Choose Of Blades & Tails
Choose Of Blades & Tails if you want a Strategy and Indie game with Steam Leaderboards. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Of Blades & Tails launched in 2023.
Of Blades & Tails vs Xploquest 3
Of Blades & Tails and Xploquest 3 both land in 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 Adventure, RPG on Steam. Both released in 2023. Of Blades & Tails scores higher on Steam reviews (76.2% positive) than Xploquest 3 (75% 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 Xploquest 3
Choose Xploquest 3 if it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Xploquest 3 launched in 2023.
Both Of Blades & Tails and Xploquest 3 sit in Adventure and RPG on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (76.2% vs 75% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Of Blades & Tails |  Xploquest 3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2023 | 2023 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 76.2% positive (164 reviews) | 75% positive (12 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Felix Laukel | 33 Production |
Side by side
- Both share Adventure, RPG on Steam.
- Both released in 2023.
- Of Blades & Tails scores higher on Steam reviews (76.2% positive) than Xploquest 3 (75% positive).
- Xploquest 3 is free; Of Blades & Tails is paid (14.99 USD).
- Of Blades & Tails is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; Xploquest 3 has no Deck rating yet.
Of Blades & Tails vs Xploquest 3 — FAQ
- Are Of Blades & Tails and Xploquest 3 similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is Xploquest 3 free?
- Yes — Xploquest 3 is a free-to-play Steam title. Of Blades & Tails is paid (14.99 USD).
- Does Of Blades & Tails run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — Of Blades & Tails is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Xploquest 3 doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.