Choose DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition
Choose DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition if you want the Multi-player side of the pairing. 32,695 Steam reviews back the pick.
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition vs Dark Cave
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition and Dark Cave both land in Action, 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 Action, RPG on Steam. DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition (2012) is 8 years older than Dark Cave (2020). Dark Cave scores higher on Steam reviews (93.9% positive) than DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition (89.2% positive). 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 Cave
Choose Dark Cave if you want an Indie and Adventure experience. On Steam, it's the newer release (2020) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Dark Cave launched in 2020.
Both DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition and Dark Cave sit in Action 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
 DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition |  Dark Cave | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2020 |
| Genres | Action, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Unsupported | Unrated |
| Price | Price unknown | 9.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 89.2% positive (32,695 reviews) | 93.9% positive (33 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | FromSoftware, Inc. | Anpilov Denis |
Side by side
- Both share Action, RPG on Steam.
- DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition (2012) is 8 years older than Dark Cave (2020).
- Dark Cave scores higher on Steam reviews (93.9% positive) than DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition (89.2% positive).
- DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition is Deck Unsupported on Steam Deck; Dark Cave has no Deck rating yet.
DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition vs Dark Cave — FAQ
- Should I play DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition or Dark Cave first?
- If you want chronology, DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition (2012) came out before Dark Cave (2020). 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 DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition and Dark Cave similar?
- They overlap on Action, 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.
- Does Dark Cave have multiplayer like DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition?
- No. DARK SOULS™: Prepare To Die™ Edition supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Dark Cave is listed as single-player only.