Choose Striving for Light
Choose Striving for Light if you want a Casual game with Shared/Split Screen and Shared/Split Screen Co-op. On Steam, it's currently about 50% cheaper on the Steam Store. Striving for Light launched in 2025.
Striving for Light vs Varthos - Heir to the Throne
Striving for Light and Varthos - Heir to the Throne both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam. Both released in 2025. Striving for Light scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Varthos - Heir to the Throne (74.2% 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 Varthos - Heir to the Throne
Choose Varthos - Heir to the Throne if you want an Early Access game with Online Co-op. Varthos - Heir to the Throne launched in 2025.
Both Striving for Light and Varthos - Heir to the Throne sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player and Co-op, 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
 Striving for Light |  Varthos - Heir to the Throne | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 12.59 USD | 24.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 80% positive (100 reviews) | 74.2% positive (31 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Igniting Spark Games | Nightshift Game Development |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Both released in 2025.
- Striving for Light scores higher on Steam reviews (80% positive) than Varthos - Heir to the Throne (74.2% positive).
- Striving for Light is currently ~50% cheaper on Steam than Varthos - Heir to the Throne (12.59 USD vs. 24.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Steam Deck: Striving for Light is Deck Verified, Varthos - Heir to the Throne is Deck Unsupported.
Striving for Light vs Varthos - Heir to the Throne — FAQ
- Are Striving for Light and Varthos - Heir to the Throne similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both Striving for Light and Varthos - Heir to the Throne have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Striving for Light ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Varthos - Heir to the Throne ships Online Co-op, Co-op.