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Raining Blood: Hellfire vs Scarlet Tower

Raining Blood: Hellfire and Scarlet Tower 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. Scarlet Tower (2024) is 1 year older than Raining Blood: Hellfire (2025). Raining Blood: Hellfire scores higher on Steam reviews (83.9% positive) than Scarlet Tower (77.9% 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 Raining Blood: Hellfire

Choose Raining Blood: Hellfire if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Raining Blood: Hellfire launched in 2025.

Choose Scarlet Tower

Choose Scarlet Tower if you want a RPG and Casual experience. On Steam, it's currently about 38% cheaper on the Steam Store. Scarlet Tower launched in 2024.

Both Raining Blood: Hellfire and Scarlet Tower sit in Action and Indie 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

Raining Blood: Hellfire vs Scarlet Tower — Steam metadata comparison
Raining Blood: Hellfire — Steam game coverRaining Blood: HellfireScarlet Tower — Steam game coverScarlet Tower
Released20252024
GenresAction, IndieAction, Indie, RPG, Casual
PlatformsWindowsWindows
Steam DeckDeck PlayableDeck Playable
Price7.99 USD4.99 USD
Steam reviews83.9% positive (56 reviews)77.9% positive (661 reviews)
MultiplayerSingle-player onlySingle-player only
DevelopersTechBoohPyxeralia LLC

Side by side

Raining Blood: Hellfire vs Scarlet Tower — FAQ

Should I play Raining Blood: Hellfire or Scarlet Tower first?
If you want chronology, Scarlet Tower (2024) came out before Raining Blood: Hellfire (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 Raining Blood: Hellfire and Scarlet Tower 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.
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