Choose The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain
Choose The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain if it matches what drew you to this matchup. The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain launched in 2021.
The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain vs The Test: Secrets of the Soul
The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain and The Test: Secrets of the Soul both land in Adventure, Simulation, 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 Adventure, Simulation, RPG on Steam. The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain (2021) is 2 years older than The Test: Secrets of the Soul (2023). The Test: Secrets of the Soul scores higher on Steam reviews (98% positive) than The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain (96.7% 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 The Test: Secrets of the Soul
Choose The Test: Secrets of the Soul if you want an Indie, Free To Play, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. 1,409 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain and The Test: Secrets of the Soul sit in Adventure, Simulation, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (96.7% vs 98% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain |  The Test: Secrets of the Soul | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2021 | 2023 |
| Genres | Adventure, Simulation, RPG | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 2.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 96.7% positive (549 reviews) | 98% positive (1,409 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Randumb Studios | Randumb Studios |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, Simulation, RPG on Steam.
- The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain (2021) is 2 years older than The Test: Secrets of the Soul (2023).
- The Test: Secrets of the Soul scores higher on Steam reviews (98% positive) than The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain (96.7% positive).
- The Test: Secrets of the Soul is free; The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain is paid (2.99 USD).
- The Test: Secrets of the Soul is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain has no Deck rating yet.
The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain vs The Test: Secrets of the Soul — FAQ
- Which is better, The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain or The Test: Secrets of the Soul?
- On Steam reviews the two are nearly tied: The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain sits at 96.7% positive (549 reviews), The Test: Secrets of the Soul at 98% (1,409). The choice usually comes down to genre fit and the platform features each one supports — see the comparison table above.
- Should I play The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain or The Test: Secrets of the Soul first?
- If you want chronology, The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain (2021) came out before The Test: Secrets of the Soul (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 The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain and The Test: Secrets of the Soul similar?
- They overlap on Adventure, Simulation, 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 The Test: Secrets of the Soul free?
- Yes — The Test: Secrets of the Soul is a free-to-play Steam title. The Advisor - Episode 1: Royal Pain is paid (2.99 USD).