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.
Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes vs Dark Daemon
Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes and Dark Daemon 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 Dark Daemon (2024). Dark Daemon is currently ~73% cheaper on Steam than Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (3.99 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 Dark Daemon
Choose Dark Daemon if you want an Action, Adventure, and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 73% cheaper on the Steam Store. Dark Daemon launched in 2024.
Both Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes and Dark Daemon 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 |  Dark Daemon | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2024 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG, Early Access | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, RPG, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 3.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | 2 reviews |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Paper Board Studios | 东风吹 |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (2022) is 2 years older than Dark Daemon (2024).
- Dark Daemon is currently ~73% cheaper on Steam than Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (3.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes vs Dark Daemon — FAQ
- Should I play Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes or Dark Daemon first?
- If you want chronology, Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (2022) came out before Dark Daemon (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 Dark Daemon 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.