Choose Those Who Came: Healing Solarus
Choose Those Who Came: Healing Solarus if you want an Adventure experience. Those Who Came: Healing Solarus launched in 2022.
Those Who Came: Healing Solarus vs Eternal Rift Defense
Those Who Came: Healing Solarus and Eternal Rift Defense 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. Those Who Came: Healing Solarus (2022) is 4 years older than Eternal Rift Defense (2026). Both support cooperative play. 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 Eternal Rift Defense
Choose Eternal Rift Defense if you want the Steam Leaderboards, Online PvP, and PvP side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Eternal Rift Defense launched in 2026.
Both Those Who Came: Healing Solarus and Eternal Rift Defense sit in Strategy, Indie, and RPG on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, 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
 Those Who Came: Healing Solarus |  Eternal Rift Defense | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Strategy, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 9.99 USD | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op | Multi-player, Cross-Platform Multiplayer, Online Co-op |
| Developers | ROLLDBOX GAMES | MagmaBear Games |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Those Who Came: Healing Solarus (2022) is 4 years older than Eternal Rift Defense (2026).
- Both support cooperative play.
Those Who Came: Healing Solarus vs Eternal Rift Defense — FAQ
- Should I play Those Who Came: Healing Solarus or Eternal Rift Defense first?
- If you want chronology, Those Who Came: Healing Solarus (2022) came out before Eternal Rift Defense (2026). 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 Those Who Came: Healing Solarus and Eternal Rift Defense 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.
- Do both Those Who Came: Healing Solarus and Eternal Rift Defense have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Those Who Came: Healing Solarus ships Online Co-op, Co-op; Eternal Rift Defense ships Online Co-op, Co-op.