Choose The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith
Choose The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith if you want a Strategy experience. The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith launched in 2025.
The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith vs Submerged Mystery: Takodachi
The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith and Submerged Mystery: Takodachi both land in 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 are RPG games on Steam. Submerged Mystery: Takodachi (2024) is 1 year older than The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith (2025). Submerged Mystery: Takodachi scores higher on Steam reviews (90.5% positive) than The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith (89.3% 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 Submerged Mystery: Takodachi
Choose Submerged Mystery: Takodachi if you want an Indie and Free To Play game with DualShock Controller Support. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Submerged Mystery: Takodachi launched in 2024.
Both The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith and Submerged Mystery: Takodachi sit in RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.3% vs 90.5% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith |  Submerged Mystery: Takodachi | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, RPG | Indie, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Unrated |
| Price | 19.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 89.3% positive (56 reviews) | 90.5% positive (21 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Ason | Velveteen |
Side by side
- Both are RPG games on Steam.
- Submerged Mystery: Takodachi (2024) is 1 year older than The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith (2025).
- Submerged Mystery: Takodachi scores higher on Steam reviews (90.5% positive) than The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith (89.3% positive).
- Submerged Mystery: Takodachi is free; The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith is paid (19.99 USD).
- The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Submerged Mystery: Takodachi has no Deck rating yet.
The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith vs Submerged Mystery: Takodachi — FAQ
- Should I play The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith or Submerged Mystery: Takodachi first?
- If you want chronology, Submerged Mystery: Takodachi (2024) came out before The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith (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 The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith and Submerged Mystery: Takodachi similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is Submerged Mystery: Takodachi free?
- Yes — Submerged Mystery: Takodachi is a free-to-play Steam title. The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith is paid (19.99 USD).
- Does The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith is rated Deck Playable by Valve. Submerged Mystery: Takodachi doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.