Choose Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes
Choose Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes if you want a Strategy and Early Access experience. Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes launched in 2022.
Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes vs Backpack of Wishes
Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes and Backpack of Wishes both land in 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 Indie, RPG on Steam. Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (2022) is 5 years older than Backpack of Wishes (2027). Backpack of Wishes is free; Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes is paid (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 Backpack of Wishes
Choose Backpack of Wishes if you want a Free To Play and Casual experience. On Steam, it's free to play, so the barrier to trying it is zero. Backpack of Wishes launched in 2027.
Both Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes and Backpack of Wishes sit in 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 |  Backpack of Wishes | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2027 |
| Genres | Strategy, Indie, RPG, Early Access | Indie, RPG, Free To Play, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 14.99 USD | Free to play |
| Steam reviews | 1 reviews | — |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Paper Board Studios | Asomlab |
Side by side
- Both share Indie, RPG on Steam.
- Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (2022) is 5 years older than Backpack of Wishes (2027).
- Backpack of Wishes is free; Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes is paid (14.99 USD).
Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes vs Backpack of Wishes — FAQ
- Should I play Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes or Backpack of Wishes first?
- If you want chronology, Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes (2022) came out before Backpack of Wishes (2027). 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 Backpack of Wishes similar?
- They overlap on 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.
- Is Backpack of Wishes free?
- Yes — Backpack of Wishes is a free-to-play Steam title. Tales of Tarium: Awakening from the Ashes is paid (14.99 USD).