Choose Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days
Choose Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days if it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 78.2% positive across 769 reviews.
Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days vs Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2
Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days and Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 both land in Strategy 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 Strategy games on Steam. Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days (2022) is 3 years older than Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 (2025). Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days scores higher on Steam reviews (78.2% positive) than Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 (71.2% 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 Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2
Choose Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 launched in 2025.
Both Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days and Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 sit in Strategy on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online PvP, and PvP, 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
 Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days |  Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy | Strategy, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Deck Playable |
| Price | 69.99 USD | 69.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 78.2% positive (769 reviews) | 71.2% positive (333 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Multi-player |
| Developers | FURYU Corporation, LANCARSE Ltd. | FURYU Corporation, LANCARSE Ltd. |
Side by side
- Both are Strategy games on Steam.
- Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days (2022) is 3 years older than Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 (2025).
- Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days scores higher on Steam reviews (78.2% positive) than Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 (71.2% positive).
- Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days (69.99 USD vs. 69.99 USD).
- Steam Deck: Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days is Deck Unsupported, Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 is Deck Playable.
Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days vs Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 — FAQ
- Which is better, Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days or Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2?
- On Steam reviews Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days scores higher (78.2% positive) than Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 (71.2% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days or Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 first?
- If you want chronology, Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days (2022) came out before Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 (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 Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days and Cardfight!! Vanguard Dear Days 2 similar?
- They overlap on Strategy 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.