Choose Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes
Choose Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes if you want an Indie experience. Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes launched in 2022.
Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes vs Journey of Rune
Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes and Journey of Rune both land in Strategy, RPG, Early Access 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, RPG, Early Access on Steam. Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (2022) is 3 years older than Journey of Rune (2025). Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes is currently ~12% cheaper on Steam than Journey of Rune (14.99 USD vs. 16.99 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 Journey of Rune
Choose Journey of Rune if you want an Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Journey of Rune launched in 2025.
Both Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes and Journey of Rune sit in Strategy, RPG, and Early Access 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 |  Journey of Rune | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG, Early Access | Strategy, Adventure, RPG, Early Access |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 16.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Paper Board Studios | 搴舟游戏 |
Side by side
- Both share Strategy, RPG, Early Access on Steam.
- Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (2022) is 3 years older than Journey of Rune (2025).
- Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes is currently ~12% cheaper on Steam than Journey of Rune (14.99 USD vs. 16.99 USD).
Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes vs Journey of Rune — FAQ
- Should I play Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes or Journey of Rune first?
- If you want chronology, Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (2022) came out before Journey of Rune (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 Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes and Journey of Rune similar?
- They overlap on Strategy, RPG, Early Access 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.