Choose HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising
Choose HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising if you want an Indie and RPG experience. On Steam, it's a focused single-player run rather than a multiplayer commitment. HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising launched in 2025.
HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising vs The Casting of Frank Stone™
HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising and The Casting of Frank Stone™ both land in Adventure 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 are Adventure games on Steam. The Casting of Frank Stone™ (2024) is 1 year older than HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising (2025). HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than The Casting of Frank Stone™ (24.99 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 Casting of Frank Stone™
Choose The Casting of Frank Stone™ if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it has co-op, so you can bring a friend. 2,694 Steam reviews back the pick.
Both HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising and The Casting of Frank Stone™ sit in Adventure 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
 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising |  The Casting of Frank Stone™ | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2024 |
| Genres | Indie, Adventure, RPG | Adventure |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Unsupported |
| Price | 24.99 USD | 29.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 5 reviews | 63.2% positive (2,694 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Touched by Grace, Why Not AI | Supermassive Games |
Side by side
- Both are Adventure games on Steam.
- The Casting of Frank Stone™ (2024) is 1 year older than HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising (2025).
- HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than The Casting of Frank Stone™ (24.99 USD vs. 29.99 USD).
- The Casting of Frank Stone™ has co-op; HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising does not.
- The Casting of Frank Stone™ is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising has no Deck rating yet.
HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising vs The Casting of Frank Stone™ — FAQ
- Should I play HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising or The Casting of Frank Stone™ first?
- If you want chronology, The Casting of Frank Stone™ (2024) came out before HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising (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 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising and The Casting of Frank Stone™ similar?
- They overlap on Adventure 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 HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising have multiplayer like The Casting of Frank Stone™?
- No. The Casting of Frank Stone™ supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op), while HPL: Nyarlathotep Rising is listed as single-player only.