Choose Journey to the West
Choose Journey to the West if you want a Free To Play game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Journey to the West launched in 2023.
Journey to the West vs 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame
Journey to the West and 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame both land in Strategy, Indie, Adventure 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 Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam. 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame (2022) is 1 year older than Journey to the West (2023). Journey to the West is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 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 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame
Choose 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame if you want a Casual experience. 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame launched in 2022.
Both Journey to the West and 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame sit in Strategy, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Journey to the West |  长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2022 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 19.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.5% positive (40 reviews) | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Z Studio | 唐扬Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame (2022) is 1 year older than Journey to the West (2023).
- Journey to the West is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame (9.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
Journey to the West vs 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame — FAQ
- Should I play Journey to the West or 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame first?
- If you want chronology, 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame (2022) came out before Journey to the West (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 Journey to the West and 长明火计划 Project: Eternal Flame similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, Adventure 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.