Choose Have a Nice Death
Choose Have a Nice Death if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. 4,158 Steam reviews back the pick.
Have a Nice Death vs Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing
Have a Nice Death and Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing both land in Action, 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 Action, Indie on Steam. Have a Nice Death (2023) is 3 years older than Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing (2026). Have a Nice Death is currently ~3% cheaper on Steam than Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing (8.74 USD vs. 8.99 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 Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing
Choose Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing if you want the Custom Volume Controls and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing launched in 2026.
Both Have a Nice Death and Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing sit in Action 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
 Have a Nice Death |  Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Indie | Action, Indie |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 8.74 USD | 8.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 87.5% positive (4,158 reviews) | 5 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Magic Design Studios | DIM Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Have a Nice Death (2023) is 3 years older than Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing (2026).
- Have a Nice Death is currently ~3% cheaper on Steam than Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing (8.74 USD vs. 8.99 USD).
- Have a Nice Death is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing has no Deck rating yet.
Have a Nice Death vs Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing — FAQ
- Should I play Have a Nice Death or Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing first?
- If you want chronology, Have a Nice Death (2023) came out before Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing (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 Have a Nice Death and Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Does Have a Nice Death run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Have a Nice Death is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Gems are Mine, Slashes are Yours: Blood & Blessing doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.