Choose The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou
Choose The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou if it matches what drew you to this matchup. The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou launched in 2022.
The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou vs Hard Time III
The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou and Hard Time III both land in Action, 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 share Action, Adventure on Steam. The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou (2022) is 2 years older than Hard Time III (2024). Hard Time III is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 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 Hard Time III
Choose Hard Time III if you want an Indie, Simulation, and RPG game with Shared/Split Screen PvP and PvP. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Hard Time III launched in 2024.
Both The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou and Hard Time III sit in Action and Adventure on Steam and both list Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Shared/Split Screen Co-op, 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
 The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou |  Hard Time III | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Action, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, Simulation, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 84.1% positive (748 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op |
| Developers | Balio Studio | MDickie |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Adventure on Steam.
- The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou (2022) is 2 years older than Hard Time III (2024).
- Hard Time III is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both support cooperative play.
- Hard Time III is Deck Verified on Steam Deck; The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou has no Deck rating yet.
The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou vs Hard Time III — FAQ
- Should I play The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou or Hard Time III first?
- If you want chronology, The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou (2022) came out before Hard Time III (2024). 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 The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou and Hard Time III similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Do both The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou and Hard Time III have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Quest For Excalibur - Puy Du Fou ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op; Hard Time III ships Shared/Split Screen Co-op, Co-op.