Choose Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince
Choose Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince if it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince launched in 2022.
Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince vs An Automaton's Journey
Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince and An Automaton's Journey both land in Action, Adventure, 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 Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam. Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince (2022) is 4 years older than An Automaton's Journey (2026). Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince: 106 reviews, An Automaton's Journey: 56). 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 An Automaton's Journey
Choose An Automaton's Journey if you want an Indie game with Custom Volume Controls, Playable without Timed Input, and Save Anytime. On Steam, it's the newer release (2026) and ships with the modern feature baseline. An Automaton's Journey launched in 2026.
Both Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince and An Automaton's Journey sit in Action, Adventure, and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (89.6% vs 89.3% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince |  An Automaton's Journey | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2026 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, Linux | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 7.49 USD | 7.19 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.6% positive (106 reviews) | 89.3% positive (56 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Castle Pixel, LLC. | Xyros Games |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince (2022) is 4 years older than An Automaton's Journey (2026).
- Both sit near 89% positive on Steam (Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince: 106 reviews, An Automaton's Journey: 56).
- An Automaton's Journey is currently ~4% cheaper on Steam than Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince (7.19 USD vs. 7.49 USD).
- Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; An Automaton's Journey has no Deck rating yet.
Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince vs An Automaton's Journey — FAQ
- Should I play Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince or An Automaton's Journey first?
- If you want chronology, Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince (2022) came out before An Automaton's Journey (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 Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince and An Automaton's Journey similar?
- They overlap on Action, Adventure, 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.
- Does Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Blossom Tales II: The Minotaur Prince is rated Deck Verified by Valve. An Automaton's Journey doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.