Choose Pathless Woods
Choose Pathless Woods if you want a Strategy, Casual, and Early Access experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 84.9% positive across 166 reviews.
Pathless Woods vs Soulmask
Pathless Woods and Soulmask both land in Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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 Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam. Pathless Woods (2024) is 2 years older than Soulmask (2026). Pathless Woods scores higher on Steam reviews (84.9% positive) than Soulmask (76.8% 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 Soulmask
Choose Soulmask if you want a Free To Play game with Online PvP, LAN PvP, and PvP. 7,087 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both Pathless Woods and Soulmask sit in Indie, Adventure, and Simulation on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and LAN 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
 Pathless Woods |  Soulmask | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2024 | 2026 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Casual, Early Access | Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG, Free To Play |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Playable |
| Price | 19.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 84.9% positive (166 reviews) | 76.8% positive (7,087 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | AniYa Games Studio | CampFire Studio |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, Adventure, Simulation on Steam.
- Pathless Woods (2024) is 2 years older than Soulmask (2026).
- Pathless Woods scores higher on Steam reviews (84.9% positive) than Soulmask (76.8% positive).
- Pathless Woods is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Soulmask (19.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Both are Deck Playable.
Pathless Woods vs Soulmask — FAQ
- Which is better, Pathless Woods or Soulmask?
- On Steam reviews Pathless Woods scores higher (84.9% positive) than Soulmask (76.8% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Pathless Woods is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Pathless Woods or Soulmask first?
- If you want chronology, Pathless Woods (2024) came out before Soulmask (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 Pathless Woods and Soulmask similar?
- They overlap on Indie, Adventure, Simulation 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 Pathless Woods and Soulmask have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: Pathless Woods ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op; Soulmask ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.