Choose The Glacial Strain
Choose The Glacial Strain if you want an Adventure and Early Access experience.
The Glacial Strain vs ALL IN VAIN
The Glacial Strain and ALL IN VAIN both land in Action, Indie 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, Indie on Steam. Both support cooperative play. 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 ALL IN VAIN
Choose ALL IN VAIN if you want a RPG game with LAN Co-op.
Both The Glacial Strain and ALL IN VAIN sit in Action and Indie on Steam and both list Multi-player, Online Co-op, and 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 Glacial Strain |  ALL IN VAIN | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | — | — |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, Early Access | Action, Indie, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | Price unknown |
| Steam reviews | — | — |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Online Co-op, Co-op | Multi-player, Online Co-op, LAN Co-op |
| Developers | Gnaw Paw Studios | Alexander Zmeev, Sergey Zmeev |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie on Steam.
- Both support cooperative play.
The Glacial Strain vs ALL IN VAIN — FAQ
- Are The Glacial Strain and ALL IN VAIN similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie 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 Glacial Strain and ALL IN VAIN have co-op?
- Yes — both list a co-op category on Steam. Specifics differ: The Glacial Strain ships Online Co-op, Co-op; ALL IN VAIN ships Online Co-op, LAN Co-op.