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Those Who Rule vs Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes

Those Who Rule and Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes both land in Strategy, Indie, 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 Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam. Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (2022) is 3 years older than Those Who Rule (2025). Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than Those Who Rule (14.99 USD vs. 17.99 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 Those Who Rule

Choose Those Who Rule if you want the Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Playable without Timed Input side of the pairing. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Those Who Rule launched in 2025.

Choose Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes

Choose Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes if you want an Early Access experience. Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes launched in 2022.

Both Those Who Rule and Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes sit in Strategy, Indie, and RPG 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

Those Who Rule vs Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes — Steam metadata comparison
Those Who Rule — Steam game coverThose Who RuleTales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes — Steam game coverTales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes
Released20252022
GenresStrategy, Indie, RPGStrategy, Indie, RPG, Early Access
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck VerifiedUnrated
Price17.99 USD14.99 USD
Steam reviews90% positive (777 reviews)1 reviews
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersEldin TuruljaPaper Board Studios

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Those Who Rule vs Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes — FAQ

Should I play Those Who Rule or Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes first?
If you want chronology, Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (2022) came out before Those Who Rule (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 Those Who Rule and Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes similar?
They overlap on Strategy, Indie, 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 Those Who Rule run on Steam Deck?
Yes — Those Who Rule is rated Deck Verified by Valve. Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes doesn't have a Deck rating yet, so its Deck behaviour is currently unverified.
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