Choose Eternal Strands
Choose Eternal Strands if you want an Adventure game with Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. 1,157 Steam reviews back the pick.
Eternal Strands vs Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition
Eternal Strands and Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition both land in Action 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 Action games on Steam. Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition (2024) is 1 year older than Eternal Strands (2025). Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Eternal Strands: 1,157 reviews, Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition: 10,536). 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 Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition
Choose Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition if you want a RPG game with HDR available. 10,536 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Eternal Strands and Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition sit in Action on Steam and both list Adjustable Text Size, Subtitle Options, and Color Alternatives, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (87.9% vs 87.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Eternal Strands |  Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 39.99 USD | 59.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.9% positive (1,157 reviews) | 87.9% positive (10,536 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Yellow Brick Games | Guerrilla, Nixxes Software |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition (2024) is 1 year older than Eternal Strands (2025).
- Both sit near 88% positive on Steam (Eternal Strands: 1,157 reviews, Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition: 10,536).
- Eternal Strands is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition (39.99 USD vs. 59.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Eternal Strands is Deck Verified, Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition is Deck Unsupported.
Eternal Strands vs Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition — FAQ
- Which is better, Eternal Strands or Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: Eternal Strands sits at 87.9% positive (1,157 reviews), Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition at 87.9% (10,536). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play Eternal Strands or Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition first?
- If you want chronology, Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition (2024) came out before Eternal Strands (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 Eternal Strands and Horizon Forbidden West™ Complete Edition similar?
- They overlap on Action 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.