Choose Journey to the West
Choose Journey to the West if you want an Adventure and Free To Play game with Steam Leaderboards. Journey to the West launched in 2023.
Journey to the West vs Hunt the Pale Gods
Journey to the West and Hunt the Pale Gods both land in Strategy, Indie, 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 share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam. Journey to the West (2023) is 2 years older than Hunt the Pale Gods (2025). Both sit near 97% positive on Steam (Journey to the West: 40 reviews, Hunt the Pale Gods: 31). 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 Hunt the Pale Gods
Choose Hunt the Pale Gods if you want a Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 85% cheaper on the Steam Store. Hunt the Pale Gods launched in 2025.
Both Journey to the West and Hunt the Pale Gods sit in Strategy, Indie, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (97.5% vs 96.8% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Journey to the West |  Hunt the Pale Gods | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Free To Play | Strategy, Indie, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | 1.49 USD |
| Steam reviews | 97.5% positive (40 reviews) | 96.8% positive (31 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Z Studio | Nick Papageorgiou |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Journey to the West (2023) is 2 years older than Hunt the Pale Gods (2025).
- Both sit near 97% positive on Steam (Journey to the West: 40 reviews, Hunt the Pale Gods: 31).
- Hunt the Pale Gods is currently ~85% cheaper on Steam than Journey to the West (1.49 USD vs. 9.99 USD).
Journey to the West vs Hunt the Pale Gods — FAQ
- Should I play Journey to the West or Hunt the Pale Gods first?
- If you want chronology, Journey to the West (2023) came out before Hunt the Pale Gods (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 Journey to the West and Hunt the Pale Gods similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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.