Choose Guacamelee! Gold Edition
Choose Guacamelee! Gold Edition if you want the Multi-player, Shared/Split Screen, and Steam Leaderboards side of the pairing. 1,864 Steam reviews back the pick.
Guacamelee! Gold Edition vs Dust: An Elysian Tail
Guacamelee! Gold Edition and Dust: An Elysian Tail both land in Action, Indie, Adventure 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, Adventure on Steam. Both released in 2013. Dust: An Elysian Tail scores higher on Steam reviews (94.8% positive) than Guacamelee! Gold Edition (92.4% 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 Dust: An Elysian Tail
Choose Dust: An Elysian Tail if you want a RPG experience. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 94.8% positive across 9,262 reviews.
Both Guacamelee! Gold Edition and Dust: An Elysian Tail sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure 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
 Guacamelee! Gold Edition |  Dust: An Elysian Tail | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2013 | 2013 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Verified | Deck Verified |
| Price | 14.99 USD | 14.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.4% positive (1,864 reviews) | 94.8% positive (9,262 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player | Single-player only |
| Developers | Drinkbox Studios | Humble Hearts LLC |
Side by side
- Both share Action, Indie, Adventure on Steam.
- Both released in 2013.
- Dust: An Elysian Tail scores higher on Steam reviews (94.8% positive) than Guacamelee! Gold Edition (92.4% positive).
- Dust: An Elysian Tail is currently ~0% cheaper on Steam than Guacamelee! Gold Edition (14.99 USD vs. 14.99 USD).
- Both are Deck Verified.
Guacamelee! Gold Edition vs Dust: An Elysian Tail — FAQ
- Which is better, Guacamelee! Gold Edition or Dust: An Elysian Tail?
- On Steam reviews Dust: An Elysian Tail scores higher (94.8% positive) than Guacamelee! Gold Edition (92.4% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Dust: An Elysian Tail is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Are Guacamelee! Gold Edition and Dust: An Elysian Tail similar?
- They overlap on Action, Indie, Adventure 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 Dust: An Elysian Tail have multiplayer like Guacamelee! Gold Edition?
- No. Guacamelee! Gold Edition supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player), while Dust: An Elysian Tail is listed as single-player only.
- Do Guacamelee! Gold Edition and Dust: An Elysian Tail both run on Steam Deck?
- Yes — both are Steam Deck Verified, meaning Valve confirms they run with full controller support, legible text, and default settings out of the box.