews (95.9% positive) than DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit (94.9% 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 DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit

Choose DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit launched in 2020.

Choose DRAINUS

Choose DRAINUS if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. DRAINUS launched in 2022.

Both DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit and DRAINUS sit in Action and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (94.9% vs 95.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.

Side-by-side comparison

DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit vs DRAINUS — Steam metadata comparison
DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit — Steam game coverDANMAKAI: Red Forbidden FruitDRAINUS — Steam game coverDRAINUS
Released20202022
GenresAction, IndieAction, Indie
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedDeck Verified
Price9.99 USD14.99 USD
Steam reviews94.9% positive (39 reviews)95.9% positive (563 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
Developers森の中の猫の小屋Team Ladybug, WSS playground

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DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit vs DRAINUS — FAQ

Should I play DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit or DRAINUS first?
If you want chronology, DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit (2020) came out before DRAINUS (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 DANMAKAI: Red Forbidden Fruit and DRAINUS similar?
They overlap on Action, 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.
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