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Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes vs The Nameless: Slay Dragon

Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes and The Nameless: Slay Dragon 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 2 years older than The Nameless: Slay Dragon (2024). Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes is currently ~17% cheaper on Steam than The Nameless: Slay Dragon (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 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.

Choose The Nameless: Slay Dragon

Choose The Nameless: Slay Dragon if you want an Adventure experience. The Nameless: Slay Dragon launched in 2024.

Both Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes and The Nameless: Slay Dragon 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

Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes vs The Nameless: Slay Dragon — Steam metadata comparison
Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes — Steam game coverTales of Tarium: Awakening from the AshesThe Nameless: Slay Dragon — Steam game coverThe Nameless: Slay Dragon
Released20222024
GenresStrategy, Indie, RPG, Early AccessStrategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckUnratedDeck Playable
Price14.99 USD17.99 USD
Steam reviews1 reviews96.6% positive (149 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersPaper Board StudiosThe Nameless Epic

Side by side

Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes vs The Nameless: Slay Dragon — FAQ

Should I play Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes or The Nameless: Slay Dragon first?
If you want chronology, Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (2022) came out before The Nameless: Slay Dragon (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 Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes and The Nameless: Slay Dragon 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.