Choose Blood Nor Water
Choose Blood Nor Water if you want a RPG and Early Access experience. On Steam, it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Blood Nor Water launched in 2024.
Blood Nor Water vs The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily
Blood Nor Water and The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily both land in Strategy, 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 Strategy, Indie on Steam. Blood Nor Water (2024) is 1 year older than The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily (2025). Blood Nor Water is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 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 The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily
Choose The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily if you want a Simulation experience. The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily launched in 2025.
Both Blood Nor Water and The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily sit in Strategy 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
 Blood Nor Water |  The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG, Early Access | Strategy, Indie, Simulation |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 93.4% positive (518 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Rosae Ex Ludis | Alliance Arts, One or Eight, WSS Playground |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Blood Nor Water (2024) is 1 year older than The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily (2025).
- Blood Nor Water is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily is Deck Playable on Steam Deck; Blood Nor Water has no Deck rating yet.
Blood Nor Water vs The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily — FAQ
- Should I play Blood Nor Water or The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily first?
- If you want chronology, Blood Nor Water (2024) came out before The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily (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 The Great Villainess: Strategy of Lily similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, 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.