Choose Umbra
Choose Umbra if it's currently about 33% cheaper on the Steam Store. Umbra launched in 2022.
Umbra vs Umbra: Veins of Vengeance
Umbra and Umbra: Veins of Vengeance both land in Action, Strategy, 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, Strategy, Indie on Steam. Umbra (2022) is 3 years older than Umbra: Veins of Vengeance (2025). Both sit near 93% positive on Steam (Umbra: 15 reviews, Umbra: Veins of Vengeance: 14). 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 Umbra: Veins of Vengeance
Choose Umbra: Veins of Vengeance if you want an Adventure and Casual game with Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Playable without Timed Input. On Steam, it's the newer release (2025) and ships with the modern feature baseline. Umbra: Veins of Vengeance launched in 2025.
Both Umbra and Umbra: Veins of Vengeance sit in Action, Strategy, and Indie on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (93.3% vs 92.9% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Side-by-side comparison
 Umbra |  Umbra: Veins of Vengeance | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2022 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Strategy, Indie | Action, Strategy, Indie, Adventure, Casual |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Unrated | Unrated |
| Price | 3.99 USD | 5.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 93.3% positive (15 reviews) | 92.9% positive (14 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Leslie Phillips | Leslie Phillips, QuantuMedia |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Strategy, Indie on Steam.
- Umbra (2022) is 3 years older than Umbra: Veins of Vengeance (2025).
- Both sit near 93% positive on Steam (Umbra: 15 reviews, Umbra: Veins of Vengeance: 14).
- Umbra is currently ~33% cheaper on Steam than Umbra: Veins of Vengeance (3.99 USD vs. 5.99 USD).
Umbra vs Umbra: Veins of Vengeance — FAQ
- Should I play Umbra or Umbra: Veins of Vengeance first?
- If you want chronology, Umbra (2022) came out before Umbra: Veins of Vengeance (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 Umbra and Umbra: Veins of Vengeance similar?
- They overlap on Action, Strategy, 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.