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Choose Retrace the Light if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Retrace the Light launched in 2025.
Retrace the Light and Maid of Salvation 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 2025. Both sit near 93% positive on Steam (Retrace the Light: 13 reviews, Maid of Salvation: 58). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Choose Retrace the Light if it matches what drew you to this matchup. Retrace the Light launched in 2025.
Choose Maid of Salvation if you want the Camera Comfort, Playable without Timed Input, and Save Anytime side of the pairing. On Steam, it's Steam Deck Verified, so handheld play works out of the box. Maid of Salvation launched in 2025.
Both Retrace the Light and Maid of Salvation sit in Action, Indie, and Adventure on Steam and both list Custom Volume Controls, Stereo Sound, and Keyboard Only Option, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Steam reviews are nearly tied (92.3% vs 93.1% positive), so genre fit is the cleanest tiebreaker — scroll the table for the feature-by-feature view.
Retrace the Light | Maid of Salvation | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2025 | 2025 |
| Genres | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG | Action, Indie, Adventure, RPG |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 11.69 USD | 11.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 92.3% positive (13 reviews) | 93.1% positive (58 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Single-player only | Single-player only |
| Developers | Xiaming Game | ORANGE POPCORN |
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