Choose Red Mist: Rivers of Blood
Choose Red Mist: Rivers of Blood if you want an Adventure experience. Red Mist: Rivers of Blood launched in 2021.
Red Mist: Rivers of Blood vs Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
Red Mist: Rivers of Blood and Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider 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. Red Mist: Rivers of Blood (2021) is 2 years older than Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider (2023). Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is currently ~15% cheaper on Steam than Red Mist: Rivers of Blood (16.99 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 Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider
Choose Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider launched in 2023.
Both Red Mist: Rivers of Blood and Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider sit in Action and Indie 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
 Red Mist: Rivers of Blood |  Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 16.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 2 reviews | 85% positive (294 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Julian Henley | JoyMasher |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Red Mist: Rivers of Blood (2021) is 2 years older than Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider (2023).
- Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is currently ~15% cheaper on Steam than Red Mist: Rivers of Blood (16.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Red Mist: Rivers of Blood has no Deck rating yet.
Red Mist: Rivers of Blood vs Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider — FAQ
- Should I play Red Mist: Rivers of Blood or Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider first?
- If you want chronology, Red Mist: Rivers of Blood (2021) came out before Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider (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 Red Mist: Rivers of Blood and Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider 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.