Choose Blood Nor Water
Choose Blood Nor Water if you want an Early Access experience. Blood Nor Water launched in 2024.
Blood Nor Water vs Those Who Rule
Blood Nor Water and Those Who Rule 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. Blood Nor Water (2024) is 1 year older than Those Who Rule (2025). Those Who Rule is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Blood Nor Water (17.99 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 Those Who Rule
Choose Those Who Rule if you want the Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Those Who Rule launched in 2025.
Both Blood Nor Water and Those Who Rule sit in Strategy, Indie, and RPG 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
 Blood Nor Water |  Those Who Rule | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG, Early Access | Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 17.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 90% positive (777 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Rosae Ex Ludis | Eldin Turulja |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Blood Nor Water (2024) is 1 year older than Those Who Rule (2025).
- Those Who Rule is currently ~10% cheaper on Steam than Blood Nor Water (17.99 USD vs. 19.99 USD).
- Those Who Rule is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Blood Nor Water has no Deck rating yet.
Blood Nor Water vs Those Who Rule — FAQ
- Should I play Blood Nor Water or Those Who Rule first?
- If you want chronology, Blood Nor Water (2024) came out before Those Who Rule (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 Blood Nor Water and Those Who Rule 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.